Python Software Society of India
The Python Software Society of India or PSSI (formerly known as Indian Python Software Society or IPSS) was formed on 4 February 2010 with the main objective of having a registered organisation to be able to conduct the annual PyCon India in an orderly manner. It is a non-profit organization that manages annual PyCon India conference and also other activities to promote Python programming language in India.
History
PyCon India started in 2009 as a result of efforts by Noufal Ibrahim and a team of volunteers. In order to create an umbrella society for managing funds for PyCon India, the late Kenneth Gonsalves registered Indian Python Software Society (IPSS) in 2010 in Ooty, Tamilnadu. After the demise of Kenneth in August 2012, there was nobody to manage the affairs of IPSS in Ooty. In order to create an organization which could continue to be the centre of organizing affairs of PyCon India and related efforts, it was decided in an SGM of IPSS to register a new organization for the same in Bangalore, since most of the organizing members of PyCon India were based in Bangalore at that time. Thus, PSSI was registered in Bangalore in 2013 as the new society for managing affairs related to PyCon India.
Board Positions
The board positions of PSSI to which annual elections are held every year include,
- President
- Vice-President
- Secretary
- Treasurer
- Joint-Secretary
Annual General Meeting
The AGM (Annual General Meeting) of PSSI is held every year on the last day of PyCon India conference in the same venue. The last AGM was held on Sep 28, 2014 at NIMHANS Convention Centre, Bangalore.