Re: [EuroPython] KeyNoters

2005-04-11 Thread Martijn Faassen
Jacob Hallén wrote: [snip] This is where I think Europython has done better than Pycon. We have had keynote speakers (apart from Guido), who have talked about things that transcend Python, and I think this has affected the whole spirit of Europython. As a datapoint: At the first PyCon, there

[EuroPython] volunteer hunt: Python Frameworks track chair?

2005-04-11 Thread Martijn Faassen
Hi there, I just learned today that the Python Frameworks track chair is vacant. I don't want to fill it myself (I've done it the last 3 years and want to be a bit more free at the conference; plus someone else might actually improve stuff. :), so I am hunting for a volunteer. I'll help out any

Re: [EuroPython] What the heck does pythonic mean?

2005-04-13 Thread Martijn Faassen
Michael Hudson wrote: Martijn Faassen [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: In Zope 3, a lot of effort was taken to allow the integration of Pythonic code. Zope 3's codebase itself is also a lot more modern Python, so could qualify as Pythonic as well. Unfortunately turn-offs for Python developers new to Zope

[EuroPython] talk submission deadlines?

2005-04-15 Thread Martijn Faassen
Hi there, Since I just complained about this being somewhat hard to find on another conference's website, I went to www.europython.org and didn't find it easily there. I think the deadlines for talk/paper submission should be on the homepage, very visible. It should also be on 'propose a

Re: [EuroPython] Python Framework track (has our talk been accepted?)

2005-05-06 Thread Martijn Faassen
M.-A. Lemburg wrote: [snip] I'd be willing to help out with track chairing for the Framework track, if there'd be two or three others joining in - with a team of three or four for the track, the job could be leveraged to still allow attending other talks during the conference. I'm willing to

Re: [EuroPython] Python Framework track (has our talk been accepted?)

2005-05-09 Thread Martijn Faassen
M.-A. Lemburg wrote: [snip] If it's a bit of preparatory work in talk selection and communication with the people who submitted a talk that would be better than having to be present at the track itself, introducing talks and making sure things end on time, etc. Any help is appreciated, so I'll

Re: [EuroPython] Paying for the conference

2006-05-23 Thread Martijn Faassen
John Wilson wrote: Hi! I registered for the conference and booked accommodation in the hostel. However i wasn't asked for credit card details:) How am I going to pay? I see a whole discussion about paying for the hostel (which indeed should be made significantly more clear), but does

Re: [EuroPython] Connecting with RuPy Conference ?

2006-09-21 Thread Martijn Faassen
Harald Armin Massa wrote: [snip] On the other hand I am asking myself if we really can afford 2 European Python conferences - EuroPython has a fair sized followership of around 300 participants every year; that's not that big a market to fuel another conference. I think we should see RuPy as

Re: [EuroPython] Help with Invitation letter needed.

2007-06-19 Thread Martijn Faassen
Hey, Laura Creighton wrote: I need to know what Quintagroup does with Python or Zope in about 1 sentence. If it helps any, Quintagroup generously provided a virtual machine for grok.zope.org, which is one particular open source Zope project. Regards, Martijn

[EuroPython] blog entry on EuroPython and local PyCons

2008-04-12 Thread Martijn Faassen
Hi there, I just felt prompted to write a blog entry about the country-specific PyCons we've started to see and their relationship to EuroPython. Perhaps of interest to people here: http://faassen.n--tree.net/blog/view/weblog/2008/04/12/0 Regards, Martijn

[EuroPython] sad news about Joachim Schmitz

2008-05-14 Thread Martijn Faassen
Hi there, Joachim Schmitz, long-standing member of the Zope and Python communities, died last weekend. Please see the following: http://faassen.n--tree.net/blog/view/weblog/2008/05/14/0 Regards, Martijn ___ EuroPython mailing list

Re: [EuroPython] Lack of diversity within selected talks

2014-04-15 Thread Martijn Faassen
Hey, On 04/15/2014 03:07 PM, Hynek Schlawack wrote: - And finally walking the walk: my talk is still in the queue and I will happily retract my proposal if it helps to have a more diverse conference. Good point. My talk is also in the queue. I don't know whether it's rejected or not. If

[EuroPython] conference length

2014-04-15 Thread Martijn Faassen
Hi there, I thought I'd give my preferences for conference length in the future. It's just my point of view, but I had it for a while now, and I figure I'd better share it to be more constructive. For some years, EuroPython was 3 days of conference, with perhaps 3 or 4 parallel tracks with

Re: [EuroPython] conference length

2014-04-15 Thread Martijn Faassen
On 04/15/2014 08:56 PM, Andreas Jung wrote: I think it is neither the right place Oh, sorry, what is the right mailing list to bring this up? nor the right way You don't want feedback with constructive intent? nor the right time to discuss Should I have brought it up earlier or later?

Re: [EuroPython] Lack of diversity within selected talks

2014-04-15 Thread Martijn Faassen
On 04/15/2014 11:06 PM, Armin Rigo wrote: In this case, woman participation is going slowly up year after year. I certainly think (and hope!) that it's not just because of favorable discrimination; instead, it is most probably just a slow process of natural regulation that occurs inside a

Re: [EuroPython] R: Re: conference length

2014-04-16 Thread Martijn Faassen
On 04/16/2014 11:12 AM, John Pinner wrote: Hello All, On 15 April 2014 20:46, roberto.polli roberto.po...@babel.it wrote: Right time to discuss: no. Right Place to discuss: probably yes. In fact : NO! The correct place to discuss this is the europython-improve list, which was established

Re: [EuroPython] conference length

2014-04-16 Thread Martijn Faassen
On 04/16/2014 10:24 AM, Tom Viner wrote: For those who prefer a shorter Python conference, may I recommend the excellent PyConUK in September (and presumably other national conferences - in quotes because there's a good spread of nationalities present in my experience). See

Re: [EuroPython] Diversity of attendees

2014-04-16 Thread Martijn Faassen
Hey, On 04/16/2014 11:56 AM, Filip Kłębczyk wrote: Having in mind that there is gap disproportion between wealth level of Western and Eastern Europe I'm curious if EPS or anybody feeling responsible for EuroPython thinks about addressing that problem in future? You're suggesting active

Re: [EuroPython] conference length

2014-04-17 Thread Martijn Faassen
Hey Carina, On 04/17/2014 10:24 AM, carina.ha...@dlr.de wrote: This definitely it not a perfect compensation for attending a talk live, but it might help some of you to consider this. I personally use this a lot on conferences which offer streaming and/or recordings. Okay, I now I gave my two

Re: [EuroPython] Diversity of attendees

2014-04-17 Thread Martijn Faassen
Hey, On 04/17/2014 01:24 PM, M.-A. Lemburg wrote: In short, we'll have the EPS run the conference, with international work groups doing the work that can be done remotely and the local team providing on-site support. This will resolve the problem of losing institutional knowledge every time we

Re: [EuroPython] conference length

2014-04-23 Thread Martijn Faassen
Hey, On 04/17/2014 04:40 PM, Giovanni Bajo wrote: At the end of the day, more talks for more days seems like a better overall solution, and people are welcome to consider it a 3-days conference if they feel so. Consider that the submissions far exceed even the current schedule, so it’s not like

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

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