Python Software Foundation / Board Candidates 2013

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Candidates for the 2013 PSF Board of Directors

The following people have been nominated as Directors of the Python Software Foundation for the term beginning in March 2013. Their self-written summaries follow.

There are currently 11 seats on the Board of Directors (last changed in the 2012 PSF Members vote).

Nominees

• Marc-Andre Lemburg

• Jesse Noller

• David Mertz

• Jessica McKellar

• Lynn Root

• Naomi Ceder

• Brett Cannon

• Tarek Ziadé

• Brian Curtin

• Noah Kantrowitz

• Tim Peters

• Paul Everitt

• Alex Gaynor

• Frank Wiles

• Van Lindberg

• Doug Napoleone

Links

• Duties and Responsibilities of Directors

• 2012 Board Candidates

• 2011 Board Candidates

• 2010 Board Candidates

• 2009 Board Candidates

• 2008 Board Candidates

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Marc-Andre Lemburg

2012 Board Member.

I’ve been board member in the years 2002-2004 and then again since 2010.

PSF things I’ve been working on last year:

• the Python brochure project (see http://brochure.getpython.info/)

• the PSF conference kits to market the PSF at Python conferences (see e.g. https://twitter.com/reingart/status/270590720790904832)

• created giveaway marketing material for use a Python conferences and user groups (flyers, stickers)

• initiated the Python Events Calendars and built a team around them (see http://python.org/, http://pycon.org/, http://wiki.python.org/moin/PythonEventsCalendar)

• promoted the PSF and the HAM membership at conferences in Europe (EuroPython, PyCon UK, PyCon DE, FOSDEM, FrOSCON)

• lead the team to recover the Python, Jython and PSF wikis (see http://wiki.python.org/moin/WikiAttack2013)

• collected dispersed PSF infrastructure setup information and put it up on a new PSF Systems wiki

in addition to the usual PSF board and trademark committee work.

Things I’d like to initiate this year:

• create conference kits to promote Python for use at conferences that have a broader scope such as OSCON and FOSDEM

• create more marketing material and setup a way for conferences and user groups to more easily request such material

• start work on creating a PSF network of national and regional Python associations to help market Python in more diverse ways

• push the PSF towards being a much more open organization, so that the Python community can start to feel at home in the PSF

I’d like to continue with this work as director and look forward to another year serving on the board.

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Jesse Noller

Current 2012/13 Board Member.

I have served on the board since 2010.

Foundation work I have started/lead:

• Chaired PyCon US 2012/2013, served as PyCon Program Committee Chair the two years prior as well as leading sponsorship.

• Leading the Python.org redesign team/project: http://jessenoller.com/blog/2012/11/28/the-great-python-org-redesign

• Lead/Pushed for the Conference code of conduct motion: http://jessenoller.com/blog/2012/12/7/the-code-of-conduct

• Helped start the outreach an education committee: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/outreach-and-education

• Helped start/found the sprints committee: http://pythonsprints.com/

• Helped source and push for the new OSU hosted PSF infrastructure/cluster

• Helped found the http://pythonmentors.com/ project

• Assisting in various infrastructure things (such as sourcing the new part time sysadmins, SSL certs)

• Assisted in working with various individuals, conferences and groups write and submit grants to the PSF board for funding.

• (trying) to work on a PSF FAQ: http://psf-docs.readthedocs.org/en/latest/_docs/faq.html

• (working on) a conference/community event book for the community: https://from-python-import-conference.readthedocs.org/en/latest/

• Assisted in various outreach efforts, communicating with the community on various topics, telling people and projects how the foundation can help them. General Public relations and community discussion work.

• (I’m probably forgetting things) in addition to the normal board work.

Things I’d like to continue to do / evolve:

• Revamp and rethink the PSF Sponsor member system; put together a strong recurring revenue stream for the foundation that can assist the community through grants.

• Continue to work with outreach and education groups on behalf of the foundation (such as PyLadies, etc)

• Finish the Python.org redesign

• Work on further evolution and modernization of the python.org and other services infrastructure and team