PyCon Feedback and Volunteers (Re: Pycon disappointment)

[BJörn Lindqvist]

On Mon, Mar 17, 2008 at 12:32 AM, Paul Boddie <paul at boddie.org.uk> wrote:
> On 17 Mar, 01:09, a... at pythoncraft.com (Aahz) wrote:
>  >
>  > PyCon is what YOU make of it.  If you want to change PyCon, propose a
>  > presentation or join the conference committee (concom) -- the latter only
>  > requires signing up for the pycon-organizers mailing list.
>  >
>  > This doesn't mean that we are uninterested in feedback.  We love
>  > feedback.  But there are stark limits to what we can do unless people get
>  > involved and push their pet projects.
>
>  The same rules apply for most of the other Python conferences, too.
>  Apologies to Aahz for hijacking his rant, but for anyone interested in
>  enhancing the EuroPython 2008 experience, the advice is fairly
>  similar: join the volunteers organising the conference and make what
>  you want to see actually happen. For EuroPython, start here:
>
>  http://www.europython.org/community/Volunteers

I haven't been to EuroPython even when it has been fairly nearby
because the entrance fee was to high. But how do you help change
something like that?


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mvh Björn