Now... what was PyConAr 2010?

Last year, the conference congregated us in Córdoba, at the Universidad Empresarial Siglo XXI. It involved 4 kinds of events:

• Talks: 20 minutes of dissertation followed by 5 minutes for questions. During the event 3 talks took place at the same time in 3 different rooms; and between each group of talks there were 15-minutes breaks if one wanted to talk to the speaker. There were a total of 43 talks in PyConAr 2010.
• Keynotes: the name is self explanatory (in English), all assistants were gathered in a big auditorium to witness important guests' expositions. There were 3 of these talks in the event (1 on Friday and 2 on Saturday) by the end of each day.
• Lightning talks: organized during the same day of the conference. The two biggest differences to normal talks were:
  • 5 minutes long, no time for questions
  • They didn't have to be related to Python. You could talk about anything.
• Posters: This was the first PyConAr that had posters. They were the summary of a project in form of a poster (sic) exposed in a area with a high volume of assistants going by so they could be read during breaks.

But the conference was not just about Python. It was also about people; it is an opportunity to see each other's faces, those people that reply to you in the mailing lists or in IRC chats.

PyConAr was an event also about work, fun, comradery, friendship and, who knows, maybe even some couples here and there. But that is PyAr, a group of crazy people that love what they do and create things while having fun. Thanks to everyone for making PyConAr a reality and thanks to PyAr for existing and giving a lot of people a place to share their passion.

Links

• http://nqnwebs.com/blog/article/pyconar-2010-el-orgullo-de
• http://fisadev.blogspot.com/2010/10/pyconar-2010.html
• http://blog.elrincondemariano.com.ar/2010/10/pyconar-2010-fue-todo-un-exito/