The Emcees are responsible for:
- the general mood and tone of the conference and rooms which they are assigned to
- communicating with the audience
- maintaining order and minimizing panic in an emergency
- Gather a list of the following: -- speaker names and talks by room -- sponsors -- local Python community groups and their leaders -- companies that brought corporate tickets
- Rest
- Double-check the pronunciation of speaker names. Communicate with the speaker if needed
- Check the room they are assigned to.
- Coordinate with the stage hand commitee for changes in the sound system
- Speak in English, so we can make our foreign guests feel welcome.
- Re-iterate that the audience need to follow the Code of Conduct.
- Introduce speakers before their talk
- The emcees will announce: -- breakout sessions -- instructions/directions to breakout sessions rooms -- general announcements from the PyCon chair and commitee leaders
- The emcees will call for Q&A after each talk.
- The emcees will acknowledge sponsors during downtime -- The emcee for the first day will acknowledge: -- local Python community leaders -- companies that brought corporate tickets. Ask them to stand so the participants can thank them with a round of applause.
- The emcees will have control during the lightning talks including: -- Callling for lightning talks participants -- Iterating the mechanics of lightning talks -- Stopping a speaker who went past the time limit for lightning talks
- At the end of the day, thank the audience for their participation, wish the attendees a safe trip home, and that we'll see them on the next day (if day 1) or that we'll see them again next year.
- Provide feedback of participants experience
- Provide feedback and suggestions on the experience of the emcee committee