BarCamp is an ad-hoc gathering born from the desire for people to share and learn in an open environment. It is an intense event with discussions, demos, and interaction from attendees.
BarCampKanpur would be the first event of it's kind (unconference) in Kanpur city. It would allow people from various backgrounds to come together, get-connected and share their knowledge/experience.
Event details
When:
Around Nov 1, 2009 (exact date would be here soon).
Where:
IIT Kanpur (Details are being worked out, venue would be confirmed soon.)
Where to stay?
Sponsors
Schedule
Day 1
Topics I would like to hear about (Suggestions towards sessions)
- What is BarCamp
- Blogging and Social Media
- Marketing
- Branding for a startup
- Photography - the technicalities in a camera
- Web Design/UI (Evolution & Future)
Proposed Sessions
- Abdul Qabiz (abdul.qabiz AT gmail.com - http://abdulqabiz.com/blog/)
- Aditi Gupta (aditi1985 AT gmail.com)
- Kanishka Aman Singh (acekas AT gmail.com)
- Deepak Kumar (deepakkumar222 AT gmail.com)
- Aditi Gupta (aditi1985 AT gmail.com)
- Shalini Gupta- A Learning enthusiast. Currently - working with UPTEC Computer consultancy Ltd. as System Officer. -(contactshalini13 AT gmail.com)
- Gagandeep Singh ( gaganbhatia13 <at> gmail dot com )
Participants (aka Campers)
Task List
- Venue
- Hall/Room
- Projector
- Whiteboard (x 3 -> 1 x room + 1 x room + 1 x reception-area)
- Microphone + Speakers (x 2 set)
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Evening Snacks?
- Sponsors
- Calculate - how much funding we need?
- Figure out potential sponsors via our connections
- Talk to sponsors and get funded :-)
- Branding and Promotional Media
- Logo
- Banner Design
- Banner Printing (what size and how many?)
- Poster Design
- Poster Printing
- Stickers (for laptops?)
- T-Shirt Design
- T-Shirt Printing
- Blog/Website Badge
- Notepad + Pencil for campers
- Invitation/information Brochure (one-page)
- Promotion
- Talk to our sponsors, if they can help in promotion via FM channels and News papers.
- Placement of banners and posters - IIT K gate, SIIC Gate, IITK Library?
- Blogging/Tweeting - we all can write, tweet and spread the word
- Distribute invitation/information brochure to various departments in IITK and outside institutes/companies.
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More information on BarCamp:
A very nice presentation on BarCamp (what it is, how to organize and other details:)