PGP key signing parties

[Leconte]

Hello all,   I'm currently doing a research on the sociological aspects of key-signing parties in the Debian community. Though I know how it works in theory, I'm interested in hearing from people who have attended these parties to know their impressions. More specifically, I'd like to know : *are these parties as formal as they're supposed to be (for instance, are the two forms of picture IDs essential, or is there some leeway ?) * what are the topics of conversation (I suppose cryptograhy and security issues are big, but are there others ?) * what are the requirements for the maintainers ? * etc...   If you'd like to share your opinions on the subject, I'd be glad to hear about them. Thanks in advance,   Laurent Leconte [EMAIL PROTECTED]