Re: [EuroPython] "Themes" instead of tracks - please feedback?

2007-03-15 Thread Harald Armin Massa
I like the themes idea. what in my eyes needs to be added is the "initialising the stampede" function of the track chair. From my duties as track chair I know that it takes some pushing to get the submissions running ... mails to single persons, specialized mailinglistmails, some phone calls. So

Re: [EuroPython] "Themes" instead of tracks - please feedback?

2007-03-15 Thread Beatrice Düring
Hi there Benedikt Hegner skrev: > Hi all, > > >> Hi there >> >> After todays EP2007 meeting on #europython Laura, Michael and I >> discussed the >> track situation for the upcoming conference. >> The following dilemmas were identified: >> >> - last year had lots of great talks - but maybe too many

Re: [EuroPython] "Themes" instead of tracks - please feedback?

2007-03-15 Thread Aiste Kesminaite
> - we do not announce tracks, instead we choose and describe a selection of > "themes" that we describe in the Call for Proposal > ("themes" could be mixes of science/language-lib/web framworks/ > games/education/methodology) > > - the "themes" would have the purpose of inspiring and guiding subm

Re: [EuroPython] "Themes" instead of tracks - please feedback?

2007-03-15 Thread Nicolas Chauvat
On Wed, Mar 14, 2007 at 11:15:43PM +0100, Benedikt Hegner wrote: > To sum up how I understand it: in the registration we give a list of > topics/themes and the speaker can select the closest one to his talk. > This would help us to assign those talks to people reviewing them. > After finding