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| References | <mailman.389.1436527252.3674.python-list@python.org> <61f0400e-a882-448f-8116-e2df3ff4aaae@googlegroups.com> |
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| Date | 2015-07-11 04:57 +1000 |
| Subject | Re: The EuroPython 2015 Keynotes |
| From | Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> |
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.python |
| Message-ID | <mailman.404.1436554684.3674.python-list@python.org> (permalink) |
On Fri, Jul 10, 2015 at 10:01 PM, beliavsky--- via Python-list <python-list@python.org> wrote: > On Friday, July 10, 2015 at 7:21:14 AM UTC-4, M.-A. Lemburg wrote: >> With Mandy Waite we have announced all keynotes for EuroPython 2015: >> 5 keynotes, 6 speakers, 4 women and 2 men. > > Your mentioning these numbers makes me wonder if the organizing committee is using gender preferences in its selection of keynote speakers. I hope not. It is better to choose the speakers who will give the most interesting talks and let the demographic chips fall where they may. > I think that's more a matter of having the statistically-curious brain. In my father's family, there are 5 sons and 2 daughters - does that indicate gender preference in my reporting, or just an acknowledgement of a fact? ChrisA
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The EuroPython 2015 Keynotes "M.-A. Lemburg" <mal@europython.eu> - 2015-07-10 12:40 +0200
Re: The EuroPython 2015 Keynotes beliavsky@aol.com - 2015-07-10 05:01 -0700
Re: The EuroPython 2015 Keynotes Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-07-11 04:57 +1000
Re: The EuroPython 2015 Keynotes beliavsky@aol.com - 2015-07-10 14:14 -0700
Re: The EuroPython 2015 Keynotes Jon Ribbens <jon+usenet@unequivocal.co.uk> - 2015-07-10 21:41 +0000
Re: The EuroPython 2015 Keynotes Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2015-07-10 19:14 -0400
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