[Events] Python Project Night mentoring

[sheila miguez]

Thanks Asheesh!

I'm definitely going to contribute back to the user group repo when I have
some good stuff for you.

I emailed Ned from the Boston PUG to see if we could take some of their
meetup pages for ideas to create some suggested templates for user groups.
If I come up with some useful templates I will ask for review and see if
they'd be good for the user group repo.

Btw, due to python.org's update I clicked around and found
group-organizers at python.org and
https://wiki.python.org/moin/StartingYourUsersGroup I forgot I had joined
the group-organizers list! head smack. Also, I had not seen that wiki page
before. I think it could be improved. Now it is on my to do list.



On Thu, Feb 20, 2014 at 2:04 AM, Asheesh Laroia <lists at asheesh.org> wrote:

> Some quick thoughts:
>
> You've probably seen http://user-groups-beta.openhatch.org/#project-night-- I'd love to incorporate your ideas into that doc, too. Check out the
> user-groups-beta guide; it has a few tips I stand behind. Heck, I'll paste
> them here:
>
> * Inviting language on your event page to indicate all are welcome,
> whether newcomers, experienced Python programmers, or something else.
>
> * A collection of volunteers who are willing to spend the evening
> answering others' questions.
>
> * A landing page for newcomers with links to tested resources. You can
> base yours off this page: https://openhatch.org/wiki/Project_night
>
> * A food sponsor, if possible.
>
> and this intro text:
>
> <blockquote>
> Hello, everyone! I'm name, organizer of this Python user group.
>
> Thanks for coming to the project night. We have wifi here, and food and
> drinks that you can take; thanks to sponsor name for making that possible.
>
> We're excited about having people of all experience levels in Python here
> today, and to support them, we have a few people who are excited about
> helping beginners. Can I get those people to stand up?
>
> We've labeled a table as the "Beginner's corner," so if you specially want
> mentorship today, go visit there and say hi to the person next to you, and
> talk with one of the lovely people who want to help you have a great time
> with Python.
>
> I'll be here all evening, so if you need anything else, just ask me.
> Thanks to all of you for coming!
> </blockquote>
>
> I'll also quote this text (Google it for the source):
>
>
> At event
> --------
>
> * Show up to the venue a little early, and make sure food and drinks work
> out fine.
>
> * At the venue, organize the seating into smallish groups (3-10 people per
> table), and put a white 8.5x11 sheet of paper on that table with the
> words, written with a Sharpie, "Newcomers corner".
>
> * Optionally, also put a label on other tables, so people can self-sort
> into things they're interested in doing. Perhaps this list: "Django",
> "Non-Django web", "GIS", "Civic Hacking"
>
> * When the event begins, stand up at the front and say: "Welcome to
> Project Night! I'm {{ NAME }}. Thanks for coming. The goal of the event is
> that people meet each other and/or work on projects related to Python that
> are interesting to them. The event is welcoming to newcomers, and so we've
> put some resources on the web and we have some people specially interested
> in helping newcomers. Can they stand up? Great, now all those people
> should be at the table labeled, 'Newcomers corner.' Same with the
> newcomers, if you want to be in a place where people want to help you.
> Thanks to our sponsors, {{ SPONSORNAMEHERE }}, and thanks to {{ HOSTNAME
> }} for providing space. Now, go forth and work on projects, or chat!"
>
> * Be available for random questions about the event during the event.
>
> * Optional: Take photos so that afterward, you can remember how
> amazingly great the event was.
>
>
> Cheers!
>
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sheila
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