[Inpycon] Keynote Speaker Suggestions

[Gurram Poorna Prudhvi]

+1 Raymond
+1 David

On Wed, 13 Feb 2019 at 08:36, Anand B Pillai <anandpillai at letterboxes.org>
wrote:

> On Monday 11 February 2019 11:06 AM, Vijay Kumar wrote:
> > Hi Everyone,
> > While we wait for the confirmation of the dates, we can start the
> > keynote speaker selection process. For people new to the conference, the
> > keynotes at PyCon India, are inspiring talks from speakers, that leave a
> > lasting impact on the conference attendees. The keynote speakers also
> > help to tip the scales, for people having second thoughts about
> > attending the conference. This increases participation in the conference
> > and enriches the overall experience of the conference.
> >
> > As indicated in the proposal we will be having 4 keynote speakers.
> > Please send in your keynote speaker suggestion, to the mailing list.
> > Please send in one keynote speaker suggestion per mail, containing a
> > brief description about the speaker. If you like a suggestion, use +1
> > style voting to indicate preference for a particular keynote speaker.
> > Once the dates are confirmed, we will ping the keynote speakers in the
> > order of preference.
>
> Since there are a lot of participation in this thread (which is good)
> ,
> here are a few characteristics one would look in a keynote speaker,
> whether foreign or domestic - in approximately decreasing priority.
>
>
> 1. Engages with the audience, at all experience levels.
> 2. Recounts his personal experiences with Python language/community.
> 3. Does not get too technical with the talk. Technical keynotes are at
> best boring and at worst, disasters.
> 4. (Ideally) is/has been in a position in his professional life that the
> audience can look up to.
> 5. Made his own personal impact on the community/language in some way.
>
> I am somewhat against people who have done (5) so much they are their
> own personal brands. But that is a personal opinion.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Vijay
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