• We need a new location.
• Have a dedicated tutorial track on at least one day. (Perhaps paralleling the open space?)

• Have a newcomer's track on the first day: intro to Python, PyCon, open space.

• One person suggested a track at reduced cost aimed at teenagers: ["PyCon2006/TeenagerTrack"]. That's an interesting idea; we could have it on the Friday when attendance is at its lowest, and rustle up speakers on game programming, tutorial topics, and other stuff.

• Make organization of Open Space more apparent.

• Make SubEthaEdit notes an officially supported thing, and part of the proceedings

• We should post a list of talks + abstracts outside each room so people know what's going on.
• Keynote speakers should be relevant to Python.

• From EuroPython: Have multiple tracks, and track chairs responsible for each one.

• Pay airfare and/or hotel for some invited speakers
• Sponsorship: mention that amounts are suggested minimums, not requirements
• Social events: a game night; a jam session (Barry thinks he can get most of the required equipment, or rent it).
• Get session chairs to estimate attendance in their sessions (half full, full, near-empty); this will let us calibrate our understanding of what topics people are interested in.
• Cut down food quantities a bit on the last day
• Have coffee at lunchtime
• Advertise conference more to local university students
• Get projector and run slide show at registration (announcements, lost/found items, open space, etc.)
• Make lightning talks a plenary session
• Encourage formal speakers to also do a lightning talk based on their presentation
• Give sessions titles (e.g. "Web Development", "Networking", "Grab Bag")

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