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BarCampBangalore

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Welcome to BarCampBangalore! After BarCampDelhi, BarCampChennai and BarCampHyderabad, it's Bangalore's turn to have its own BarCamp.

 

BarCamp is a new kind of technology "unconference" - organized by attendees, for attendees. It's an open, welcoming event for geeks to hang out with wifi and smash their brains together. It's about love and geekery and having a focal point for great ideas.

 

Attendees are strongly encouraged to give a demo, a session, or help with one. You can help by taking notes on the wiki, blogging the event, helping to promote the event, or helping with logistics.

 

This wiki is a living document. Feel free to edit it! Tutorial on wiki editing here

 

Interested? Join the mailing list!

 

When

 

TBD

 

Where

 

TBD

 

What

 

TBD (theme not yet decided)

 

Planners

 

 

Campers

 

(Please add your name to this list if you plan on coming. If we run out of space, then campers who have added their name to the wiki will have priority.)

 

 

(Login and add your name...)

 

NO SPECTATORS, ONLY PARTICIPANTS

 

You can learn more about BarCamp here:

 

 

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Videos

 

 

 

Photos

 

New York City BarCampNYC - http://www.flickr.com/photos/jcn/tags/barcampnyc/

Los Angeles BarCampLA - http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/barcampla/

New Delhi BarCampDelhi - http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/barcampdelhi/

Dallas BarCampDallas - http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/barcampdallas/

Austin, Texas - http://flickr.com/photos/whurleyvision/sets/72057594057285817/

 

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Proposed Sessions

 

  • Scripting the Web With JavaScript and Flash (Manish Jethani)

 

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**Who's talking about BarCampBangalore

 

Have you blogged about BarCampBangalore? Then add your link here.

 

 

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Calling Live Bloggers, Photo Bloggers, Podcasters and Videocasters!

This will be an great opportunity for you. We'll make sure there'll be free WiFi. We'll give great spotlight for folks who plan to live blog, podcast or videocast the event. If you are, then enter your blog's URL below.

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Bring Your Gears Along

A lot of folks are interested in doing live blogging, podcasting or video casting but don't have the tools. We ask you to help out by bringing the following stuff along so that you can share it with our fellow folks. It's an awesome spirit to share.

Things Needed

  • Video Cameras (Handy cams)
  • Digital Cameras
  • Voice Recording Devices (MP3 Players)
  • USB Drives

If you need anything else, add them to the above list.

Sponsors

  • Venue ( Awesome opportunity for tech companies )
  • Snacks, Lunch and Refreshments
  • Giveaways

More needed. Pls add to the list if you think we need something important.

Have something you can donate? Want to chip in? Great! Let us know at muthuonline at gmail.com

Tag the Event - Use the Code

For Technorati - BarCampBangalore

For Flickr - BarCampBangalore

For del.icio.us - BarCampBangalore

Tag us and spread the buzz!

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Things To Do

The beauty of this unconference is to involve all in the organizing. The beauty lies in group collaboration.

Ok, here's stuff that we need to get done.

  • List down Help Committees. Give areas where folks who want to help can contribute.

  • Start work on the press release for the event*

  • Create a press release. Media might be interested in covering the event. It's unique and newsy.

  • List out the things that needed for the event (eg. name tags, chart papers, marker pens, extention boxes etc )

  • Design a nice looking poster.

  • Set up a Google/ yahoo Groups for organizers.

  • Set up a paypal account through which folks can contribute money to help.

  • A new wiki page for 'Ideas' to be set up

  • Create logos in different sizes and put them on an exclusive wiki page.

  • Put the dates on the Wikisite.

  • Create a budget page where all expenses are shared transparently. This way the sponsors will know how their money has been spent. Oh! Does that mean we will now have to open a new bank account? Hmm..
  • Identify a venue. Should seat atleast 100. Have WiFi. Preferably in a tech company.
  • Encourage bloggers to spread the word
  • Write a kickarse proposal for prospective sponsors.
  • Create separate wiki pages which has detailed information on tips for presenters, documentors and moderators. Also need a detailed page on how to get in sponsors.
  • A small music event would be nice. If one of the participants can sing or play the guitar that would be a welcome distraction from the techie stuff.
  • What about folks who aren't in Bangalore but are keen to follow the events virtually? How do we cater to such folks? Any ideas?
  • Create a video montage explaining what a BarCamp is.
  • Create a nice big banner as a backdrop for the stage.
  • Make a list of top level invitees. Big names do add prestige to the event.
  • Create a nice navigation system that stiches together all the pages together (eg. ideas, sponsors, logos to the home site)
  • Create more logos and banners. Something like this
  • Make Name Tags. Prototype here.
  • Create a new page that has more information on the campers. Photo, designation email, phone numbers etc. This will help folks know who's coming along and help in better networking at the event.
  • Prepare an invitation email to be sent out to folks. See Foo invitation.
  • Make a virtual white board where timetable is put up so that folks can fill in the slots that are convenient to them. Check what Austin has done.
  • Figure out how anchor tags can be used in this long page to help people quickly navigate.
  • There are lots of ideas brewing at BarCampBangaloreIdeas . Check that out.

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I Want to Help

Cool! Just start pitching in. No need to take any permission or stuff like that. This is collective colloboration at its best. And best of all, its in the interest of tech community and the spirit of sharing and learning. Add your name to the particpatnts list above. It might also help to shoot out an email to muthuonlineatgmail.com. And, most important of all spread the word about BarCampBangalore on your blogs or email your techie friends. Every little help counts.

I Have a Question. Who do I Ask?

Just put your questions here and they'll get answered.

Q: whats the time limit for each topic and number of topics allowed per person?

A : One session per person. 20 minutes duration or less.

Q: I don't have a laptop. Will there be PCs with net connection?

A: I don't think there will be PCs to be used. However, a few folks with laptops will be willing to let you use theirs for a while. Should come in handy for checking mails or updating your blog.

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