Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!news.redatomik.org!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed7.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.015 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.97; '*S*': 0.00; 'europython': 0.04; 'lemburg': 0.04; 'preference': 0.05; 'friday,': 0.07; 'keynote': 0.07; 'cc:addr:python-list': 0.09; 'm.-a.': 0.09; 'speakers,': 0.09; 'subject:EuroPython': 0.09; 'talks': 0.11; 'family,': 0.16; 'from:addr:rosuav': 0.16; 'from:name:chris angelico': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.16; '2015': 0.20; 'cc:2**0': 0.20; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.20; 'preferences': 0.22; 'speakers.': 0.22; 'speakers': 0.24; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.24; 'fri,': 0.27; 'not.': 0.27; 'wonder': 0.27; 'message-id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.27; 'subject:2015': 0.27; 'selection': 0.29; 'women': 0.33; 'received:google.com': 0.35; 'there': 0.36; 'pm,': 0.36; 'subject:: ': 0.37; 'does': 0.39; 'where': 0.40; 'your': 0.60; 'subject:The': 0.61; 'hope': 0.61; 'matter': 0.63; 'more': 0.63; 'fall': 0.66; 'python-list': 0.66; 'choose': 0.68; 'jul': 0.72; '2015:': 0.84; 'chrisa': 0.84; 'men.': 0.84; 'utc-4,': 0.84; 'to:none': 0.91; 'demographic': 0.91; 'gender': 0.91 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:cc :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=8lAfJFC+MB433DTW8BxHSI1ycVSmRkc0UR6BZGpzdh4=; b=Ny2LetRp1Zdtlda4DZIE+Rrhu2kygMOLXZiRqgRhZ8V5yhFB1L+WePU8cAYZGs4250 FrxIyP0MLubt4IcfWzro8bW+j8RbjjgC6IZxbF2WMwD9aiL8/XZe4bRZ148MN3ej9X1l HU8YB59bGp4heUyrsPyMyD83KqR3qPmlhX2V+o3Ez0Sg3CfeFSJkS8rbnj4za0DEpIbm GTJL/Sx6qs67eB67O3VHRE1Cx0s6L2/Qk9DAKzfc+Fk+MPgGlY3DCupzWNiLAfmDJUqn 4xffHERshEFcZxwgCPFZgxeR7UP9xsUnXOzFwUNm6P01cl0kPb8MKZbHJw6AW7FtXXJp XjlA== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.107.159.66 with SMTP id i63mr35405071ioe.68.1436554676719; Fri, 10 Jul 2015 11:57:56 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <61f0400e-a882-448f-8116-e2df3ff4aaae@googlegroups.com> References: <61f0400e-a882-448f-8116-e2df3ff4aaae@googlegroups.com> Date: Sat, 11 Jul 2015 04:57:56 +1000 Subject: Re: The EuroPython 2015 Keynotes From: Chris Angelico Cc: "python-list@python.org" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20+ Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 18 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1436554684 news.xs4all.nl 2892 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:52450 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:93653 On Fri, Jul 10, 2015 at 10:01 PM, beliavsky--- via Python-list 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 n= ot. 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