Hi all, sorry, it is a little bit late but I was quite busy the last days. Let me answer Michael's questions about Indico: This software was used before for other conferences and needs definitely no hand-holding or baby-sitting. The features are for example timetables, call for abstracts, registration, printing and everything related to the background work for track chairs (scheduling tracks, shifting talks, rejecting talks etc.). This software is free software (GPL), available as a package and yes - it can be used for the next conferences. It is not a big task to transfer a full conference (with talks, papers etc.) to another server. One major point - it is supported by a responsive developer group. We already have a running Europython test site at CERN ( http:// indico.cern.ch/conferenceDisplay.py?confId=44 ). In principle we have nothing more to do than to use it. (I can create all needed accounts)
So I propose the following: programme, timetables, registration, call for abstracts and all the work the track chairs have to do should be done with the Indico solution. All other information like travel information, sponsors, public relation stuff can be put on a more or less simple CMS without fancy features. We have already some information prepared and need to fill it in somewhere. Personally I prefer Plone but I am happy with every other out-of-the-box solution. As Paul said - let's this year focus on content. Cheers Benedikt -- Benedikt Hegner, DESY FLC Notkestr. 85, D-22607 Hamburg Office: 1d/38a Phone: +49 (0)40 8998 1797 Fax: +49 (0)40 8998 1812 at CERN: Office: 32/4b-20 Phone: +41 (0)22 767 6487 Fax: +41 (0)22 782 8923 _______________________________________________ EuroPython mailing list [email protected] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/europython
