[Baypiggies] Pycon for the Bay Area

[Aahz]

On Mon, Jan 21, 2008, Leslie Hawthorn wrote:
>
> In response to an earlier question, yes Google would be happy to
> sponsor PyCon and we're one of the sponsors for PyCon '08.

As I said, the more important question relevant to running PyCon in the
Bay Area is whether Google (and other local companies) is interested in
contributing "people points" (for example, people to run registration
during the conference).

> We also frequently host open source conferences/gatherings at Google,
> and we'd likely be happy to host the festivities provided that works
> well for the community.  I'd be happy to talk to folks on or off list
> about what we could provide were we to host the conference on our
> campus and how well that would map to your needs.

Currently, PyCon is at a size that fits reasonably well into a large
business-class hotel, and I would prefer to continue that because having
conference next to sleeping accomodations tends to foster more
socializing.  (And my reading is that the rest of the concom agrees.)
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