Signups for BarCampRDU are underway! We need the following: People to bring wirless routers, projectors, a public address system, and people to bring power strips and extension cords. We also need volunteers to help the day of camp.
August 4, 2007 - Red Hat Offices, Raleigh, NC.
What's a Bar Camp? Read this First!
A Bar Camp is an unconference where people interested in a wide range of technologies come together to teach and learn. Unfamiliar with the un-conference format? Here's the idea in a nutshell. Rather than having scheduled speakers, everyone pitches sessions the morning of the BarCamp. Those sessions are put on a schedule, and lots of little groups form for intense group learning. Everyone is expected to teach, to talk, to participate. Yeah, its different from a regular conference - but it works!
The idea of an unconference came together when people realized the best times they were having at conferences were the times between sessions - where people with like interests could meet ad hoc. The goal of BarCamp is to facilitate this type of interaction for an entire day. We supply the food, the space, the wireless, the projectors - you show up to teach and learn.
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Event Details
Barcamp RDU
- Date and time: Saturday August 4, 2007, 8:30 AM-6PM.
- Pre-party: Friday, August 3, 2007. Tyler's Taproom, Durham, 7:30-9:30PM.
- Location: Red Hat, Centennial Campus Offices, Raleigh, NC
- Info: Breakfast, lunch, snacks and refreshments provided.
- Hint: Doors will open at 8AM. Arrive early to avoid the rush and guarantee that we have your T-shirt size.
Maps to Red Hat:
Pre-Event Party
- The pre-event party will be at Tyler's Taproom in Durham.
- Date: Friday, August 3, 2007
- Location: Tyler's Taproom Durham, at the American Tobacco Campus (next to Durham Bulls Stadium)
- Time: 7:30-9:30PM
- Free food and drinks for all BarCampers!
Important Information
What We Need
We need the following: People to bring wirless routers, projectors, a public address system, and people to bring power strips and extension cords. We also need volunteers to help the day of camp.
Important - Make sure any equipment you bring is clearly labeled with your name and email address!!!!
Wireless Routers
People bringing routers (we'll need between 10 and 15 routers, please see Wireless Network Information below):
- Fred Stutzman (1 router)
- Steve Burnett (2 wireless routers (Apple Airports))
- Dugald Wilson (1 router)
- Terrell Russell (1 router)
- Jackson Fox (1 router)
- Brian McCullough (1 router)
- Brian Russell (5 routers - Linksys Wap11, FON, 3 Merkat Mini Mesh (can be used as individual APs))
- Brad Crittenden (1 router - Airport Express)
- Kevin Flanagan (1 router netgear wgr101)
- Blake Watters (5 routers - 2 Apple Airport Express, 2 Airport Extreme, 1 Netgear Router)
Video Projectors
People bringing projectors:
- Dera Gray (projector and portable screen)
- Ethan Clauset (projector and portable screen)
- TJ Stankus (just a projector, no screen)
Extension cords and Surge Protectors
Please everyone just try to bring one - no need to add your name here.
Public Address System
Wireless Network Information
If you are bringing a router, please configure it as follows:
- Open wireless network, DHCP
- Please configure the SSID with the following naming convention: BarCamp + Your birthday. For example, if your birthday was July 14, 1978, the wireless SSID should be "BarCamp071478".
- Optional: Set your device with a 40 client limit.
Organizers
Host
Red Hat - http://redhat.com
Sponsors
Our sponsorship budget is complete!
Espresso Catering Sponsor
