[EuroPython] Progress update

[Jacob Hallén]

Folks,

we are moving into a phase when we need to communicate what we have done more 
frequently than at the meetings, so please send mails to the list when things 
are happening.

(No, putting it in the wiki is not a solution. It requires everyone to poll 
all the possible places where information could show up.)

Anyway, here is my progress report:

- I have talked to the Chalmers Restaurang AB people. We will have a pub right 
after the Monday keynote. They ask us to garantee a SEK 2000 turnover for the 
night, which is no problem. They will have some sort of food, either their 
regular bar menu or a buffé. 

They will also tell us if we can use the kitchen at the café on Monday, and I 
will get prices for their options for coffee and lunches.

- I have sent emails to ActiveState, O'Reilly and Computer Press about 
sponsorship and book sales. ActiveState will sponsor us as an advertiser and 
will probably send some promotional materials as well.

No response so far from O'Reilly, but then it has only been a day.

Computer Press which is a Swedish bookstore/small publisher says that they are 
too far away to get any economy in selling books at the conference. They 
offer an alternative where they send sample books and people can get them by 
mail order. I think this is an inverior solution and I will approach 
Akademibokhandeln (which is local) next.

- I am up to date and communicating with everyone who has shown an interest in 
sponsoring.

- I have started communicating with the people who will stream the Zope track. 
I need a procedure for handling their payment.

Jacob