Re: [EuroPython] conference length

2014-04-24 Thread Martijn Faassen
On 04/23/2014 11:18 PM, Carl Karsten wrote: We all have ideas about what is good. bottom line: it's complicated. There are no unit tests, just personal judgment. Some group of people plan and run an event = good. To this year's team, and really all PyCon's I have been aware of, keep up the goo

Re: [EuroPython] conference length

2014-04-24 Thread M.-A. Lemburg
On 24.04.2014 12:17, Martijn Faassen wrote: > On 04/23/2014 07:13 PM, M.-A. Lemburg wrote: >> On 23.04.2014 16:20, Martijn Faassen wrote: I would also account for the fact that almost 900 people joined EuroPython in Florence last year, with more than a 2x boost in 3 years, and the ge

Re: [EuroPython] conference length

2014-04-24 Thread Dinu Gherman
Martijn Faassen: > I'm trying to understand the intent your email. Are you telling some of us to > just go away and do our own thing? This isn't an us versus them. We're not > outsiders barging in; we're old friends. I do count as one of the people who > has helped organize EuroPython in the pa

Re: [EuroPython] conference length

2014-04-24 Thread Martijn Faassen
On 04/24/2014 01:19 PM, Dinu Gherman wrote: Martijn Faassen: I'm trying to understand the intent your email. Are you telling some of us to just go away and do our own thing? This isn't an us versus them. We're not outsiders barging in; we're old friends. I do count as one of the people who has

Re: [EuroPython] conference length

2014-04-24 Thread Martijn Faassen
On 04/24/2014 01:13 PM, M.-A. Lemburg wrote: [snip] Yes, I understand PyCon US is more like EuroPython back in 2009, with 3 days conference proper, 2 days training. I've been talking about the actual conference days. Yep, but the total length is two days more. In 2009 at EuroPython I partici

Re: [EuroPython] conference length

2014-04-24 Thread Carl Karsten
On Thu, Apr 24, 2014 at 6:19 AM, Dinu Gherman wrote: > Martijn Faassen: > > > I'm trying to understand the intent your email. Are you telling some of > us to just go away and do our own thing? This isn't an us versus them. > We're not outsiders barging in; we're old friends. I do count as one of t

Re: [EuroPython] conference length

2014-04-24 Thread M.-A. Lemburg
Just as teaser: The EPS has some ideas on a new additional format to complement the main EuroPython conference. The idea is to have a format which does not require huge rooms, but rather several smaller ones, so that the event can be held at venues such as universities, colleges, etc. At this tim