[mpw-staff] Indianapolis Python Workshop sponsorship

[Catherine Devlin]

Hi, Brad,

I'm delighted at the news!  Thank you!  Any payment method that's
convenient for you.  You can mail to:

12044 Wolf Creek Pike
Brookville, OH 45309

... or, if you'll be at Indiana LinuxFest, we can hand it off there!

Do you have a logo to add to our Sponsors section and slides?  What
else can we do - would you like to say something to the participants,
give us flyers to pass out, or whatnot?

Again, thanks so much!

On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 7:32 PM, Brad Fritz <brad at fewerhassles.com> wrote:
>
> Catherine,
>
> I would love to help out.  My company can sponsor one of the
> childcare slots.  Should I send you a check or would you prefer
> a different payment type?
>
> Regards,
> Brad
>
> Brad Fritz
> Software Developer and Owner
> Fewer Hassles, Inc.
> 317-536-1200 (o)
> 317-306-1911 (c)
>
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 02, 2012 at 09:31:23AM -0400, Catherine Devlin wrote:
>
>> Hi, Brad,
>>
>> First, thanks for signing up to help with the workshop!  I apologize
>> that I've been so slow at pulling sponsorship information together,
>> but here it is at last.  You indicated at IndyPy that you might be
>> able to help with workshop sponsorship - so I don't know if this is
>> something you'll forward or consider directly (or both), but in any
>> case, here it is.  Thank you so much!
>>
>> **********
>> In recent years, attention in the development community has focused on
>> ways to increase diversity among programmers.  One of the most
>> exciting efforts has been the Boston Python Workshop, described in
>> their PyCon 2012 presentation:
>>
>> "How do you bring more women into programming communities with
>> long-term, measurable results? In this talk we’ll analyze one
>> successful effort, the Boston Python Workshop, which brought over 200
>> women into Boston’s Python community this year."
>>
>> https://openhatch.org/blog/2012/the-boston-python-workshop-at-pycon-2012/
>>
>> Now the Boston Python Worskshop team is joining IndyPy and regional
>> Python programmers Mel Chua and Catherine Devlin to duplicate the
>> workshop here in Indianapolis.  We expect to bring up to 40 women and
>> their friends into the development community, and to have impact far
>> beyond that by raising the profile of women developers in our region.
>>
>> https://openhatch.org/wiki/Indianapolis_Python_Workshop
>>
>> We would love to see your company involved as a sponsor!  Sponsorship
>> can bring you
>>
>> - Reputation for supporting diversity in the tech community
>> - Name, logo, and weblink on event webpage
>> - Name and logo on event slides, handouts, posters, flyers
>> - Any handouts or swag you'd like to distribute to participants
>> - Name exposure among workshop participants, Indiana LinuxFest
>> attendees, IndyPy, and everyone who hears about the workshop
>> - If you'd like to attend to speak to participants directly, let us know!
>>
>> Please consider sponsoring either
>>
>> - Lunch for workshop participants ($600)
>> - Lodging for instructors from Boston ($225)
>> - On-premise childcare for workshop participants and (space
>> permitting) other Indiana LinuxFest attendees: $275 (2 sponsorships
>> available)
>> - We'd be happy to discuss custom sponsorship options!
>>
>> Please contact catherine.devlin at gmail.com or mel at melchua.com with any
>> questions.  Thanks very much for your involvement!
>>
>> - Catherine Devlin
>> http://catherinedevlin.blogspot.com
>>



-- 
- Catherine
http://catherinedevlin.blogspot.com