Re: DjangoCon US 2016

2016-03-24 Thread Russell Keith-Magee
The complimentary ticket for speakers is new for DjangoCon US this year - it’s the first year that *all* speakers have been guaranteed a free ticket. Complimentary speaker tickets have existed for DjangoCon Europe and AU in some years, and DjangoCon US has given free tickets to speakers as a priori

Re: DjangoCon US 2016

2016-03-23 Thread Alex Heyden
The financial aid is nothing new, but "everyone pays" traditionally meant that everyone, from speakers to organizers to volunteers, paid for a ticket. Free tickets for speakers is unusual outside of paid keynote speakers. On Wed, Mar 23, 2016 at 6:29 PM, James Bennett wrote: > From reading the C

Re: DjangoCon US 2016

2016-03-23 Thread James Bennett
>From reading the CfP page I don't see much of a change; as far as I know with DjangoCon (and PyCon) it's always been the case that, as long as there was a financial aid program, speakers could make use of it, and I believe one or the other or both have prioritized speakers to ensure that getting t

Re: DjangoCon US 2016

2016-03-23 Thread Alex Heyden
This is an unexpected break from the old "everyone pays" policy. Has there been trouble getting proposals in the past? On Wed, Mar 23, 2016 at 10:00 AM, Andrew Pinkham wrote: > We are pleased to announce that DjangoCon US will be hosted by the Wharton > School at the University of Pennsylvania i

DjangoCon US 2016

2016-03-23 Thread Andrew Pinkham
We are pleased to announce that DjangoCon US will be hosted by the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia from July 17-22! The call for proposals is open! We want to hear about your experience with and ar