Re: PyCon Feedback and Volunteers (Re: Pycon disappointment)

2008-03-27 Thread Aahz
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, fumanchu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >On Mar 16, 5:09 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Aahz) wrote: >> >> If you did not like the programming this year (aside from the sponsor >> talks) and you did not participate in organizing PyCon or in delivering >> presentations, it is Y

Re: PyCon Feedback and Volunteers (Re: Pycon disappointment)

2008-03-19 Thread NickC
On Mar 19, 6:07 am, Jeff Schwab <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > As I have never attended PyCon, the amount of entertainment already > gleaned from this thread has wildly exceeded my expectations. :) Are > slides or notes from any of the presentations available online? What > was the topic of the wel

Re: PyCon Feedback and Volunteers (Re: Pycon disappointment)

2008-03-18 Thread Jeff Schwab
Mike Driscoll wrote: > On Mar 18, 1:41 pm, fumanchu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> On Mar 17, 6:25 pm, dundeemt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> I agree - the balance wasn't as good. We can all agree that HowTos >>> and Intros are a necessary part of the conference talks track, but as >>> Robert p

Re: PyCon Feedback and Volunteers (Re: Pycon disappointment)

2008-03-18 Thread Mike Driscoll
On Mar 18, 1:41 pm, fumanchu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mar 17, 6:25 pm, dundeemt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I agree - the balance wasn't as good. We can all agree that HowTos > > and Intros are a necessary part of the conference talks track, but as > > Robert pointed out some talks sho

Re: PyCon Feedback and Volunteers (Re: Pycon disappointment)

2008-03-18 Thread fumanchu
On Mar 17, 6:25 pm, dundeemt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I agree - the balance wasn't as good. We can all agree that HowTos > and Intros are a necessary part of the conference talks track, but as > Robert pointed out some talks should be of a more advanced nature. I > enjoy those that stretch my

Re: PyCon Feedback and Volunteers (Re: Pycon disappointment)

2008-03-17 Thread dundeemt
On Mar 17, 10:35 am, fumanchu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mar 16, 5:09 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Aahz) wrote: > > > fumanchu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > This is my third PyCon, and I've found a reasonably-sized cadre of > > > people who come for the hallway conversations plus a Bof or two, >

Re: PyCon Feedback and Volunteers (Re: Pycon disappointment)

2008-03-17 Thread fumanchu
On Mar 16, 5:09 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Aahz) wrote: > fumanchu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This is my third PyCon, and I've found a reasonably-sized cadre of > > people who come for the hallway conversations plus a Bof or two, > > having given up on hearing anything new, useful, or inspiring in

Re: PyCon Feedback and Volunteers (Re: Pycon disappointment)

2008-03-17 Thread Jarek Zgoda
Paul Boddie napisał(a): >> I haven't been to EuroPython even when it has been fairly nearby >> because the entrance fee was to high. But how do you help change >> something like that? > > You could join in and make your case. There was a more protracted > discussion than usual last year about fee

Re: PyCon Feedback and Volunteers (Re: Pycon disappointment)

2008-03-17 Thread Paul Boddie
On 17 Mar, 02:39, "BJörn Lindqvist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I haven't been to EuroPython even when it has been fairly nearby > because the entrance fee was to high. But how do you help change > something like that? You could join in and make your case. There was a more protracted discussion

Re: [PyCON-Organizers] FWD: PyCon Feedback and Volunteers (Re: Pycon disappointment)

2008-03-17 Thread Steve Holden
Aahz wrote: > FYI > > - Forwarded message from Aahz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - > > From: Aahz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Newsgroups: comp.lang.python > Subject: PyCon Feedback and Volunteers (Re: Pycon disappointment) > Date: 16 Mar 2008 17:09:02 -0

Re: PyCon Feedback and Volunteers (Re: Pycon disappointment)

2008-03-16 Thread Carl Banks
On Mar 16, 10:49 pm, Brian Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mar 16, 8:09 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Aahz) wrote: > > > If you did not like the programming this year (aside from the sponsor > > talks) and you did not participate in organizing PyCon or in delivering > > presentations, it is YOUR FA

Re: PyCon Feedback and Volunteers (Re: Pycon disappointment)

2008-03-16 Thread Brian Jones
On Mar 16, 8:09 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Aahz) wrote: > If you did not like the programming this year (aside from the sponsor > talks) and you did not participate in organizing PyCon or in delivering > presentations, it is YOUR FAULT. PERIOD. EXCLAMATION POINT! I find this insulting, inexcusable,

Re: PyCon Feedback and Volunteers (Re: Pycon disappointment)

2008-03-16 Thread BJörn Lindqvist
On Mon, Mar 17, 2008 at 12:32 AM, Paul Boddie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 17 Mar, 01:09, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Aahz) wrote: > > > > PyCon is what YOU make of it. If you want to change PyCon, propose a > > presentation or join the conference committee (concom) -- the latter only > > requires s

Re: PyCon Feedback and Volunteers (Re: Pycon disappointment)

2008-03-16 Thread Aahz
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Ben Finney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Aahz) writes: >> >> I would like to encourage anyone who was at PyCon but has not >> provided formal feedback to use the following URLs: > >For those who don't like to follow opaque munged URLs from services

Re: PyCon Feedback and Volunteers (Re: Pycon disappointment)

2008-03-16 Thread Ben Finney
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Aahz) writes: > I would like to encourage anyone who was at PyCon but has not > provided formal feedback to use the following URLs: For those who don't like to follow opaque munged URLs from services that give no indication where you'll end up, here are the actual URLs you'll a

Re: PyCon Feedback and Volunteers (Re: Pycon disappointment)

2008-03-16 Thread Paul Boddie
On 17 Mar, 01:09, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Aahz) wrote: > > PyCon is what YOU make of it. If you want to change PyCon, propose a > presentation or join the conference committee (concom) -- the latter only > requires signing up for the pycon-organizers mailing list. > > This doesn't mean that we are unin

PyCon Feedback and Volunteers (Re: Pycon disappointment)

2008-03-16 Thread Aahz
[warning: rant ahead] [[ Before starting my rant, I would like to encourage anyone who was at PyCon but has not provided formal feedback to use the following URLs: For the conference: http://tinyurl.com/2ara8u For the tutorials: http://tinyurl.com/2ew2pc ]] In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, fuman