Sponsors!
We extend our greatest appreciation to our sponsors:
Datalink is a eight-year old web software development company in Melbourne, Australia, that specialises in complex internet solutions, including e-business applications, internet infrastructure, web application development, interactive websites and intranets.
Ben Balbo, one of the organisers, writes: "I worked for Datalink as a PHP developer for a year not so long ago, and the people there really know their stuff. I was continuously amazed at how much thought and effort went into producing quality products that scaled well and were equally applicable and customisable to suit all clients. Having worked in the web development industry since 1998, I honestly believe it's hard to find a business that works harder for their clients than this one."
Linux Australia Inc. was founded to cater specifically to the needs of the Australian Linux community. Australia has unique problems that confront those attempting to organise and coordinate user groups and other support mechanisms because of its high urbanisation and large geographic distances between populated areas. Linux Australia hopes to assist in bringing the disparate pockets of Linux support into a single forum by encouraging and facilitating communication between these groups.
Under their Grants Scheme, Linux Australia has kindly sponsored all four BarCampAustralia venues!
The Open Source Developers’ Club runs meetings in Melbourne every other month, and an annual Conference, designed for developers, by developers, covering numerous programming languages across a range of operating systems with talks from introductory pieces through to the deeply technical.
Profits from conferences are used not only to prepare for future conferences, but also to support community events, such as BarCamps.
A 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 participants. If you want to attend, you are encouraged to give a presentation or a demo of some kind. Have a look at wikipedia for more information.
Who What Where When
This event will start at 9am on the Saturday morning and go on until Sunday afternoon. Accommodation is covered although food is not - self catering facilities are available. Catering might be organised at a later date if extra sponsorship is secured.
What to bring?
You must bring a sleeping bag and pillow to use in the beds provided.
Food and drink for yourself.
Bring your laptop, desktop, wireless access point, switches, power boards, etc.
NOTE: The organisers are not responsible for your equipment or other items you bring. You bring them at your own risk.
Where?
2 venues are being considered.
First option is in central Melbourne - lets cross our fingers we'll get it...
Second option (if the 1st option doesn't come through):
Wesley Point Camp & Conference Centre
Camp No. G4
Lake Eppalock
R.S.D. Axedale
Victoria 3551
Getting to Wesley Point
Public transport
Train from Melbourne to Bendigo takes 2 hours
Camp is 36km from Bendigo
Driving
Camp is 132km from Melbourne
Have space for someone else? Looking for a ride? Car Pool!
Organisers
Do you want to join us? Add name your name and some contact information!
Things to do
- Get more people who can help out
- Find a couple people eager to give a presentation.
- Worry about sponsors, and things like internet and food for the event.
- Inform the masses
Sponsors
BarCamps are free events, organised by volunteers. With this in mind, there are some associated costs with running such an event - and it is customary for local BarCamp organisers to find sponsorship for these costs.
BarCamps offer sponsors a unique and cost-effective way of increasing their exposure to the Melbourne geek scene - attendees are usually either industry professionals or IT students.
If you or your organisation would like to sponsor this event, please visit the sponsorship page page for more details.
Proposed sessions
Do you want to give a presentation? Add your name, the title of the session and a brief description
| Name | Title | brief description |
| Sandrine Balbo | SpeClaD | from SPECifying requirements to CLAss Diagrams: a community-based learning environment - more details at http://speclad.org/ |
