Call For Sprint Projects

If your project would like to sprint at PyCon, now is the time to let us know. We need to collect the info and publish it, so participants will have time to make plans. We need to get the word out early, because no matter what we do during the conference, most people who haven't already decided to sprint won't be able to stay, because they have a plane to catch and no hotel room.

In the past, many people have been reluctant to commit to sprinting. Some may not know what sprinting is all about; others may think that they're not "qualified" to sprint. We want to change that perception.

• We want to help promote your sprint. The PyCon website, the PyCon blog, the PyCon podcast, and press releases will be there for you.
• PyCon attendees will be introduced to sprints after they register. They'll see links to the list of sprints and further info.
• We will be featuring an "Intro To Sprinting" session on Sunday afternoon, followed by sprint-related tutorials, all for free. Sprint leaders are invited to participate.
• Some sponsors are helping out with catering the sprints as well.

There's also cost. Although the sprinting itself is free, sprints have associated time and hotel costs. We can't do anything about the time cost, but we can help with registration, rooms, and even travel, especially for sprinters.

You should send the following information to the organizers:

• Project/sprint name
• Project URL
• A small project description (max 100 words)
• The name and contact info (email & telephone) for the sprint leader(s) and other contributors who will attend the sprint (this private information will NOT be published, but used by the organizers to contact you if needed).
• Instructions for accessing the project's code repository and documentation (or a URL), or how to subscribe to its mail list.
• Pointers to new contributor information (setup, etc.)
• Any special requirements (projector? whiteboard? flux capacitor?)

This information, except the private part, will be published on the Sprints Projects page.

We will add this information, except the private part, to the PyCon website and set up a wiki page for you (or we can link to yours). Projects need a list of goals (bugs to fix, features to add, docs to write, etc.), especially some goals for beginners, to attract new sprinters.

The more detail you put there, the more prepared your sprinters will be, and the more results you'll get.