EuroPython2007/ProposedTimeline

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EuroPython 2007 Proposed Timeline

The actual proposed timeline has been decided upon as follows:

9th March	Track chairs and conference organization (roles) decided upon
16th March	Call for proposals out, Website updated and "up and running"
16th April	Keynotes announced
1st May	Registration opens
18th May	Call for proposals closed
25th May	Launch of schedule (talk abstracts accepted and notified)
31st May	Early bird registration closes
25th June	Normal registration closes
2nd July	Online registration closes
9th-11th July	Conference
12th-14th July	Post-conference sprints

Previous Observations and Speculation

What follows is just some notes about previous/other conferences and timelines.

From the conference Web site for 2006 (before it gets overwritten), plus observed administrative milestones:

This is a big contrast to the original IRC meeting-agreed timeline which was optimistically decided upon well in advance of the 2006 conference:

15th February	Call for Proposals
March	Opening online Registration (Payment issue pending!)
31st March	Deadline for proposal submissions
30th April	Prelininary Program with accepted talks
19th May	Closing Early Bird registration
3rd July-5th July	EuroPython conference

Given the panic in May 2006 about the conference status, it might be best to not let the timeline slip much later than that of 2006.

Comparisons

It's always fun to compare things! Comparing the above with PyCon 2007:

	EuroPython 2006	PyCon 2007
Registration period prior to conference (duration)	47 days (40 days)	70 days (63 days)
Talk submission start, deadline and acceptance prior to conference (duration of submission period)	91 days, 33 days, 29 days (58 days)	161 days, 115 days, 100 days (46 days)