Mailman 3 May 2017 - Pycon-greenroom

Uploading slides to SpeakerDeck
by Qui Nguyen 06 Jun '17

06 Jun '17

Hi, I've noticed that our slides aren't on SpeakerDeck yet. It may be because we didn't release them to SpeakerDeck until the end of the conference. In any case, would you be able to upload them now? We'd love to be able to share the link with others. I've attached the final version. Thanks, Qui

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Volunteer help
by Raymond Machira 19 May '17

19 May '17

Hello, I volunteered to help out for some sessions, but can't remember which. Do you know how I go about finding out? Thank you,

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Clicker for talks?
by Qui Nguyen 19 May '17

19 May '17

Hi, I'm one of the speakers (Building Streaming Processing Applications) and I'm wondering if there will be a clicker available for advancing through slides. I wanted to make sure, since it wasn't explicitly listed in the equipment that will be available at the podium. Thanks! Qui

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Re: [PyCon-greenroom] PyCon Speaker Information
by Mary Nagle 18 May '17

18 May '17

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(a)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(a)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(a)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(a)python.org > > See you on the 19th! > > Julia Duimovich and David Wolever > julia(a)pycon.ca / wolever(a)pycon.ca > +1 (416) 906 0403 > === > -- Mary Nagle

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Re: [PyCon-greenroom] Pycon-greenroom post from jn@jonasneubert.com requires approval
by Ewa Jodlowska 12 May '17

12 May '17

Hi Jonas, Thanks for the heads up. I will have to work out the details. Once I know what we will have for you, I will let you know. Best regards, Ewa Director of Operations Python Software Foundation Cell: 415-319-5237 On Thu, May 11, 2017 at 2:34 AM, <pycon-greenroom-owner(a)python.org> wrote: > As list administrator, your authorization is requested for the > following mailing list posting: > > List: Pycon-greenroom(a)python.org > From: jn(a)jonasneubert.com > Subject: Re: PyCon Speaker Information > Reason: Message body is too big: 608411 bytes with a limit of 40 KB > > At your convenience, visit: > > https://mail.python.org/mailman/admindb/pycon-greenroom > > to approve or deny the request. > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Jonas Neubert <jn(a)jonasneubert.com> > To: pycon-greenroom(a)python.org > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Thu, 11 May 2017 00:34:41 -0700 > Subject: Re: PyCon Speaker Information > Hi PyCon Green Room team, > > Thanks for the detailed email, as a first time speaker I appreciate the > level of detail this goes into! > > As promised/threatened in my talk proposal, my talk (topic: factory > automation) will include a physical demo. Please let me know what I should > be doing to make sure it's on stage during my talk without causing anyone > unnecessary stress. > > A few specific questions are below, but first some details about what this > thing looks like: > > - Sits on metal frame with dimensions 24 inches by 16 inches > - Easy to carry by a single person > - Comes with a single power cord and includes a spare socket for my laptop > to plug in, i.e. I only need a single socket > - I'll bring it to the convention center in a suitcase, and it takes about > 5-10 minutes to unpack and set up > > Looks like this: > > Here are my logistics questions: > > - Can you tell me where exactly this will be placed during the talk? > Table/floor, left side/right side? This would help me bring the right cable > lengths and figure out camera positioning (tripod, etc). > - Will audience members in the first row be able to see the demo system or > will they sit below the podium or too far away to see? Not super critical, > but if they are close enough I can put in some extra effort to make things > more visible for them. > - At what time will I be able to move this to the presentation room? I > could carry it in just before my talk, but moving it in before the session > might be easier. > - Can I bring this to the convention center on Thursday to unpack and > test, and leave there overnight until Friday? If yes, what time should I > show up? > > Also, a few questions about the podium setup: > > - Is there a clip on/headset style microphone or only a fixed one at the > podium? > - Is it ok to move back and forth from podium to the demo table or does > that mess up the video recording? I could minimize the moving around if > necessary, but the will be some. > - I plan to have a live video feed from a webcam on my screen for portions > of the talk (so that everyone can see the demo). No question here, just an > FYI because I know some AV engineers appreciate a heads up before > projecting video. > > Anything else I should know or that you want to discuss about the > logistics for this talk? > > > Sorry for all the questions and extra effort required for this, hopefully > it will be worth it and get people excited about automation! > > Thanks, > Jonas > > > > On Fri, May 5, 2017, at 11:48, njl(a)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(a)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(a)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(a)python.org > > > > See you on the 19th! > > > > Julia Duimovich and David Wolever > > julia(a)pycon.ca / wolever(a)pycon.ca > > +1 (416) 906 0403 <(416)%20906-0403> > > === > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: pycon-greenroom-request(a)python.org > To: > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Thu, 11 May 2017 03:34:51 -0400 > Subject: confirm b984b76dc2470646d4b343b64b033164f6ecc4d0 > If you reply to this message, keeping the Subject: header intact, > Mailman will discard the held message. Do this if the message is > spam. If you reply to this message and include an Approved: header > with the list password in it, the message will be approved for posting > to the list. The Approved: header can also appear in the first line > of the body of the reply. >

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Re: [PyCon-greenroom] PyCon Speaker Information
by Jonas Neubert 11 May '17

11 May '17

Hi PyCon Green Room team, Thanks for the detailed email, as a first time speaker I appreciate the level of detail this goes into! As promised/threatened in my talk proposal, my talk (topic: factory automation) will include a physical demo. Please let me know what I should be doing to make sure it's on stage during my talk without causing anyone unnecessary stress. A few specific questions are below, but first some details about what this thing looks like: - Sits on metal frame with dimensions 24 inches by 16 inches - Easy to carry by a single person - Comes with a single power cord and includes a spare socket for my laptop to plug in, i.e. I only need a single socket- I'll bring it to the convention center in a suitcase, and it takes about 5-10 minutes to unpack and set up Looks like this: Here are my logistics questions: - Can you tell me where exactly this will be placed during the talk? Table/floor, left side/right side? This would help me bring the right cable lengths and figure out camera positioning (tripod, etc).- Will audience members in the first row be able to see the demo system or will they sit below the podium or too far away to see? Not super critical, but if they are close enough I can put in some extra effort to make things more visible for them.- At what time will I be able to move this to the presentation room? I could carry it in just before my talk, but moving it in before the session might be easier.- Can I bring this to the convention center on Thursday to unpack and test, and leave there overnight until Friday? If yes, what time should I show up? Also, a few questions about the podium setup: - Is there a clip on/headset style microphone or only a fixed one at the podium?- Is it ok to move back and forth from podium to the demo table or does that mess up the video recording? I could minimize the moving around if necessary, but the will be some.- I plan to have a live video feed from a webcam on my screen for portions of the talk (so that everyone can see the demo). No question here, just an FYI because I know some AV engineers appreciate a heads up before projecting video. Anything else I should know or that you want to discuss about the logistics for this talk? Sorry for all the questions and extra effort required for this, hopefully it will be worth it and get people excited about automation! Thanks, Jonas On Fri, May 5, 2017, at 11:48, njl(a)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(a)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-slid…> - 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(a)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(a)python.org > > See you on the 19th! > > Julia Duimovich and David Wolever > julia(a)pycon.ca / wolever(a)pycon.ca > +1 (416) 906 0403 > ===

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Re: [PyCon-greenroom] PyCon Speaker Information
by Ned Jackson Lovely 08 May '17

08 May '17

Hi Jiaqi, I think the Greenroom folks are the ones to ask! Regards, Ned On May 6, 2017 20:25, "Jiaqi Liu" <jiaqi.jql(a)gmail.com> wrote: Hi Ned, I was able to update my speaker profile on the website and change my bio - thanks! Also, I have a couple of quick questions 1) I have one of the new macbooks which only have USB-C ports. I will be bringing my own USB-C to HDMI and USB-C to VGA converters just to be safe but even so I've seen people with USB-C ports have trouble with connecting to projection screens (something to do with OSX security standards). I'm hoping nothing goes wrong but in the event that my computer can't connect, will there be a backup loaner laptop for speakers I can use? 2) I'm thinking of using ipython notebook as a presentation method - I'll be sure to zip it in html/pdf form and upload it. 3) Forgive me if you've already mentioned this, but will talks be recorded? Looking forward to pycon! Best, Jiaqi On Fri, May 5, 2017 at 2:48 PM, <njl(a)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(a)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-crea > ting-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(a)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(a)python.org > > See you on the 19th! > > Julia Duimovich and David Wolever > julia(a)pycon.ca / wolever(a)pycon.ca > +1 (416) 906 0403 > === >

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About Phone Number
by Flávio Juvenal 07 May '17

07 May '17

Hi! I just read the PyCon Speaker Information e-mail. Thanks for all the detailed info! About the phone number, you probably won't be able to call me. I'm from Brazil, so my phone will be in roaming mode. To reach me in an emergency, you can try the following: Whatsapp: try +55 81 998442098 or +55 81 98442098 (same of before, without leading 9) Skype: flaviojuvenal Hangout: flaviojuvenal(a)gmail.com or flavio(a)vinta.com.br I've added my phone to the profile anyway. Also, to confirm: the projectors will run on 1024x768, correct? So it's a 4:3 ratio. Cheers, Flávio. -- *Flávio Juvenal*Partner & Developer Hangout: flavio(a)vinta.com.br Skype: flaviojuvenal We design, develop and fix beautiful software. *http://www.vinta.com.br/ <http://www.vinta.com.br/>*

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USB-C adapters
by David Wolever 07 May '17

07 May '17

Hey Doug, Will we have USB-C adapters for all the poor souls with the new MacBooks? See you in a couple weeks!! David

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Re: [PyCon-greenroom] Request for the audio set
by Padmaja Bhagwat 07 May '17

07 May '17

Thanks for the quick response David. I think that should be fine. Just want to let you know that I'll be playing little music here and there during my presentation. On 8 May 2017 00:02, "David Wolever" <wolever(a)pycon.ca> wrote: Thanks for letting us know! Will a regular headphone audio plug be okay? On May 7, 2017, at 6:33 AM, Padmaja Bhagwat <padmajabhagwat4(a)gmail.com> wrote: Dear Ma'am / Sir, I'm Padmaja Bhagwat, presenting on the topic "Algorithmic Music Generation" on 19th May. It would be really helpful if you could arrange for the audio set along with the projector for my presentation. *Thanks and Regards,* *Padmaja V Bhagwat,* *Junior, B. Tech, **Information Technology,* *National Institute of Technology Karnataka, **INDIA* _______________________________________________ Pycon-greenroom mailing list Pycon-greenroom(a)python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pycon-greenroom

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