[EuroPython] determining a time

[Martijn Faassen]

Denis wrote:
[snip confusion]

I think Stephan might've been slightly out of the loop and got defensive
by Tom's reactions (who might've been somewhat out of the loop as well).
So let's move past this cycle of defensiveness now and just go on to
discuss things. :)

Anyway, here's some status report we can have a useful discussion about,
great!

>  - I set up a improvised Belgian Python-Zope meeting on 12/22 as a 
>   starting point (I need some local help too). This won't be a real
>   conference, but a familly-like meeting because I can't invest much
>   more time for the moment.
>   (you're welcome : see http://www.os3b.org/projects/zobcon there is an
>   english version)

Kit Blake and I will be there. It'll become more important to Kit & I now that 
we weren't able to make it to Paris and there won't be anything happening
in Amsterdam. Should be fun and productive. We should make sure we 
already have some press releases and such out by then though.

> - P3B is a local Python group. It's a brand new non-commercial belgian
>   association, officially and legaly aiming at Python glory. It could
>   be the legal entity organizing this meeting ; I think we'll be asked
>   for such an entity.

That's excellent!

>   For the financial matters, this association has a bank account and it
>   could be quite explicit with the money transactions on this account,
>   since it has nothing to hide.

That's especially good news. I think eventually we should set up a 
European Python assocation but I don't expect that'll be a hurried
process, and I hope others will organize it.. We'll see more happening
at the conference in that respect, I hope.
 
>   Its site (http://www.p3b.org) may be shared with EuroPython while we
>   have nothing better. We're working on a new version ; you may have a
>   sneak preview at http://www.carolo.net:9180/, but it's in pre-alfa
>   stage.

I've contacted Thomas Reulbach on possibly using the www.europython.org
domain, so we will have to wait a bit for his response. Let's avoid 
communication problems and grated nerves this time while we patiently
wait! (gee, what did I do wrong to spark this exchange :)

> - I've seen some of our city politicals last week. They show really good
>   will in helping us (of course, they hope being "enlighted" by the
>   event). Now, we'll need to present a real solid project and ask for
>   precise help. One of the first questions is "When ?" we need the
>   building.

Yup, which is one of the questions I put on the agenda again on this 
list. It's what this thread is about!

We still need Marc Poinot to pop in with his opinion. What do others
think? We have the directly-following LSM option (LSM is 9-11 july), or
we can have alternatively the 'late-in-july' option.

Late in july would avoid stepping on LSM's toes too much, but we'd still
be likely to draw some Pythoneers away from it. Of course it isn't a Python
exclusive event so perhaps this is okay? Late in july may be too much
in the middle of summer holidays perhaps for people to show up, though
if we announce it early we should be able to avoid this problem mostly.

Regards,

Martijn