[Inpycon] A few questions

[Navin Kabra]

On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 6:09 PM, Noufal Ibrahim <noufal at gmail.com> wrote:

> > 2. Has the venue been confirmed?
>

More or less. We're expecting a final confirmation around middle of next
week.


> > 1. What are the exact dates of the conference?
>

Most likely to be Sept. 16-17-18. Will be confirmed along with the venue.

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More details about venue selection.

These were the venues considered seriously:

Wadia College - Management is willing. Halls and classrooms are big enough.
Location is great. But all infrastructure is very old, and probably
unsuitable for Pycon. (e.g. no AC). Status: reject.

AIT (Army Institute of Technology, Alandi Road) - Management is willing.
Main auditorium is "open air" so will need some tricks (e.g. LCD screens
scattered around the auditorium), other visibility will be a problem. Other
hall and classrooms are adequate. Main problem is location - middle of
nowhere and no redeeming features to offset this. Status: reject.

SIMS (Range Hills) - This is not a tech college; so it will be a paid venue.
There is one large auditorium with a large capacity. There are 4 rooms
nearby with capacity of 60 to 100 each. Location is excellent;
infrastructure is good; classrooms and auditorium are right next to each
other, which is very good. Main problem is a lack of a second hall, which
we're hoping will have a capacity of 150 to 200 at least. Status: reject,
unless nothing else works out.

SIT (Symbiosis, Lavale) - Management is willing. Infrastructure is
excellent. Multiple large auditoriums with large capacities, very modern
facilities. Lots of classrooms. Very beautiful surroundings, which will be
even more beautiful in monsoon. Biggest problem is the location - it is 40
to 50 minutes away from the city. Status: Maybe.

Symbiosis Vishwabhavan + Symbiosis Law College - Prof. Harshad Gune of SICSR
suggested this. It appears that he is willing to become a core organizer,
and he knows all the people that matter in Symbiosis, so this will have
strong management support. Location is excellent (although parking might be
a bit of an issue). Large auditorium (Vishwabhavan) has a capacity of 700+,
and appears to have good infrastructure. Law college auditorium, which is in
the adjacent building can serve as the second auditorium. Classrooms aplenty
in Law College building. Main disadvantage is that the campus itself is
rather congested and confusing. Not very conducive to groups of people
standing around "in the corridors", and chance of people getting lost in the
maze of twisty passages, all alike.

We're most likely to go ahead with Symbiosis Vishwabhavan + Symbiosis Law
College with Prof. Gune's help. Just waiting to dot a few 'i's and cross a
few 't's before confirming.
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