[Inpycon] Keynote Speaker Suggestions

[Anand B Pillai]

On Monday 11 February 2019 11:06 AM, Vijay Kumar wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
> While we wait for the confirmation of the dates, we can start the
> keynote speaker selection process. For people new to the conference, the
> keynotes at PyCon India, are inspiring talks from speakers, that leave a
> lasting impact on the conference attendees. The keynote speakers also
> help to tip the scales, for people having second thoughts about
> attending the conference. This increases participation in the conference
> and enriches the overall experience of the conference.
> 
> As indicated in the proposal we will be having 4 keynote speakers.
> Please send in your keynote speaker suggestion, to the mailing list.
> Please send in one keynote speaker suggestion per mail, containing a
> brief description about the speaker. If you like a suggestion, use +1
> style voting to indicate preference for a particular keynote speaker.
> Once the dates are confirmed, we will ping the keynote speakers in the
> order of preference.

Since there are a lot of participation in this thread (which is good)
,
here are a few characteristics one would look in a keynote speaker,
whether foreign or domestic - in approximately decreasing priority.


1. Engages with the audience, at all experience levels.
2. Recounts his personal experiences with Python language/community.
3. Does not get too technical with the talk. Technical keynotes are at
best boring and at worst, disasters.
4. (Ideally) is/has been in a position in his professional life that the
audience can look up to.
5. Made his own personal impact on the community/language in some way.

I am somewhat against people who have done (5) so much they are their
own personal brands. But that is a personal opinion.
> 
> Regards,
> Vijay
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