[Inpycon] Free pass for two youngest engineer

Arvi Krishnaswamy arvi at alumni.iastate.edu
Thu Sep 11 20:09:45 CEST 2014


On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 11:03 PM, sankarshan <foss.mailinglists at gmail.com>
wrote:

> However, I'd shy away from doing messaging around "youngest *". They
> are receiving a free pass because the committee respects their work
> and desires that it be shared with an audience.
>

​+1 - I was also a bit queasy about youngest being the criteria that may be
implied, although it is one of the criteria that is relevant in this case.
 I think Vijay will take care of ensuring this is communicated effectively.


>
> > BTW who is Mr Patil (who has submitted the entry in the funnel
> >
> http://in.pycon.org/funnel/2014/120-expeyes-python-powered-open-source-portable-science-lab
> )?
> > Is that their teacher?  If so, what is their contribution to this versus
> > what the teacher has taught them and will be getting them to present?
> Will
> > this be setting a precedent now that Python is getting popular at
> schools?
> > How will be develop guidance on this for the future?
>
> A policy around this should probably be around the quantity/quality of
> work. Do Python Conferences have any specific T&C around individuals
> who are not yet 'adults' (as per the local criteria)? Asking this
> because it is better to sort that out now than later



​Good question! Who would be the right person to check in with about this?​
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