[Inpycon] PyCon Website FAQ Questions

Mon Jul 15 17:40:49 CEST 2013

Dear Sayan,

I checked through the Q&A.I have one suggestion to make, Please rename the
questions with questions numbers. Its a lot easier to provide reference
then. For eg, Question 5 in the above list can reference to Question 4
instead of telling look for above answer.

My 2 cents.

Thanks and regards,
Annapoornima

On Mon, Jul 15, 2013 at 7:27 PM, vijay <vnbang2003 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hi Sayan,
>    Below are answers for your questions.
>
> Q. How shall I reach NIMHANS Convention Centre? What are the Transport
> arrangements?
> *Via Bus*
> *------------*
> One can take the following BMTC bus routes to reach the venue.
>
> *From Majestic (Central BMTC busstand)*
> *------------------------------**-----------------------------*
> ** Volvo buses (Vajra series)
>    356,365, 360 (Platform #4)
>
> ** Ordinary buses
>    (340, 341, 342, 365,) (Platform #15)
>
> There is series of buses like 356B, 356K etc. which you can board to get
> to the venue. Though most of the 356x, 342x, etc. series buses go to the
> venue confirm with the conductor while boarding. When enquiring about the
> stop to alight ask for Christ College/University, the venue is in Christ
> college/university campus.
>
> *From Bangalore International airport (BIAL)*
> *------------------------------**-------------------------------------*
> Volvo buses (Vayu Vajra series) run at regular intervals from the busstop
> next to the airport to various parts of the city.
>
> Check the below URL to find the bus route that takes to an area nearest to
> your hotel.
> http://www.bmtcinfo.com/site/BSBusServicesRouteDetails.jsp?bsserviceid=1
>
> If you are arriving to the conference directly from the airport either you
> can travel to Majestic (taking bus BIAS-9) and take any of the above
> mentioned buses from Majestic to reach the venue. Alternatively you can
> take BIAS-7 and alight at Koramangala and take an auto from Koramangala to
> reach the venue.
>
> Q. Does tutorial speakers need to register for tutorials?
>     No. If you have already registered, please email tickets at in.pycon.org for
> processing refund.
>
> Q. I am a Speaker. Can you let me know the name of Volunteers whom I can
> contact for accomodation and other details?
>      ----  We still need to find volunteer for this .
> Q. Will the Internet and WiFi setup be good enough for the large crowd? Is
> it advisable to get datacards?
>    * *We have a good wifi setup with 25MBPS line. If you have a
> data card, you should bring it along.
>
>   ------------------------------
>  *From:* Sayan Chowdhury <sayan.chowdhury2012 at gmail.com>
> *To:* Mailing list for the PyCon India conference <inpycon at python.org>
> *Sent:* Monday, 15 July 2013 7:19 PM
> *Subject:* [Inpycon] PyCon Website FAQ Questions
>
> Hello everyone,
>
> I have listed some FAQ questions along with their answers. I would like
> the questions and answers to be reviewed. Also, suggest some FAQ questions
> that needs to be added.
>
> Q. Is it possible to cancel my tickets?
> A. Do you really want to cancel tickets? PyCon India happens once a year
> and we are eager to meet you and share ideas and collaborate. If indeed you
> want to cancel tickets, then the answer is Yes. All you need to do is send
> an email to tickets at in.pycon.org with the Order No. you received and the
> name of the attendee.
>
> Q. Do I need to register for Tutorials/Workshops separately?
> A. Yes.
>
> Q. I did not register for the Tutorials/Workshops when I bought the
> ticket. How do I add Tutorial option to my ticket now?
>
> A. Tutorial/Workshops ticket will be open by August 5th. You need to buy
> ticket at that time. We have limited per workshop 20 ticket so you need to
> book you tickets soon.
>
> Q. Can I register directly at the venue?
> A. Yes, you certainly can. However, we would recommend that you do it now
> as at venue registration will be Rs. 2000 for conference , if any workshop
> has ticket  left you can buy ticket for workshop. And moreover, you may be
> in a loss as we can not guarantee t-shirts for at venue registrations.
>
> Q. I see registrations are closed. I have not registered. Can I still
> attend PyCon India ?
> A. Yes, you can. For details check above question.
>
> Q. Is there a prescribed format for the talk slides ? For example, can I
> upload the slides in PDF ?
> A. There is no suggested format for talk slides. You can upload in your
> favorite format whichever it is. It would be useful however if you stick to
> commonly used formats such as Word, Openoffice, PDF etc.
>
> Q. Is there any "official" presentation template for PyCon India ?
> A. We don't prescribe any template. You are free to use any kind of
> presentation template for your slides.
>
> Q. Can I present a different set of slides than the one I uploaded to the
> site? Should the one I present be exactly the same as the one uploaded?
> A. It would be good if the presentation you upload is the same as the one
> you present. However, if you need to make any small changes, it is okay as
> long as you make sure that the slides are not substantially different. Also
> it would be nice if you could sync the slide set to the site before you
> deliver your talk. If there is a substantial different between the two sets
> of slides, kindly inform the audience in advance.
>
> Q. How to upload presentations to the site ?
> A. We don't have support for presentation uploads yet. You can upload your
> presentation to a public site such as slideshare or google docs and
> copy/paste the URL into your talk's description
>
> Q. Where or How do i save the link to the external presentation site ?
> A. Postfix/Edit to the full URL of your talk after logging in to the site
> with the same userid that you used for submitting the talk. You should get
> a form with the required fields. Enter the required information and save.
>
> Q. I couldn't upload my slides for my talk to the site and need more time
> to do so. Does this affect the status of my talk ?
> A. The last dates for slides upload is more of a guideline than a strict
> deadline. It is advisable to keep it. Your talk status doesn't change even
> if you are unable to upload the slides before the deadline due to some
> reason. We however request you to try and upload the slides before the
> conference.
>
> Q. Do I need to inform the audience of any prior setup or can it be done
> during the talk or tutorial ?
> A. For tutorials, we suggest that you edit your talk description and add
> the steps required for the tutorial attendees to prepare their computers
> before they come to the session. This would ensure that you don't waste
> precious time in setting up requirements during the session.
>
> Q. Do you have Laptop charging sockets in the room for all? My laptop
> doesn't give more than an hour of backup.
> A. We will have limited laptop charging points in the rooms. But we will
> try to provide few tables with lots of charging points somewhere at the
> venue.
>
> Q. Is there an arrangement made for the Tutorial/Workshops and Conference
> videos Record/Live Streaming?
> A. We are video recording all the tutorials and talks. We will not be live
> streaming them.  However, we will upload the videos within a week's time.
>
> Q. Is it possible to watch the videos live?
> A. Live watching will not be possible. However, we will upload the videos
> within a week's time. So, you can see it later at your convenience and as
> many times you wish. :)
>
> Q. Do you provide accommodation for participants from other cities?
> A. No. But we can assist you in finding the accommodation near the Venue.
> Check the answer to the question below for list of hotels
>
> Q. Do you have a list of hotels where I can stay?
> A. The list will be soon share by email and posted here.
>
> Q. What is the Food arrangement during the conference?
> A. We will be providing Lunch and Snacks during the 3 days of the
> conference.  Snacks will include Tea/Coffee as well.
>
> Q. What to expect of the climate in Bangalore? What clothings should I
> bring?
> A. The weather in Bangalore is quite pleasant during the months
> August-September, with temperature in the range of 18-25 degree celsius.
> Though you can manage without any warm clothing, if you are sensitive to
> cold weather pack jacket or a sweater. Also during these months it usually
> rains so you can choose to carry an umbrella as well.
>
> Q. Will you provide any writing pads, pens, etc or do we need to bring
> them?
> A. The swag bag given for participants will include a writing pad, and
> pens. You are also welcome to bring your own if you want to.
>
> Q. Will I need to bring Laptop to attend tutorials?
> A. Most of the tutorials require that you write some demo code or run some
> application in a computer, so we advise you to bring your laptops. Any
> software setup required for a tutorial would be updated on the tutorial
> description a few days before the conference, so please install the
> required dependencies at your home, before you come to the conference. We
> suggest you don't wait to do this at the conference venue to save on time
> and reduce bandwidth rush.
>
> Q. My query has been answered, but I still have some doubts. Whom shall I
> contact?
> A. Check the answer below.
>
> Q. My query/question is not listed here. Whom shall I contact?
> A. We are sorry, if we missed some questions/information. Please send an
> email to contact at in.pycon.org. We will try to answer the query as soon as
> possible.
>
>
> Some question that needs an answer are:
>
> Q. How shall I reach NIMHANS Convention Centre? What are the Transport
> arrangements?
> Q. Does tutorial speakers need to register for tutorials?
> Q. I am a Speaker. Can you let me know the name of Volunteers whom I can
> contact for accomodation and other details?
> Q. Will the Internet and WiFi setup be good enough for the large crowd? Is
> it advisable to get datacards?
>
>
> --
> Sayan Chowdhury
> Software Developer, HackerEarth <http://www.hackerearth.com/>
>
>
>
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