[BangPypers] New experimental format

[ashish makani]

Just curious, how was the new format arrived at ?
Was there voting ?

Thanks,
ashish

On Jan 25, 2017 2:57 PM, "kracekumar ramaraju" <kracethekingmaker at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi
>
>  Each talk at BangPypers meetup is $5 minutes or 30 minutes or 15 minutes.
> The terminology used is full-length talk and flash talks. In general,
> meetup has a maximum of five talks on a tight day. The another format at
> the meetup is workshops - hands-on session for half a day or full day.
>
> The new format is the meetup with only flash talks. Each talk is 15 minutes
> and 10 minutes presentation and 5 minutes Q&A. The talk will have strict
> timing guidelines. We won't throw eggs at the speaker but hard stop. Each
> meetup can contain 6 to 10 talks.
>
> Why new format?
>
> - Reduce talking barrier.
> - Accommodate more speakers.
> - Talk about a smallest possible topic.
>
> I'd like to hear your thoughts and inputs. Feb meetup will follow new
> proposed format [0]. If you're already excited to give a talk, leave a
> comment on the meetup page with title and a small description.
>
> [0]: https://www.meetup.com/BangPypers/events/236371821/
> --
>
> *Thanks & Regardskracekumar"Talk is cheap, show me the code" -- Linus
> Torvaldshttp://kracekumar.com <http://kracekumar.com>*
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