Pycon disappointment

[atom.anderson at gmail.com]

On Mar 17, 1:20 am, Paul Rubin <http://phr...@NOSPAM.invalid> wrote:
> Stephan Deibel <sdei... at gmail.com> writes:
> > I have to admit, I'll keep coming to PyCon even if all the talks suck
> > abysmally as long as there's good hallway time, open space, BoFs, and
> > sprints. ;-)
>
> OK, so why not get rid of all the talks and other stuff, and just have
> a basically structureless conference, beyond scheduling some open
> meetings on various topics?  That would be a lot less expensive and a
> lot more interesting.

For me as first time pycon attendee, i think this would be an absolute
disaster.  The talks gave me an opportunity to sit next to new people
and meet people I wouldnt have otherwise if they had simply "put us
out to pasture" to chat it up.

I think for devs that are just meeting each other, having some sort of
subject matter to talk about is a big deal, and the talks forced
that.  I agree though that once things get going, the hallway time and
BOF time would be fantastic.

-adam