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Re: The EuroPython 2015 Keynotes

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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)

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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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