Bar Camp Cape Town
What's The Big Idea?
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.
BarCamp is an ad-hoc gathering 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.
Everyone is encouraged to present anything that they feel other geeks would find interesting. Have a look at the first BarCamp in Cape Town for the varied topics (and the funky logo):
http://barcamp.org/BarCampCapeTown06
NOTE: Wiki password
... is c4mp
Building some momentum
The Jozi guys held their second BarCamp in October last year. Maybe it's time for Cape Town to hold another one! So sign up to participate or volunteer or help plan it.
Then blog about it and invite your friends..and think about what you're so passionate about you can't wait to speak about it at BarCamp!
This wiki is a work-in-progress, so jump right in and edit away.
There is a BarCampCapeTown mailing list (not sure who administrates it? It's currently full of spam).
Event details
When
Where
Where to stay?
Sponsors
BarCamp is a great place to get some visibility (and link love) by sponsoring all/part of the event.
Planners
Volunteers
Participants (aka Campers)
Schedule
Day 1 (to be completed when appropriate)
- Morning
- Lunch
- Afternoon
- Dinner
- Evening/Party
Day 2
Proposed Sessions
We are encouraging everyone to present something or help with a presentation.
- GTD (Getting Things Done)
Topics I would like to hear about
- Using CVS
- setting up squid as a transparent proxy on Windows and Linux
Session Structure
For BarCampCapeTown06 the structure was 30 minute slots (including discussion) , 10 minute break every hour.
BarCampJozi06 had sessions that were anything from 5 minutes to 30 minutes long.
Task List
(please -cross out- when it's done)
Tech
Wifi
Bandwidth
Projector, White Boards
PA system
Photographer
Video
a Freedom Toaster
Streaming or Stickam or Skype
Non-tech
a venue
wine (!)
t-shirts
coffee
food/snacks
chairs and desks
a logo
Breakfast
Lunch
Coffee/Tea
Tables and chairs
Tags for flickr, delicious, ma.gnolia, technorati etc.
Please use the tag #BarCampCapeTown for content related to this event
Who's blogging?