Re: [EuroPython] Work on Call for Participation for EuroPython 2015 has started

2014-02-02 Thread Paul Boddie
On Sunday 2. February 2014 02.09.04 Hynek Schlawack wrote: > >> It’s quite the contrary: the current organizers were criticized for > >> their current work they do and I tried to explain that romanticism about > >> a conference in 2007 isn’t helping, that it’s great to have at least > >> one big Eu

Re: [EuroPython] Work on Call for Participation for EuroPython 2015 has started

2014-02-02 Thread Hynek Schlawack
I'm not criticising the current organisers. FWIW, my original reply didn't go to you either. Your original reply went to the list. When you presumably did reply directly to me at one point, I got two separate messages: one to me and one via the list. What was that all about? Do we have to wai

Re: [EuroPython] Work on Call for Participation for EuroPython 2015 has started

2014-02-02 Thread John Pinner
Hello Paul, On 2 February 2014 14:24, Paul Boddie wrote: > On Sunday 2. February 2014 02.09.04 Hynek Schlawack wrote: >> >> It’s quite the contrary: the current organizers were criticized for >> >> their current work they do and I tried to explain that romanticism about >> >> a conference in 2007

Re: [EuroPython] Work on Call for Participation for EuroPython 2015 has started

2014-02-02 Thread Andreas Jung
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 John Pinner wrote: >> Well, without accusing any organisation of anything, I think the >> so-called community as a whole should re-evaluate how it treats >> people who offer their time and resources to benefit everyone >> else. > > Yes. And I have no

Re: [EuroPython] Work on Call for Participation for EuroPython 2015 has started

2014-02-02 Thread Christian Theune
Hi, On 2. Feb2014, at 17:49, John Pinner wrote: > > Yes. And I have no knowledge nor experience of the EPS treating its > volunteers badly, which I think was what started this thread : a > slightly emotional post from Christian based not on first-hand > experience, but on hearsay. My post was t

Re: [EuroPython] Work on Call for Participation for EuroPython 2015 has started

2014-02-02 Thread Stephan Diehl
Hi John, On 02/01/2014 10:52 PM, John Pinner wrote: Hello, [...] If I can be assured of getting Maisels Weisbier mit Hefe, and Sclenkerla Rauchbier in Berlin near the conference venue, I'll consider the 2014 EuroPython fees reasonable ;-) that shouldn't be the least of your problems. Your Ra

Re: [EuroPython] Work on Call for Participation for EuroPython 2015 has started

2014-02-02 Thread John Pinner
Hello, On 2 February 2014 19:53, Stephan Diehl wrote: > Hi John, > On 02/01/2014 10:52 PM, John Pinner wrote: >> >> Hello, >> > [...] > >> If I can be assured of getting Maisels Weisbier mit Hefe, and >> Sclenkerla Rauchbier in Berlin near the conference venue, I'll >> consider the 2014 EuroPytho

Re: [EuroPython] Pricing (was Re: Work on Call for Participation for EuroPython 2015 has started)

2014-02-02 Thread Giovanni Bajo
Il giorno 01/feb/2014, alle ore 19:23, Stefanie Lück 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 man

Re: [EuroPython] Work on Call for Participation for EuroPython 2015 has started

2014-02-02 Thread Giovanni Bajo
Il giorno 01/feb/2014, alle ore 12:59, Michael ha scritto: > 400? > > Christ on a bike, europython used to be affordable. Florence was > ridiculously expensive (when you factor everything in). A 5-days conference with tickets starting at €100 for students and €190 for an individual ticket, in

Re: [EuroPython] Work on Call for Participation for EuroPython 2015 has started

2014-02-02 Thread Michael
You might not call it ridiculously expensive. For me it was/is and I'm sorry that you don't like that, and if you want to go back and forth on this, I'll unsubscribe from the list (I probably should given it's now out my price range actually). You clearly have a higher disposable income than me - w

Re: [EuroPython] Work on Call for Participation for EuroPython 2015 has started

2014-02-02 Thread Giovanni Bajo
Il giorno 03/feb/2014, alle ore 04:05, Michael ha scritto: > You might not call it ridiculously expensive. For me it was/is and I'm sorry > that you don't like that, and if you want to go back and forth on this, I'll > unsubscribe from the list (I probably should given it's now out my price >