Grant Application from Jonah Sullivan for Canberra Python User Group

Linux Australia Website via linux-aus <[email protected]> Fri, 13 Mar 2026 03:52:13 +0000
Newsgroups gmane.linux.australia
Message-ID <[email protected]>
--b1=_WrXEFeYJcW7ongm8Tc3WmVRwF7DcMgpsJG5zLYUPp8
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit

Your Email Address: geosull-A2/[email protected]
Project name: Canberra Python User Group
Grant Type: Community Grant
Aim of the project: The Canberra Python User Group (CPUG) has been a leader in Canberra’s technology and innovation culture since 2011, in that time we’ve grown to over 1,000 members; representing one of largest technical communities of any kind in Oceania.
Our primary organising tool is MeetUp, where we manage our members' mailing list and organise events.
https://www.meetup.com/Canberra-Python-Meetup-Group/
There is a free and public event each month held at the Australian National University's Hannah Neumann mathematics building. Events attract hundreds of engineers, developers, data professionals and scientists every year in a developer-oriented and supportive environment.
The meeting each month includes a formal long-term presentation by a local practitioner, followed by an informal social get-together where attendees can meet with like-minded people to test ideas and collaborate.
We are grass-roots and volunteer-run: volunteers schedule speakers and events. Grant funds are used to ensure the events are attractive and accessible by offering light refreshments.
Estimated cost breakdown of the project: AUD$1,500 for catering. 
This will provide funding for approximately 10 meetings with 20-30 attendees per meeting.
Project team details: Jonah Sullivan - CPUG Organiser - FOSS4G Organiser since 2017, OSGeo Oceania Board Member since 2019, Python Software Foundation Contributing Member since 2023
Evan Kohilas - CPUG Organiser - PyconAU Organiser since 2024, Open Source Committer
Andrew Hicks - CPUG Organiser - Python Developer
First Name: Jonah
Last Name: Sullivan
Email Address: geosull-A2/[email protected]
A statement including a willingness to provide regular project updates on the project: I'm willing to provide regular updates on the project, including photos and narratives about how the grant funds have been used to support the community, and what the CPUG has been working on.

--b1=_WrXEFeYJcW7ongm8Tc3WmVRwF7DcMgpsJG5zLYUPp8
Content-Type: text/csv; name=69b389ede9fb5.csv
Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64
Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=69b389ede9fb5.csv
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--b1=_WrXEFeYJcW7ongm8Tc3WmVRwF7DcMgpsJG5zLYUPp8
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Content-Disposition: inline

_______________________________________________
linux-aus mailing list
[email protected]
https://lists.linux.org.au/mailman/listinfo/linux-aus

To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to
linux-aus-unsubscribe-cunTk1MwBs8iFSDQTTA3OBCuuivNXqWP@public.gmane.org

--b1=_WrXEFeYJcW7ongm8Tc3WmVRwF7DcMgpsJG5zLYUPp8--