Welcome to the PSF's first newsletter!

We are extremely excited to launch our first newsletter. Our goal is to publish quarterly updates going forward. If you wish to receive the newsletter directly, feel free to subscribe: https://www.python.org/psf/newsletter/. We will also share it via our psf-community@python.org mailing list.

To find out more about the PSF, visit our home page and check out our blog.

PyCon 2019 Cleveland, Ohio, United States

The PyCon conference is the largest annual gathering for the community using and developing the open-source Python programming language. It is produced and underwritten by the Python Software Foundation.

PyCon US registration is open! Early bird pricing is available to the first 800 registrants: https://us.pycon.org/2019/registration/.

PyCon CFP for talks, posters, and education summit is still open. Find out more: https://us.pycon.org/2019/speaking/

Packaging Work Group receives funding from OTF for PyPI

The Python Software Foundation Packaging Working Group has applied for and received a commitment from the Open Technology Fund to fulfill a contract via their Core Infrastructure Fund.

This project aims to improve the security and accessibility of PyPI for all users worldwide, whether they are direct users, like project maintainers and pip installers, or indirect users.

We plan to begin the project in January 2019. Because of the size of the project, funding has been allocated to secure one or more contractors to complete the development, testing, verification, and assist in the rollout of necessary features.

The Request for Proposals period is open and is scheduled to close December 15, 2018 AoE.

Interested in submitting a proposal?

First, please read the full contents of the Request for Proposals here!

You'll find the instructions for submission, evaluation criteria, as well as scope of the project there.

Welcome 2018 Q3 Fellow Members!

We are happy to announce our 2018 3rd Quarter Python Software Foundation Fellow Members:

Stefan Behnel
Blog, Github
Andrew Godwin
Website, Twitter
David Markey
Twitter
Eduardo Mendes
Github, Twitter, LinkedIn
Claudiu Popa
Github

To nominate someone to be a PSF Fellow member, please send your nomination to psf-fellow@python.org. More info on the nomination process is available here.

November 12-13, 2018 PSF Board Meeting

The PSF's board of directors had their second in-person board meeting for the year.

Here's what they discussed: http://pyfound.blogspot.com/2018/12/november-2018-board-meeting-summary.html.

To read past minutes and resolutions, you can visit our records webpage: https://www.python.org/psf/records/

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The PSF sends a big thank you to all of the donors who supported our Q4 drive, which raised a total of $25,849! The top donors were:

Bloomberg, LP
Alethea Katherine Flowers
Enthought
Jennie MacDougall
Delany Watkins

The PSF would also like to recognize the following donors for major gifts during 2018 that make the PSF’s support of worldwide grants and other programs possible:

Handshake Development
PayPal Giving Fund
Google
Craigslist Charitable Fund
Bloomberg, LP

If you did not get a chance to donate, you can still donate now! Additionally, we will host another donation drive in May of 2019.

See the full list of top donors here: https://www.python.org/psf/donations/

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A big welcome and thank you to Capital One and Facebook for joining the PSF as Principal sponsors!

To find out more about the PSF's sponsorship program and prospectus, visit our sponsor page.

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