Bar Camp Cape Town
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We have a date, 15 - 16 June 2006 (Public Holiday), 17 June 2006 if required.
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
Thursday, 15 June 2006 - 16 June 2006 (Possibility of a third day, demand dependant)
Time
15/06/06: 20:00 till late (Pre event social and icebreakers)
16/06/06: 9:00 till late (Pre event social and icebreakers)
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
Please add youself as a camper to ensure your place, space is limited.
Interested Parties
Proposed Sessions
We are encouraging everyone to present something or help with a presentation.
- Introduction to Drupal
- Introduction to Plone
- The business of tech: Creating "Startup Culture"
- Enterprise Java, Java web development, Java GUI development, Java tools
More examples:
- Web 2.0 and its emergence in South Africa
- Beating the cost of telephone with VOIP
- Discussion on Wifi meshes.
- Ruby on rails demo
- What is Podcasting
- The value of RSS
Session Structure
We will have at least two official rooms running concurrently. You can pick where you want to attend.
Structure: 30 minute slots (including discussion) , 10 minute break every hour.
Proposed Activities
- Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner/Drinks
- Live blogging, video, IRC chat, podcasting, and the works.
- Fishbowl events
- Speedgeeks
- 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.
What we need
Please let me know if you can help with any of these.
- Projectors and Screens
- PA Systems
- Wifi Network infrastructure??
- Some sort of internet connectivity (Iburst, Sentech, 3G, Long-Range Wifi?)
- Help with T-Shirts
- Help with a flyer design and printing
- Audio and video equipment for recording
- Food
- Coffee
- Chairs and Desks
- A venue
Sponsors (Who/What)
Confirmed:
*Stormhoek: Web 2.0's grooviest wine (providing some wine)
Thats it for now, please blog about this event and use the tag: BarCampCapeTown
Who's talking about us?
daemon.co.za
uberellis.com/
coda.co.za