[EuroPython] Exact dates for Europython

[Michael Hudson]

Jacob Hallén <jacob at strakt.com> writes:

> The things we need to decide about keynotes are
> a) is 2 keynotes enough, or do we want a third one? If so, when should we have 
> it?

Two is enough for me.

> b) Steve Alexander has suggested asking Adele Goldberg to be keynote speaker. 
> Personally, I think this sounds great. Should we ask her, or do people have 
> other names they would rather prefer?

She'd be great, IMHO.

> c) Do we ask Guido to hold a keynote again? I sort of assume yes, but I want 
> to confirm that this is the general sentiment.

Yes, assuming he wants to give it again :)

> d) are people happy with having the keynotes at the end of day 1 and 2?

I am.

> Next thing is conference rooms. By holding the conference after Mid-summer, we 
> get a 50% discount on the rent for the rooms. This means that even with 
> possibly increased prices, we should be able to increase the amount of space 
> we have without increasing the conference fees. For instance, we could have 
> the biggest room, 2 large ones and one small one. We could increase to 3 
> large ones and no small ones, but if we improve the scheduling, I don't think 
> that will be necessary.

We should definitely try to schedule better this time.

> In the feedback there were a lot of people asking that we serve breakfast. If 
> we want to do this, I think it should be included in the conference fee. 
> Otherwise we would probably have to take an economic risk by guaranteeing a 
> certain amount of breakfast sales for the restaurant. My guess is that if we 
> are conservative in the increase of conference space, we should be able to 
> include breakfast with no rasie or only a modest raise in conference prices. 
> So, please tell me what you think about serving breakfast.

What does "breakfast" mean?  If it means urns of coffee and piles of
pastries, that sounds like a good thing to me.

Cheers,
mwh

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