Bar Camp Austin - March 11th, 2006
(Location TBD by February 14th because we love you)
What is BarCampAustin? Think of it as a way to get the tech/geek community together in Austin during one of the coolest music and media events of the year; SXSW. Non-Austin equivalents? Well, Dallas beat us to it (not sure how that happened) but think: Usenix? SXSW Interactive? Burning Man? BarCampPaloAlto? Only one thing is certain: It's up to you to decide. The most important thing you should take away from the event? Relationships with other geeks!
When
Saturday, March 11th, 2006, with an official start at 10am (get there early to get a good presentation slot!) and an official end of "as late as it goes"...but some us will have to be to work on Monday :)
Where
Location TBD by February 14th, but there are several good spots already in the running.
News
19 Jan 2006: The date for the event has been set: Sat, March 11th, 2006. The venue is TBD, but we already have some commitments...just trying to pick the best place for our fellow geeks.
What is it?
(As stolen from BarCampNYC, as copied from...) BarCamp is an ad-hoc un-conference 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. All attendees must give a demo, a session, or help with one.
Anyone with something to contribute or with the desire to learn is welcome and invited to join.
When you come, be prepared to share with barcampers. When you leave, be prepared to share it with the world.
Questions? Check out the google groups mailing list at: http://groups.google.com/group/barcamp/ or just post them in the "Questions" section at the bottom of this page. Or join us on irc: freenode.net #barcamp, look for cks or bingledac.
Similiar Things
Who
Add yourself! Include your instant messaging or email info if you like. If you think you might want to help out, by all means add yourself to the organizers list and sign up for: http://groups.google.com/group/barcamp/
Organizers
Attendees
Proposed Sessions
- An introduction to the openQRM project [http://openqrm.sourceforge.net] (whurley)
- Mac Mini as a Home Entertainment System [http://www.macgeekery.com/] (Jeremy Carroll)
- What you should know about PostgreSQL [http://postgresql.org] (to be followed by MySQL vs. PostgreSQL holy war; bring weapons!)
- Approaches to listview & table design/functionality (Lindsey Simon)
- Alcohol Poisoning 101, Only a fool would consume a bottle of Jaeger and Goldschlager at the same time....Like this!
- Agile in the Real World: Wild Success, Terrible Failure, and Endless Yelling. (Cote')
Proposed Activities
- Lunch to start, dinner (depending on location) and drinks (beer/hard stuff)
- Music jam - Since it is SXSW, we're going to try and get a couple of bands to stop by, but bring your laptops, instruments, amps, etc. for a general jam session
- Live blogging, video, IRC chat, podcasting, and the works.
Cost
Free. But there's a catch. Attendees are expected to contribute back to the conference by participating actively. "Active participation" might mean giving a presentation, helping with a presentation, blogging or podcasting the event, or whatever other creative ways to contribute people can come up with. BarCampPaloAlto2005 had a paypal account where people could contribute actual money if they wanted.
Sponsors (Who/What)
Committed Sponsors:
TODO
Questions
Carpooling from Dallas
Can we get a bus from Dallas to Austin arranged? If so, can we get WiFi access via Verizon BroadbandAccess & Junxion Box [http://www.junxionbox.com] via the bus??
People attending from Dallas:
- Raven Zachary (will share my car, go in another car, or pool money for a camper or party bus)
