[Chicago] selecting talks Re: [PyCON-Organizers] Talk slot durations (was: FWD: Re: Pycon disappointment)

[Feihong Hsu]

Yes, I agree. But until we get some regional PyCons going I think we
should still be willing to take a chance on unproven speakers. 

I heard some rumors of an Ohio PyCon, but I haven't seen any
announcements...


--- Martin Maney <maney at two14.net> wrote:

> On Sun, Mar 23, 2008 at 03:56:49PM -0700, Feihong Hsu wrote:
> > scale. So I argue that the only way to learn how to do a
> conference
> > talk is to actually do it.  A certain number of talks should be
> 
> Which suggests that we need "minor league" conferences where people
> can
> get more practice.  Smaller, more regional, more diverse...  More
> like
> PyCon back when it started, maybe, in some ways.  Quantity has a
> virtue
> all its own, but so does it have the vices of its virtues.
> 
> Besides, Big PyCon comes at a time of year when I'm just not free. 
> :-U
> 
> -- 
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