It is a too late now to make such a drastic change less than a month before, however I would certainly be interested in holding a future event there.
2009/8/7 Nicholas Tollervey <nt...@ntoll.org>: > Guys, > > I won't be able to attend on the 5th Sept as my brother is getting married > on that date. Nevertheless, I still have some questions: > > How many attendees are needed for a viable event to take place..? > > As £2k is steep given the number of delegates (or lack thereof) how about a > different venue for smaller numbers? > > Perhaps a venue that would attract geeks anyway, would be sympathetic to our > needs and "we" (the Python community) already know of it? > > Bletchley Park..? > > Positives: Half way between London and Birmingham and walking distance from > (the relatively well connected) Bletchley station. Existing relationship > with BP - we'd probably only need a couple of the huts for an informal > gathering. Lots of computers. They have a cafeteria etc... > > Negatives: Internet connection (lack of) - we'd need to check. Cost..? Would > they be willing to "lend" the use of a couple of huts if "delegates" pay the > entrance fee (about £10 iirc) or for a small charge..? Change of venue > requires re-advertising. Insurance? (Is this needed should this be so much > an "un" conference that the venue is only the "borrowing" of a couple of > huts and we'd all just be visitors to a museum - a sort of un-conference > "picnic"). > > Just throwing ideas up in the air. Please shoot them down. > > Also, I live about 20mins from BP and I know there are others close by - > should this idea have wings I'd be more than happy to be a body on the > ground before the event. > > Nicholas. > > On 7 Aug 2009, at 09:34, René Dudfield wrote: > >> >> >> On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 6:43 PM, Michael Foord <fuzzy...@voidspace.org.uk> >> wrote: >> In case anyone didn't spot it, the URL to book at is: >> >> http://pyconuk.org/booking.html >> >> Michael >> >> John Pinner wrote: >> Hi, >> >> We confirmed the Unconference - http:///pyconuk.org <http://pyconuk.org> - >> a couple of weeks ago and announced it on the pyconuk and python-uk lists. >> >> >> Regrettably there has been a very poor response (2 delegates, and one of >> those is me!) so faced with venue and insurance costs of approx £2k to cover >> it looks like we will have to cancel. Very disappointing given the high >> level of interest expressed at EuroPython. >> >> Unless of course there is a sudden rush... >> >> We'll give it until the middle of next week before making a final >> decision. >> >> Best wishes, >> >> John >> -- >> >> >> Cool, I've booked it! >> >> Looking forward to meeting some uk python peoples. >> >> >> I hope it goes ahead... I was planning to book it earlier, but forgot >> about it. I imagine others also need reminding :) >> >> >> cu, >> _______________________________________________ >> python-uk mailing list >> python-uk@python.org >> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-uk > > _______________________________________________ > python-uk mailing list > python-uk@python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-uk > _______________________________________________ python-uk mailing list python-uk@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-uk