[Inpycon] PyCon 2012: Venue?

[Sreekanth S Rameshaiah]

On 9 January 2012 18:49, Abdul Muneer <abdulmuneer at gmail.com> wrote:

> The biggest drawback is the old school presentation as you mentioned. This
> is not on par with the presentations we see on US pycon etc.
>
> I guess being free may not be a big advantage given the sponsors we have
> (those who worked on the sponsorship are more qualified to say abt it than
> me).
> The location is fine, but the facility should be better.
>

I would still vouch for free/ subsidised venue.  Lets explore other
facilities in central Pune.
Regards,
- sree

On Jan 9, 2012 6:26 PM, "Navin Kabra" <navin.kabra at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> Any strong feelings about the venue for PyCon 2012. Basically, should we
>> repeat the same venue or try for another one?
>>
>> The Pros and Cons for last year's venue (Symbiosis Vishwabhavan +
>> Symbiosis Law College) are:
>>
>> Cons:
>> - Infrastructure is a little old and inadequate - especially the power
>> points
>> - 2nd and 3rd hall are smaller than what we would ideally like
>> (especially for tutorial days)
>>
>> Pros:
>> - Free
>> - Centrally Located
>> - With Prof. Harshad Gune part of the PyCon organizing team, it becomes
>> very easy to get things done in this venue. (This advantage is shared by a
>> few other Symbiosis venues in Pune, but not all)
>> - We know this venue - what works, what doesn't. Minimal energy will be
>> spent on most venue related matters, and we can focus on things like
>> speaker/talk quality, getting good wi-fi, sponsorships etc. For any other
>> venue, there will be a new learning curve involved.
>>
>> Please respond to this thread with your thoughts. My personal feeling is
>> that we should use the same venue - its the devil we know...
>>
>> navin.
>>
>>
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