Comments on: Interested in a Boston Python Conference?

By: Christopher Chapman

Christopher Chapman — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 22:39:24 +0000

>So, would you be interested/willing to come.

yes, please

>Where would you be traveling from?

Framingham, MA

>Do you like Beer (we have lots)?

no, thanks

By: Christopher Chapman

Christopher Chapman — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 17:39:24 +0000

>So, would you be interested/willing to come.

yes, please

>Where would you be traveling from?

Framingham, MA

>Do you like Beer (we have lots)?

no, thanks

By: jnoller

jnoller — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 06:11:33 +0000

Yes, there are a few of us - Doug, James tauber, etc that live in MA.
Yes, there's probably enough in the state to put something together.
The point is, is to do something big enough to draw people outside the
state in.

Just based on trying to recruit python people in the area, there
aren't as many as I'd like.

I'd like to point out I live here again :)

If you want I can call it PyNortheast :)

By: jnoller

jnoller — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 06:09:35 +0000

Oh, I want you to come, complaining is optional – but entirely
amusing :)

By: jnoller

jnoller — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 03:59:16 +0000

By: jnoller

jnoller — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 03:56:45 +0000

Oh, I want you to come, complaining is optional – but entirely
amusing :)

By: tpherndon

tpherndon — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 21:12:13 +0000

I'm interested, and would happily drive up from NYC area. And yes, I do like beer, thanks for asking!

One thing of note: *avoid* the end of October. Shoot for the beginning. Otherwise, all your students will be up in Salem, MA getting drunk and ogling the witches (wax models or not). At least, my impression the one time I went was that most of MA's students were there.

On the other hand, that should make things easier for the southern side of Boston...

By: D'gou

D'gou — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 16:22:39 +0000

I'd come in from Western PA, though it'd have to be at least two days to make the driving overhead tolerable. ;) Can't do much locally, but could contribute to a bursary or other sponsorship of a modest amount. Would really prefer to not have to get into downtown Boston.

As to venues, one of the issues is late night access to space(s) for sprints, etc. Not sure if Universities or Companies would be better for that. Hotels might be ideal, esp. if there is an off-season discount and/or break for having attendees also there. But that might be too large scale until the event becomes a mega-attraction. :)

By: jnoller

jnoller — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 13:18:57 +0000

Oh yeah, Doug and I talked a bit last night – my idea is not original, come to find out – doug's thought about it a bit. We're going to keep chewing on it as a side-thread due to PyCon 2010 and other stuff eclipsing everything else right now.

By: jnoller

jnoller — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 13:10:24 +0000

Hey, hot isn't wretched. It's better than snow. And I know Ned, there's a handful of people in the immediate area I'd hit up for talks. There's about a dozen companies I'd hit up for sponsorship, even if that means I have to walk around dressed in a suit covered in sponsorships like Nascar :)