[EuroPython] Two EPC in 2004? :)

[Magnus Lyckå]

At 13:43 2003-07-05 +0000, Andy Robinson wrote:
>Also, since we are aiming for May 2003, what's wrong with having one in
>Goteburg (*sorry about accents, on American internet PC) in say November
>or December this year?   A smaller event six months out of phase is the
>perfect way to make your case for a big one, and who knows, maybe it would
>be just as big and we could have two?  I could definitely handle two such
>events per year and see it as very good for the Python economy.

I guess the people in Göteborg should talk for themselves,
but I understand that their current plans assume that it's
summer vacations at Chalmers University of Technology, and
for cheap lodging that the student hostels are also (partly)
empty.

Besides, I'd much rather have people visit the wonderful summer
Göteborg, than the boring, gray and rainy November Göteborg.
Don't expect umbrellas to help there. The rain is almost
horizontal. In November I think we should have an event much
further south...

I'm not convinced that there is room for two Python conferences
in Europe as Andy suggests, but if I'm wrong, I think we'd need
to place them closer in time (unless Charleroi would like to
make an arrangement in November or December. I guess Chimay
tastes as good all seasons! :)

Maybe it could be possible to have something like Göteborg
in June and Charleroi in September, or Charleroi in May
and Göteborg in August? I guess the Charleroi arrangement
is not bound to a particular season?

But I'm not sure this is too much. I don't think I would
go to both if they were that close. It depends on my clients
etc, and I don't have a clear enough crystal ball, but I would
probably skip one. I assume that the same is true for many
others, both speakers, track chairs and visitors.

On the other hand, I'm sure there are people in and around
Belgium that won't travel all the way to Göteborg in any case
and vice versa. Perhaps it's better with two arrangements
with 150-200 people each, than one that has 250-300 people?

What do the people who have been more involved think? Is it
viable to run two Python conferences in Europe only three
months apart? What proportion of people who spoke or helped
as track chairs etc could work with both?

Or would it be ok to run Charleroi much further away from
the summer? Maybe as early as March or as late at November?
Then there could be a five month gap, and I think that would
be much better than three months between.

March might be close though...and personally I'd be very happy
to get away from the boring climate in northern Sweden in
November for some great company, interesting talks and lots
of Chimay. Actually, the more I think about it, the better
it sounds! :)


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