BarCampEarthToronto

The third TorCamp un-conference

Background

To learn, meet people who share different interests, contribute, and push yourself and your thinking.

Event Info

Updates

UPDATE: 08/17/06: Registration form is up. Just a note on sessions/streams - the thought right now is 3 streams, 1 large room and 2 smaller rooms. We'll be posting more info on format and creating a wiki page/area for people to post their session ideas and requests for help etc. in the next day or so.

UPDATE: 08/15/06: We now have a location confirmed. It's a great space that gives us three rooms (and a fourth "area" if neccessary) for sessions. The largest room has a capacity of 40-60 and the smallest is about 8-10 people so we've got a good range of spaces for a good variety of types & styles of sessions. Registration abilities should be up and running very shortly. The goal is still to try and get an outdoor Sunday venue together for a more social/network oriented day with more discussion-based sessions.

UPDATE: 08/04/06: We are getting close to nailing down a location - at this point we are actually in the beneficial position of having a choice of spaces though rather than trying to find one. So this event defenitely has a home - we're just working out which is the best (considering facilities & capacity). Watch for a registration mechanism of some kind late next week.

Registration

The registration page is up. As with DemoCamp8 we'll be using the Wild Apricot system again. You can access it here:

http://barcampearthtoronto.camp9.org/Default.aspx?pageId=1663

Please also add your name to the list here:

1. Ryan Coleman Clay Tablet Technologies
2. John Lam ObjectSharp
3. Dana Ditomaso liquidesign
4. Patrick Ryan ux42

Event Schedule and Links to Session Notes

Saturday August 26

• "New BarCamper Orientation" - where anyone who hasn't been before can wade in and ask all the questions they want to calm any fears about looking foolish (hard to do - it's a friendly bunch), not knowing what's going on or understanding what is expected of you as a participant.
• Saturday Sessions will be blocked out in 1 hour chunks to start (may be adjusted based on # of sessions proposed)
• Sessions do not need to be an hour. Suggest 15-30 minute presentation with balance of time for discussion
• The plan is to start with 3 streams. The venue has 3 spaces that we can use. The Big space will hold 45-60 people, Medium holds 12-20 and Small holds 6-10 - so we can have a great mix of session/discussion types.
• BarCamp is not DemoCamp
  - if you'd like to share your product with the community please find a method other than a straight-up demo. Maybe there is a technical issue you want to work through or a business model approach etc. that you could discuss with other people who may be facing the same issues.

Sunday August 27

What is BarCamp

(As stolen from BarCampNYC and BarCampLosAngeles, as copied from BarCampSanDiego) 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.

This event is part of the TorCamp phenomenon, started last November. It's grown from about 50 at TorCamp 1 to over 140 at the last TorCamp DemoCamp.

All attendees must give a demo, a session, or help with one. All presentions are scheduled the day they happen. Prepare in advance, but come early to get a slot on the wall.

Presenters are responsible for making sure that notes/slides/audio/video of their presentations are published on the web for the benefit of all and those who can’t be present.

Anyone with something to contribute or with the desire to learn is welcome and invited to join.

NO SPECTATORS, ONLY PARTICIPANTS!

When you come, be prepared to share with barcampers. When you leave, be prepared to share it with the world.

You can learn more about BarCamp here:

• http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,68610,00.html
• BarCampPaloAlto2005

Hosts

Coming Soon

Sponsors

Coming Soon

If you're interested in sponsoring this event please contact Ryan Coleman - rcoleman (at) clay-tablet (.) com.

Interested in helping out?

If you're interested in helping out please add your name/info below where appropriate. Please also drop an email to Ryan Coleman - rcoleman (at) clay-tablet (.) com.

Your time

If you're interested in helping out please add your name below:

i.e.: 1. Your name, your (at) email (.) here, what you can do/are interested in doing

1. David Dougherty - dougherty.david (at) gmail (.) com, whatever you need help with.
2. Peter Dawson - slash(dot)pd(at)gmail(dot)com - I'll chip in time on 24th/25th evening [6.30-10PM] for venue setup, general janitoral duties or whatever.
3. Olivier Yiptong - oli (at) oliyiptong (dot) com. I'll help with anything.
4. Vandy Gadia - vandy.gadia(at)gmail(.)com, whatever you need help with.
5. Patirck Ryan - pryan(at)ux42(.)com, whatever you need help with.

Equipment

We are also looking for stuff:

(Add your name after an open number if you can provide/loan that item)

• Projectors

1. : Bonasource
2. :
3. :

• More to come...

Resources

Have something you can donate? Want to chip in for food/drinks! Great! Let us know.