Mailman 3 September 2012 - Inpycon

FAQs for talks/talk uploads
by Anand B Pillai Sept. 14, 2012

Sept. 14, 2012

Hi, I have been getting a few queries with respect to talk uploads, so request to add the following items in the site FAQ. Q. Is there a prescribed format for the talk slides ? For example, can I upload the slides in PDF ? A. There is no suggested format for talk slides. You can upload in your favorite format whichever it is. It would be useful however if you stick to commonly used formats such as Word, Openoffice, PDF etc. Q. Is there any "official" presentation template for PyCon India ? A. We don't prescribe any template. You are free to use any kind of presentation template for your slides. Q. Can I present a different set of slides than the one I uploaded to the site ? Should the one I present be exactly the same as the one uploaded ? A. It would be good if the presentation you upload is the same as the one you present. However, if you need to make any small changes, it is okay as long as you make sure that the slides are not substantially different. Also it would be nice if you could sync the slide set to the site before you deliver your talk. If there is a substantial different between the two sets of slides, kindly inform the audience in advance. Q. How do I upload the slides ? A. Postfix "/edit" to the full URL of your talk after logging in to the site with the same userid that you used for submitting the talk. You should get a form with the required fields. If there is any error in uploading let us know at contact(a)in.pycon.org Q. Do I need to inform the audience of any prior setup or can it be done during the talk or tutorial ? A. For tutorials, we suggest that you edit your talk description and add the steps required for the tutorial attendees to prepare their computers before they come to the session. This would ensure that you don't waste precious time in setting up requirements during the session. For talks, if your session requires any specific setup, it would be nice to inform in advance by editing the talk description. However for most talks, this may not be needed. Please take a decision on an individual basis and act accordingly. Palak, please post this on the site ASAP. -- Regards, --Anand

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Video Recording
by Anand Chitipothu Sept. 11, 2012

Sept. 11, 2012

Hello everyone, One of the unresolved issues is video recording. Initially we thought that we'll handle video recording ourselves with support of hasgeek with their video cameras. We can hire some people to man the camera. But the real issue is doing the post processing. We need to synchronize the slides and video, which is going to take a lot of time for all the talks. (approx. 2 months for one person). It looks like it is not feasible for us. Other options are: * Pay and get external guys to do video recording We tried this in previous years, but the results weren't that good. * Record only the slides. We can record ourselves and shoot only the slides most of time and speaker at the beginning of the talk and when answering the questions. We still may have to do some noise cancellation etc, but I think that can be outsourced. Do you have any suggestions? Kiran? Anand

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pycon india coverage in pycoders
by kracekumar Sept. 9, 2012

Sept. 9, 2012

All, I had short conversation with one of the curator of pycoders weekly about pycon india coverage, here is the link https://twitter.com/myusuf3/status/244132740490997761 . Anand can you write email to pycoders or shall I go ahead ? -- Thanks & Regards Kracekumar.R "Talk is cheap, show me the code." -- Linus Torvalds

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Hard limit for number of tickets
by vijay Sept. 7, 2012

Sept. 7, 2012

Hi , We have reached 575(including zeomega's employees) number of registrants . We might have few on the spot registrations as well . Should we stop at 600 as hard limit ? With Thanks Vijay

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Need to update our website
by Abdul Muneer Sept. 6, 2012

Sept. 6, 2012

At this point the homepage of our website is still a large banner that takes most of the screen size. As the talks are finalized we need to update it with details such as the photos and description of the keynote speakers, links to schedule etc. Also, it will be helpful if we can have sorting/filtering options for the table that lists accepted talks based on each column title. I have a hard time separating the tutorials, advanced talks etc. to plan which all I need to attend. Regards, Abdul Muneer

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Missing out on INpycon, cancellation/refund policy?
by vid Sept. 6, 2012

Sept. 6, 2012

It seems I wont be around to attend INpycon this year - pretty peeved that I'll be missing some interesting talks. I would like to know what is the cancellation/refund policy? I'm ok with a refund after deduction of the doattend transaction charges. Alternatively, if someone wants a transfer (its an early bird ticket), that is fine too, provided the organizers have no objection. Thanks, Regards, vid ॥ http://svaksha.com ॥

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Venue map
by Noufal Ibrahim Sept. 4, 2012

Sept. 4, 2012

It might be a good idea to draw a simple outline map of the venue, mark the various halls and then print that on the flyer which we're inserting into the swag kits. People might find it useful. -- Cordially, Noufal http://nibrahim.net.in

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Meeting Minutes
by Anand Chitipothu Sept. 4, 2012

Sept. 4, 2012

Hello everyone, There was a volunteer meeting on Saturday and here are the minutes of the meeting (sorry for the delay in posting these). The meeting was attended by: * Noufal Ibrahim * Sreekanth * Vijay Kumar Bang * Yeswanth * Sabhinesh * Anand Chitipothu We scouted the venue and decided where to put banners. * 2 banners at the main gate * one big banner at the keynote hall * 2 banners for directions * 2 banners in front of each of the blocks * one banner in each room and keynote hall covering the speaker deck * 2 standees in the keynote hall We've discussed about where to put sponsor tables/stalls. Sree suggested to put all the sponsors in the same place and we all agreed. Also we've decided to give enclosed booths to gold and platinum sponsors. We've also discussed about Video recording. I'll send a separate mail about this. Vijay has taking care of sponsor booths etc. In fact Vijay and I met today at the venue along with the vendor who sets up these stalls and took measurements and finalized the layout. Yeswanth is taking care of printing the banners. Anand

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swag kit
by Anand Chitipothu Sept. 1, 2012

Sept. 1, 2012

Hi, We need to decide what we are going to put in the swag kit. I'm sure we need a notebook and a pen. Is there anything else that we need? We've promised to our platinum sponsor that we'll put their logo on the swag kit. So we need a bag or a file where we can put the logo of the sponsor. Any ideas on what could be a good swag bag? Anand

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Volunteer Meeting
by Anand Chitipothu Aug. 31, 2012

Aug. 31, 2012

Hi, We have just one month left for the conference and it is time to start on ground activities. Lets meet this Saturday 3PM at Dharmaram College. Venue: Dharmaram College, Chirst College Campus, Near Dairy Circle Date: Saturday, September 1 - 3PM You can reach me on 776 040 4495 for directions etc. Please reply to the email if you are joining. Anand

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