On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 10:13 AM, Jasper Paterson < jasper.pater...@welovesalt.com> wrote:
> Please remove me from this mailing list. > You *can* do this yourself: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/europython Have a look towards the bottom of the page about unsubscribing. I don't run the list or otherwise have any control or otherwise, but I just thought it might be useful for you to know. Best, Alex. > I would argue that it should read '21st-27th July' not '21th-27th July' > > Jasper Paterson > Python Specialist Consultant > 9 Wootton Street, London, SE1 8TG // 020 7928 2525 // 07551 157 389 // > www.welovesalt.com > > Salt helps clients find exceptional talent to enable their digital > transformation. If a client engages any candidate, > standard Salt terms will apply, a copy of which can be found here: > http://www.welovesalt.com/terms-and-conditions. > Registered Office: Panel House, Park Street, Guildford, GU1 4HN. > Registered In England & Wales No. 06912620 > > Think green. Consider the environment before printing this email or its > attachment(s) > > -----Original Message----- > From: EuroPython [mailto:europython-bounces+jasper.paterson= > welovesalt....@python.org] On Behalf Of Dinu Gherman > Sent: 31 January 2014 10:10 > To: M.-A. Lemburg > Cc: EuroPython Mailing List; europython-improve > Subject: Re: [EuroPython] Work on Call for Participation for EuroPython > 2015 has started > > Hi Marc-André, > > this call comes as a little surprise to me. To my knowledge after > EuroPython 2013 in Florence there was a call for proposals for 2014 and > 2015, following a rule saying that it would be wise to reuse locally > accumulated knowledge at least once. Berlin volunteered to organized these > two and the EPS accepted. Right? I'd much appreciate if you could elaborate > on how the fact of posting your call can be considered an improvement in > the EuroPython conference series, especially since the event in 2014 hasn't > even happened, yet? > > As an aside, I'm much in favor of improving things, including the > EuroPython conference series. Everything can be improved, for ever. But > after reading a bit on europython-society.org I must say I'm finding the > amount of helpful information or tools on how to organize an EuroPython > conference rather underwhelming. Instead there is much text about the EPS > bylaws, board, members and a general assembly. Not enough though, to > understand e.g. how the board approves membership applications. > > I've been to at least five EuroPython conferences, but I can't remember > having given my vote to anybody in the EPS board. True, I'm not an EPS > member, the same holds for thousands of others. BTW, how many members does > the EPS have? europython-society.org doesn't tell, or I couldn't find the > figure. Does it have enough to speak for the entire community? > > A final remark, just weeks ago I briefly thought about becoming an EPS > member without quite knowing the implications. I've changed my mind again, > now, because I've seen too many organizations with members obsessed by > themselves and the letters of their own rules rather than by their real > subject. I'm glad I've missed that trap, so I can actually contribute > something to a successful conference. Which is not to say that the EPS > doesn't make a useful job, it's just maybe not always too obvious, at least > for me. > > Regards, > > Dinu > > PS: BTW, I'm making a wild guess here, but the EuroPython list signature > just maybe should rather read "21th-27th July" instead of "21th27th July". > > > M.-A. Lemburg: > > > [Please help spread the word by forwarding to other relevant mailing > > lists, user groups, etc.; thanks :-)] > > > > The EuroPython Society (EPS) has started work on preparing the Call > > for Participation (CFP) for organizing the EuroPython 2015 > > conference: > > > > http://www.europython-society.org/ > > > > For 2015, we are setting up a new structure for the conference > > organization, which is focused on local and distributed work groups > > that are closely integrated with the EuroPython Society. > > > > We hope to greatly reduce the work load for the local teams, attract > > community members that want to get involved and to streamline the > > whole process of transitioning from one location to the next, making > > the conference organization a lot easier for everyone. > > > > If you are interested in potentially signing up as local team or > > participating in the work groups, please subscribe to one of our > > communication channels: > > > > * Tumblr > > http://www.tumblr.com/follow/europythonsociety > > > > * RSS > > http://www.europython-society.org/rss > > > > * Twitter > > https://twitter.com/europythons > > > > * EuroPython Mailing List > > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/europython > > > > We are aiming for end of February as announcement date for the CFP 2015. > > > > Enjoy, > > -- > > Marc-Andre Lemburg > > Director > > EuroPython Society > > http://www.europython-society.org/ > > _______________________________________________ > > EuroPython 2014 Berlin, 21th27th July EuroPython mailing list > > EuroPython@python.org > > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/europython > > _______________________________________________ > EuroPython 2014 Berlin, 21th27th July > EuroPython mailing list > EuroPython@python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/europython > _______________________________________________ > EuroPython 2014 Berlin, 21th27th July > EuroPython mailing list > EuroPython@python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/europython > -- Alex Kavanagh Tinwood Ltd -- Open Source Information & Communications Solutions Delivering Freedom, Creating Value w: www.tinwood.com e: alex.kavan...@tinwood.com a: 20 Sefton Ave, NE6 5QR, Company No: 5233914 (Eng & Wales) Sorry if you got this by mistake - please accept our apologies; please let us know that this message has gone astray so we don't do it again. 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