[Inpycon] Development Sprints

[Noufal Ibrahim KV]

On Wed, Oct 15 2014, Haris Ibrahim K. V. wrote:


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> I would say this is a wrong attitude to have. Experienced speakers
> don't sprout on trees. It takes a long time for someone to get good at
> it.

Of course. I'm just saying that an annual conference shouldn't be the
place for them to start or, even worse, practice their speaking
skills. User group meetings, smaller conferences etc. are all fine.

Besides, we've been running in the current way for quite a few years and
still have complaints about talk quality. I think a different approach
is justified, even if only as an experiment.

> Also, having expert knowledge about a certain topic does not mean the
> person would have presentation skills as well.

That's fine. It's way better than someone with excellent presentation
skills talking about something they don't know in depth.

Also, a talk by an experienced speaker will open the way to an
interesting Q/A or even a good open space. 

> Almost all the Pycons around the world welcome first time speakers,
> including Pycon US.

Fair enough. I'm saying we should try it for a year or two in a
different way and see if it's better. My gut feel is that this kind of
approach will make it a smaller but higher quality conference.

> There should be an avenue for first timers to present and grow. At
> some point in time, the old will have to make way for the new. :)

User group meetings, smaller one day conferences, attending workshops,
teaching workshops. All of these are there. I don't understand the
reasoning behind allowing first timers to speak at the premium
conference which is held just once a year.

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Cordially,
Noufal
http://nibrahim.net.in