IRC log of #europython for Thursday, 2008-05-22

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ThomasWaldmannzeth: some people are confused about "FrontPage" (taking it for a MS product :)15:38
ThomasWaldmannyou could just set page_front_page = u"EuroPython" to make everyone happy and then rename the old FrontPage to EuroPython15:39
ThomasWaldmannor pboddie, when he returns :)15:40
* ThomasWaldmann added some comments to ep3000/cfg/ep2008.py in case you want to implement that change. please read before starting.15:47
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GHUMthis may be imported18:54
lachi all18:54
Aiste_hello people ;)18:54
pboddieHello!18:55
pboddieA bit under the weather today, so someone else ought to be leading the meeting.18:56
Aiste_same here18:56
Aiste_what's the agenda for today?19:00
* Aiste_ is at her home computer so missing all the relevant links19:00
pboddieSame as last time, I guess.19:00
lacurl?19:01
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jacob22Hi everyone.19:03
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pinnerGood evening, all, anyone?19:04
jacob22I guess top of the agenda is how many talks we have?19:04
pinnerjacob22: there seems to have been a flurry, but are there enough? I haven't counted them19:05
laclet me count19:05
pboddieURL was http://wiki.python.org/moin/EuroPython/2008/IRCMeetings/IRCMeeting12 (same for quite some time)19:06
Aiste_thanks pboddie19:07
lacI count 4119:07
pinnerOh, wow! Better than I thought19:08
Aiste_how many do we need?19:08
jacob22I'd say that is a bit short. I suggest extending submission until Monday or so.19:08
GHUM+1 @ jacob2219:08
lacwe may be better off looking at what we have and then soliciting a few talks19:09
lacand extending the deadline.  After all, there may be some we want to reject in there.19:09
jacob22lac: I think we should do that as well.19:09
pinnerI think 41 is more than last year, isn't it?19:09
pinnerlac: better solicit quality rather than accept quantity19:10
Aiste_I didn't get any esponse from russians unfortunatelly19:10
pedronisdidn't we have 60 something last year?19:10
Aiste_it seems that their enthusiasm was sortlived19:10
pboddieWe had 62 by May 25th last year.19:10
pboddieAnd that was small compared to the year before.19:10
pinnerpboddie:but surely there were nothing like 61 at the conference itself?19:11
pboddieNo, I guess some were rejected.19:11
jacob22And some were cancelled at the last minute.19:11
GHUMyes, we allways need backup19:11
GHUMsince allways some are cancelled at last minute19:12
GHUMor moshe arrives 3 days late19:12
pinnerI suggest we extend until Monday week (10 days), and solicit as well19:12
GHUMor sth. like that19:12
* lac agrees with pinner.19:13
pinnerWere you happy with the submission form I put up on Monday? It seems to have been popular this week.19:13
GHUMagree @ pinner19:13
pboddieCan people please attempt to publicise these things? Check here to see where the announcements have gone so far: http://www.europython.org/Planning/Publicity19:13
lacYes, I think that was a great thing to do, also.19:13
jacob22We should put out an extension now, and a reminder 2 days before the new deadline.19:14
Aiste_I think that's a good idea19:14
pinnerjacob22: several reminders, like 8, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1 days19:14
jacob22pinner: Fine by me.19:16
lacIn the topic of announcements.  hans Rosling is confirmed.19:17
lacHe says he will talk for as long as we let him -- until we kick him off the stage.19:17
lacCurrently there is a possible problem -- he booked his flight with the idea of doing the19:17
lacMonday keynote.  he is trying to get them changed to Tuesday.19:18
Aiste_he overlaps with GVR?19:18
lacwho also must only have monday.19:18
lacBut Guido wants later in the evening, ideally, so we could call that the fireside chat or something. :-)19:18
lacWorse things have happened then 2 keynotes on monday. :-)19:19
pinnersorry, but I need to go within 20 minutes, if there's anything you want me for, it needs to be before then19:19
lacbut he is trying to get that changed.  At any rate we should make some publicity about that.19:19
lacdo we have the front page that was confusing people fixed yet? do we know how?19:19
lacJohn do you need something from the rest of us in 20 minutes?19:20
pinnerlac: It needs a moinmoin person, I posted about it.19:20
pinnerlac: nothing specific, I'll put you in the picture about registration, then you decide...19:21
pinnerregistration itself is working ok, you got my status report on bookings19:21
pinnernow we're doing the backend processing...19:22
pinnerI've done a whole load of work on a reusable and configurable cart downloader...19:22
pinnerSaturady we have a working party and will address the reports...19:22
pinnerstarting with bookings report, finance, etc...19:23
pinnerwhich will run under cron and post to the list or a web page...19:23
pinnerthen the badges data for Dinu or whoever is doing them..19:23
pinnerYou should have the basic reports next week...19:24
lacsounds good.19:24
pinnerAlthough I have to attend to another vice, taking stock of 5000 vintage car parts19:24
pinnerOK?19:24
Aiste_:)19:24
lacOk :-)19:25
pinnerAlso, do you want us to take the talks submissions and create the html for thme and the bios?19:25
pinnerI've lost track of who is doing what on talks19:25
lacme too.19:25
lacpedronis: you there?19:26
lacI think he is logged in but not paying attention.19:26
pedronislac: yes19:26
Aiste_I've got to run shortly as well -- temperature rising19:26
Aiste_does anyone need anything from me?19:26
lacaha, I was wrong!  sorry samuele.19:26
lacaiste: what are the rules for letting russians into lithuania19:26
pinnerlac: in chains?19:27
lacpedronis: who else is working on talks? I forget.19:27
pedronisnobody AFAIK19:27
pedronisI may be misremembering though19:27
Aiste_lac: I'm not sure, they should ask the embassy19:28
lacI remember somebody volunteering to help but forget who.  will look it up on ep-improve and ep later then.19:28
pinnerpedronis: moreati volunteered19:28
Aiste_they do need visa, that's for sure19:28
lacok, I need to know if a plain letter of invitation from me will work or if we have to go theourh the horror of last year.19:28
lacbut I will have him ask the Lithuanian embassy in Moscow.19:29
pinnerpedronis: moreati will be here in a working party on Saturday, we can work on talks if you want19:29
jacob22Lithuania joined the Scheneg agreement in January, so things will most certainly have changed from last year.19:29
pinnerpedronis: will you be contactable via IRC if necessary?19:29
lacBecause maybe Aiste has to invite him, and it doesnät work for non Lithuanian citizens.19:30
pedronispinner: yes, I would prefer to have a time interval to know I should be around19:30
pboddieOn visas, see this page for what I dug up: http://www.europython.org/Location19:31
Aiste_lac, aha,. it seems they simplified the system now as we are part of EU19:31
Aiste_it is enough to have an official letter from EP19:31
pinnerpedronis: how about 14:00-16:00 CET19:31
Aiste_jacob22: shengen does not infulence people from Russia19:31
pedronispinner: that works19:31
pinnerpedronis: OK, on #europython?19:32
pedronisyes19:32
lacOk, I will write him an invitation letter then.19:33
Aiste_lac: ok it seems that there is no need to jump through hoops and get some sort of official state approval of the invitation anymor for Russians19:33
lacgreat!19:34
pinnerAnything you want to know/tell me about registration etc?19:35
lacpinner: all seems fine to me so far.19:35
Aiste_it is enough to have an official letter with their name, birth date, nationality, gender, passport number, purpose and time of the visit19:35
lacok, pasted that down where I will not forget it.  thank you.19:37
lacok, next topic.  Sponsorship.19:39
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lacJacob do you need help from anybody?19:39
lacpinner: take care, and thank you.19:40
pinnerGood night, all19:40
pboddiepinner: See you!19:40
pinnerdon't take all night ;)19:40
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lacaiste: not from me.  thank you.19:41
jacob22 lac If the sponsorship brochure has been posted, I don't need any more help.19:41
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lacOk, do we have any more business to transact, or can we all call it a night and for once have an hourly meeting that is less than an hour?19:43
jacob22It's up. Thanks pboddie!19:44
pboddieYes, I did that last night. I wondered about image sizes, since it says 160x80 in the brochure, I think, yet banners have traditionally been 468x80.19:45
laclooks like we can bang the gavel and declare this meeting closed then.  Thank you very much everybody.19:45
lacBANG BANG BANG!19:45
ThomasWaldmannhow about FrontPage? ;)19:50
jacob22pboddie: I copied what Pycon said. Maybe we should modify?19:50
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pboddieIt depends on what the logos will be used for. If we want banner images, something like 468x80 would be best.19:51
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ThomasWaldmannhow evil!19:52
jacob22pboddie: Ok, I'll make sure all sponsors get that info.19:53
pboddieI can re-add the text on the sponsorship page if you want.19:53
jacob22pboddie: I don't have the original. dboddie has it. I'll ask him to modify the brochure first.19:54
pboddieYes, I can mention this to him later.19:55
jacob22Great.19:55
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