For this year's PyCon, we're encouraging attendees to make use of various
social networking sites to make the conference more useful and more fun. (We're sure we've missed useful sites and channels; please suggest others in the Python wiki.)
Twitter
Jaiku is a micro-blogging site like Twitter, but with some extra features. Unfortunately, as of this writing they are not accepting new accounts while they deal with their acquisition by Google. Pre-existing members, though, do have a limited number of invitations they can give out.
On Jaiku there is a #PyCon channel as well as a general #python channel.
Presentations in PowerPoint/OpenOffice/PDF format can be posted to the PyCon 2008 event.
Please tag any photographs you take at PyCon with "pycon2008".
There's also a PyCon 2008 LinkedIn group that you can join.
social networking sites to make the conference more useful and more fun. (We're sure we've missed useful sites and channels; please suggest others in the Python wiki.)
Internet Relay Chat
During the conference, many attendees will chat using IRC on the #pycon channel on irc.freenode.net.
During the conference, the organizers will post tasks and volunteering opportunities to the pyconvolunteers channel.
Jaiku
Jaiku is a micro-blogging site like Twitter, but with some extra features. Unfortunately, as of this writing they are not accepting new accounts while they deal with their acquisition by Google. Pre-existing members, though, do have a limited number of invitations they can give out.
On Jaiku there is a #PyCon channel as well as a general #python channel.
Slideshare
Presentations in PowerPoint/OpenOffice/PDF format can be posted to the PyCon 2008 event.
Flickr
Please tag any photographs you take at PyCon with "pycon2008".
Updates
There's also a PyCon 2008 LinkedIn group that you can join.
Comments
We now have a PyCon 2008 Linked-In Conference Group
If you registered for PyCon, your registration e-mail address is pre-approved to join the group.
PyCon is a volunteer run conference run by the community. If you want a Pownce group, please go create one, and post it here and on the wiki.
Fantastic Idea!
Are you willing to take this on?
Presenters can upload their slides and documents there as well.
Just bring up a tooltip popup for your talk, click 'upload' to get the form, and upload your files.
Please spread the word about it to presenters and attendees!