Hi Everyone, There's been some discussion on this list about dates for next years' EuroPython conference, that will be held in Vilnius, Lithuania.
Aiste from the team who are organising the conference has asked for the dates to be decided within the next few days, so that they can make firm arrangements with venues and that kind of thing. Aiste originally proposed the dates 25-27 June. Nicolas Pettiaux, Dario Lopez-Kasten, Gregor Lindl and Valentine Volonghi pointed out that these dates are bad for those with teaching commitments and exams. Python in education is an important topic for EuroPython, so we should choose dates that work in that regard. The following week, 2-4 July, would be possible, but is both difficult for many attendees from the USA, and inconvenient for the organising team in Vilnius. The week following that, 9-11 July, is good for the organising team in Vilnius, and ought to be good also for those from the USA, and those with teaching or exam commitments. So, I propose that EuroPython 2007 in Vilnius be held Monday 9 July to Wednesday 11 July. The EuroPython board will vote on this on Tuesday next week (5 September). Meanwhile, I'd like to hear about any serious objections to these dates. I'm most interested in issues that apply to broad categories of people, rather than individuals; for example, if the dates are bad for teachers in Europe, or for all French people, and so forth. I'm cc-ing Jim Fulton from the USA and Richard Jones from Australia, both of whom spoke at the last EuroPython. Jim and Richard, please tell me if the dates would be bad for you or your country-folk. -- Steve Alexander _______________________________________________ EuroPython mailing list EuroPython@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/europython
