PyCon Africa Board Commitee

We have an active board with members each investing a lot of time into the organization of the PyCon Africa conference:

• Marlene Mhangami (Chair)
• Daniele Procida
• Aisha Bello
• Michael Young
• Abigail Mesrenyame Dogbe
• Noah Alorwu
• Kelvin Oyanna
• Ngazetungue Muheue
• Mannie Young

Among other things, the board manages and organizes the administration side of the conference, in particular: contracts, venue contact, catering contact, ticket support, satellite conferences, legal support, insurance, licensing.

Sponsors Commitee

Manages and organizes the sponsor activities of the conference, in particular: sponsor contacts, sponsor logistics, room/booth assignment, recruiting session, jobs fair, exhibit hall.

• Michael Young
• Marlene Mhangami

Program Commitee

Manages and organizes the conference program of the conference, in particular: talk selection/voting, scheduling, session chairs, sprint/openspace/keynote/lightning talks/poster session organization.

• Marlene Mhangami
• Rising Odegua
• Noah Alorwu
• Michael Young
• Psalms Kalu
• Aisha Bello
• Chukwudi Nwachukwu
• Mannie Young

Web Commitee

Manages and organizes the web site, in particular: web site support, helpdesk ticket system, administration, backups, payment system integration, hosting, setup of the conference and volunteers apps, ticket search and social event search apps.

• Marlene Mhangami
• Mannie Young

Communications Commitee

Manages and organizes the public communication and community relations of the conference, in particular: press, community relations, announcements, social media, attendee tools, volunteer coordination, mailing lists, Telegram groups.

• Michael Young
• Marlene Mhangami
• Mannie Young

Support Commitee

Manages and organizes the attendee/speaker support of the conference, in particular: helpdesk, attendee support contact, volunteer coordination.

• Michael Young
• Abigail Mesrenyame Dogbe
• Mannie Young

Marketing/Design Commitee

Create and manage marketing and design aspects of the conference, in particular: brochures, advertisements, banners, flyers, travel guide, t-shirts, lanyards, badges, panels, logo.

• Mannie Young

Media Commitee

Manage and organize the talk and session recordings of the conference, in particular: social media handles, video recording, live streaming, uploads to YouTube and archive.org.

• Mannie Young

Code of Conduct Commitee

Manage and organize the code of conduct (CoC) workflows, create CoC documents, provide CoC contacts and handle CoC requests.

• Michael Young
• Marlene Mhangami
• Abigail Mesrenyame Dogbe