BarCampMoneyNYC 2008 is an ad-hoc gathering for the people who work in, cover or seek to revolutionize the finance industry to share and learn in an open environment. It is an intense event with discussions, demos, and interaction from all attendees.

 

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Organizers

 

1. Jonah Keegan - jonah at doradocapitalinc dot com - Jonah is a founding partner in an online financial services company dedicated to making it easier for parents to save for college.
2. Sewell Tang - me at sewelltang dot com - Sewell is the CTO of the Monetary System which provides community banks strategic services and technology solutions to help grow their business.
3. Barry Kessler - barry dot kessler at prepaidresources.com - Barry is Founder and President of Prepad Resources, LLC, providing support services for the prepaid debit industry.

 

Thoughts on who we need, in descending order of importance, though I think 1 and 2 are debatable ref.

 

• Sponsor wrangler: Drafts a message to send to potential sponsors, follows up leads from others for potential sponsors, collects info, logos (in vector format), and money from sponsors and also sees that receipts (if necessary) are issued at the end. This is your accounts receivable person and it’s a key thing to get right.
• Wi-Fi Guru: People are going to want wi-fi, and may even need it for their presentation. In order to provide this, you’re going to need a decent internet connection and several routers to handle the traffic. Someone needs to set this up and keep it running during the camp.
• Food Czar: It’s not completely required for a Barcamp, but it’s definitely the standard. You have x number of people to feed for 24 hrs, including a pre-party, a basic breakfast, and a lunch. Obviously, you can only pay for as much of this as you have sponsor money for. See that breakfast and lunch get taken care of first, and then pay for as much of the pre-party as possible. Best to keep the meals simple (but good), have some veggie options, and try to keep costs down. This will be your biggest expenditure.
• T-shirt Master: Not only do people like shirts, but they’re possibly your biggest offering to sponsors since it’s a shared promotional item. Basic shirt is your barcamp logo on the front, all the sponsor logos (tastefully) arranged on the back (I recommend in 1-color only). The range of shirts out there is enormous, but people will appreciate a good quality, non white (or black) colored, well-fitting shirt. It’s a bit more expensive, but providing some women’s shirts (not just unisex smalls) is a really nice touch. (I recommend American Apparel or Bella fine-jersey t-shirts - not the super tight fitted kind). Try to have t-shirts ordered (quanities decided and artwork submitted) 2 weeks before your event. 10 days at ABSOLUTE minimum. Remember, weird things happen in the supply chain. Check in with your t-shirt vendor often if you want to see your shirts on time.

 

Event details

 

To get started, here's what we need to do:

 

1. Find a venue. Definitely the hardest part of the process. Venue donations are ideal!
2. Pick a date. Once you've got a place picked out, figure out when you want your event to happen. We've tended to try to hold Barcamps simultaneous with other events to mix up the attendee pool -- since you'll draw from both local and out-of-towners. What's most important is that it's convenient for you and works for your community.
3. Communicate. Blog, Email, IRC, wiki and document everything! Seriously, the more transparent and communicative you are about your Barcamp, the more successful you'll be.
4. Say what you need. Participants can be helpful and giving -- but if they don't KNOW that you need a few extra dollars to cover catering lunch/breakfast, t-shirts, whatever, then they can't step up to the plate and help. Remember: everyone participates. So, give everyone the information they need to be able to participate!

 

When?

 

TBD

 

Where?

 

TBD. Have a venue you can donate? Contact Jonah Keegan jonah at doradocapitalinc dot com We're looking for a space with at least one large area (with chairs) and 3-8 smaller rooms (also with chairs). Ideally has wireless internet access. Ideally has lots and lots and lots of WHITEBOARDS.

 

Where do I/we stay?

 

• Can you provide accomodations to an out-of-town guest? Add your name here.

 

Sponsors

 

• Interested? Contact Jonah Keegan jonah at doradocapitalinc dot com

 

Planners

 

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Volunteers

 

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Participants (aka Campers)

 

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Budget

 

• Incoming donations (cash, in-kind)
• Outgoing expenses

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Schedule

 

Day 1

 

Morning

 

Lunch

 

Afternoon

 

Dinner

 

Evening/Party

 

• etc.

 

Proposed Sessions

 

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Topics I would like to hear about

 

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Task List

• Assemble organizers
• Get Venue -- needs Wi-Fi and WHITEBOARDS
• Get Sponsors
• Get T-shirts
• Get Food
• Get (please cross out when it's done)

 

Tech

What do we need? Who can provide it?

 

• Wifi
• Projector, White Boards
• Photo
• Video
• Audio
• Streaming or Stickam or Skype

 

Non-tech

What? Who?

 

• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Coffee/Tea
• Tables and chairs
• Party

 

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Please use the tag barcampmoneynyc for content related to this event

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Who's blogging BarCampMoneyNYC?

 

1. Jonah Keegan
2. add yourself...