In their absence, MikeOrr and BrianDorsey were appointed "joint grand-poohbahs in charge of decisions", as no one felt they should speak for the group without some input from either of them.
Not a great deal of python specific content this time...a bit of discussion on the pain that is easy_install, and alternatives (or lack thereof). Ian Bicking's work on a new one was mentioned...pip, I think?
We kicked around some general ideas regarding another python day, some points of which I recall (didn't take any notes):
- Everyone seemed opposed to a registration fee, if its at all possible to avoid. Thus seemingly ruling out pgsql and their space at SCCC, as they are charging $75 (Though apparently donating all or part of it?).
- In light of the previous point, it would probably be best to stick to a size and scale similar to the last one. Moving to a larger conference style venue would be prohibitively expensive without registration fees.
- People who had attended in Jan felt that the more informational/educational talks and those for projects actively seeking contributors were more interesting and useful than the more demo style ones that just showed off a finished system or closed source project.
- Suggestion that there be a small (3 person) program committee that could take responsibility for soliciting/selecting/scheduling talks w/ a bit more organization than last time, though people did like the availability of talk proposals on the wiki.