Re: [EuroPython] conference length

2014-04-23 Thread Martijn Faassen
Hey, On 04/17/2014 04:40 PM, Giovanni Bajo wrote: At the end of the day, more talks for more days seems like a better overall solution, and people are welcome to consider it a 3-days conference if they feel so. Consider that the submissions far exceed even the current schedule, so it’s not like

Re: [EuroPython] conference length

2014-04-23 Thread M.-A. Lemburg
On 23.04.2014 16:20, Martijn Faassen wrote: >> I would also account for the fact that almost 900 people joined >> EuroPython in Florence last year, with more than a 2x boost in 3 >> years, and the general feedback has been overwhelming positive. > > It's possible that the longer conference account

Re: [EuroPython] conference length

2014-04-23 Thread Laura Creighton
In a message of Wed, 23 Apr 2014 19:13:56 +0200, "M.-A. Lemburg" writes: >We should probably put the question of which format is preferred >on the conference feedback form and then see whether a change would >be worthwhile to improve the attendee experience. You have to be careful with

Re: [EuroPython] conference length

2014-04-23 Thread Carl Karsten
We all have ideas about what is good. bottom line: it's complicated. There are no unit tests, just personal judgment. Some group of people plan and run an event = good. To this year's team, and really all PyCon's I have been aware of, keep up the good work. I am not aware of any event that shou