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''BayPiggies is taking the lead in making a bid for PyCon2010 in the San Francisco Bay Area. See
PyCon2010BayPiggiesProposal for more information.''		 BayPiggies is taking the lead in making a bid for PyCon2010 in the San Francisco Bay Area. See
PyCon2010BayPiggiesProposal and SanFrancisco for more information.
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''The following are the questions asked by Python.org of bidders to host PyCon.'' The following are the questions asked by Python.org of bidders to host PyCon.
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''Staff and volunteers who have answers are encouraged to put the information here. This is not the official bid, so don't worry about formatting, but do try to be accurate. It helps to give the source of your information as a link.'' Staff and volunteers who have answers are encouraged to put the information here. This is not the official bid, so don't worry about formatting, but do try to be accurate. It helps to give the source of your information as a link.
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The requirements for future PyCon bids will be different than years past in that we won't be asking local groups to actually begin negotiations with venues. ''The requirements for future PyCon bids will be different than years past in that we won't be asking local groups to actually begin negotiations with venues.''
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''Right. We can identify candidates, but we won't be negotiating the contract.'' Right. We can identify candidates, but we won't be negotiating the contract.
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Instead, we're looking for a somewhat less formal proposal telling us why PyCon should be held in your local area:
 * Tell us, briefly, what's good and what's great about the city/region/state that would make it a good place to host PyCon.		 ''Instead, we're looking for a somewhat less formal proposal telling us why PyCon should be held in your local area:''
 * ''Tell us, briefly, what's good and what's great about the city/region/state that would make it a good place to host PyCon.''
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''[http://www.baypiggies.org/ BayPiggies], Silicon Valley, San Francisco, Berkeley, Guido, Google, Stanford, UC Berkeley...'' [http://www.baypiggies.org/ BayPiggies], Silicon Valley, San Francisco, Berkeley, Guido, Google, Stanford, UC Berkeley, Napa, Santa Cruz, Monterey, Carmel, Pebble Beach, Big Sur...
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Tell us the pros and cons about the local area:
 + Are major venues (1000+ person capacity) plentiful?		 ''Tell us the pros and cons about the local area:''
 + ''Are major venues (1000+ person capacity) plentiful?''
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  + Are they clustered or located in any particular area?   + ''Are they clustered or located in any particular area?''
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''San Francisco, Peninsula, South Bay, East Bay'' San Francisco, Peninsula, South Bay, East Bay
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 + Transportation resources:  + ''Transportation resources:''
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 o How close is the nearest major airport to the heart of the city or region?  o ''How close is the nearest major airport to the heart of the city or region?''
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''SFO 15 miles from downtown San Francisco, 40 miles from San Jose''  *San Francisco SFO 15 miles from downtown San Francisco, 40 miles from San Jose
 *San Jose SJC 5 miles from downtown San Jose
 *Oakland OAK
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''SJC 5 miles from downtown San Jose''  o ''What sort of transportation options are available? Bus, taxi, train, light-rail, subway, etc. How much does a trip on each cost?''
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 o What sort of transportation options are available? Bus, taxi, train, light-rail, subway, etc. How much does a trip on each cost? One-way prices.
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 *[http://www.sfmuni.com/ SF Muni] $1.75; [http://www.vta.org/ Santa Clara County VTA] $1.75 (includes Santa Clara County Light Rail)  *[http://www.sfmuni.com/ SF Muni] $1.75
 *[http://www.vta.org/ Santa Clara County VTA] $1.75 (includes Santa Clara County Light Rail)
 *[http://www.flyoakland.com/ac_transit.shtml AC Transit] Alameda/Contra Costa counties $1.75
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 *[http://www.bart.gov/ BART] SFO to Montgomery St., SF $5.35
 *[http://www.bayshuttle.com/ Bay Shuttle, SFO-SF $16; SFO-San Jose
 *[http://www.bayareashuttles.net/bay_area_airport_shuttle.htm All Bay Area shuttles]		  *[http://www.flyoakland.com/amtrak.shtml Amtrak] Oakland-San Jose $13.00
 *[http://www.bart.gov/ BART] SFO to Montgomery St., SF $5.35; Oakland Coliseum to Montogmery St., SF $3.55
 *[http://www.flyoakland.com/bart_airbart.shtml AirBART shuttle] OAK to Oakland Coliseum, $3
 *[http://www.bayshuttle.com/ Bay Shuttle, SFO-SF $16.00
 *[http://www.bayareashuttles.net/bay_area_airport_shuttle.htm All Bay Area shuttles] SFO-San Jose, about $40.00
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''SF taxi companies:'' SF taxi companies:
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''Major hotels have free airport shuttles.'' Taxis cost about $40 between SFO and downtown SF.
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o How close are these resources to the large venues you identified above? Major hotels have free airport shuttles.
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''Usually within a block.'' o ''How close are these resources to the large venues you identified above?''
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 + What other major (1000+ attendee) events has your area hosted recently? Usually within a few blocks.
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 o Any tech-related events?  + ''What other major (1000+ attendee) events has your area hosted recently?''
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''Only a few hundred in recent years.'' :-)  o ''Any tech-related events?''
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''Recent and currently scheduled tech conferences:'' Only a few hundred in recent years. :-)

A sampling of recent and currently scheduled tech conferences:
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 + How's the weather? Remember, the target is for PyCon to be held between mid-February and mid-April.  + ''How's the weather? Remember, the target is for PyCon to be held between mid-February and mid-April.''
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''No snow, anyway. Rain possible but not probable.'' No snow, anyway. Rain possible but not probable. Fog in parts of SF.
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 * Tell us about your group:  * ''Tell us about your group:''
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 + Who are you?  + ''Who are you?''
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''Bay Area Python Interest Group'' Bay Area Python Interest Group
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 + What's your connection to Python?  + ''What's your connection to Python?''
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''well, Guido is a member.'' We're a Python group. Guido is a member.
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 + How many volunteers can you expect to provide for PyCon?  + ''How many volunteers can you expect to provide for PyCon?''
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''A few dozen, including volunteers from Google.'' Dozens, including volunteers from Google.
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  Remember, this is planning for two years in advance.   ''Remember, this is planning for two years in advance.''
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 + Are there any key players who bring experience or skills that you feel are particularly valuable to PyCon?  + ''Are there any key players who bring experience or skills that you feel are particularly valuable to PyCon?''
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''Guido. Google.'' Guido. Google, 200+ OLPC XO users and developers...
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 + Looking at the PyCon staff roles list, are there any local people who would be committed to filling a particular role?  + ''Looking at the [http://us.pycon.org/2008/about/staff/ PyCon staff] roles list, are there any local people who would be committed to filling a particular role?''
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''Yes.''
Yes.
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 * Tell us about the local Python community:
 + Users group(s) for Python? Django? Zope? Plone? Any local university Python groups?		  * ''Tell us about the local Python community:''
 + ''Users group(s) for Python? Django? Zope? Plone? Any local university Python groups?''
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''Indeed.'' Indeed.
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 *Bay Area Zope Users
 *SF Bay Area PloneLounge
 *Berkeley Plone Users Group
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 + Local companies doing exciting things with Python? See also [http://www.cfcl.com/rdm/bass/groups.php SF Bay Area Scripting Groups]
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 o Would they be interested in sponsoring PyCon?
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''Google, for a start. They say they want to continue sponsoring PyCon.''
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 * Tell us about the local tech community:  + ''Local companies doing exciting things with Python?''
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 + Who are the big IT and Tech related companies in the area?  o ''Would they be interested in sponsoring PyCon?''
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''Uh, wow. Well, Google, HP, Apple, Intel, AMD, IBM, Oracle, and a cast of thousands. Google, for a start. They say they want to continue sponsoring PyCon.
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 o Do they use Python?  * ''Tell us about the local tech community:''
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''Google does.''  + ''Who are the big IT and Tech related companies in the area?''

Uh, wow. Well, Google, HP, Apple, Intel, AMD, IBM, Oracle, Cisco, and a cast of thousands.

 o ''Do they use Python?''

Google does. eBay, HP, IBM, Apple, Oracle, LSI Logic... [http://www.dice.com/ DICE] has more than 70 job listings for Python today (2008-1-23) at companies including HP, Macy's, Nokia, Conde Nast, PlayFirst, Slide, Caustic Graphics...[http://www.job-search-engine.com/jobs?k=python&l=San+Francisco%2C+CA Juju] lists other Python jobs: Walmart, Cisco, Acxiom, Macrovision...

BayPiggies is taking the lead in making a bid for PyCon2010 in the San Francisco Bay Area. See PyCon2010BayPiggiesProposal and SanFrancisco for more information.

The following are the questions asked by Python.org of bidders to host PyCon.

Staff and volunteers who have answers are encouraged to put the information here. This is not the official bid, so don't worry about formatting, but do try to be accurate. It helps to give the source of your information as a link.

The requirements for future PyCon bids will be different than years past in that we won't be asking local groups to actually begin negotiations with venues.

Right. We can identify candidates, but we won't be negotiating the contract.

Instead, we're looking for a somewhat less formal proposal telling us why PyCon should be held in your local area:

  • Tell us, briefly, what's good and what's great about the city/region/state that would make it a good place to host PyCon.

[http://www.baypiggies.org/ BayPiggies], Silicon Valley, San Francisco, Berkeley, Guido, Google, Stanford, UC Berkeley, Napa, Santa Cruz, Monterey, Carmel, Pebble Beach, Big Sur...

Tell us the pros and cons about the local area:

San Francisco, Peninsula, South Bay, East Bay

  • + Transportation resources:

    o How close is the nearest major airport to the heart of the city or region?

  • San Francisco SFO 15 miles from downtown San Francisco, 40 miles from San Jose
  • San Jose SJC 5 miles from downtown San Jose
  • Oakland OAK

    o What sort of transportation options are available? Bus, taxi, train, light-rail, subway, etc. How much does a trip on each cost?

One-way prices.

SF taxi companies:

  • Yellow Cab

  • Luxor Taxi & Cab Services

  • American Taxi Cab
  • Desoto Cab Co
  • Town Taxi Inc
  • City Wide Taxi Dispatch
  • Royal Taxi
  • ABC Taxi

Taxis cost about $40 between SFO and downtown SF.

Major hotels have free airport shuttles.

o How close are these resources to the large venues you identified above?

Usually within a few blocks.

  • + What other major (1000+ attendee) events has your area hosted recently?

    o Any tech-related events?

Only a few hundred in recent years. :-)

A sampling of recent and currently scheduled tech conferences:

  • Linux World
  • Mac World
  • Game Developers Conference
  • RSA Security Conference
  • Web 2.0

  • JavaOne

  • Cisco Systems Conference
  • Semicon
  • Embedded Systems Conference
  • Unicode Conference
  • Technosium

  • DesignCon

  • Search Marketing Expo
  • Software Development West
  • Multicore Expo

    + How's the weather? Remember, the target is for PyCon to be held between mid-February and mid-April.

No snow, anyway. Rain possible but not probable. Fog in parts of SF.

  • Tell us about your group:

    + Who are you?

Bay Area Python Interest Group

  • + What's your connection to Python?

We're a Python group. Guido is a member.

  • + How many volunteers can you expect to provide for PyCon?

Dozens, including volunteers from Google.

  • Remember, this is planning for two years in advance.

  • + Are there any key players who bring experience or skills that you feel are particularly valuable to PyCon?

Guido. Google, 200+ OLPC XO users and developers...

Yes.

  • Ed Cherlin, Chairbeing
  • John Menerick, Webmaster
  • Aahz, Acting Lord High This and That
  • Andrew Fife, ??

  • Tell us about the local Python community: + Users group(s) for Python? Django? Zope? Plone? Any local university Python groups?

Indeed.

  • BayPiggies

  • unnamed XO Sugar hacking society (SF and Silicon Valley)
  • Bay Area Zope Users

  • SF Bay Area PloneLounge

  • Berkeley Plone Users Group

See also [http://www.cfcl.com/rdm/bass/groups.php SF Bay Area Scripting Groups]

  • + Local companies doing exciting things with Python?

    o Would they be interested in sponsoring PyCon?

Google, for a start. They say they want to continue sponsoring PyCon.

  • Tell us about the local tech community:

    + Who are the big IT and Tech related companies in the area?

Uh, wow. Well, Google, HP, Apple, Intel, AMD, IBM, Oracle, Cisco, and a cast of thousands.

  • o Do they use Python?

Google does. eBay, HP, IBM, Apple, Oracle, LSI Logic... [http://www.dice.com/ DICE] has more than 70 job listings for Python today (2008-1-23) at companies including HP, Macy's, Nokia, Conde Nast, PlayFirst, Slide, Caustic Graphics...[http://www.job-search-engine.com/jobs?k=python&l=San+Francisco%2C+CA Juju] lists other Python jobs: Walmart, Cisco, Acxiom, Macrovision...

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