EuroPython 2016: Kick-off

Marc-Andre Lemburg -

The EuroPython 2016 Team is ready for starting the organization of next year’s event.

If you would like to actively help with the organization, we’d love to have you as volunteer in one of our workgroups. Please see the EuroPython Workgroups page for how to sign up.

On-site Team WG

One of the workgroups, the on-site team workgroup, is especially important, since they provide the services and management on-site in Bilbao, as well as in the case of EuroPython 2016, also take on a major role in the financial and legal infrastructure of the conference organization.

This team is your contact in case you have questions related to on-site setups.

  • Oier Echaniz Beneitez (Chair)
  • Borja Ayerdi Vilches
  • Darya Chyzhyk
  • Ion Marqués
  • José David Nuñez
  • Alexandre Savio
  • Luis Javier Salvatierra

Conference Administration WG

Manages and organizes the administration side of the conference, in particular: contracts, venue contact, ticket support, satellite conferences, legal support, insurance, licensing.

  • Marc-Andre Lemburg (Chair)
  • Borja Ayerdi Vilches
  • Vicky Twomey-Lee
  • Stéphane Wirtel

Finance WG

Manages and organizes the finances and budget of the conference, in particular: budget, controlling, accounting, billing, invoicing, taxes, payment system administration.

  • Borja Ayerdi Vilches (Chair)
  • Darya Chyzhyk
  • Marc-Andre Lemburg
  • Anthon van der Neut (EPS Treasurer)
  • Stéphane Wirtel

Sponsors WG

Manages and organizes the sponsor activities of the conference, in particular: sponsor contacts, sponsor logistics, room/booth assignment, recruiting session, jobs fair, exhibit hall, startup row.

  • Fabio Pilger (Chair)
  • Borja Ayerdi Vilches
  • Darya Chyzhyk
  • Raúl Cumplido
  • Marc-Andre Lemburg
  • Alexandre Savio
  • Vicky Twomey-Lee

Communications WG

Manages and organizes the public communication and community relations of the conference, in particular: press, community relations, diversity/outreach/CoC, CoC contact, announcements, social media, attendee tools,  volunteer coordination, mailing lists, Trello and Loomio groups.

  • Marc-Andre Lemburg (Chair)
  • Darya Chyzhyk
  • Raúl Cumplido
  • Kerstin Kollmann
  • Leire Ozaeta
  • Vicky Twomey-Lee
  • Chris Ward
  • Stéphane Wirtel

Support WG

Manages and organizes the attendee/speaker support of the conference, in particular: helpdesk, attendee support contact, visa help, travel management.

  • Christian Barra
  • Aisha Bello
  • Darya Chyzhyk
  • Anthon van der Neut
  • Alexandre Savio
  • Stéphane Wirtel

Financial Aid WG

Manages and organizes the financial aid program of the conference, in particular: setup, grant selection, aid organisation.

  • Darya Chyzhyk
  • Vicky Twomey-Lee
  • Stéphane Wirtel

Marketing/Design WG

Create and manage marketing and design aspects of the conference, in particular: brochures, advertisements, banners, flyers, travel guide, t-shirts, lanyards, badges, panels, logo.

  • Darya Chyzhyk
  • Marc-Andre Lemburg
  • Alexandre Savio
  • Stéphane Wirtel

Program WG

Manages and organizes the conference program of the conference, in particular: talk selection/voting, scheduling, session chairs, sprint/openspace/keynote/lightning talks/poster session organization.

  • Alexandre Savio (Chair)
  • Alexander Hendorf  (Co-chair)
  • Christian Barra
  • Raúl Cumplido
  • Moshe Goldstein
  • Vicky Twomey-Lee
  • Chris Ward

Web WG

Manages and organizes the web site, in particular: web site support, helpdesk ticket system, administration, backups, payment system integration, hosting.

  • Christian Barra (Chair)
  • Oier Beneitez
  • Raúl Cumplido
  • Cesar Desales
  • Patrick Guido
  • Marc-Andre Lemburg
  • Fabio Pliger
  • Alexandre Savio
  • Stéphane Wirtel

Media WG

Manage and organize the talk and session recordings of the conference, in particular: video recording, live streaming, uploads to YouTube and archive.org.

  • Anthon van der Neut (Chair)
  • Luis Javier Salvatierra

Code of Conduct WG

Manage and organize the code of conduct (CoC) workflows, create CoC documents, provide CoC contacts and handle CoC requests.

  • Darya Chyzhyk
  • Marc-Andre Lemburg
  • Anthon van der Neut
  • Leire Ozaeta

On-Site Volunteers

In addition to several of the EuroPython Workgroup members, we will need quite a few attendees helping us as session manager, room manager, at the registration desk, bag stuffing and during set up and tear down of the conference.

We will run a separate announcement for on-site volunteers closer to the event.

Enjoy,
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EuroPython Society