[Inpycon] Bringing tickets to the venue

[Anand Balachandran Pillai]

On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 9:59 PM, Mehul Ved <mehul.n.ved at gmail.com> wrote:

> So, what's the final decision on this? Do we need to print tickets or
> showing it on my phone will suffice?
>

We prefer printed tickets, but showing it on a large clear
screen should suffice as well.


>
> On Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 4:01 PM, Dhananjay Nene
> <dhananjay.nene at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 10:48 AM, Noufal Ibrahim <noufal at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> Harshad Oak <harshad at rightrix.com> writes:
> >>
> >> > With printouts not only does a lot of paper get wasted, but carrying
> >> > printouts is inconvenient for most delegates.
> >> >
> >> > IMHO it's much simpler to just ask people to carry some id, present it
> >> > at
> >> > the welcome desk (driving license / PAN / company card...  ) and cross
> >> > check
> >> > with the list. There's no good reason for someone to take the trouble
> of
> >> > faking an id at an event like Pycon.
> >>
> >> [...]
> >>
> >> Fair enough. It's just that you're assuming the best of people which is
> >> not true.
> >>
> >> For example, they often ask for different sized T-shirts. With a ticket,
> >> it's simple and clear. Also, it results in shorted queues when people
> >> don't have to cross check lists.
> >>
> > If t-shirt sizes are the only discriminator (I don't remember anything
> else)
> > - we'll just create multiple queues - each queue end having a listing of
> > people who have requested those t-shirt sizes. The volunteer at the head
> of
> > the queue - has a listing of people who have asked for that t-shirt size.
> > Perhaps may end up requiring an extra volunteer or two but that should
> allow
> > them to go ahead even in case of a valid ID in case they haven't got
> their
> > tickets.
> >
> > In addition if they join the wrong queue because they changed their mind
> on
> > the t-shirt size they want or because they forgot the tickets home and
> can't
> > quite recollect it - unless there is an extra volunteer readily available
> -
> > they have the ultra exclusive privilege to join the next queue again at
> the
> > rear :) (this is draconian too - but only in an exception case)
> >
> > Dhananjay
> >
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> With Regards,
> Mehul Ved
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