[Inpycon] 2-year policy and advance bid requirements for host cities!

[॥ स्वक्ष ॥]

Hello Folks,

As someone who was upbeat about INpycon, its disappointing to see it
reduced to list wars over host cities and polls being gamed. To
preserve the open decision making process and avoid a repeat of this
weeks confusion and rancour on the list, in future (2012 onwards),
could we enforce a 2-year policy and advance bid requirements for host
cities, similar to pycon at usa? Granted, the Chennai bid for 2011 fell
off the radar, but this mail is not meant to redux past threads on the
list.

Moving ahead, from,
http://wiki.python.org/moin/PyConPlanning/BidRequirements, I've
borrowed and edited the bid questionnaire to suit IN.pycon --Feel free
to add any requirements you wish to see there (including any errors)
so that this can be posted on the wiki and in future ALL cities
bidding would be asked to create a wiki-page along the following:

Bid Requirements:

    * Tell us, briefly, what's good and what's great about the
city/region/state that would make it a good place to host PyCon. Tell
us the pros and cons about the local area:
          o Are major venues (500+ person capacity) plentiful or at
least available?
          o Are they clustered or located in any particular area(s)?
          o Transportation resources:
                + How close is the nearest major airport to the heart
of the city or region?
                + What sort of transportation options are available?
Bus, taxi, train, auto-rickshaw, metro-rail, etc. How much does a trip
on each cost?
                + How close are these resources to the large venues
you identified above?
          o What other major (500+ attendee) events has your area
hosted recently?
                + Any tech-related events?
          o How's the weather? Remember, the target is for IN.PyCon to
be held in September between Indian festivals and college exams.
          o What (besides PyCon) would be a big attraction for someone
visiting the area?
    * Tell us about your group:
          o Who are you?
          o What's your connection to Python and the larger Python Community?
          o How many volunteers can you expect to provide for PyCon?
Remember, this is planning for ONE year in advance.
          o Looking at the PyCon staff roles list, are there any local
people who would be committed to filling a particular role?
          o Are there any key players who bring experience or skills
that you feel are particularly valuable to PyCon?
                + Have any of you organized any large events similar
to PyCon? If so, tell us about it!
    * Tell us about the local Python community:
          o Users group(s) for Python? Django? Zope? Plone? Any local
university Python groups?
          o Local companies doing exciting things with Python?
                + Would they be interested in sponsoring PyCon?
    * Tell us about the local tech community:
          o Who are the big IT and Tech related companies in the area?
                + Do they use Python?
    * Beyond what's been covered above, is there anything else you
feel is important for us to keep in mind as we consider your bid to
host PyCon?

On *-organizers list, Doug had explained in detail what happens
*after* the cities bid but since its a private list I cannot post his
message here, but i've requested he put it up on the wiki as it would
be a useful pointer on the planning and organisation requirements
behind the scenes *after* a city has been selected.

HTH,
-- 
Regards,
vid ॥ http://svaksha.com