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| Status I have contacted the San Mateo and Santa Clara Tourism and Convention Bureaus. They have distributed the RFP to over 100 hotels. I have received 2 responses. I expect 2-10 more. I will then drive around and collect pictures. | The site selection is down to [http://www.sanmateomarriott.com San Mateo Marriott] or [http://marriott.com/property/propertypage/SJCGA Santa Clara Marriott]. |
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| I have another volunteer that is checking with Fort Mason in San Francisco about space. I have my doubts that we will be able to find inexpensive hotel space above the dump level. | === Benefits of the San Francisco Bay area/Silicon Valley === There are a lot of benefits. |
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| The bid webpages will be complete some time in early February. | === Tracks Proposed === * Mashups - All the API people * Python everywhere - PDA, cellphone, device * Outreach - There are well over 100 different technical user/trade groups in the Bay Area. There can be Python for Movie making, Python for Biotech, Python for game making, Etc. One target is the hosting industry. There are tons of hosting companies in the Bay Area. All support PHP/Perl. Most support Java. Few support Python. === 24 Hour Nerding === We have all the conference rooms for all 4 days. === Speaker Benefits === One of the biggest advantages of the Bay Area is that we can get speakers that might not be willing to travel for a Python convention but would be perfectly willing to drive. For example, Ebay, Google, Amazon, Yahoo, etc have API's that can be used by Python. They would be willing to drive but might be unwilling to fly. === Outreach Opportunity === There will be additional meeting rooms available. There are many interesting Python projects that could use some corporate support. We can arrange presentations for companies of using your project. === Travel to Bay Area === There is not just 1 major airport. There are 3 major airports in the SF Bay Area. All the discount airlines fly here with direct flights to major urban centers. Airline Discounts - The conference organizers will negotiate a reduced fare from United Airlines and Southwest. Since we are not a major airline, it will probably be 5% but better than a kick in the head. === Transit === [http://www.bart.gov BART] The subway system from the Bay Area [http://www.caltrain.com Caltrain] - Commuter train takes you from SF to the [http://www.premiumoutlets.com/outlets/outlet.asp?id=23 Gilroy Outlet Shopping] === If you have never been to the San Francisco Bay area === [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=sfo&ie=UTF8&om=1&z=9&ll=37.712072,-122.453613&spn=1.047287,2.936096 map here] It is about 60 miles from San Francisco to San Jose. San Jose and area is what is know as Silicon Valley. All the tech you could possibly be interested in is here. It would be simpler to list what is not here. In San Francisco, there is World Class shopping, eating, tourist spots. You should make reservations to go to Alcatraz because it often fills up. Going South, there is Outlet Shopping in Gilroy, Monterey Aquarium, and many golf cities. North is the Napa Wine Country. Home of OReilly Books. = Because it is Time = 2003-5 were in DC, 2006 - 2007 was in Dallas, 2008-9 should be on the West Coast. It makes sense to move the convention around North America. |
Primary Contact Alvin Wang [MAILTO] alvinwang@gmail.com
The site selection is down to [http://www.sanmateomarriott.com San Mateo Marriott] or [http://marriott.com/property/propertypage/SJCGA Santa Clara Marriott].
Benefits of the San Francisco Bay area/Silicon Valley
There are a lot of benefits.
Tracks Proposed
* Mashups - All the API people * Python everywhere - PDA, cellphone, device * Outreach - There are well over 100 different technical user/trade groups in the Bay Area. There can be Python for Movie making, Python for Biotech, Python for game making, Etc. One target is the hosting industry. There are tons of hosting companies in the Bay Area. All support PHP/Perl. Most support Java. Few support Python.
24 Hour Nerding
We have all the conference rooms for all 4 days.
Speaker Benefits
One of the biggest advantages of the Bay Area is that we can get speakers that might not be willing to travel for a Python convention but would be perfectly willing to drive. For example, Ebay, Google, Amazon, Yahoo, etc have API's that can be used by Python. They would be willing to drive but might be unwilling to fly.
Outreach Opportunity
There will be additional meeting rooms available. There are many interesting Python projects that could use some corporate support. We can arrange presentations for companies of using your project.
Travel to Bay Area
There is not just 1 major airport. There are 3 major airports in the SF Bay Area. All the discount airlines fly here with direct flights to major urban centers.
Airline Discounts - The conference organizers will negotiate a reduced fare from United Airlines and Southwest. Since we are not a major airline, it will probably be 5% but better than a kick in the head.
Transit
[http://www.bart.gov BART] The subway system from the Bay Area
[http://www.caltrain.com Caltrain] - Commuter train takes you from SF to the [http://www.premiumoutlets.com/outlets/outlet.asp?id=23 Gilroy Outlet Shopping]
If you have never been to the San Francisco Bay area
[http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=sfo&ie=UTF8&om=1&z=9&ll=37.712072,-122.453613&spn=1.047287,2.936096 map here] It is about 60 miles from San Francisco to San Jose.
San Jose and area is what is know as Silicon Valley. All the tech you could possibly be interested in is here. It would be simpler to list what is not here.
In San Francisco, there is World Class shopping, eating, tourist spots. You should make reservations to go to Alcatraz because it often fills up.
Going South, there is Outlet Shopping in Gilroy, Monterey Aquarium, and many golf cities.
North is the Napa Wine Country. Home of OReilly Books.
Because it is Time
2003-5 were in DC, 2006 - 2007 was in Dallas, 2008-9 should be on the West Coast. It makes sense to move the convention around North America.