Because; 2014 and 2015 are happening in Montreal CA rather than a larger US venue. The reason why we can do this in 2013 is due to, as they say, "location, loca

Because; 2014 and 2015 are happening in Montreal CA rather than a larger US venue. The reason why we can do this in 2013 is due to, as they say, "location, location, location". We have the projected attendance to back the expansion this year, but I sincerely doubt we will in other locations and venues. I'd rather hedge now, then set the expectations it will "always be this big" - because honestly, I don't think PyCon should continue to expand, and that this should be a one time thing for the conference. Long term; the PSF and PyCon itself will end up pushing more and more local / regional conferences and capping attendance at the 2500 attendee level intentionally. tl;dr: Continued unbounded growth in attendance, number of tracks, etc will dilute the conference and take it in a direction most within the community and the foundation do not wish it to go in.