What's The Big Idea?
Welcome to the initial planning phases of BarCampCapeTown. The idea is to bring the South African tech/geek/creative community together under one roof in the informal "un-conference" environment as per the Bar Camp Ethos. Think of it as Open-Source conferencing, this is YOUR conference, you present, you discuss, you attend, you spread the word.
When
We are hoping for a date somewhere around the end of June, but this is all still very flexible.
The event could be either one or two days depending on the interest. If the event is too be held over more than 1 day, we would like to try and find a location that would allow out-of-towners to "camp" out at the venue. (Emphases on TRY)
Where
Somewhere in Cape Town. Venue TBA. Ideas?
Add yourself
Email one of the organisers, provide email, phone or IM details and we will make sure you stay in the loop.
Join the BarCamp and BarCampCapeTown mailing lists, email barcampcapetown@gmail.com or blog about the event with this tag: BarCampCapeTown
Organizers
Bar Campers
- Add yourself...! (name, url)
Interested Parties
Proposed Sessions
Anything goes but here are some examples:
- Web 2.0 and its emergence in South Africa
- Beating the cost of telephone with VOIP
- Why Wifi is cool, a discussion on meshes.
- How I hacked my Xbox
- Why the iPod is cool
- Why the Archos PVR is cool
- Build a media center on the cheap
- Flash and how it fits into Web 2.0
- Ruby on rails demo
- What is Podcasting
- The value of RSS
- How to touch of your digital photos and look like a pro.
- Whats available in the world of mobile applications.
- Design a decent looking website 101
(NOTE: these are all suggestions, i.e. not real)
Proposed Activities
- Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner/Drinks
- Live blogging, video, IRC chat, podcasting, and the works.
- Add your's here..
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.
Sponsors (Who/What)
Please let us know if you have a cool sponsorship lead, or if you wish to contribute.
We would need thinks like chairs, tables, projectors and screens, PA equipment, free WiFi, catering, beverages, a venue (at this stage very important), cash etc. etc.
Thats it for now, please blog about this event and use the tag: BarCampCapeTown
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