[EuroPython] PyCon blog - something interesting to be noted

[Michael Hudson]

Stefano Masini <stefano at pragma2000.com> writes:

> Facundo Batista wrote:
>
>> No. There're two kind of different events: Open Spaces and Lightning Talks.
>
> Open Spaces: something I loved in PyCon. Great idea. Please let us
> have in Europython.
>
> Lightning talks: something great done the wrong way at PyCon. They
> should be held in front of the whole conference crowd, like at
> EuroPython, not hidden in a small conference room in parallel with the
> main talks.
>
> At EuroPython I'd love to have "PyCon style" Open Spaces and
> "EuroPython style" lightning talks.

As lightning talk chair, you can be assurred any attempt to confine
the lightning talks to a small room in parallel will be staunchly
resisted.  Not that I'd expect this, in any case.

Cheers,
mwh

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