/numpy-newsletter

Content for the NumPy newsletter, which anyone can sign up for in the numpy.org footer

NUMPY NEWSLETTER

Objectives Inform, educate, and inspire the NumPy community.

Subscriber acquisition channels:

  • a sign up form in the footer of numpy.org,
  • Twitter announcements.

Frequency
Issues will be numbered (e.g. Issue No. 24):

  • appropriate for a project that has “numerical” in its name,
  • will allow the editorial team to have some flexibility with the frequency of releases.

Design
A custom template is preferred.
Options:

  • MailChimp (detailed reports, up to 2000 subscribers on a free plan),
  • Send in Blue (unlimited contacts).

Content outline

  • latest most important news (events, funding received, etc.);
  • contributor spotlight (could be contractors as well as volunteers);
  • explain a NumPy feature, either new or cool-but-not-well-known;
  • highlight an upcoming significant improvement (could be a code feature, update on the website, etc.).

Segment headings are needed.

Interview Questionnaire
A questionnaire will be used to profile featured NumPy contributors: https://github.com/numpy/numpy-newsletter/blob/main/q10.md