Guys,
I won't be able to attend on the 5th Sept as my brother is getting
married on that date. Nevertheless, I still have some questions:
How many attendees are needed for a viable event to take place..?
As £2k is steep given the number of delegates (or lack thereof) how
about a different venue for smaller numbers?
Perhaps a venue that would attract geeks anyway, would be sympathetic
to our needs and "we" (the Python community) already know of it?
Bletchley Park..?
Positives: Half way between London and Birmingham and walking distance
from (the relatively well connected) Bletchley station. Existing
relationship with BP - we'd probably only need a couple of the huts
for an informal gathering. Lots of computers. They have a cafeteria
etc...
Negatives: Internet connection (lack of) - we'd need to check. Cost..?
Would they be willing to "lend" the use of a couple of huts if
"delegates" pay the entrance fee (about £10 iirc) or for a small
charge..? Change of venue requires re-advertising. Insurance? (Is this
needed should this be so much an "un" conference that the venue is
only the "borrowing" of a couple of huts and we'd all just be visitors
to a museum - a sort of un-conference "picnic").
Just throwing ideas up in the air. Please shoot them down.
Also, I live about 20mins from BP and I know there are others close by
- should this idea have wings I'd be more than happy to be a body on
the ground before the event.
Nicholas.
On 7 Aug 2009, at 09:34, René Dudfield wrote:
On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 6:43 PM, Michael Foord <fuzzy...@voidspace.org.uk
> wrote:
In case anyone didn't spot it, the URL to book at is:
http://pyconuk.org/booking.html
Michael
John Pinner wrote:
Hi,
We confirmed the Unconference - http:///pyconuk.org <http://pyconuk.org
> - a couple of weeks ago and announced it on the pyconuk and python-
uk lists.
Regrettably there has been a very poor response (2 delegates, and
one of those is me!) so faced with venue and insurance costs of
approx £2k to cover it looks like we will have to cancel. Very
disappointing given the high level of interest expressed at
EuroPython.
Unless of course there is a sudden rush...
We'll give it until the middle of next week before making a final
decision.
Best wishes,
John
--
Cool, I've booked it!
Looking forward to meeting some uk python peoples.
I hope it goes ahead... I was planning to book it earlier, but
forgot about it. I imagine others also need reminding :)
cu,
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