Mailman 3 May 2011 - Inpycon

Broadband considerations (was: PyCon Broadband Suggestion)
by Noufal Ibrahim May 31, 2011

May 31, 2011

Kunal sent an email to the organisers of the recent KDEConf in Bangalore for which they leased a broadband connection from Tata Indicom. It looks a little pricey but apparently, this kind of thing is possible. Anyone palsy with any of the broadband providers in Pune who can take this up to see if it leads anywhere? Pradeepto Bhattacharya <pradeeptob@...> writes: [...] >>> We took 3 connections from Tata Indicom and not Airtel. It was a 4 >>> month contract, we couldn't do anything about it. Each connection was >>> around 1.5 Mbps. They setup an antenna for each connection. Each cost >>> us ~12000 INR. I don't remember the data transfer limit if any. >>> >>> If you go with them, please get the connection at least 3-5 days in >>> advance. Those chaps mess up and delay connection. We had to go >>> through all that crap. But all this happened to us in Bangalore, not >>> sure how things will work out in Pune. >>> >>> Good luck with PyCon. Btw, love the previous edition's t-shirt. >>> Karunakar recently gave me a PyCon t-shirt. [...] -- ~noufal http://nibrahim.net.in My correspondence has certainly the charm of variety, and the humbler are usually the more interesting. -- Sherlock Holmes

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CFP and talk selection
by Noufal Ibrahim May 30, 2011

May 30, 2011

I just got back from RubyConf India 2011 today. There are lots of things about the way that they did which I like, don't mind and dislike but one thing really struck me regarding talk selection. They had just 2 tracks and 5 or 6 talks per track per day during the event. That's a total of 20 tracks. Most of the talks were web (Rails) or tools (parts of the agile process) as far as I can tell. We should I think go this route. Reduce the number of tracks and talks and keep only the cream of the cream. I'll try to get some of the core devs to review the submissions we have and make selections. The thrust of what I'm saying is that it might be a good idea to value quality over quantity. Another important point is the wifi. We should outsource it someone and actually pay them to get it right. It can really drench a parade when the wifi is br0ken. Thoughts? -- Women are more easily and more deeply terrified ... generating more sheer horror than the male of the species. -- Spock, "Wolf in the Fold", stardate 3615.4

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Tied up
by Noufal Ibrahim May 25, 2011

May 25, 2011

Hello everyone, Due to some personal matters, I won't be able to spend energy and time like I was able to last year on the conference this year. Specifically, I won't be able to "lead" the sponsorship effort. If someone on this list can volunteer to handle the accounts, I can send him my notes and open threads so that they can follow up. Thanks -- Captain's Log, star date 21:34.5...

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[CFP] Pycon India 2011, Pune
by Ramakrishna Reddy May 11, 2011

May 11, 2011

=================================================== Pycon India 2011 :: 16 - 18 September, Pune, India. =================================================== The third edition of PyCon India is being held in Pune,India from 16th September 2011 to 18th September 2011. The organisers of PyCon India 2011 are looking for talk and tutorial proposals to fill the formal presentation and tutorial tracks. We accept proposals on a very broad range of topics related to Python programming. Important Dates ---------------- Call for proposals opens: May 10, 2011 Proposal submission deadline: June 30, 2011 Proposal acceptance: July 18, 2011 First presentation upload: Aug 15, 2011 Final presentation upload (with changes if any): Aug 31, 2011 Permission to record/release presentations ------------------------------------------ In PyCon India, we intend to record all presentations live and release the recordings for free on the Internet so as to benefit the wider Python community. When you are submitting a proposal, you automatically give the Indian Python Software Society, the organizers of PyCon India, the permissions to record/edit and release the audio/video of your presentation.No exceptions will be made in this regard. If you do not want a recording of your presentation to be made, don't submit a proposal. The released media will be licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, version 3.0. Topics for PyCon India ---------------------- We encourage high quality proposals in all the areas involving Python : the language, its implementation, uses, and the community behind it. Each proposal will be judged according to its correctness, clarity, and elegance. We invite everyone interested in Python to participate. Core Python (including Python 3.x) Python standard library Other Python libraries and extensions Other Python implementations (such as PyPy, IronPython etc) Concurrency Databases Data Analysis/ Engineering in Python Scientific Programming Network programming Game programming Education and Training Embedding/extending GUI programming Packaging Python Code System administration Business applications Documentation Software development tools Testing Web programming Mobile computing Open source Python projects Talk Format ----------- The typical length of a talk should be no more than 45 minutes. The presentation style should be concise, to the point with sufficient examples to clarify the discussion to the audience, if needed. After every talk there will be time reserved for questions from the audience (10 minutes). We will be providing a buffer of 5-10 minutes between talks so that the presenters get sufficient time to set-up their talk and attendees can move between the halls. Tutorial Format --------------- The typical length of the tutorial should be no more than 3 hours. All the classes run in PyCon India are volunteered. If you like to propose a tutorial, The submission of the tutorials also follow the same time lines as the talks. Proposal submission ------------------- Talk and tutorial proposals should be submitted to http://in.pycon.org/2011/talks/submit -- Ramakrishna Reddy GPG Key ID:31FF0090 Fingerprint = 18D7 3FC1 784B B57F C08F 32B9 4496 B2A1 31FF 0090

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[Final Draft] CFP : Changes and suggestions needed.
by Ramakrishna Reddy May 10, 2011

May 10, 2011

Hi Here is the final draft of the call for proposals for the PyCon India 2011. http://in.pycon.org/2011/cfp. Any changes and suggestions are welcome. The plan is get it out by the 9th of May or earlier. The accompanying Email to be circulated to the mailing list is as follows :: The Indian Python Software Society is proud to the present the annual python conference 2011. Pycon India 2011 will be held from September 16 through the 18th in Pune. The organizers of PyCon India 2011 are looking for talk and tutorial proposals to fill the formal presentation and tutorial tracks. We accept proposals on a very broad range of topics related to Python programming. Please follow the instructions below carefully before preparing a proposal and submitting it. Contents Important dates Permission to record/release presentations Topics for PyCon India Talk Format Proposal submission Important Dates Call for proposals opens: May 9, 2011 Proposal submission deadline: June 15, 2011 Proposal acceptance: August 1, 2011 First presentation upload: Aug 12, 2011 Final presentation upload (with changes if any): Aug 31, 2011 Permission to record/release presentations In PyCon India, we intend to record all presentations live and release the recordings for free on the Internet so as to benefit the wider Python community. When you are submitting a proposal, you automatically give the Indian Python Software Society, the organizers of PyCon India, the permissions to record/edit and release the audio/video of your presentation. No exceptions will be made in this regard. If you do not want a recording of your presentation to be made, don't submit a proposal. The released media will be licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, version 3.0. Topics for PyCon India Topics for presentations for PyCon India include but is not limited to, Core Python (including Python 3.x) Python standard library Other Python libraries and extensions Other Python implementations (such as PyPy, IronPython etc) Concurrency Databases Data Analysis/ Engineering in Python Scientific Programming Network programming Game programming Education and Training Embedding/extending GUI programming Packaging Python Code System administration Business applications Documentation Software development tools Testing Web programming Mobile computing Open source Python projects Talk Format The typical length of a talk should be no more than 45 minutes. The presentation style should be concise, to the point with sufficient examples to clarify the discussion to the audience, if needed. After every talk there will be time reserved for questions from the audience (10 minutes). We will be providing a buffer of 5-10 minutes between talks so that the presenters get sufficient time to set-up their talk and attendees can move between the halls. Tutorial Format The typical length of the tutorial should be no more than 3 hours. All the classes run in PyCon India are volunteered. If you like to propose a tutorial, The submission of the tutorials also follow the same time lines as the talks. Proposal submission Talk and tutorial proposals should be submitted to http://in.pycon.org/2011/talks/submit. regards -- Ramakrishna Reddy GPG Key ID:31FF0090 Fingerprint = 18D7 3FC1 784B B57F C08F 32B9 4496 B2A1 31FF 0090

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Zed won't be able to make it.
by Noufal Ibrahim May 6, 2011

May 6, 2011

I just got an email from Zed today. He won't be able to make it for the conference due to his day job. I'll keep the list posted on developments. --

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CfP Checklist
by Baishampayan Ghose May 1, 2011

May 1, 2011

Hello, What do we need to do to get the CfP out by today / tomorrow? If we have a list of items, we can finish them off one by one and get done with it. Are the HasGeek / paid tutorial issues blockers? Regards, BG -- Baishampayan Ghose b.ghose at gmail.com

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