[PyCon-greenroom] PyCon Speaker Information

Thu May 18 14:39:21 EDT 2017

Hey Mary,

1. Take a look at videos from last year to get an idea how bright the stage
lights will be: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4Nn-y9ktd4

2. Yep, you’ll be able to see your slides. You’ll have your laptop on the
podeum, and the screens will be showing whatever your laptop is sending out
(either mirroring or extending the display)

3. Yep, we can make that happen! Just have her come by the green room
(109A) half an hour before your talk and we’ll get her set up :)

David

From: Mary Nagle <mnagle16 at gmail.com> <mnagle16 at gmail.com>
Reply: Mary Nagle <mnagle16 at gmail.com> <mnagle16 at gmail.com>
Date: May 18, 2017 at 9:09:31 AM
To: pycon-greenroom at python.org <pycon-greenroom at python.org>
<pycon-greenroom at python.org>
Subject:  Re: [PyCon-greenroom] PyCon Speaker Information

Hi!

First of all, thank you so, so much for all your hard work putting this
event together. I can't even imagine all that's involved coordinating an
event for this many people or this many speakers!

I have a couple questions, if you have a moment to answer at your
convenience:

   1. How bright will the stage lights be? Asking because the shirt I got
   for my presentation is much brighter than expected and I'm worried I'll be
   fluorescent.
   2. Will I be able to see my slides from the presenter podium? Like, will
   there be a screen in the back or something that's facing me and showing my
   slides as they come up?
   3. This might not be the right place to ask, BUT, my sister is going to
   be in Portland this weekend and really wants to come see my talk. I was
   wondering if there are any guest passes available either for speakers or
   just for purchase so that she could come for my talk (1:10 on Sun.) and
   leave immediately after. TOTALLY understand if this is not doable. If
   there's another email address I should write to to get this answer, would
   you be able to provide that?

Thank you so much!!

Best,
Mary

On Fri, May 5, 2017 at 2:48 PM, <njl at njl.us> wrote:

> Hello PyCon Speaker!
>
> PyCon is almost upon us! In order to make sure your time at PyCon as
> a speaker is as smooth and enjoyable as possible, we have some
> organizational
> messages for you from the Captioning Coordinator and the Session Staff
> Chairs.
>
> PLEASE READ THIS OVER CAREFULLY AND GET BACK TO US WITH ANY QUESTIONS!
>
> WE LOVE QUESTIONS!
>
> Good luck with the final polishes to your talks and slides, and we look
> forward to
> seeing all of you in Portland in a few short weeks!
>
> Regards,
>
> Ned Jackson Lovely
> Program Committee Chair
>
> ===
>
> We are doing live captioning for the deaf and hard of hearing at PyCon
> again
> this year. For the caption writers to do their best work, it helps if they
> can
> review your presentation ahead of time so they can populate their
> dictionary
> with any obscure or technical terms you may use.
>
> Please upload your slides - even if they are incomplete! - at least 48
> hours
> before your talk:
>
> Upload your (incomplete) slides for the captioner:
>
>     https://us.pycon.org/2017/slides
>
> Username/password:
>
>     greenroom / portland2017
>
> Additionally, if you select "Release to SpeakerDeck" a volunteer will
> upload
> your slides directly into the PyCon SpeakerDeck account.
>
> Please convert your slides to PDF before uploading to ensure that the
> cautioners can open them.
>
> If your presentation is multi-file-e.g. an html-based presentation, please
> zip
> the presentation files and upload the zip file.
>
> Feel free to upload multiple revisions. The most recent version will be
> sent to
> the captioner.
>
> Again, the please upload your slides here:
>
>     https://us.pycon.org/2017/slides
>
> With the username / password:
>
>     greenroom / portland2017
>
> If you have questions, or problems, or need an alternate method to deliver
> the files, please contact the PyCon Audio Visual team at
> pycon-av at python.org.
>
>
> ===
>
> Critical Information:
> - Please be in the green room (room A109) at least 20 minutes before your
>   talk for orientation (if you've spoken before, arriving 10 minutes
> before your
>   talk is fine).
> - Please do not go directly to your talk's room! Going directly to your
> talk room
>   without checking in at the Green Room will make the session staff sad.
> - The Green Room is yours for the duration of the conference. Please feel
>   free to visit, use it as a quiet space to work on your talk, and make
> yourself
>   comfortable here. We're here for you! Light snacks and refreshments will
> be
>   available in the Green Room.
>
> Technical requirements:
> - The projectors will operate at a resolution of 1024x768.
> - Use high contrast colors and a very large font (minimum 24pt),
> especially for
>   code samples, which can be hard to read. There are
> programming-talk-specific
>   tips here: http://weareallaweso.me/for_speakers/practical-tips-for-
> creating-great-slides.html
> - Each podium will have a single power outlet, AV adapters for VGA, HDMI,
> DVI,
>   mini-dvi, and mini-hdmi.
> - Your runner will help you test your equipment in the Green Room (room
> A109) in
>   advance of your talk.
> - If you need special equipment, audio connections, or other accommodations
>   beyond this (for example, audio out, a demo table, etc), please let us
>   know: pycon-greenroom at python.org
>
> Finally, it would be helpful (but not required) if you could add your phone
> number to your speaker profile: https://us.pycon.org/2017/profile/edit/
> -- this is
> only accessible to a handful of PyCon staff members, and will only be used
> if we
> can't find you before your talk or some other emergency.
>
> If you have any questions or concerns (... or compliments?) please don't
> hesitate
> to contact us: pycon-greenroom at python.org
>
> See you on the 19th!
>
> Julia Duimovich and David Wolever
> julia at pycon.ca / wolever at pycon.ca
> +1 (416) 906 0403 <%2B1%20%28416%29%20906%200403>
> ===
>

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