You are right but it is difficult to decide which days to join and to book a hotel (much cheaper in advance), if you don't know the program or when your talk is scheduled.
It's was just a suggestion and I don't see a waste for the half days since there are so many people continuing to talk, meet and exchange... 2014-02-03 Giovanni Bajo <giova...@pycon.it>: > > Il giorno 01/feb/2014, alle ore 19:23, Stefanie Lück <lue...@gmail.com> > ha scritto: > > I think it is difficult to fit all needs and wishes (quantity, quality and > costs). One major advantage of the PyConDE for me was, that the tutorials > and talks were on different days. Because of this, I did not spent to many > holidays and the costs for accommodation was much lower. Perhaps you might > think and discuss this for future conferences. > > > You're mixing cause and effect. If tutorial days are on different days, > and you skip them, you get a shorter conference. Nobody prevents you from > joining only 2 or 3 days of Europython instead of 5, and save on the hotel. > > Furthermore it could be convenient if the program start and end about > lunch time. People could save two nights at a hotel, if they live not to > far away. > > > Again, you're welcome to arrive later on the first day and leave earlier > on the last day; you'll miss part of the program, but the program you're > missing wouldn't exist anyway, if the conference was shorter as per your > suggestion. Once a venue is booked for the day, it's a waste to use it only > for half-day. > -- > Giovanni Bajo > Python Italia APS > > EuroPython 2014 > https://ep2014.europython.eu > > > >
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