[Inpycon] Fwd: PyCon 2011 (Raji's mail to ChennaiPy)

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> From: Raji <sraji.me at gmail.com>
>                 Following venues are considered
>
>                     a. Anna University
>                     b. MIT
>                     c. IIT
>                     d. Rajalakshmi Enginnering College
>                     e. Crescent Engineering College
>                     f. Jaya Engineering College
>                     g. SRM City / Main Campus
>
>         Most of them didnt opt for Government Institutions
>
>         Among the seven we shortlisted to approach
>
>                     a. Rajalakshmi Engineering College
>                     b. Jaya Engineering College
>                     c. SRM City / Main campus

I'm familiar with Anna University and IIT -- fairly densely populated
and within city limits but not so much with the shortlisted ones
above. Could someone familiar with Chennai comment on how safe it
would be for women to travel to-and-fro from these venues. Frankly, my
travel experiences in Chennai have been anything but pleasant and
arguments with errant auto-drivers makes me apprehensive, much more
about safety than anything else.

I'm aware that transportation could be shared but that would mean one
or the other folks waiting if one wants to attend the last session for
the day and if one decides to make different plans it ends up
inconveniencing the other person(s) even more. Those are some
important points to be considered when deciding the venue.


Regards,
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