[07:55] <audreyr> Hi - I have 2 exciting news items from the Python world
[07:56] <audreyr> 1) Akkana is teaching a Python course on the Linuxchix "Courses" email list
[07:57] <audreyr> that is, akk of #ubuntu-women
[07:57] <audreyr> and it's exploding with signups and oversubscribed (but she's managing it well and encourages even more signups)
[07:58] <audreyr> anyone who wants to learn Python from an amazing Ubuntu/Python woman by email (free) should sign up at http://mailman.linuxchix.org/mailman/listinfo/courses
[07:59] <audreyr> 2) PyCon Australia 2011 in Sydney, AU, August 20-23 has just announced their Gender Diversity Grants
[08:00] <audreyr> All Python women should apply: http://pycon-au.org/2011/grants/
[08:01] <audreyr> The more women apply, the more they are likely to offer more grants like this in the future.
[08:03] <audreyr> And this is also a friendly reminder to have confidence in yourself and your abilities, and to take a chance and apply.  You never know what will happen!
[08:03] <audreyr> that's all :)
[08:52]  * elky gives a round of applause.
[08:52] <elky> :)
[12:18] <svaksha> woot :)
[19:19] <audreyr> does ubuntu-women have a twitter account? I'd like to do a shout-out from @pyladies
[19:20] <pleia2> there is an identica group, but nothing on twitter
[19:20] <pleia2> we should create one
[19:21]  * pleia2 adds to meeting agenda
[19:21] <pleia2> I don't really understand how identica stuff works, so I'd need to follow up with some people
[19:21] <audreyr> pleia2: great
[19:21] <audreyr> I don't understand identica either
[19:22] <audreyr> if someone creates a twitter acct, I'll help promote on twitter as often as I can without being annoying :)
[19:23] <svaksha> audreyr: thanks for picking up a task :)
[19:24] <IdleOne> hehe
[19:24] <audreyr> :)
[19:25] <pleia2> I'll create one so we have the name, we'll talk about how to use it later (at the very least I can maintain it a little for announcements, but I can't commit to much beyond that)
[19:28] <pleia2> we have twitter.com/UbuntuWomen now
[19:28] <pleia2> the email account I used for it is one shared between several admins, in case I get hit by a bus :)
[19:29] <audreyr> pleia2: thank you!
[19:31] <audreyr> whoever decides to maintain it should check out the @pyladies twitter feed for examples of how to write good twitter posts. we've been getting retweeted 30+ times and have a lot of important python devs following us
[19:31] <audreyr> I'd love to see the same success with @ubuntuwomen
[19:31] <pleia2> nice :) thanks
[19:31] <pleia2> I'm going to email Carla, who owns our facebook page
[19:31] <pleia2> if we can get these coordinated it would be good
[19:32] <audreyr> I will retweet anything from @ubuntuwomen that's Python related on @pyladies
[19:32] <audreyr> that sounds good
[19:33] <audreyr> from @pyladies I've had success with simply retweeting anything saying "pyladies", which a bot could do to start
[19:47] <maco> pleia2: ping.fm might be easier for short status updates to twitter, identi.ca, and facebook
[19:48] <pleia2> maco: ok cool, I wasn't sure about facebook (I know posterous can update facebook groups, but it's a bit of a hack and a lot of services don't do it)
[19:49] <maco> whereas im not sure posterous can do ping.fm but i know ping.fm can do pretty much *everything*
[19:49] <pleia2> ugh, I'm getting confused again between groups and pages on facebook
[19:49] <pleia2> ubuntu california has a *page* that posterous can update, not a group
[19:51] <audreyr> pleia2: could you send a quick tweet from @UbuntuWomen that says: "Ubuntu Women's main role is to supplement and be the stepping stone for women toward the larger Ubuntu-Linux world. Membership is open to all."
[19:51] <audreyr> or something similar (I just shortened text from the website)
[19:51] <audreyr> just so that the acct looks active?
[19:52] <pleia2> audreyr: done
[19:54] <audreyr> fantastic
[20:56] <valorie> I have my identica to feed to twitter and buzz both
[20:56] <valorie> I found that better than ping.fm