[Inpycon] Keynote Speaker Suggestions

[Vijay Kumar]

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.

Hi Everyone,
Thanks for the suggestions! All the suggestions and votes
received so far has been captured here
https://github.com/pythonindia/inpycon2019-tasks/wiki/Keynote-Speakers

 From the voting pattern so far, there seems to be more
suggestions than votes. It will be hard to come to a
consensus with the community votes alone.

We will form a small panel of senior members of the community,
to select from the suggestions, taking into consideration the
community votes and the points indicated by Anand Pillai.

BTW, please suggest Indian keynote speakers as well. We will stop
accepting suggestions by 21st Feb, and will focus on selecting and
inviting the keynote speakers.

Regards,
Vijay