Conference Documentation¶
Runbooks and role descriptions for the PyTexas Conference. The conference is organized by six committees, each with a lead, reporting in fixed order at every planning meeting. New to a role? Start with Onboarding a New Committee Lead.
The Conference Master Timeline is the 12-month view across all committees and the best place to start.
Conference Chair¶
The Conference Chair (the Foundation President) owns coordination, meetings, next-year planning, escalation, and the day-of lead role.
- Committee Workflow
- Kickoff Meeting
- Next-Year Planning
- Run of Show
- Day-of Operations
- Post-Event
- Onboarding a New Lead
Speaker Committee¶
The Speaker Chair owns the CFP, talk selection, keynotes, tutorials, the schedule, and speaker communications.
Finance Committee¶
The Finance Chair owns the budget, sponsorship, registration money, grants, insurance, and taxes.
Marketing Committee¶
The Marketing Chair owns social campaigns, the newsletter, the website, and the design asset library.
Venue Committee¶
The Venue Chair owns the venue relationship, A/V, catering, evening events, swag ordering, badges, the registration desk, and volunteers.
Community Committee¶
The Community Chair owns outreach, Discord, streaming, the virtual experience, and attendee aftercare.