[Chicago] Fwd: [PyCON-Organizers] PyCon 2008 Attendence Target for Location Proposals

[Ted Pollari]

FYI...

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> From: "A.M. Kuchling" <amk at amk.ca>
> Date: May 23, 2006 8:37:05 AM CDT
> To: Ted Pollari <tcp at uchicago.edu>
> Cc: Pycon-organizers at python.org
> Subject: Re: [PyCON-Organizers] PyCon 2008 Attendence Target for  
> Location Proposals
> Reply-To: amk at amk.ca
>
> On Mon, May 22, 2006 at 05:26:15PM -0500, Ted Pollari wrote:
>> With that in mind, what capacities/projected attendance numbers that
>> we should use in venue scouting?
>
> PyCon 2005 had 430 attendees.  2006 had 410.  For 2007, I'd like to
> aim at 500, and think we can get there by doing better publicity
> and having more tutorials.
>
> For 2008, I think the venue should be able to hold at least 550
> people; capacity for 600 might leave more margin, but we'll see if
> 2007 manages to reach 500 attendees.  Attendance figures are difficult
> to predict: a recession or other external events can depress
> attendance, so we'll have to be flexible and not choose a venue that's
> totally uneconomic if "only" 400 people register.
>
> When I was calling places in the DC area, there were many that topped
> out at 300-400.  Venues large enough to support 600 people can
> probably support far more than 600; for example, the Marriott we used
> this past year can seat 1200 people in the largest room, and I found
> one DC hotel that could seat 5000 or so.
>
> --amk
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Ted Pollari
Research Programmer
Department of Health Studies
The University of Chicago
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