[Inpycon] A few questions

[Noufal Ibrahim]

Do you have any confirmations?

On Fri, Apr 01 2011, Navin Kabra wrote:

> 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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