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Last week Monday, October 16th, the Python Software Foundation held its first in-person director meeting outside of PyCon. We were able to get 9 directors together and address a hefty agenda. Each section below summarizes a major topic that we addressed during the meeting. PSF Directors and friends having dinner in Chicago the night before the meeting Fiscal Sponsorship We started the day with a discussion on fiscal sponsorship . From a community perspective, a broader fiscal sponsorship program would allow greater opportunities for corporate funding of key Python projects. Van Lindberg, PSF's General Counsel, gave directors an explanation of what it meant and we discussed the risks and benefits involved in such a program. While the PSF currently has a limited fiscal sponsorship program, we are considering expanding the range of our sponsorships to include Python dev projects such as PyPy. Van is creating a new template contract to use in such agreements, with additional research r...

Sponsors help keep PyCon affordable and accessible to the widest possible audience. Sponsors are what make this conference possible. From low ticket prices to financial aid, to video recording, the organizations who step forward to support PyCon, in turn, support the entire Python community. They make it possible for so many to attend, for so many to be presenters, and for the people at home to watch along. The benefits of sponsorship are many - here are a few to consider: Being part of the biggest and most prestigious Python conference in the world.
 Being matched with those who could potentially become clients.
 Staying in front of your current customers - 3300+ attendees will see your products.  
Building relationships with the Python community - people look to sponsors to see who is using and supporting Python.
 Recruiting - if you’re hiring, PyCon is the place to be.
 A private meeting or interview room to conduct business onsite. 
 The opportunity for innovators and prac...

People love Python for its ease of use, breadth of modules, and vibrant community. These qualities are made possible by people like Thomas Kluyver who, during the course of his career using Python for scientific research, has identified and implemented various modules, upgrades, and enhancements to Python. He is also an active member of the Python community, attending conferences, participating in his local Python User Group, and contributing his expertise to Python Subreddits. For these reasons, the Python Software Foundation has awarded Thomas with the Q3 2017 Community Service Award. RESOLVED, that the Python Software Foundation Q3 2017 Community Service Award be given to Thomas Kluyver for his contributions to the Scientific Python Community. Thomas has also served on many other open source projects and is active on the Python subreddit helping many people in the Python community. Contributions to Scientific Python Thomas earned his Ph.D. in plant biology at the University of Sheff...

We are happy to announce our 2017 3rd Quarter Python Software Foundation Fellow Members:
 Aisha Bello  Brian Costlow  Carol Willing  Carrie Anne Philbin  Cory Benfield  Damien George  Daniel Pope  Daniele Procida  Dusty Phillips  Jackie Kazil  Laura Cassell  Lorena Mesa  Łukasz Langa  Peter Inglesby  Ruben Orduz 
 Congratulations! Thank you for all of the contributions you continue to make. We have added you to our Fellow roster online.  The PSF Fellow Work Group was established in July of 2017. This is the first set of Fellows the Work Group has reviewed and voted on. Since we are a new group, we spent a few months establishing policies and criteria. The work group voted to review nominees 4 times a year: Q1: January to the end of March (01/01 - 31/03) Cut-off for nominations will be February 20. New fellows will be announced before March 31. Q2: April to the end of June (01/04 - 30/06) Cut-off for quarter two w...