You're either a sick troll or don't know the man at all. I've been to a number of conferences in my own country (India) and abroad and the PyCon in the States

You're either a sick troll or don't know the man at all. I've been to a number of conferences in my own country (India) and abroad and the PyCon in the States is my idea of a "perfect" conference. The people are nice, the prices are reasonable, the tech stuff is awesome. There is nothing I can think of that is wrong with it. It's a team effort and each and every person who contributes deserves credit but the chair who is the public face of the event is the man who is deserves the most. He has to deal with an enormous amount of stress and work. I ran PyCon India for two years and know what it's like in a small way. This kind of vitriol for some anonymous account on HN is not something Jesse deserves or needs. If you genuinely have a problem with some aspect of the conference, I'm sure the organising committee will be willing to listen to you and do what's best. If you simply want to troll, please don't.