[Inpycon] Venue Finalization {was} PyCon 2010 - Let's get started

[Shashwat Anand]

Thoughtworks, Google, Amazon, Directi -> AFAIK they do have some python
involvement. Since Directi is active via codechefs and meetups they can be
asked for help too.
Slideshare too have a vibrant culture but then again, they are ruby based,
but worth trying.

On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 12:30 AM, Ramdas S <ramdaz at gmail.com> wrote:

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>> There is a lot of enterprise hype around Ruby a kind of geeky halo which
>> Python doesn't have. Some of it is justified, while a lot isn't. I doubt
>> if we can ever match to those figures in this years conferen
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> There are very few companies such as Thoughtworks which actually spends a
> lot of money in ensuring there's a vibrant community there, and TW is
> betting heavily on Ruby. And Thoughtworks definitely keeps a high profile
> when compared with IT services houses of similar sizes in the country ( in
> terms of man power). I wish they took a similar interest in Python.
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> See it all translates to big bucks since its enterprise software.
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> With all due respect to cos involved in Python, they are either way too
> small or wants to keep a low profile, quite like some of the Python
> developers we know, and companies who can actually pitch in big time and
> help like Google doesn't have a big Python story in India.
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> if we need to aim at a conference of decent shape and size (forget the
> hotel), but a more respectable venue like a popular auditorium in center of
> the city, we need to still budget in excess of Rs 6 L, plan a bigger event,
> more tracks more activity.
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> If that's the case we always need a sponsor who can chip in with at least
> 50% of the budget costs.
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> Ruby must be big for TW presently, and that's why they are spending hoping
> that the involvement will ensure that many enterprise developers will take
> up Ruby, and some of them may end up joining TW.
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> I know we have a few Thoughtworkers reading this, but do they see any hope
> for Python inside TW, and then we can perhaps hope for a bigger share from
> TW.
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