[melbourne-pug] Pycon AU 2015 talk rehearsal meeting -- Melbourne edition

[Javier Candeira]

Yeah, I'm actually starting to sour on the idea. Maybe doing this would
spoil Pycon by giving it seconds...

J

On Fri, Jun 12, 2015 at 9:10 AM, Tennessee Leeuwenburg <
tleeuwenburg at gmail.com> wrote:

> Maybe we should have a one-day miniconf here in Melbourne! ...
>
> On 12 June 2015 at 16:51, Javier Candeira <javier at candeira.com> wrote:
>
>> I count five talks so far. I suggest we make it into a showcase of things
>> that one doesn't know how to present, because if we try to give the full
>> talks, we'll be there forever.
>>
>> I mean, the one I wanted to rehearse is a 90 minute tutorial, I was
>> already planning to move through slides fast, skip jokes, and just ask the
>> attendance what they thought appropiate as audience fill-in coding
>> activities.
>>
>> Otherwise, even if your talk is a 30 minute talk, and the rehearsal is
>> about getting the timing right, we're already at 2.5 hours minimum.
>>
>> J
>>
>> On Fri, Jun 12, 2015 at 3:11 AM, Oliver Nagy <olitheolix at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I would also like to rehearse my presentation, please. Jul 27 is fine.
>>>
>>> As for the venue, I would like to propose Teamsquare in the CBD. It is a
>>> Co-working space on 520 Bourke and the owner is happy to host our event
>>> free of charge.
>>>
>>> There is plenty of space, a projector, a podium, and proper chairs (as
>>> opposed
>>> to the beer benches we had in Inspire 9 last year...).
>>>
>>> I have put in a tentative booking us. Please let me know if I should
>>> finalise
>>> it.
>>>
>>> Best,
>>>    Oli
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 12/06/15 08:57, nathan.faggian at gmail.com wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> I am keen to attend.
>>>>
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>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Jun 11, 2015 at 3:35 PM -0700, "Ed Schofield" <
>>>> ed at pythoncharmers.com
>>>> <mailto:ed at pythoncharmers.com>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>     Good plan, Javier! Thanks for taking the initiative on this.
>>>>
>>>>     Count me in for a talk rehearsal too. Monday 27 July works well for
>>>> me.
>>>>
>>>>     Cheers,
>>>>           Ed
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>     > On 12 Jun 2015, at 8:16 am, Javier Candeira  wrote:
>>>>     >
>>>>     > Last year I loved attending the Pycon talk rehearsal and
>>>> critiquing the talks of others.
>>>>     >
>>>>     > This year I have talks of my own, and would like some critiquing
>>>> by others.
>>>>     >
>>>>     > Are we doing a talk rehearsal this year too? I'll be back in
>>>> Melbourne by mid-July, so maybe Monday 27?
>>>>     >
>>>>     > I have a lot of material, so I would just audience-test the bits
>>>> I'm less sure of.
>>>>     >
>>>>     > Also, pizza and beer with fellow Pythonistas. What's not to like?
>>>>     >
>>>>     > J
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