On 01/18/2011 09:50 PM, Robert Bradshaw wrote: > On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 2:31 AM, Stefan Behnel<stefan...@behnel.de> wrote: > >> William Stein, 18.01.2011 10:46: >> >>> I recently got some new nontrivial NSF funding for a Cython workshop. >>> A "docathon" would be a great activity at such a workshop. >>> >>> When some Cython developers are ready to all get flown somewhere cool >>> to work together on Cython for a few days, all expenses paid, let me >>> know. I'm serious. >>> >> Hmm, in case the funding allows non-US territory - anyone interested in >> coming to Munich? Maybe not the coolest place in the world but not too bad >> either. And the (tiny) local PUG is based in the local University, so I >> should be able to get some infrastructure up for a weekend and likely a >> couple of days around that. We could advertise a couple of public talks to >> increase their interest. >> > Certainly organizing it where someone is local simplifies the > logistics, thanks for volunteering. > > >> Bonus: last I heard, it's a lot easier to get into Germany than into the US >> part of North America. :) >> > Most certainly true for an EU citizen such as yourself, and several > other countries. My last trip through German customs > was...bearable--I'd be more than willing to do it again to maximize > participation, and Munich looks like a nice place. The other question > is one of expense--how many people would we have to ship that > direction vs. this. > > Anyone interested in coming, please reply (on or off list) with your > preferences and what you think you could contribute. >
I'd probably come to Munich; it's obviously a lot less stressful than going to the US. I agree that we should try to minimize travel distance and time zone shifts over all participants, so we should gather a list of possible attendees (and their location!) before settling anything else IMO. But Munich would be great for me. Dag Sverre _______________________________________________ Cython-dev mailing list Cython-dev@codespeak.net http://codespeak.net/mailman/listinfo/cython-dev
