Jesse Noller is leading a campaign to have Python developers form a network via LinkedIn.com. He talks about it over on his blog, so check it out for the details.
According to Doug Napoleone's comment on Jesse's post, there is a more formal effort to set up a PyCon08 group and tie it in with the web site for the convention. I didn't realize that LinkedIn supported groups other than "employers". It looks like the right way to go for the community is a "networking group" (there are only a few types, and the others seem to imply a more formal organization than what we would have). Unfortunately, the groups feature is closed for right now.
For now, following Jesse's lead, I set up a position with the "Python community" organization and job title "None". I had to guess at the start date. :-)
I noticed several Python-oriented groups over on Facebook, so that might be an alternative if LinkedIn doesn't come through. Somehow LinkedIn feels more professional; maybe I just have a historical bias based on Facebooks origins, though.
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I just added the same "None" position.
Just got an update through the grapevine. The target re-release date for the groups feature is the end of September, with no release date on the API. Even without the full API we should be able to do an integration with the PyCon login accounts.
An easier way to do it might be to put "Python Community" under "Groups and Associations" in other. The newest release of LinkedIn allows people to invite each other based upon common groups.
@VanL - I like that, so I've added it. Apparently the more formal "group" feature is disabled right now, so we'll have to wait a bit before we can set that up.
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