Indian python(istas) across various Indian cities interested in hosting PyCon-India in their city (college or university) can use the following template when they submit advance bids for their cities. Hopefully it will avoid all the list wars and confusion over the host city that we have been having for 2011.
Please create a new wikipage, example: PyConIndiaBidCityName, copy the questions and answer it, then post the link on the INpycon list for further discussion.
Bid Requirements
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-India. Tell us the pros and cons about the local area:
- o Are major venues (500+ person capacity) plentiful or atleast available? o Are they clustered or located in any particular area(s)? o Transportation resources:
- + How close is the nearest major airport to the heart of the city or region? + What sort of transportation options are available? Bus, taxi, train, auto-rickshaw, metro-rail, etc. How much does a trip on each cost? + How close are these resources to the large venues you identified above?
- + Any tech-related events?
o How's the weather? Remember, the target is for PyCon-India to be held in September between Indian festivals and college exams. o What (besides PyCon) would be a big attraction for someone visiting the area?
- o Are major venues (500+ person capacity) plentiful or atleast available? o Are they clustered or located in any particular area(s)? o Transportation resources:
- Tell us about your group:
- o Who are you? o What's your connection to Python and the larger Python-India Community?
o How many volunteers can you expect to provide for PyCon-India? Remember, this is planning for ONE year in advance. o Looking at the PyCon-India volunteer roles list, are there any local people who would be committed to filling a particular role? o Are there any key players who bring experience or skills that you feel are particularly valuable to PyCon-India?
+ Have any of you organized any large events similar to PyCon-India? If so, tell us about it!
- o Who are you? o What's your connection to Python and the larger Python-India Community?
- Tell us about the local Python community:
- o Users group(s) for Python? Django? Zope? Plone? Any local university Python groups? o Local companies doing exciting things with Python?
+ Would they be interested in sponsoring PyCon-India?
- o Users group(s) for Python? Django? Zope? Plone? Any local university Python groups? o Local companies doing exciting things with Python?
- Tell us about the local tech community:
- o Who are the big IT and Tech related companies in the area?
- + Do they use Python?
- o Who are the big IT and Tech related companies in the area?
Beyond what's been covered above, is there anything else you feel is important for us to keep in mind as we consider your bid to host PyCon-India?