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.
Help choose the logo
See all four variants here... no one could think of an iconic image for Leeds, so we went with variations on the White Rose of Yorkshire!
Event details
When
- I'm thinking 28+29th July or any of the last three weekends in August...this gives us plenty of time to promote :)
- End of August seems pretty good, plenty of time to plan and its past most of the music festivals that a lot of campers will be going to (not me though :( ) - Dom
- End of August certainly seems better to me; too many people away in July - and we're having a baby ;)
- Unless its the last weekend in august I can't make it, but end of august seems a good idea as most other events are geared more towards late july/early august because of school holidays. -- Caius
- I'd push it a bit later to mid-September, but that's purely because I'm away for the summer and won't be back until then! -- TS
- I think September too - August is real down time. Anyone with kids will be away on holiday. September would be a good time to kick off everyone's return to work - IanG
- How about September 15/16? -- TS
- Beware dconstruct/barcampbrighton around september 7th - AndyM
Where
- Potentially the Round Foundry - short walk from plenty of hotels, restaurants, parking and the train station...could use a couple meeting rooms and the atrium.
- Leeds Met has suggested the use of Old Broadcasting House - it's just been refurbished and has some superb facilities, wifi and plenty of rooms for sessions :)
Hotels & Accomodation
- There's an Etap hotel near the river for £32/night.
- Overnighting at the camp itself is always fun...! -- TS
Sponsors (confirmed)
Sponsors (potential)
- Leeds Met
- Yorkshire Forward
- Orange
- bmedi@
- Leeds Media
- BT
Schedule
Day 1
Day 2
Proposed Sessions
- From startup to £45m in 8 years (Learn from my mistakes :-) ) - Dean Sadler
- Niche Social Networking - Paul Stanton
- Podcasting For Fun And Hopefully Profit - Dominic Hodgson or
- Simple SEO and i'd like to do a site clinic where people show there sites and we do an quick seo report on them and give them some tips
- Why big companies are missing a trick by ignoring social media - Ian Green
- Ladybank Company of Distillers - building a real co-creation business through the internet - Ian Green
- Unleashing social media and technology for the good of local communities - Stuart Bruce
Topics I would like to hear about
- Regeneration - where's tech in the regeneration of Northern cities?
Planners
Volunteers
- Dean Sadler - just let me know what help you need.
- Ross Brown - stick me on the list, sounds like a great idea - will pass the word 'round.
- John Slater - I would be happy to help with anything i can, let me know.
Participants (aka Campers)
Task List
(please cross out when it's done)
Tech
Wifi
Projector, White Boards
Photo
Video
Audio
Streaming or Stickam or Skype
Non-tech
Breakfast
Lunch
Coffee/Tea/Snacks
Tables and chairs
T-Shirts
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