<div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">​All,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">One of the challenges we've had with the previous Pycons has been getting submissions organized for the lightning talks, and spreading the word about it.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">I'd like to propose that we run lightning talks at Pycon through the Funnel with a lightweight approach that still keeps things informal.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">* Anybody attending can submit a talk via the funnel (just titles will suffice - no detailed descriptions needed)</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">* All talks are 5 min long</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">* Talks can be submitted anytime, including during the conference.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">* At the start of the lightning talks, the organizer will review the list and call out the names.</div></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">* In case a topic is interesting enough, people can get a conversation going about it in the funnel - and consider taking it to an open space.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">How does this sound?</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">​Arvi​</div><br></div></div>