We are still investigating venues.

Venue Considerations

• Room for approximately 100-150 attendees.

• A single room or area big enough to hold everyone for a [:PyOhio/Schedule:plenary session] or two.

  • (Is a plenary session mandatory? - CatherineDevlin)

• Space to break up into 2 concurrent talks of ~50 attendees each, plus 2 Open Space groups of ~ 20 each
• Wireless! Absolutely crucial if we have sprints, very desirable otherwise

Possible Venues

• Ohio Supercomputing Center

  • They did, after all, put this on: http://www.osc.edu/press/releases/2007/python.shtml

• Universities / colleges
  • - OSU - Ohio University: Lancaster Campus (30 mi SE of Columbus) - Columbus State Community College - Franklin University - Otterbein - Ohio Dominican
• High schools
• Library

  • The Columbus Public Library has a very generous policy on letting groups meet: http://evanced.columbuslibrary.org/evanced/lib/roomrequest.asp The only problem is the funny capacity: a 200-seating auditorium (OK but overkill) and two conference rooms (seating 15 and 10). That would suit a single talk track and two open spaces OK, but things would get funny in the afternoon when it's all open spaces.

• Private company
  • Anyplace with substantial Python-using population might be willing
• Training companies
  • The Cincinnati and Dayton branches of New Horizons have been friendly to user groups; is that true of Columbus?

• [http://www.oclc.org/conferencecenter/default.htm OCLC]

  • It looks like a nice facility, and it's said they have some Python users. My only worry is that they'll want $, but it can't hurt to ask.
• Art centers, community centers
  • I believe these would all require payment.