IRC log of #europython for Tuesday, 2009-06-23

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dreimarkopenstreet gives a 50000:53
dreimarkso currrently no info about the Conservatoire00:54
dreimarkcan one add please the address of The Etap Hotel and The Premier Inn to the wiki page http://www.europython.eu/registration/01:06
zethdreimark: who is one?01:47
dreimarkme currently knows the  The Premier Inn01:48
dreimarkzeth: i wanted to look at maps and added already a google map. but some minutes ago I was surprised how much premier inn were around01:48
dreimarkhttp://www.europython.eu/registration/ looks like I can't edit01:50
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mattizeth: You in?02:03
mattizeth: I have to admit, that infinte creativity of some speakers keeps at most impressed.02:04
matti;]02:04
mattizeth: Next years, there has to be strict rules i.e. posting slides on the slide-share at the day of the conferece is NOT they way to go :P02:04
matti:)02:05
mattiI mean, not when somebody else is waiting for your slides ;p02:06
fuzzymanwell02:09
fuzzymanI don't think you'll get speakers to cooperate02:09
fuzzymannot all of them02:09
fuzzymanmany speakers make adjustments right up until the last minute - or even start the slides a few days before the conference02:10
fuzzymanand we rely on the speakers for the conference02:10
fuzzymanPyCon US had *exactly* this debate02:10
fuzzyman(well - pretty much has this debate every year)02:11
dreimarkbtw. what are paces is that a length unit ?02:13
mattifuzzyman: I know.02:14
fuzzymanpaces is about a yard I guess02:14
mattihttp://www00.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=paces02:16
dreimarkthx and good night02:16
mattifuzzyman: It was just merely a wishful thinking ;]02:17
mattidreimark: Night ;]02:17
fuzzyman:-)02:17
fuzzymanfair enough02:17
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matti;]02:19
mattifuzzyman: Its quite a common thing for intelligent people and engineers to be quite fluffy with the stuff they have to do... before the deadline ;]02:20
fuzzymanhehe02:21
mattiIf they could, they would bend a time and space to get few extra minutes more ;p02:21
mattiOh God.02:23
mattiI suck as web design.02:23
mattiMy web page will always be an "index of".02:23
* matti <- fail.02:23
matti;]02:24
mattiHeheh02:27
mattiI think... I need to have a word with one of the speakers ;p02:27
mattiI just had a glance on his sample code ;p02:27
fuzzymanmatti: which speaker?02:27
mattiAnd he should attend "Code Clinic" talk ;]02:28
fuzzymanpurely out of scientific interest...02:28
mattiAndreas Kaempf02:28
mattiI think... perhaps I am too pedantic ;p02:28
mattiHaha02:29
matti# Test code, only runs from command line02:29
mattiif __name__ == '__main__': print 'Sending SMS to ' + params['msisdn'] print send_sms('EuroPython rocks!')02:29
matti:P02:29
mattiAnyway...02:31
mattifuzzyman: This project of mine...02:31
mattifuzzyman: I call it "PIMS"02:32
matti;D02:32
mattifuzzyman: Platform Independent Monitoring System02:32
mattifuzzyman: Something I am crafting at work... at the moment... when I do have some spare time.02:32
fuzzymanaargh02:34
fuzzymanI mean sorry02:34
fuzzymanmy wife is now nearly yelling at me02:34
fuzzymanor as close as she gets to yelling02:34
fuzzymantelling me to come to bed02:34
fuzzymanso I have to go02:34
fuzzyman:-(02:34
fuzzymansorry Matti02:34
fuzzymanyou will have to tell me tomorrow02:34
mattiOK02:34
mattiSleep tight fuzzyman ;]02:35
fuzzymang'night02:35
mattiHeh.02:35
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ghumHave no fear, GHUM is here15:55
zethyay!16:00
zethghum: you are doing very well so far in detective work and finding speakers16:00
zethare there like 3 left who are MIA?16:01
mattighum: :)16:01
mattiHehe16:01
mattiWe have speakers that are MIA?16:01
matti;]16:01
mattiHi zeth16:01
ghumactually I am hunting 2 with twitter...16:01
zethwell out of 83 speakers, we lost 6 or something16:01
mattiAliens.16:01
ghummese is chefghum @ twitter16:01
mattiBlame aliens.16:01
ghumthe list of 6 is down...16:02
zethyep, I think 2 are found at least?16:02
ghum2 are left16:02
mattiWe are still missing alot of talks.16:03
matti:<16:03
ghumwe know chris vertonghen is not coming16:03
ghumRobert Lofthouse is on some hard rock or heavy metal festival and has no published phone number, I twitted him16:03
zethDid we find tismer?16:03
zethHe always comes16:03
ghumtrent nelson has a non-distinctive name. Googling him lead to nothing16:04
mattighum: Google for his mail.16:04
ghumChris was in contact with laura. The last 6 years chris scheduling concerning EP was allways very just in time16:04
ghummatti: first googler he is an organiser of EuroPython 2009 :)16:05
zethI just checked the speaker system16:05
zethtrent nelson did not fill out any of the optional contact boxes16:05
matti:/16:05
ghumthat is the sad thing about topical email adresses ... they are ungoogleable16:07
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mattiMine is.16:11
matti;]16:12
LarstiQdoes anyone know if folks from Riverbank will be at EP?17:02
dboddieMy sources indicate "yes".17:03
dboddieAre you looking to spend some money? ;-)17:03
ghumwho is riverbank?17:04
dboddieghum -> http://www.riverbankcomputing.com/17:04
ghumah, qt guys17:05
ghumgoogling riverbank gave to many hits :)17:05
LarstiQdboddie: well, my employer already has Qt and PyQt commercial licenses17:05
dboddie:-)17:06
LarstiQdboddie: thanks, do you also know which beers they drink? ;)17:06
dboddieLarstiQ: Yes: http://www.flickr.com/photos/10144736%40N08/1383091852/in/set-72157601532640535/17:08
dboddieLarstiQ: Looks like Guinness.17:08
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CMooneyEvening all.18:51
lacevening18:52
ghumPRESENT18:52
CMooneyghum, not sure the meeting's started yet!18:52
lacyou are a bit early, harald18:52
CMooneylol18:52
ghumnot present .)18:53
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lacghum: we have a new problem, in that Christian Tismer just found out his flight was not19:00
ghumwas not?19:00
lacbooked direct from LA to Birmingham but19:00
lache has to go home to berlin first.19:00
lacthus he cannot make his time slot. :-(19:00
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ghumthat sucks. anything we can dO?19:01
pinnerHello All :-)19:01
pinnerwhat sucks?19:01
xorAxAxhow should we handle the case that the person who booked the hotel room arrives later than other persons on the room? can we somehow communicate the other names to the hotel?19:02
lacchristian's plane19:02
lacproblems. tismer.19:03
xorAxAxhehe19:03
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lacwell, the obvious thing is to give christian the empty wednesday 11.00 slot.19:03
lacthough I wanted to give that to Bea when it looked like we would have lots of19:04
lacempty slots.  Now that doesn't look as likely.19:04
pinnerSO shall we start a meeting and follow some sort of plan?19:05
xorAxAxpinner: do you have an idea?19:05
pinner#startmeeting19:05
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lacPRESENT19:05
ghumPRESENT19:05
dboddiePRESENT19:06
pboddiePRESENT19:06
pinnerxorAxAx: look at the list, I suggested a procedure yesterday!19:06
pinnerPRESENT19:06
pboddiexorAxAx: And then copy the answer onto the Wiki. ;-)19:06
pinnerTOPIC Apologies19:06
pinnerNone from me19:06
dboddiexorAxax -> PRESENT ;-)19:06
xorAxAxpboddie: heh19:06
pinnerTOPIC Review Actions19:07
lacapologies from tartley; he is at a funeral and will not make the meeting.  will read the notes from it19:07
lacand  apologies, jacob isn't home yet but is coming.19:07
LarstiQPRESENT19:07
pinnerAs noted in Agenda, most actions were completed :-)19:07
fuzzymanPRESENT19:07
fuzzymanbut brb19:07
pinnerDoes anyone which to note anything else re last meeting?19:08
mattiHi pinner :)19:08
lacnot me19:08
pinnermatti: Hi, we need to speak after!19:08
pinnerTOPIC Registration19:09
CMooneyPRESENT19:09
pinnerLatest report is at http://wiki.europython.eu/Organisers/ as usual19:09
pinnershowing 411 delegates and 123 for tutorials19:09
pinnerbut I've just taken another two bookings making 12319:10
pinnersorry 413 !19:10
lac!!19:10
pinnerany questions on that report/those figures?19:10
pboddieYay! As they say. Even two people from Bermuda!19:10
mattipinner: About?19:10
mattipinner: I am going home in a second.19:10
pinnermatti: about the DVD19:11
mattiOK19:11
mattiSomething wrong with it? :<19:11
pinnermatti: I'll try to mail you this evening, but you can have aDVD if we can have the master by Thursday evening19:11
jacob22PRESENT and looking forward to the conference19:12
pinnermatti: we have ordered the blanks and will try to get 430 burnt by Sunday19:12
mattipinner: We can. But we are missing talks.19:13
pinnerAPOLOGIES from moreati by SMS - is in bed with guts problems19:13
pinnermatti: we can't put on what we don't have. Oh BTW you need to untar mine19:13
mattiEh. I still need to figure out how and what to do whith index.html.19:14
mattipinner: OK.19:14
pinnerTOPIC Tutorials19:14
pinnerWe still do not have all the handouts: it will be very difficult to get them printed now, but we'll try19:14
fuzzymanoh poo19:15
CMooneypinner Mum says how do you need?19:15
fuzzymando you have our one?19:15
fuzzymanIronPython?19:15
CMooney*how many do you need19:15
pinnerand as for numbers, only half the students have checked-in so we'll pro-rate the numbers for room allocations and printing notes19:15
fuzzymanI can email it now if you don't...19:15
fuzzymanI was hoping tartley was on the case but didn't check - so you might have our19:15
fuzzyman*ours19:15
pinnerCMooney: eh? explain19:16
CMooneypinner, Mum has a local printer that could be able to do it on short notice.19:16
lactartley is busy with his family with grandfather's funeral.  Do not expect him to be able to do much.19:16
zethPRESENT19:17
zethsorry to be late19:17
zethgot stuck at the office19:17
pinnerCMooney: so have we! The problem is that we have only three working days left, only half the pdfs and no idea of how many are needed!19:17
CMooneyah right. ok.19:17
pinnerSo you'll just have to let us get on and make the best of a bad situation19:18
pinnertartley was chasing the tutors, we need someone else to do that while he is away.19:18
jacob22There is only so much bending over backwards that we should do. If the tutors aren't in by the time you have to do the printing, they get to solve the problem.19:19
pinnerjacob22: Agreed.19:19
lacAha, I just heard from Robert Lofthouse.  His mother is ill, he cannot make it.19:20
lacSo that is a confirmed no-show19:20
pinnerDECISION Tutors who have not submitted their notes must supply their own printed notes19:20
fuzzymanHow do I find out if you have our tutorial handout material or not?19:20
pinnerfuzzyman: on the wiki, there is a page tartley made to upload them19:20
fuzzymanok19:21
pinnerlac: next topic is talks19:21
pinnerI don' think that there is much else to say about the tutorials...19:21
pinnerTOPIC Talks19:21
pinnerSo we have a bit of re-scheduling to do19:22
pinnerThis needs to be done by tomorrow lunchtime to make the Programme Booklet19:22
nickbookerPRESENT19:22
pinnerlac: if you can let me have the new schedule requirements say by midnight CEST I will put them up. OK?19:23
lacok, I will make a new one as soon as this meeting is over19:24
pinnerso the only problem person we left I think is Trent Nelson. Might be worth a phone call, if we have his number19:24
pinnerworked with Simon Willison when email failed19:24
zethTrent Nelson did not give us much contact details when he registered19:25
laci.e. no address no phone number19:25
zeth07753 424577 might do something19:26
zeththat is from his whois19:26
dboddieDon't all call at once...19:26
zethcould be him or his ISP19:26
zethwhois trentnelson.com19:27
pinnerzeth: OK, shall we leave that with you?19:27
zetherm, I try19:27
fuzzymanHe is logged onto IRC19:27
zethah try that too19:27
fuzzymantrying to contact him that way ( tnelson on python-dev)19:27
zethit is ringing19:28
zethHad a random voicemail from orange19:28
zethI left a message19:28
pinnerLet's move on while that job is backgrounded...19:28
pinnerTOPIC SWAG BAGS19:29
pinnerCurrently being printed, they will be available on Friday19:29
pinnerLikewise the polo shirts19:29
zethcool!19:29
nickbooker:-D19:29
pinnerAlthough we will likely need a few more which we can order up to noon on Friday19:30
* pboddie wonders if the shirts are striped if they're in swag bags19:30
pinnerfor delivery on Monday19:30
pinnerand I have arranged for them to deliver them to the Conservatoire with their van19:30
zethpboddie: ;)19:30
pinneralthough we will need someone to be there to take delivery19:30
zethWe will be in there on Monday19:31
CMooneyWhat time?19:31
pinnerpboddie: the shirts are normal, but the swag bags are a puzzle... I won't say more19:31
zeth;)19:31
pinnerCMooney: early afternoon probably19:31
pinnerready for stuffing the bags19:32
CMooneyDo you need someone to sign for them, because my mum has volunteerd.19:32
pinnerHas everyone seen Yusdi's draft Programme ?19:32
CMooneyLooks good.19:32
pboddieI left a comment on the Wiki.19:32
* nickbooker likes the programme.19:32
CMooneyStill workingon the map, pretty much done. Has all local hotels, atms and a bureau_de_change19:32
* lac likes the program19:32
pinnerCMooney: thye produced 50 yards, sorry metre (this is EUROpython) so no need we will have signed19:33
pinnerOK, we have to have the booklet to the printers by tomorrow!19:33
pinnerCMooney: needs to finish the map19:33
pinnerlac: needs to get her picture19:34
pinnerlac and pinner need to do the schedule19:34
CMooneyI can have it done tonight, but Yusdi has to include it in the programme.19:34
pinnerCMooney: mail it to him19:34
CMooneyHe still hasn't got back about the draft that I sent him.19:34
zethdid we ever find a map of the venue?19:35
pinnerSo taht's all under some sort of control... just about ;-)19:35
zethWe could just draw our own19:35
pinnerzeth: I sent him one19:35
zethgrand19:35
pinnerCD or DVD?19:35
lacjacob will get you a picture.19:35
pinnerlac: I've sent Yusdi a secret picture, but we need a better one, so we need jacob's19:36
pinnermatti has done a lot of work and produced a DVD with lots of nice things19:37
pinnerbut it's short on speakers' slides19:37
pinnereven worse than usual19:37
fuzzymanwhat is Matti's contact address?19:37
fuzzymanplease19:37
pboddieAre these slides for this year or for previous years?19:37
zethfuzzyman: krzysztof.wilczynski@bcs.org.uk19:38
zethpboddie: both19:38
fuzzymanthanks19:38
zeththe CD has lots of stuff19:38
zethbut the slides that are important is this year's19:38
zeththe slides that we want19:38
pinnerCMooney: Yusdi has told me he is using your map :-)19:38
CMooneyYup, just got his email.19:38
pinnerWe have to go with what we have by tomorrow am, leaving matti time to put it together19:40
* pboddie thinks about signing up for the bag-stuffing activity, if that's not too early on the Monday.19:40
dboddieI think only a few people responded to matti about their slides.19:40
dboddieI guess we already have a list of abstracts on the CD.19:40
zeth[BTW on swag, I found a company that does promotional umbrellas, there may be more. Next year we should put a EuroPython umbrella in the Swag bag]19:41
pinnerlac: can you nag speakers for their slides please? Momsie nagging worked with the speaker registrations ;-)19:41
pinnerpboddie: it will be Monday pm, say 4 ish19:42
lacI have already started nagging speakers for their slides but it is an uphill battle.19:42
nickbookerzeth: Perhaps make a new wiki page IdeasFor2010?19:42
pinnerlac: they do treat the rest of the conference with disrespect19:42
zethwell nickbooker only if it rains19:43
pboddiezeth: Umbrellas can be a problem if they're decently sized. Airport people make you check them in!19:43
pinnerSo we go with what we get by tomorrow (talk slides, not umbrellas)19:43
zeththis week is fantastic hot weather, next week is rainy, at least we are indoors I suppose19:43
dboddieAre sponsors putting things on the CD?19:43
pinnerAnd we have a DVD, as matti has done so much work on it19:43
lacEP speakers this year have been remarkably ill in the last 3 weeks, hospitalised and the like so it is not just dispresect19:44
dboddieKudos to matti. :-)19:44
pinnerdboddie: only if they've given us something, and no one has19:44
fuzzymanjust emailed Matti now...19:44
fuzzymanapologies it is so late :-(19:44
fuzzymanhopefully still space...19:44
pboddieYou could put appropriately licensed pictures on the CD from previous conferences, too.19:45
pinnerWe will have a problem burning 4[345]0 DVDs in the time, and we may bring the robot to the Tutorials on Sunday, so we can nurse nit19:45
pinners/nit/it/19:45
pinnermy scalp is itching ;-)19:45
nickbookerhehe19:46
pinnerpboddie: too late for anything other than matti's done19:46
zethmaybe we should alcohol soap in the bag, if the speakers are so sickly19:46
pboddiepinner: Maybe next year.19:46
zetheuropython branded painkillers19:46
pinnermaybe we can shame the speakers into digital extraction for next year.19:46
pinnerOK, not much more useful to say on talks...19:47
zethwell it is hard to get your talk finished when you are organising he conference, (that is my excuse)19:47
pinnerzeth: you need to set an example, though19:47
nickbooker.-1s/he/the/19:47
pinnerif you can do it, so can everyone else19:48
pinnerTOPIC On the Spot Volunteers and Activities19:48
pinnerI'd like the badges done before Sunday, and I want to take Saturday off19:49
CMooneyI could help saturday afternoon.19:49
pinnerSo I'd like volunteers for badge making at Clockwork on Friday19:49
CMooneyAt the emporium?19:49
CMooneySign me up19:49
pinnerKeith White has volunteered already19:49
CMooneySign mum up too19:49
nickbookerCMooney: Saturday or Friday?19:49
CMooneySaturday19:49
pinnerCMooney: thanks, and Mum19:50
zethpinner: I try for tomorrow19:50
nickbookerI'll probably be in Saturday nursing the robots...19:50
zeth(pinner: I try for tomorrow with the talk for cd)19:50
zethWhen are we doing setup?19:50
zethSat or sun?19:51
pinnerzeth: OK, you need to make it availabel for matti in the morning19:51
pinnerzeth: definition of setup?19:51
zethyep, I have a hot line to him?19:51
zethpinner: sorry I mean going into conservatoire19:51
pinnercan't get into venue on Saturday19:51
zethok19:51
zeth[yep, I have a hot line to him - no question mark required]19:52
zethpinner: ok19:52
zethwell tutorials are slower start19:52
pinnerand on Sunday it's full of flautists, but I've booked the foyer seminar room we could use for stuff19:52
zethdo we have a crew room this year?19:52
pinnerno, we need help for badges, preferably Friday, Saturday if necessary19:53
zethThat was so nice last year, having that dressing room place.19:53
pinnerzeth: the green room19:53
zeththat is the same as PyconUK?19:53
pinnerzeth: how many costume changes will you have?19:53
zethlol19:53
pinnerzeth: yes, next to Recital Hall19:53
zethnice for organising and fixing diasters away from the eyes of the delegates19:53
zethgreat19:54
pinnerluke may come in his Debian tartan kilt19:54
zethmakes us look more professional that way19:54
pinnerand need to change into Pyjamas at some time19:54
zethI have an academic gown and mortar board if that helps.19:54
nickbookerso if the green room's not free he could change under your gown...19:54
pinnerOK, so we have badge volunteers for Friday (keith) and Saturday (2 generations of Mooney), right?19:55
zethI might be around then, not sure yet19:55
pinnerNext - bag stuffing volunteers19:55
pinnerall of these should go on wiki, CMooney can you do this please?19:56
CMooneythese being what?19:56
pinnerbag stuffing on Monday afternoon19:56
CMooneyMooney's volunteer for bag stuffing on Monday afternoon.19:56
pinnerCMooney: ones who volunteer/get volunteered in this meeting19:56
CMooneyk.19:56
pinnerCMooney: with blank slots where we need volunteers, please, like19:57
zethMe and my manager will be there probably, if we are not organising something else19:57
pinnerWe need a projector guardian or guardians19:57
pinnerto make sure they're secure and locked away at night in a know place (Green Room)19:58
CMooneyWhat about during the day?19:58
pinnerWe need a volunteer space on wiki.19:58
CMooneyI could put them away at night, along with the audio equipment.19:58
zethdo we have those kesington lock things?19:58
pinnerCMooney: yes, they should be locked down with kensingtons19:59
zethwe could lock the projectors to the desks if you are worried about that19:59
pinnerCMooney: and put away over lunch19:59
CMooneypinner, I can do that.19:59
pinnerCMooney: only if there are no other volunteers, you're doing plenty already20:00
pinnerVolunteers need for registration20:00
pinnerzeth: is Jutta OK for this again?20:00
zethI reckon we get some crew volunteers on the day20:00
zethpinner: yes the manager is coming on Sunday20:00
zethshe can be on the welcome desk with pinner's boss if you want20:01
pinnerOK, we can sort that out locally it seems, no need for more here20:01
pinnerOK, who's going to do the signage?20:01
pinnerThere was talk of Steve Hawkes and Richard Taylor20:01
zethI still think we should somewhere have a slot in the schedule for a crew meeting, then people who want to volunteer can turn up then20:01
pinnerlooks like another job for Saturday20:02
pinnerzeth: unless it's on Sunday or Monday, it's too late20:02
fuzzymanI'll be turning up at some point on Saturday20:02
pinnermaybe at the same time as bag stuffing20:02
fuzzymanhaven't booked a train yet20:02
zethpinner: I think sunday20:02
zethIdeally first thing, but the conference does start v early20:03
pinnerzeth: seems good, maybe over a beer20:03
pinnerzeth: will you put these things on the wiki, so anyone can join in if wanted20:03
zethok20:04
pinnerLast thing on volunteers...20:04
pinnerwe need raffle tickets, raffle sales(wo)men, and a raffle accountant20:04
pinnerfor two raffles20:04
pinner1. Stanis coins20:04
pinner(only in the dinner)20:05
pinner2. Dell Studio laptop20:05
ghumpinner: was there not the idea to auction those coins?20:05
pinner(all conference, including dinner for sales, draw at end of conference20:05
zethghum: I thought it was raffle20:05
pinnerghum: lac and I thought a raffle might get more money20:06
pinnerghum: with 420 people at the dinner we should get more money20:06
pinnerghum: and auctioning 20 coins might take a long time and get very boring20:07
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lacI am not sure if an auction for stani's coins would not be more productive.  depends on how much the raffle tickets are20:07
ghumhmmm... raffles money is more dependent on the saleswomans :)20:07
zethwhat are the raffle tickets costing?20:07
CMooneypennies20:07
CMooneya pound for a book of a 1000 or something.20:07
zethghum: we sell them over dinner when people are drunk already ;)20:07
zethCMooney: no I mean the cost to delegates20:07
* pboddie sees an exploitable weakness in the ghum armour. ;-)20:08
CMooneyah. Pound a strip??20:08
CMooneyI'd buy two or three strips.20:08
zethfiver a strip20:08
CMooneygood luck.20:08
pinnerzeth: tbd, maybe £1.50 a ticket, 5 for £520:08
zetheven if everyone buys £5, it is only 200020:08
ghumwhat key is that funny symbok you are using?20:08
CMooneyThat'll be more of an incentive20:08
pinnerwe can decide that on the night20:08
pinnerghum: pound sterling20:09
ghummy belly is still more on that various auctioning thingis20:09
pinnerOK, CMooney/zeth are putting stuff on wiki20:10
zeth2000 is reasonable, but if only 50% take up rate that is only 100020:10
ghumdrawing of 21 raffle winners is... rather hard to herd those 420 cats in a quite way20:10
pinnerand we need to mail delegates to volunteer20:10
zethbut the cost to reward ratio is better than any raffle ever held20:10
pinner100o for 2o euros worthy of coins - better than the hedge funds were!20:11
zethwell they are special ones right?20:11
zethanyway, raflle will be fun20:11
zethso lets do it20:11
CMooneyHow many to do we have to raffle?20:11
pinnerOK, so someone needs to get raffle tickets, I'll do that, OK?20:11
zethwe can throw extra crap in it20:11
pinnerand let's move on to20:12
pinnerTOPIC Tech Team Stuff20:12
pinnerqwright has things under some sort of last minute control20:12
pinneralthough wifi in the Library Theatre may be a problem on Sunday tutorial day20:13
pinnerso I've put nick and me in there with the Python tutorial, 'cos we can do without wifi if need be20:13
pinnerKeith White came over this afternoon and we looked at what's left of our power extensions20:14
pinnerwe need to buy more, which Keith will arrange20:14
zethdidn't they all go to lugradio live and not come back?20:14
zethsome wolves person has them all probably.20:14
pinnerWe will have some euro power strips20:14
pinnerzeth: quite a few didn't come back20:14
pinnerand we may set up some sort of laptop charging station in the cloak room20:15
zethI guess they got mixed in with other person's stuff, and thast other person took them home.20:15
zethwith 400 people I think we really need to clamp down on the cloak room20:15
pinnerzeth: thye simply didn't care enough to look after them20:15
zethwe can't be looking after 400 rucksacks20:15
pinnerzeth: at their own risk20:16
pinnermaybe we need some cloakroom tickets ;-)20:16
zethif we are going to do that, then we must make sure all crew and conference stuff is in green room20:16
zethaway from the delegate's stuff20:16
zeththen we just leave it open completely20:16
pinnerzeth: good batting, thinkman20:17
nickbookerzeth: good call.  cloakroom was awkward to navigate even with PyconUK numbers...20:17
zethThe problem with having Jutta and shelia in front of it, is that is creates an unwarrented expectation of security20:17
pinnerwe can't discuss tech team much more without qwright20:17
pinnerCMooney: are you happy with AV and audio recording?20:17
zethif it was totally deserted, then it is at their own risk and looks like it20:18
pinnerzeth: we could find a volunteer to man it, and keep it locked when unmanned20:18
zethno20:18
zethI don't think it is a good idea20:18
zethunless we charge for storage20:18
zeththe problem is that it creates a liability20:19
CMooneyAlmost. Managed to source an altnative micro-recorder as the m-audio ones are out-of-stock at the closest shop. Also what type of wireless mic do you want, handheld wireless mic kits seem pretty easy to get ahold of.20:19
pinnerzeth: if we charge that implies some sort of liability I think20:19
CMooneyThe tie-clip ones seem more expensive.20:19
zethnot a real one, but percieved one20:19
zethwell if we charge, then we have a pot of cash20:19
CMooneyWill probably cost a total of ~£300 for a wireless mic, mixer and recorder.20:19
zethand if something goes missing, we compensate £10020:19
zethwe still would have big profit20:19
pinnerCMooney: ideally, one tie-clip and one handheld per room20:19
zeth£2 per day to leave things in cloak room20:20
zethon the last day, we will easy make a grnad20:20
zethgrand20:20
pinnerCMooney: do it then20:20
CMooneyThat has been arranged with Jim, I was thinking of the one that you wanted to purchase for Europython.20:20
pinnerCMooney: so was I20:20
CMooneyAh, so you want 6 of each....20:20
zethCMooney: I don't think we have to record every room,20:21
zethThe band room or whatever can be forgotton20:21
CMooneyzeth, We don't have to, but we will. :)20:21
pinnerCMooney: only one to try, this year20:21
zethwell depends how much, but the recording has grown a bit serious20:21
CMooneypinner, Ok, almost got the wrong end of the stick then. So a wireless tie-clip and handheld, mixer and recorder.20:21
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CMooneyzeth, I have atleast one other person that seems enthusastic to help, that cuts the editing workload right down (half infact!). I don't see why we can't do it.20:22
pinnerCMooney: yes, one set only. We try it out, say in the Band Room, and if successful we can extend it to other rooms20:22
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CMooneypinner, done. I'll order it tomorrow, and send revised costs to Jim.20:23
pinnerand dispense with PA where it's not needed, adn save some dosh20:23
pinnerCMooney: and we need PA for the after-dinner thing, we can use Jim or the hotel, we need to get costs20:23
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CMooneypinner Do we need a projector for the hotel?20:23
pinnermoreati: hi!20:24
moreatievening all, sorry I'm late. Issues of a medical nature20:24
pinnerCMooney: no, PA only20:24
moreatiPRESENT20:24
pinnermoreati: I made your apologies20:24
pinnerAny more on Tech Team?20:25
CMooneypinner, K.20:25
pinnerTOPIC Any Other Business20:25
zethWhat are we doing for the intro?20:26
zethyou have your "don't touch the piano" speech?20:26
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pinnerI will say a few words and hopefully hand over to Guido to say hello20:26
zethcool20:26
pinnerzeth: not this year, no pianos20:26
zethdo we have a CD player in that room to wshut20:26
zethshut people up?20:26
pinnerthen we start the conference20:27
pinnerI have one thing to raise20:27
pinnerand that's staggering lunch20:27
pinnerthey want two servings20:27
nickbookergreedy lot.20:27
zethstaggering already at lunch, save drinking for social20:27
zethpinner: can we put something on the badge?20:28
zethlike A and B20:28
pinnerso we need to somehow split the delegates into 4, two lots in the refectory, and two lots downstairs20:28
zeththen we have A4 signs on the dinner tables, A 12:00 to 12:30 (or whatever)20:28
moreatia-n p-z?20:28
CMooneyThey will need to be told, just putting it on the badge will mean that they all go "Wonder what that's for" and our plans go down the drain.20:28
moreatiby surname20:28
pinnerzeth: could do, don't know what, and it's a little date to introduce new features!20:28
pinners/date/late/20:29
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zethCould we get the register people to draw a colour on the back?20:29
pinnermoreati: let's talk this out in the pub tomorrow (if your guts are OK)20:29
moreatipinner: sounds good, afraid I didin't survey the pub whilst staggering home. We'll have to take the chance.20:30
pinnerBTW, I blogged the lunch menus on the EP blog20:30
pinnermoreati: it's got real ale, it's by the canal, if the weather's fine what can be wrong?20:31
moreatiYes, somebody picked up on that and thought it's a great idea20:31
moreatipinner: the omens are good20:31
mattiI am back.20:31
mattiSorry.20:31
pinnermatti: for what?20:32
mattiBeing away.20:32
pinnernot much action on the blog, yet20:32
mattiFor the talk about CD.20:32
zeththis is the DVD person --> matti20:33
pinnermatti: let's finish the meeting, then talk about the CD, sorry DVD20:33
mattiOK20:33
pinnerAny more business?20:33
zethnope20:33
pinnerTOPIC Next Meeting20:34
CMooneyWhere is it tomorrow? I could probably show my face....20:34
zethSunday 9.00am20:34
zethConservatoire!20:34
pinnerTuesday, 30th June, 9.00am BST, BCU Conservatoire20:34
pinnerCMooney: as on Pywm list, Tap and Spile, 7.00pm ish20:35
CMooneyGotcha.20:35
pinnerOtherwise, we'll be seeing each other over the weekend20:35
CMooneyso Sunday or Tuesday?20:35
pinnerlac: do know when you plane gets in?20:36
pinnerCMooney, I think we're all seeing each other informally for bag stuffing time, if not before20:36
CMooneyOk. Well I'm really hungry, and need to cook dinner. So good night all, see you tomorrow if not the weekend, if not next week!20:37
lacwe arrive fridayu night20:37
pinnerCMooney: and we could even renew your acquaintance with Shiraz ;-)20:37
CMooney:)20:37
CMooney*wink* *wink* *nudge* *nudge*20:37
pinnerlac: oh, that's new, in Brum?20:37
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zethsee some of you tomorrow20:38
lacwe arrive 18.35 friday20:38
zethsee the rest of you at EuroPython!20:38
* pinner waves to zeth20:38
pinnerlac: to stay at the Premier?20:39
lacyes to stay at the premier20:39
nickbookersee you zeth. btw zeth you coming to clocksoft this week?20:39
pinnerlac: I can pick you up at the airport if you wish20:39
lacthat would be wonderful20:40
pinner#endmeeting20:40
pinnerforgot that20:40
nickbookerthe minutes script thanks pinner :)20:40
moreativery offtopic, but the new freenode web gateway is quite nice, if a bit spartan20:40
pinnermatti: you there?20:41
pinnermatti: we have decided on a DVD if you have the content20:41
pinnermatti: but we need the image  by Thursday night if we are to have a chance of burning it on time20:42
mattiNo problem.20:42
mattiI wonder, if there is anything I can add...20:42
pinnerWe will go with whatever talks we have20:42
mattiOK20:43
mattiI am sorry for that.20:43
mattiI tried to chase up some of the speakers.20:43
mattiBut it is quite trouble some task.20:43
pinnerdo we keep slots where we haven't got slides, and maybe have the abstracts?20:43
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mattiSlots?20:43
pinnermatti: don't you chase speakers, I think lac is doing that20:44
pinnerslots = blank spaces20:44
pinnerin the menu20:44
mattipinner: I don't chase them per say.20:44
mattiMenu? Sorry...20:44
lacI chase speakers, but not sure that any of them will submit slides.20:44
pinnermatti: I thought you were having some html menu to browse20:45
mattiI havent create any yet.20:45
pinnerlac: ;-) we can only try20:45
pinnermatti: whatever you think best20:45
lacis it possible to get a list of the speakers for whom there are no slides, or do I just ask everybody for them, with apologies to those as already submitted?20:46
pinnermatti: you need to untar my talk, it has an index.html which is the slides20:46
pinnerlac: ask them all with apologies, there are so few submitted I think20:46
mattipinner: OK20:47
nickbookertoday's minutes are up in usual place, not much to them this time though.20:47
pinnermatti: we have the blank DVDs ordered, and spare printer ribbons, so we can start burning Friday morning, no later20:47
pinnernickbooker:we may need to edit ACTIONS ;-)20:48
mattiOK20:48
mattiI will try to create this menu today.20:48
pinnermatti: I don't think we need to say more, please contact me if you need to, either by email or phone if it's urgent, I'll mail you my number20:48
mattiOK20:49
* pinner needs to leave soon...20:50
mattiThanks20:50
matti:)20:50
lacOk, will do.  is there a django way for 'give me a list of all the speakers' so I don't have to spend hours copy-pasting?20:52
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zethlac yes20:59
zethI can do all that kind of stuff easily21:00
zethdon't spend time cut and pasting21:00
zethemail me the format you want21:00
zethI email back you the data21:00
lacI want a list of email addresses, one per line.21:00
zethwith commas?21:01
zethor without?21:01
lacwithout21:01
zethokay21:01
lacthank you.21:01
zethin email21:03
zethoh hang on21:04
zethlac do you mind there might be some rejected speakers in there21:04
pinnerlac: don't know, I'll send you one generated fro the pickle.21:04
lacyes, i mind.  or rather I can fix that or you can.21:05
lacI want to mail each person on this list with a note saying21:05
lac'Where are your slides??'21:05
zethI can generate the list and only include accepted speakers21:05
lacso not to get the ones that aren't accepted.21:05
lacGreat.  that is what I need.21:05
lacpinner: ok, I have a new schedule now.  What do you want me to send you? changes from the existing one?21:06
zethlac: okay new list sent21:07
lacthank you zeth21:07
zeththis ia a list of primary speakers for each accepted talk21:07
lacthat will be fine.21:08
zethif there is more than one speaker for a talk, they are not included21:08
pinnerlac: yes, I won't be able to look until nearly midnight though21:08
zethI can make a second list of secondary speakers for accepted talks probably21:08
zethneed to think a little of the SQ:21:09
zethSQL21:09
pinnerzeth: I have sent lac a complete list21:09
lacprimary should be ok.  It is not as if I expect people to submit slides because I nag, this lot is in 'I will make them on the plane' mode, I fear21:09
pinnerzeth: without the hindrance of SQl ;-)21:09
zethwell it is django python abstraction to SQL21:09
lacpinner -- did you sent me all speakers or all accepted speakers?21:09
zethnot quite so evil as pure SQL21:10
pinnerlac: all speakers not marked with 'inhibit' in the speaker database21:10
pinnerlac: which should == all accepted speakers if the db has been kept up-to-date21:11
lacsince I have no clue what 'inhibit' means in this conext ....21:11
lacah thank you then21:11
* pinner waves goodnight21:11
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pinnerlac: inhibit = we don't want them on the bios 'cos they've dropped out, whatever21:11
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laczeth -- an easy way to give me the same list without the people who are giving a tutorial but no talks?21:12
zethyep21:12
zether hang on21:12
zethpeople who are giving talks21:13
zethnot people who are only giving tutorials?21:13
zethYou confused me a little with your negatives21:13
lacyes.  I don't want slides from tutorial people.21:13
lacI only want the people I am to nag about slides.21:13
lacor do I nag tutorial people for that as well??21:14
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zethok21:17
zethnew email for only type talk21:17
mattiHeh.21:17
mattiXHTML and CSS makes me cry.21:17
zethWe got21:18
zethtalks = Talk.objects.filter(status = 'accepted')21:18
zethfor talk in talks:21:18
zeth    if talk.klass.__unicode__() == u"Talk":21:18
zeth        try:21:18
zeth            print talk.speaker.email21:18
zeth        except:21:18
zeth            pass21:18
zethwhich is the last email21:18
zethYou can't beat a for loop ;)21:19
lac:)21:22
mattiHeh21:25
mattiHm.21:29
TheSheepouch, catch-all except21:29
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zethTheSheep: it is just what I typed into intrepeter21:33
zethanyhow21:33
zethnight all21:33
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lacmatti: are you there?22:04
mattiYes.22:05
matti?22:13
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mattiHeh.22:56

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