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== What it is ==
The Indianapolis Python Workshop for women and their friends is a free, hands-on,
beginners' introduction to computer programming.
== Upcoming events ==▼
The first Indianapolis Python Workshop will run Friday evening and Saturday, April 13-14, 2012 at the [http://www.wyndham.com/hotels/INDAP/main.wnt Wyndam Indianapolis West Hotel] alongside [http://www.indianalinux.org/cms/ Indiana LinuxFest].
Sign up for the workshop at the [http://www.meetup.com/python-182/events/53792112/| IndyPy Meetup page] - and don't forget to register for
[http://indianalinux.org| Indiana LinuxFest]. [http://blog.melchua.com/contact/ Contact Mel] with any questions!
<gallery caption="Photos from the [[Boston Python Workshop|Boston event]] that inspired this Indianapolis workshop" widths="300px" heights="200px" perrow="4">
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<div style="padding: 0.5em; text-align: right;">Read about other [[Events|OpenHatch events »]]</div>▼
== Who it's for ==
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The workshop is designed for true beginners to programming - absolutely no
experience is assumed. We are hoping to arrange childcare for attendees
to make it easier for parents to attend - watch for more details.
The workshop's primary target is women of all ages and backgrounds. Men may
participate as the guest of a female attendee - that's where the "women and their
friends" part comes in. If you're a man who wants to take part, ask a woman you
know to join you. Don't underestimate the power of a personal invitation - you'll
never know which of your friends just needs a nudge to try it until you give her
that nudge.
==Why are we doing this?==
<div style="padding: 0.5em; border-color: #FF6D3D; border-style: dashed; border-width: 2px; width: 400px; margin-left: 25%; margin-right: 25%; margin-top: 2em; margin-bottom: 2em;">Our goal is to increase Python community diversity through programming outreach events. Basic programming skills are so empowering and useful that we think everyone should have them
▲<div style="padding: 0.5em; text-align: right;">Read about other [[Events|OpenHatch events »]]</div>
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Most directly, with every workshop we get to introduce 30 or 40 women and their friends to programming in Python. We also strive to:
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<li>Inspire other people to run their own introductory workshops and outreach events, and to get more user groups thinking about diversity and outreach.</li>
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▲== Upcoming events ==
▲The first Indianapolis Python Workshop will run Friday evening and Saturday, April 13-14, 2012 at the [http://www.wyndham.com/hotels/INDAP/main.wnt Wyndam Indianapolis West Hotel] alongside [http://www.indianalinux.org/cms/ Indiana LinuxFest]. We're working on setting up a mailing list so you can sign up to receive our event announcements - but in the meantime, please [http://blog.melchua.com/contact/ contact Mel] with any questions!
== Past events and history ==
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The workshop is being taught by [http://catherinedevlin.blogspot.com/ Catherine Devlin] and [http://blog.melchua.com/about Mel Chua], two female open source geeks with a passion for teaching, a love of Python, and a vision of the powerful impact open source could have with a larger and more diverse community of contributors.
We're grateful to [http://www.meetup.com/python-182/ IndyPy] for
We're always looking for help in organizing and teaching Python workshops across the Midwest - if you're interested, [http://lists.openhatch.org/mailman/listinfo/mpw-staff join our mailing list and introduce yourself.] We'd love to have you!
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