[Events] python workshop in Chicago mailing list?

[Asheesh Laroia]

Excerpts from sheila miguez's message of Mon Jun 25 14:21:30 -0400 2012:
> Since Jessica contacted me -- I have asked some friends to help from
> chipy, and have found a place to hold a workshop. I think there is a
> pretty good chance it will happen. Should I ask friends who are
> helping to join this mailing list, or make one specific to Chicago?

What I would recommend is making an open subscription mailing list
for people interested in planning it, and to have an in-person discussion
among people interested in being the lead planners.

I don't know if the Boston Python Workshop grant can still be of use
here, but even if not, the Python Software Foundation Outreach+Education
committee might be able to provide separate funding.

I'm glad you found space! By IRC you mentioned that it'd be some
cost to use it; maybe we can help you find another such space.

How about we make cpw-staff at lists.openhatch.org, add you, me, and
Jessica, and we make the archive open for now, and we get other ChiPy
people to join per your invitation, and we discuss more there?

Jessica, does that make sense to you? So far the staff lists have been
private-subscription, but in the early planning stages I'd love for the
list to be public. If so, I can go create it.

> After I see how good of a job we do with this python workshop, I would
> like to see if we can have an openhatch workshop. I am not affiliated
> with any university or college, however, so I would like to know if we
> could have one at pumpingstationone.org if there is interest, or if I
> could see if the same people who will help with the python workshop
> will want to help. We could also probably use the same space.

Yes! I assume you're talking about the open source comes to campus
workshops; I can see if we can get Chicago on the tour for the fall.
U Chicago is a likely great candidate.

-- Asheesh.