BarCamp MUMBAI - 2006

BarCampMumbai

BarCampMumbai is in the series of Barcamps being organized around the world. BarCampDelhi on 4th March was the first Barcamp in Asia and was a thumping success. BarCamp wave is sweeping entire India and providing geeks and like-minded folks a unique platform to interact, share thoughts and enrich each other.

BarCampChennai on 8th and 9th April, BarCampHyderabad on 8th April witnessed some cool discussion happening on technologies that make web 2.0 and next generation internet. They have proved to be the potential launch pad for some exciting products and services coming out of Indian brains.

Next in line BarCampBangalore is gaining a lot of attention. It is scheduled on 22nd April.

Action continues at BarCampMumbai on 13th May, followed by BarCampPune scheduled for last week of May.

To be a part of BarCampMumbai

• Join the mailing list! http://groups.yahoo.com/group/barcampmumbai/ and add your name to the list of participants.
• BarCampMumbai-IdeaPage
• How to add Your Name to the Wiki

This wiki is a living document. Feel free to edit it!

From barcamp.org:

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.

-OR-

It is an interactive platform where all participants present, share, speak-up or at least be active listeners.

When

13th May 2006 (Saturday)- tentatively

Where

We are looking for a venue; please help us find one. The only criteria is ability to host 100-150 campers, easy accessability. Good if it is already wifi-enabled, else we will wifi it outselves, provided internet connectivity is available.

Why?

An opportunity to share and learn about interesting ideas, opportunity to meet and share your ideas, services or products with like-minded individuals.

Proposed Sessions

• "The Web 2.0 Paradigm: Design Principles for Smart Companies" - Rahul Gaitonde
• Mobile Applications: A FOSS Model - Shantanu Oak
• Mobile Computing: Thinking beyond the PC - Atul Chitnis
• How Bloggers Make Money -  Amit Agarwal
• Web 2.0 Valuations -  Ajay Sanghani, ITVidya.com : IT Knowledge, Networking and Opportunities 
• Creating Wealth on Blogging+Business Networks -  Ajay Sanghani, ITVidya.com : IT Knowledge, Networking and Opportunities 

Potential Topics

Web 2.0 : ?

Web 2.0 : Where is the opportunity?

Web 2.0 : Present and Future

Web 2.0 :Enterprise Applications/Implications

Funding Your Web 2.0 enterprise : Bootstrapping OR Venture Funding

Web as tool for cost effective and accurate research

Moonlighting with Web 2.0

Python, Perl, Ruby and APIs

AJAX

Who is a solopreneur?

Making of a solopreneur

Web as a facilitator for a solopreneur

How to brand Youself?

Geek Success: Strategy or Chance

Blogging for profit: How to make it work

Solo-enterprise: Common Intellectual Property issues and solutions

What should you know as a micro-publisher: ethical actions

Problogging in Indian Context - what needs to be done

Problogging in India and China (in light of Technorati Top 100)

Power of Resonance : creation of cult brands

How to manage information overload?

Power of Social Networks : Learnings from community based web

Blog Networks: Profit-centric and community-centric approach

Traditional Media Companies: The Future

User Centric Design

Corporate Intranets: Towards an efficient organization

Multi-player Gaming

Participation

Participation is free you only need to login and add your name and other relevant information (blog url, email id, cell no.) to the wiki and show up on the scheduled date of the event.

Confirmed Participants

1. Mohit Pawar [mohit.ysp {at} gmail.com] Cell:+91-98491 54939
2. Murli [murli.rk{at}gmail.com] (0)98408 76099.
3. Rahul Gaitonde [rahul {at} rahulgaitonde.org] Cell:+91-98909 30670
4. Vineet Pabreja, Director Sulekha Classifieds, Yellowpages, PerSquareYard.com, 98400 77588, vineet(a)sulekha.net
5. Gopal Balaji [gbalaji@gmail.com] Cell:+91-(0) 9840224733, www.360in.com,Chennai, Podcasting and VideoCasting the event as done in BarCampChennai.
6. Hitesh Mehta [hiteshkmehta{at}gmail.com] (0)98840 28750.
7. Shantanu Oak [shantanu.oak {at} gmail.com]
8. Atul Chitnis
9. Amit Agarwal - Professional Blogger - [a.p.agarwal {at} gmail]
10. Dinesh Tantri - Collaboration Consultant,TCS
11. Siva Prasad 0-98666 52300
12. Shrikant Varma [shrikant.varma {at} gmail.com]
13. Jayanth
14. Ajay Sanghani Cell : 9820020753 [ajay (at) itvidya.com ]
15. Vinu
16. Sunil Bhatia (sunilbhatia79{at}gmail{dot}com)
17. Sathish K

How can i contribute?

Bring LapTops

Digicams

Handicams

Design needs

USB drives

Help in venue arrangements

Sponsor food/snacks, stationery and other goodies

Facilitators

1. Mohit Pawar [mohit.ysp {at} gmail.com] Cell:+91-98491 54939
2. Murli [murli.rk{at}gmail.com] (0)98408 76099.
3. Kiruba Shankar, Kiruba(@)Kiruba.com, (0)98415 97744. I can help with experiences from organizing the BarCampChennai.
4. Narain, narain at gmail.com (0)98401 08007. Sharing barCampChennai experience and do a presentation
5. Hitesh Mehta, hiteshkmehta at gmail.com (0)98840 28750. Design of poster and other creative needs.
6. Ajay Sanghani, ajay at itvidya.com Cell: 98200 20753.

Things To Do

Finalize the date

Zero in on prospective venues

Decide the format (1 or 2 day)

Finalize the Theme

Design Logo

Upload logo on the wiki

Send first communication

Design Posters (Update - work on poster started, we should be able to see final design soon)

Latest Developments

Seed sown for BarCampMumbai

Who is talking about BarCampMumbai

Kiruba Shankar

Mohit Pawar

Dinesh Tantri

Shantanu Oak