This wiki has been set-up to help plan the mini-Barcamp in Waterford in Q1 2007
Blog: http://barcampsoutheast.wordpress.com/
What is Barcamp ?
Barcamp is a technology-focused, ad-hoc gathering of passionate folks who want to share, interact and spread the love around what they spend their days and nights toiling away on.
It is an informal gathering of people from technical and business backgrounds, where information and experiences are exchanged. The event is geared towards sharing knowledge and learning from others and there is a policy of encouraging active participation in all discussions.
How Much does it cost ?
Barcamp is free. However, if you plan to attend Barcamp you are strongly encouraged to sign up so we can gauge how many will attend.
When and Where is it on ?
Where - the Research and Innovation building in Waterford IT: http://www.raicentre.com/
Directions - Go to http://www.uk.map24.com/ and enter, "Carriganore Waterford" in the search field.
When - The proposed date is January 20, '07
What Day? - early voting is overwhelmingly for Saturday. See here http://www.polldaddy.com/w.asp?w=1541
Why Mini? - at this stage we reckon on the event running for half a day. Open to extension if demand justifies it!
Bar Talk Ideas - What folks want to hear about or talk about.
Barcamp is a conference with a difference.
At Barcamp, anyone can present. In fact, if this is your first time at Barcamp, presenting is actively encouraged. Talks will typically be 15-20 minutes followed by 15 minutes Q&A/Discussion but talks can be as short or as long as you like. You can use Powerpoint slides, or forego slides altogether. Talks can be technical or non-technical.
The Barcamp ethos is about sharing information. There is no overriding theme to the conference. If you would like to talk at Barcamp you can either sign-up beforehand or sign-up on the day.
There will be a whiteboard and post-its. If you want to sign-up on the day, just post the title of your talk on an available time-slot on the whiteboard.
Format: Name, Topic
Talk:
Don't forget to add your name to the attendee list too!
Hear:
Is there something in particular you would like to hear about at Barcampireland ?
- Walter H talking about his business model and his competitive/commercial analysis of the others in his space and how the sector is evolving. (Keith)
- James C talking about business applications of the various Google Earth/Sketchup tools and mashes (Keith)
Planner
Keith Bohanna http://keith.bohanna.com
Tom Corcoran tcorcoran@wit.ie
Volunteer
Attendees
If you are attending Barcampireland, please add your name to the list.
format: name, blog link
- Walter Higgins http://sxoop.wordpress.com/
- James Corbett http://www.EirePreneur.com
- Conor O'Neill LouderVoice
- Michele Neylon Blacknight / Pensieri
- Bernie Goldbach Blog
- Ken McGuire Creative Imagination (Subject to availability)
- James Cooley work / blog
- Tom Raftery Tom Raftery I.T.
- Aidan Finn http://aidanf.net
