Re: [EuroPython] unsubscribe

2009-07-07 Thread Chris Withers
Marius Gedminas wrote: On Tue, Jul 07, 2009 at 12:04:16PM +0100, Nick Johnson wrote: Is there any mailing list software anywhere where sending 'unsubscribe' to the _list_ address will unsubscribe you? I think Mailman has an option to intercept and handle administrative commands sent to the lis

Re: [EuroPython] Choosing tutorials

2009-06-27 Thread Chris Withers
Zeth wrote: You are now elected community participation officer! Congratulations! You really want me, of all people, dealing with community relations? ;-) Chris -- Simplistix - Content Management, Zope & Python Consulting - http://www.simplistix.co.uk __

Re: [EuroPython] Choosing tutorials

2009-06-27 Thread Chris Withers
Zeth wrote: Well firstly, it was all explained in Vilnius in 2008 and at Birmingham 2008. No doubt at talks/sessions I wasn't at... Unfortunately, if you want help from people on things like WebApp development, then you need to make those processes a lot more transparent and accessible...

Re: [EuroPython] Choosing tutorials

2009-06-27 Thread Chris Withers
John Pinner wrote: yes, some of us seem to have forgotten that EP is community run. If you see something you don't like, it's because you didn't do something, so you *can* put it right. How would the someone have gone about helping in this case? I haven't seen much exposure of how the bookin

Re: [EuroPython] Sunday Tutorials venues

2009-06-25 Thread Chris Withers
John Pinner wrote: The Ratcliff Room can take about 40 people, you have 22 checked into the Kamaelia tutorial (which I guess means about 30 will show up). Where can we check how many people are signed up for our tutorials? Chris -- Simplistix - Content Management, Zope & Python Consulting

Re: [EuroPython] Travel recommendation

2009-06-24 Thread Chris Withers
John Pinner wrote: A taxi will be quicker, and most taxi drivers are OK, but some may rip you off. Do we know what the fare should be? I've often found that taxi drivers rapidly back down when they're presented with a price that's known to be accurate... Chris -- Simplistix - Content Manage

Re: [EuroPython] Choosing tutorials

2009-06-24 Thread Chris Withers
Zeth wrote: Hello Stefan, 2009/6/23 Stefan Schwarzer : Initially I've booked the conference without tutorials, but now would like to come to some of them. It seems I can go through the registration process and just select the tutorial days, Correct. When you have booked for tutorial days, you

Re: [EuroPython] EuroPython 2006

2006-06-01 Thread Chris Withers
Benedikt Hegner wrote: > >> I've now booked here too and will be arriving very late Sunday 2nd July >> and leaving on the afternoon of Thursday 6th July. >> >> So, hopefully the CERN tour will be early in the morning! :-D > It will be from 9 am till 12 am. So you are lucky :-) Excellent. Wow, t

Re: [EuroPython] EuroPython payment

2006-05-31 Thread Chris Withers
Dario Lopez-Kästen wrote: > Yor bank may be lying to you. See this page: > http://www.europython.org/sections/registration_issues/registration-details/payment-information > > """It has been recommended that to take advantage of low-cost > international payments (EU regulation 2560/2001), the costs

Re: [EuroPython] EuroPython 2006

2006-05-30 Thread Chris Withers
M.-A. Lemburg wrote: > I booked the NH Geneva Airport Hotel which seems to be reasonably > close to CERN. > I've now booked here too and will be arriving very late Sunday 2nd July and leaving on the afternoon of Thursday 6th July. So, hopefully the CERN tour will be early in the morning! :-D S

Re: [EuroPython] paypal payments

2006-05-30 Thread Chris Withers
Benedikt Hegner wrote: > And for new registrants - now it is possible to pay directly via > paypal at registration. OK, If I'm paying from a $US paypal account, how much do I send for an earlybird speaker? (does the one payment include the meal, CERN trip and anything else?) cheers, Chris -

Re: [EuroPython] Registration payment details

2006-05-25 Thread Chris Withers
Chris Withers wrote: >> if it is so urgent please register again and we will delete the old >> registration afterwards. > > I tried, it won't let me because [EMAIL PROTECTED] is already in use... > > Is there a PayPal account I could just send money to? > &g

Re: [EuroPython] Registration payment details

2006-05-25 Thread Chris Withers
Benedikt Hegner wrote: > Hi Chris, > > if it is so urgent please register again and we will delete the old > registration afterwards. I tried, it won't let me because [EMAIL PROTECTED] is already in use... Is there a PayPal account I could just send money to? Honestly, I've never had so much

Re: [EuroPython] Registration payment details

2006-05-25 Thread Chris Withers
Paul Boddie wrote: > As stated in the e-mails sent out to registrants, the following information > is > to be used when making payments: > > IBAN : SE76 8000 0810 5903 7676 5343 > BIC/SWIFT : SWEDSESS > Bank Address: 105 34 Stockholm I guess I'll ask again... how do I pay by credit card or Pay

Re: [EuroPython] Fwd: EuroPython payment

2006-05-24 Thread Chris Withers
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > It would be nice if the e-mail explicitly listed the amount (I assume 120Eu?). Is this the speaker rate? What about the banquet? > Also, giving exact details on how to pay via CC or PayPal or some way which > does not require me to pay exorbitant fees for int'l money tr

[EuroPython] [Fwd: EuroPython payment]

2006-05-24 Thread Chris Withers
How much do I pay? How do I pay by credit card? Chris -- Simplistix - Content Management, Zope & Python Consulting - http://www.simplistix.co.uk --- Begin Message --- Dear Mr. Chris Withers, thank you for registering for EuroPython 2006. To pay the registration fee please use

Re: [EuroPython] EuroPython 2006

2006-05-22 Thread Chris Withers
Hi Marc-Andre, M.-A. Lemburg wrote: >> 3. whether the accommodation section is going to be fleshed out, and > > I've found the list of hotels on this page useful: > > http://housing-service.web.cern.ch/housing-service/listhotel.html > > Unfortunately that page doesn't say whether the hotels > a

Re: [EuroPython] All those copy-pasted students from Macedonia

2006-05-20 Thread Chris Withers
Harald Armin Massa wrote: > I took the liberty to simply reject and delete all the proposals in > Business Track from Mr Copy & Paste of Macedonia. > > They do not propose a talk, just why it is important for them to come > to Switzerland and which Hotel they want to stay at. > > I recommend doin

[EuroPython] Am I registered?

2006-05-18 Thread Chris Withers
Hi All, Dunno who to ask so asking the list, hoping the right person will be reading ;-) I _think_ I'm registered for the conference, dinner and CERN tour as well as submitting a talk. Can someone confirm that I have succeeded for all of the above and tell me what I need to do and when? (I st

[EuroPython] Is EuroPython happening this year?

2006-05-09 Thread Chris Withers
Hi All, Not wishing to seem alarmist, but is EuroPython actually going to happen this year? We're under two months away and everything seems to be very quiet :-S Now, don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining and I know I'm likely as busy as everyone else who can't help out, but I just want to k

Re: [EuroPython] CERN visit

2006-04-04 Thread Chris Withers
M.-A. Lemburg wrote: >> Would it be possible to move the CERN visit to the afternoon on >> July 5th or have a second one on that day ? > > Perhaps on Sunday afternoon, then ? > > [Sorry for the spamming :-)] *cough* Some of us are only arriving on the Sunday evening, so find this just as unpal

Re: [EuroPython] Progress?

2006-04-03 Thread Chris Withers
Michael Hudson wrote: > Does > http://indico.cern.ch/conferenceDisplay.py?confId=44#ACCOMMODATION > help at all? Not really, it doesn't make any recommendations :-/ I particularly care about: - closeness to the conference venue (and wherever it is, I want to know how to get from the hotel to

[EuroPython] Progress?

2006-04-03 Thread Chris Withers
Hi All, Any progress on the conference front? Thing's I'd still like to do: - Book a hotel near CERN. Anyone know of one they'd recommend? Hopefully with good internet access... - Submit a talk. http://indico.cern.ch/abstractSubmission.py?confId=44#interest ...seems to indicate that I

Re: [EuroPython] Paranoid Questions from an Attendee/Speaker

2006-03-20 Thread Chris Withers
Hi Harald, Harald Armin Massa wrote: >> Are there any conference dinners or the like that I should make sure I'm >> around for? > > Yes, there is a conference dinner, and it is allready within the time table > available in that CERN software. Yep, I think I ticked that box, eventually... > Also

[EuroPython] Paranoid Questions from an Attendee/Speaker

2006-03-17 Thread Chris Withers
Hi All, I'm planning on coming the conference as well as giving a talk, so: I guess I register here: http://indico.cern.ch/confRegistrationFormDisplay.py?confId=44 And I submit my talk here: http://indico.cern.ch/abstractSubmission.py?confId=44 I book my hotel by contacting one of the hotels li

Re: [EuroPython] knock, knock!

2005-10-03 Thread Chris Withers
Yeah, but Zope/Plone probably has enough stuff of it's own to merit its own track, especially when you roll in things like Zope 3 and ECMS... cheers, Chris Paul Everitt wrote: > Hi Michael. I'm in for the Zope track. However, I wonder if it > would be better to do this as a general "Web Fra

Re: [EuroPython] Track Zope/Plone

2005-04-04 Thread Chris Withers
Andreas Jung wrote: just for curiosity: why is the Zope track named "Zope/Plone"? If you put a dedicated Zope product into the title of the track then you should also add all other comparable CMS systems like CPS und Silva or just name it "Zope" or make a dedicated Plone track but pointing out "

[EuroPython] Re: Talks, acceptance and fish

2005-03-03 Thread Chris Withers
Heimo Laukkanen wrote: It did work in previous years, but there is a chance of also having a not so good luck. And what we are talking about is minimizing that risk. OK, lets give it a try, if it makes things worse we could always see about changing it back for '06 structure without throeing ou

Re: [EuroPython] Scheduling call for papers and acceptance of talks

2005-03-02 Thread Chris Withers
Paul Everitt wrote: During the Plone Con in Vienna, I noticed lots of people sitting outside. I asked a few what were the reasons. The main one was, they liked to socialize. :^) However, some folks also seemed disappointed with the quality of some presentations. That IS a shame :-S I'm intere

Re: [EuroPython] Scheduling call for papers and acceptance of talks

2005-03-02 Thread Chris Withers
Paul Everitt wrote: Again, should we try to improve the quality? If there isn't a strong opinion that this needs attention, Heimo and I will drop it. If it is worth looking into, though, how can we achieve it? It won't help getting reading for this year, but how about some kind of rating syst

Re: [EuroPython] Scheduling call for papers and acceptance of talks

2005-02-24 Thread Chris Withers
Heimo Laukkanen wrote: Talk acceptance: - require the actual presentation to be submitted ( we've been very flexible with this previously ) Why is this a requirement? > This is just to make sure that people don't feel too comfortable on > what they already know and try to scrap up the present

Re: [EuroPython] How do you make links go from the pulldown menus directly off the site?

2005-02-14 Thread Chris Withers
Jean-Marc Orliaguet wrote: The whole thing is about fixing a UI weirdness. A navigation menu is not designed in the first place to redirect the user to another site without warning - it makes the interaction with the site unpredictable - so I believe that it is a good thing that the current menu

Re: [EuroPython] How do you make links go from the pulldown menus directly off the site?

2005-02-11 Thread Chris Withers
Jean-Marc Orliaguet wrote: the only problem with the redirection is that the 'back' button won't work once one has left the site, but it should be easy to fix. So the question is : redirection or new window? *shrugs* I'm just allergic to meta-refresh redirect javascript nonesense ;-) Chris -- Si

Re: [EuroPython] How do you make links go from the pulldown menus directly off the site?

2005-02-10 Thread Chris Withers
Jean-Marc Orliaguet wrote: as I said earlier the pulldown menu shows documents *inside* the site. The Wiki page lies outside the site. So either put a link and trust the ability of users to click on the link. Or use some javascript to do the redirection. Can you not rustle up a "link" content ob

Re: [EuroPython] Menu structure

2005-02-08 Thread Chris Withers
Jean-Marc Orliaguet wrote: this is right, Squid won't work either since the site is using cookies and the authenticated pages have the same addresses as the anonymous pages. However I am convinced that some sort of mirroring with ZEO would speed up the access for conference attendees. My point i

Re: [EuroPython] Menu structure

2005-02-07 Thread Chris Withers
Jean-Marc Orliaguet wrote: I've increased the size of the 'main_db' cache to 1 objects, but it doesn't help when the cache is empty. Zope-2.7.2 has two severe memory leaks, transciense issues, see http://zope.org/Products/Zope/2.7.4/CHANGES.txt - so I don't think it's a good choice, but this

Re: [EuroPython] Menu structure

2005-02-04 Thread Chris Withers
Jean-Marc Orliaguet wrote: I noticed that too. The first loading of the page takes quite some until all objects are in the cache (and there are quite a lot of objects on a single page). Could have something to do with the zope object cache settings? The server is Zope-2.7.2 maybe it should upg

Re: [EuroPython] [Please read and respond!] We have an EPC 2006 host and organiser

2005-02-03 Thread Chris Withers
Dario Lopez-Kästen wrote: What they now need is a "Go!" decision from the EPC Community, and they need it this week (I know, 2 days to go). I bit late in my response, but +1 anyway :-) Chris -- Simplistix - Content Management, Zope & Python Consulting - http://www.simplistix.co.uk _

Re: [EuroPython] Menu structure

2005-02-03 Thread Chris Withers
Laura Creighton wrote: search boxes belong at the top. people who only come to the site to search it hate to have to scroll to the bottom in order to get to work. Yes, but if you don't know it's a search box, it's useless. Given your comments, I agree it'd make more sense for the box to appear ab

Re: [EuroPython] Menu structure

2005-02-03 Thread Chris Withers
Jean-Marc Orliaguet wrote: the structure is now online. I had to make some of the level 1 item titles shorter. There are some more adjustments to be made in the left navigation portlet. But it will be easier to see what changes to do when content has been published. Just to say, the website is s

Re: [EuroPython] front page

2005-02-03 Thread Chris Withers
Jean-Marc Orliaguet wrote: http://www.medic.chalmers.se/~jmo/ep2005/ep-front-layout2.png (portlets view) That looks absolutely perfect :-) vertical lengths for boxes inside a same slot are dependent on their contents and it's almost impossible to control it in a simple way, Well, only if you'r

Re: [EuroPython] front page

2005-02-02 Thread Chris Withers
Jean-Marc Orliaguet wrote: I've removed the large picture from the front page, replaced it with boxes with dummy content until there is something to show. Basically there could be any information in them (latest news, events, updates, tracks., direct links to pages, images, etc...) - I thin

Re: [EuroPython] Decision points and call to meeting

2005-01-19 Thread Chris Withers
Jacob Hallén wrote: Yes, this is a problem. I would like to adress this by asking the speakers to make their talks available on the EP website one week before the conference starts. The new conference system is designed to handle this. This is a problem for those of us who only get a chance to wr

Re: [EuroPython] Computers off during sessions.

2005-01-17 Thread Chris Withers
Well, I'll +1 here, since my experience has been very similar to Harald's... Chris Harald Armin Massa wrote: Michael Hudson schrieb: "Mikael Jansson (mailing lists)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: I just talked to a friend who attended EP '04, and he wanted me to tell you guys that there should be a

Re: [EuroPython] IRC meeting log 2004-12-20

2005-01-11 Thread Chris Withers
Jean-Marc Orliaguet wrote: As far as I know, we're not organising an art conference ;-) I'd prefer functional, clean and efficient over "pretty", every time. Yes, sure. But it doesn't have to look geeky either. most professional conferences have attractive front page that make you feel that things

Re: [EuroPython] IRC meeting log 2004-12-20

2005-01-05 Thread Chris Withers
Jean-Marc Orliaguet wrote: Yes indeed, the picture may well be replaced with text or news articles with vignettes ... to make the whole thing more dynamic - there should be something graphical at least to make the front page attractive. As far as I know, we're not organising an art conference ;-

Re: [EuroPython] IRC meeting log 2004-12-20

2004-12-30 Thread Chris Withers
Jean-Marc Orliaguet wrote: => http://europython-develop.zope.nl/ This actually looks really good, especially the dropdowns (in Moz 1.7 anyway ;-) However, why are we wasting so much fo the front page with that big, pointless picture? People want to read the stuff in the 3 columns below that, wh