Hi Jiaqi,I think the Greenroom folks are the ones to ask!Regards,NedOn May 6, 2017 20:25, "Jiaqi Liu" <jiaqi.jql@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 questions1) 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,JiaqiOn Fri, May 5, 2017 at 2:48 PM, <njl@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
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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@python.org.
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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@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@python.org
See you on the 19th!
Julia Duimovich and David Wolever
julia@pycon.ca / wolever@pycon.ca
+1 (416) 906 0403
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