[Inpycon] venue for 2013

[Abdul Rauf]

+1 for Nimhans

On 12/5/12, Anush Shetty <anushshetty at gmail.com> wrote:
> +1 for Nimhans.
>
> -
> Anush
>
> On Wed, Dec 5, 2012 at 9:54 AM, Anand Chitipothu <anandology at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> We should book dates and venue for PyCon India 2013 early this time.
>>
>> The possible options are:
>>
>> * Nimhans
>> * JN Tata
>> * some 5 start hotel
>>
>> We discusses briefly about it the last meeting and but haven't reached
>> a conclusion.
>>
>> I spoke to Kiran about the quality of 5-hotels and here is what I got from
>> him.
>>
>> * They don't have seats with raised elevation like in auditoriums,
>> making it hard for people it the back to see what is happening.
>>
>> * They don't push back seats, don't have arm rest.
>>
>> * They put a white cover over the seat, which starts sliding down when
>> sit on it for long.
>>
>> On the whole these places are not designed for people to sit for long
>> hours.
>>
>> Kiran, is there anything that you would like to add it this?
>>
>> That leaves us with the option of Nimhans and JN Tata. I would for
>> Nimhans because it is more accessible, it has a 25MBPS BSNL line and
>> hasgeek is doing another event there early september 2013.
>>
>> Since hasgeek is doing an event there, we'll get to know about the
>> issues early and we can prepare for well.
>>
>> I also heard from some hasgeek folks that Nimhans is planning to raise
>> their rates from 2013. We'll save some money if we book it right now.
>>
>> I suggest we book Nimhans once the dates are finalized. I'll start
>> another thread to discuss the dates.
>>
>> Comments?
>>
>> Anand
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