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eDemocracyCamp2
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Welcome to eDemocracyCamp2!
eDemocracyCamp is an unconference (what's this?) about e-democracy (using the internet and to support democratic processes) with a particular focus on e-participation (using the internet to support public participation). The goal is to connect government officials, researchers, developers, practitioners, and regular citizens for a day of intense collaboration and knowledge sharing.
Media and blog coverage: Who is talking about eDemocracyCamp?
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NEW! Schedule and Session Planning
Start adding your session ideas, what you want to talk or hear about.
For the latest schedule, go here: http://edemocracycamp.org/?page_id=27
Event Summary and RSVP
- When: Sunday, April 19 from 8am-5pm (that's the weekend immediately prior to Politics Online Conference '09, which will be held April 20-21 at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, DC)
- Where: George Washington University, The Institute for Politics, Democracy & the Internet (IPDI) and The Graduate School of Political Management (GSPM), Media and Public Affairs Building, 805 21st Street, NW / Washington, DC 20052 (USA).
- Happy Hour: is at McFadden's Restaurant-Saloon at 5pm, which is a few blocks away.
- Metro access: Blue/Orange Line - Foggy Bottom Metro Stop
- Size: 150+ attendees
- Cost: Free to attend (thanks to our sponsors, see below)
- RSVP on Eventbrite: http://edemocracy.eventbrite.com
- Important (please read): We're using Eventbrite this year to help us maintain one consolidated list of registered attendees, and we need your cooperation! Last year, we had a no-show rate of about 35 percent, which is too high if we want to avoid waste and spend our sponsor money wisely and efficiently. Please sign up on Eventbrite only if you are committed to attending the event. If you sign up and later find out you won't make it, please take your name off the list. There is no upper limit of attendees at this point, and we're pretty sure we'll be able to accommodate last-minute sign-ups. But for planning purposes, please help us keep this list as accurate as possible. Thank you!
Get involved
To give you a better idea of what eDemocracyCamp2 is all about, here's a list of topics that may be addressed (in no particular order). A lot of these terms overlap and there often isn't a clear-cut boundary with neighboring themes. Please add which angle you're coming from:
- Use of online tools for public involvement, citizen participation or citizen engagement in government planning and decision making (e-participation)
- E-participation (using technology -- especially the Internet -- to broaden and deepen political participation by helping citizens to connect with one another and with their elected representatives and governments)
- Collaborative problem solving, consensus building and decision making
- Online voting or e-voting
- Online dialogue, deliberation and debate
- Crowdsourcing of the policy making process
- Online petitions or e-petitions
- E-rulemaking
- Online townhall meetings
- Case studies (what has already worked, what didn't work?)
- Tools, both commercial and open source (what's already out there, what's being worked on?)
- Crowdstorming
- Add your topic...
What happened last year?
To learn more about the 2008 event, go here: eDemocracyCamp
Please help make this event sharable!
There are many folks around the world interested in these topics who can't all attend in person. It would be very nice if all sessions could be recorded (audio, video, live stream) or otherwise documented or captured (wiki, blogs, Twitter etc.). Please indicate below if you can bring equipment or have experience in helping others make their sessions sharable. Thanks!
Schedule and Session Planning
Go here: eDemocracyCamp2Schedule
Tasks
Category |
Task
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Person In Charge
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% Done
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Initial Steps
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Set a date: Sunday, April 19, 2009
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100% |
Initial Steps |
Create a mailing list (eg on Google Groups) http://groups.google.com/group/edemocracycamp/
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100% |
Initial Steps |
Set up Skype- use the Barcamp channel (someone who's already on it has to invite you)
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Initial Steps |
Set up Twitter account |
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100% |
Initial Steps |
Set up IRC chat irc://irc.freenode.net/#edemcamp |
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100% |
Initial Steps |
Design logo |
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100% |
Initial Steps |
Build team (organizers, volunteers) |
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100% |
Secondary Steps |
Find a venue |
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100% |
Secondary Steps |
Find sponsors |
Everyone |
75% |
Food
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Purchase breakfast and coordinate delivery |
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Food
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Purchase lunch and coordinate delivery
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Supplies |
Get projectors (provided on-site) |
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100% |
Supplies |
Get garbage pails and garbage bags (provided on-site) |
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100% |
Supplies |
Get coffee maker and coffee supplies |
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Supplies |
Get tape, scissors, nametags, markers |
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Supplies |
Get a printer for emergency community use only |
Julie Germany |
100% |
Supplies |
Get large white paper and easels |
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Communication |
Send out ongoing updates to attendees via Twitter |
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Communications |
Send out ongoing updates to attendees via Email |
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Volunteers |
ID volunteers needed: technology, content, logistics, etc |
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Volunteers |
Coordination for Happy Hour at 5pm
Location = McFaddens (directions)
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Lucas Cioffi |
100% |
Outreach |
Connect with high profile edemocracy folks
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Everyone |
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Outreach
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Send emails to Gov20Camp and TransparencyCamp lists |
Wayne Burke |
100% |
Outreach |
Post to GovLoop |
Michelle Lyons (and others) |
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Planning
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Check strength of wifi service onsite to see if we need to bring repeaters
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Supplies
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Create Session Leaders Guide
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Wayne Burke |
66.7% |
Supplies
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Find/Coordinate GWU Volunteers |
Michelle Lyons |
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Planning |
Coordinate Session Introductions
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David James |
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Planning |
Setup WordPress Site
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David James |
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Planning |
Match donors with vendors
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Andrew Cohen |
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Planning
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Create Setup Checklist |
Andrew Cohen |
100% |
Potential attendees (a.k.a. Campers)
Sign up here if you are interested in attending (Important: RSVP is handled via Eventbrite). You can also share this event on Facebook and Upcoming.
- Lucas Cioffi, DeepDebate.Org, paper writing service
- Tim Bonnemann, Founder and CEO, Intellitics, Inc., @planspark, @intellitics
- Wayne Moses Burke, Open Forum Foundation
- Susanna Haas Lyons, AmericaSpeaks
- Shannon Simmons, Center for Information Policy and E-Government, @ssimm1rg
- Shaun Dakin, The National Political Do Not Contact Registry, Follow Me On Twitter, Friend me on Facebook
- J.H. Snider, iSolon.org
- Lou Klepner, GatewayToGov.org, @lklepner
- Chris Messina, @factoryjoe
- Andrew Hoppin, @ahoppin
- Kristin Wolff, kwolff@thinkers-and-doers.com, @kristinwolff
- Andrew Turner, @ajturner, GeoCommons
- David James @davidcjames (personal) / Collective Insight @coinsight
- Justin Grimes, Center for Information Policy and E-Government, @justgrimes
- Hillary Hartley, NIC Inc, @quepol
- Gabriela Schneider, @stereogab, Sunlight Foundation
- Avelino Maestas, @avelino, Congresspedia & OpenCongress
- Silona Bonewald, @silona, @lotv, LeagueofTechVoters.org, TransparentFederalBudget.Com, change.wikia.com
- Andrew Cohen, @andrewjcohen, Forum One Communications
- Joe Pringle, @joepringle, Forum One Communications
- Roger Strother, @rastrother, OMB Watch
- Christopher Dorobek, @cdorobek, Federal News Radio 1500 AM and DorobekInsider.com
- Paul Hyland, @paulhyland, Editorial Projects in Education and paulhyland.com
- Jesse Thomas, @jessethomas, JESS3
- Laurel Ruma, @laurelatoreilly, O'Reilly Media
- Luigi Montanez, @luigimontanez, Netroots.com
- Remy DeCausemaker, www.softwarefreedom.org
- Sebastian Benthall The Open Planning Project, essay papers
- Matt Stempeck, Americans for Campaign Reform
- Phil Attey, @philattey / facebook
- David Stern, MixedInk
- Ed Pastore, @epastore , Metagovernment project
- Conor White-Sullivan, Localocracy.org
- Michael Mayernick, @mmayernick, Contribune
- Naomi Williams, @digitalfangirl, DigitalFanGirl
- Peter Corbett, @corbett3000, iStrategyLabs, Apps for Democracy
- Oliver Zeisberger, @oliverbarracuda, barracuda digitale agentur, facebook
- Sarah Schacht, @kaspower, KnowledgeAsPower.org
- Mary Specht, @maryspecht, Gannett Co.
- Yuri Victor, @yurivictor, Gannett Co.
- Matt Mansfield, @mattmansfield, Medill School of Journalism
- Kathleen Sullivan. @kathleensulli, Gannett Co.
- William Beutler, @williambeutler, New Media Strategies, Blog P.I.
- Leslie Bradshaw, @leslieann44, New Media Strategies, LeslieBradshaw.com
- Clay Fink, @finegameofnil
- Carmela Aquino, @satellitewonder, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
- David Price, @debategraph, Debategraph.org
- Faye Anderson, @andersonatlarge, Tracking Change Wiki
- Aaron Ginoza, @ninjaclectic, NPR
- Liz Azyan, @liz_azyan UK Local Gov Engagement Online Research
- Sandy Heierbacher @ncdd National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation
- Andy Fluke @andyfluke National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation
- Maxine Teller @mixtmedia MiXT Media Strategies
- Selvam Velmurugan eMoksha.org
- Matthew Vanden Boogart, @matthewvb
- Michelle Lyons, @mlyons
- Qui Diaz, @beautifulthangs
- Teria Rogers, Sirius XM Satellite Radio
- Daniel Bennett, @citizencontact , Advocating for a Healthier Online Political Ecology
Tagging (for Twitter, Youtube, Flickr, Delicious, Technorati etc.)
Please use the hashtag #edemcamp for Twitter and edemcamp for any other content related to this event.
Related *camps, conferences and events
- TechnoPolitics, December 2006 in San Francisco, CA (USA)
- CitizenCamp, March 2007 in Rome (Italy)
- Demcamp, June 17, 2007 in Arezzo (Italy)
- BarCampWellingtonNZegov, September 2007 in Wellington (New Zealand)
- Participation 2.0, November 15-17 in Salzburg (Austria)
- eGovDevCamp, December 2007 in Washington DC (USA) (did not happen yet, postponed)
- BarcampUKGovweb, January 27-28, 2008 in London (United Kingdom)
- EGovBarCamp, February 2, 2008 in Cambridge, MA (USA)
- PolitCamp Graz, Spring 2008 in Graz (Austria)
- eDemocracyCamp, March 2, 2008 in Washington DC (USA)
- Apps for Democracy, November 13, 2008 in Washington DC (USA)
- ChangeCamp, January 24, 2009 in Toronto (Canada)
- BarcampUKGovweb, January 31, 2009 in London (United Kingdom)
- TransparencyCamp, February 28-March 1, 2009 in Washington DC (USA)
- Government20Camp, March 27, 2009 in Washington DC (USA)
- PolitCamp 2009, May 2-3, 2009 in Berlin (Germany)
- iDemocracyCamp, June 6, 2009 in Chennai (India)
- Not an unconference, but worth adding here: No Better Time: Promising Opportunities in Deliberative Democracy for Educators and Practitioners, July 8-11, 2009 in Durham, NH
Related initiatives & communities
Sponsors and budget
This event will be free to attend, because of the generous support of our sponsors. From past experience, the cost per active participant tends to vary between roughly $15 and $40 (depending on many factors such as venue, food, technology, schwag etc.). We'll list all our sponsoring (incoming cash and in-kind donations) as well as all outgoing expenses publicly on the wiki.
List your name here if you or your organization would like to become a sponsor. Sponsors are highly encouraged to actively participate in the event. Cash donations are limited to a maximum of $300. If you plan to pay by check the day of the event, please make sure to bring enough checks to be able to split up your pledge into several smaller amounts.
By sponsoring eDemocracyCamp2, you're providing much needed funds to support this community. In return, we will prominently mention all sponsors by applying any or all of the following online and offline opportunities:
- Sponsor appreciation on all available channels (wiki, Twitter, Google group)
- Sponsor appreciation the day of the event (logo print-out, verbal announcement)
- Right to market your product, service or organization on-site as long as it doesn't disrupt or otherwise negatively affect the overall barcamp experience (e.g. simple table tops, literature, banners etc.)
- Sponsors are invited to participate at the event (though we don't guarantee that your sessions will be popular... that's up to you to figure out)
- If you can think of anything else please contact us and we'll discuss. Thanks!
Incoming funds
No. |
Name (linked)
Sponsor Statement
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Pledge |
Paid ($) |
Status |
Notes |
1 |
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300.00 |
300.00 |
In-Kind |
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Forum One Communications partners with influential organizations, providing business strategy, online communications, user experience and technology expertise, to respond to some of the world's most pressing problems. |
2 |
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100.00 |
100.00 |
Paid |
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Intellitics is an early-stage startup in the e-participation space based in San José, California. |
3 |
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100.00 |
140.00 |
In-kind |
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Collective Insight provides technology services and strategic advice for harnessing collective intelligence. Based in the Washington, DC area. |
4 |
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150.00 |
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AmericaSpeaks is a non-profit based in Washington DC. Their mission is to reinvigorate American Democracy by engaging citizens in the public decision-making that most impacts their lives. |
5 |
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50.00 |
50.00 |
Paid for art supplies, domain name |
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The Open Forum Foundation is a DC-based nonprofit developing a web-based platform to simplify civic engagement for citizens, representatives, and advocacy groups. |
6 |
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In-kind |
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Paid: In-kind |
Venue host |
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The Institute for Politics, Democracy & the Internet (IPDI) is part of the Graduate School of Political Management of The George Washington University. Its mission is to promote the use of the Internet and new communication technologies in politics to enhance democratic values, encourage citizen participation and improve governance, at home and abroad; in short, to “democratize democracy.” |
7 |
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In-kind |
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Paid: In-kind |
Venue host |
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The Graduate School of Political Management (GSPM) seeks to improve politics by educating its students and professionals in the tools, principles and values of participatory democracy, preparing them for careers as ethical and effective advocates and leaders at the international, national and local levels. |
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8 |
|
100.00 |
100.00 |
Paid: Cash |
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Debategraph combines argument visualization with collaborative wiki editing to make the best arguments on all sides of complex public debates freely available to all, and continuously open to challenge and improvement by all. Used by the UK Prime Minister's Office and the European Commission. |
9 |
|
300.00 |
|
Google invoice sent. |
|
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Free Range Studios is a design and communications strategy firm with a mission to make the world a cleaner, safer and more just place. |
10 |
|
100.00 |
|
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|
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Democracy in Action |
11 |
|
100.00 |
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Paid: Cash |
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FutureGov Consultancy brings together experts with complementary skills from across government, research, IT and business sectors. We share a passion for using information and technology to drive improvement in the public sector, enabling government to get closer to its customers and deliver services that better meet the needs of citizens. |
12 |
|
1,000.00 |
|
Paid |
(paid to Wayne Moses Burke) |
|
TransparencyCamp was an un-conference that convened a trans-partisan tribe of open government advocates from all walks — government representatives, technologists, developers, NGOs, wonks and activists — to share knowledge on how to use new technologies to make our government transparent and meaningfully accessible to the public. We thank the TransparencyCamp 2009 sponsors of this event for this contribution. |
13 |
|
300.00 |
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Paid: Check #740 |
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The National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation supports the loose-knit “dialogue and deliberation community” and its practitioners, researchers, activists, artists, students, and everyone else committed to giving people a voice, and making sure that voice counts through honest talk, quality thinking and collaborative action! |
14 |
|
100.00 |
100.00 |
Paid: Check #2017 |
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Personal Democracy Forum is the world's largest and best-known conference on the intersection of technology and politics. |
15. |
|
300.00 |
300.00 |
Paid: Google Checkout |
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New Media Strategies pioneered the first online brand intelligence, protection and social media engagement firm in 1999. Working closely with top bloggers, online communities and social media platforms, New Media Strategies serves as the "eyes, ears, and voice" online for some of the biggest and best known brands. |
16. |
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50.00 |
50.00 |
Paid: Check #1024 |
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Gateway to Gov -- Gateway, as its known for short, was formed to enhance constituent engagement in the governance process. Gateway is working, in partnership with several other organizations, on ways to improve communication between constituents and their elected representatives, executives and public agencies. |
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Total |
$3,050.00 |
|
|
Goal: $3,000
(at 150 attendees, that's $20 per attendee )
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Outgoing costs
Date |
Vendor
|
Description |
Amount
|
Paid By |
4/18/09 |
BJ's Wholesale Club |
Food, soda, water, apples, plates, napkins, supplies |
$325.00
|
Forum One |
4/19/09 |
McFadden's DC |
Happy Hour |
$378.00 |
Forum One |
4/19/09 |
Dunkin Donuts, Harris Teeter, CVS |
Breakfast (bagels and donut holes), coffee, orange juice, ice, supplies |
$500.00 |
Forum One |
4/19/09 |
Dominos: Pizza |
Lunch |
882.00 |
Transparency Camp (via Open Forum Fdn) |
4/19/09 |
Active-Domain.com |
eDemocracyCamp.org domain name |
10.00
|
Open Forum Fdn |
4/19/09 |
Diane Kline |
art supplies |
40.00 |
via Open Forum Fdn
|
4/19/09 |
Office Depot |
pens, nametags, markers, paper, easel paper, tape |
140.00 |
Collective Insight |
4/29/09 |
teleflora.com |
flowers for IPDI |
55.00 |
Forum One |
Totals |
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$2325.00
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Budget
- $600 breakfast ($4/person)
- $750 lunch ($5/person)
- $600 coffee, drinks ($4/person)
- $150 paper plates, cups, utensils ($1/person)
- $300 office supplies ($2/person)
- Total: $2,400 (or $16/person)
Please add what's missing and change the numbers around as you see fit. We'll get more precise as we get closer to the event.
FAQ
- What is a barcamp? 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. For more, read this article on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BarCamp
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