[EuroPython] EP 2004 decision rather quickly?

[Magnus Lyckå]

At 06:48 2003-07-04 -0700, Anna Ravenscroft wrote:
>Even they take a month off after each convention before gearing up
>again for the next year. It's called "perspective". Recuperate from
>last year and avoid burnout...

Right. When people talk about productivity and creativity, the concept
of flow comes up now and then. I think it was Kent Beck who wrote in
a book about Extreme Programming that one of the advantages with pair
programming is that it prevents flow! It might be surprising to cite
that as an advantage, but anyone who tries to do test-first programming
know that it's difficult (or impossible?) to combine with flow.

There is certainly a contradiction between flow and adrenaline rushes
on one hand, and on perspective and reflexion on the other.

Besides the recuperation, it's probably a good idea to let the
experiences from one conference settle properly, and use that
experience in planning the next. If we decide on a routine where
we start planning EPC n one month after EPC n-1, people will have
11 months to prepare if it's always at the same time of the year.
That should certainly be enough if people get going as soon as the
decision has been made.

>And I'm headed today to one of their offshoots, called Convergence and
>then to OSCON. So PLEASE don't make any major decisions in the next
>week?

Agreed. At least Laura will go to OSCON as well, and I think
we should let her think about that, as well as about answering
my questions about software patents etc. :)

At 15:50 2003-07-04 +0200, Godefroid Chapelle wrote:
>I'd propose August 15th as a not breakable deadline.

Is this OK with the Charleroi team? Or is it too
late if you want to make various reservations?



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