DevCon Summit 2014 #DevelopersUnitePH: Python Philippines (PythonPH) by Mark Steve Samson

1. PYTHON
PHILIPPINES
State of the Community

2. A BRIEF HISTORY

3. 2007: Jun Auza blogged about his interest in
starting a local Python users group

4. 2008: JM Maranan created a Google Group

5. 2012: Eric Conrad Arcena created the old Facebook
group

6. First PyCon Philippines
2012

7. 2014: We got incorporated and moved
to the new Facebook group

8. Second PyCon Philippines
2014

9. WHICH BRINGS US TO
TODAY

10. WHERE ARE WE NOW?
• ~2.1k Facebook group members
• Successfully organized 2 regional Python conferences
• Regular monthly meetups/workshops
• Inspired 3 local meetup groups
• Pizzapy (Cebu) http://pizzapy.ph/
• DurianPy (Davao) http://durianpy.ph/
• SugarPy (Dumaguete)

11. WHERE DO WE WANT TO GO?
• Python in Education is big
We want to expand our reach within the local academe
• Math, Science and Data
• Hardware
• We aim to do more workshops
• Relations with companies
• We want more people

12. PYCON PHILIPPINES 2015
We’re looking for more volunteers and speakers

13. THANK YOU FOR
LISTENING!
Join us at facebook.com/groups/pythonph