Event Info
Where : B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences (Google Map)
When : (Not yet determined) May 2007
Cost : It's free, of course!
Tag : barcamprochester2
In the spirit of FooCamp, 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.
All attendees must give a demo, a session, or help with one. All presentations are scheduled the day they happen. Prepare in advance, but come early to get a slot on the wall.
Presenters are responsible for making sure that notes/slides/audio/video of their presentations are published on the web for the benefit of all and those who can't be present.
Anyone with something to contribute or with the desire to learn is welcome and invited to join.
NO SPECTATORS, ONLY PARTICIPANTS!
When you come, be prepared to share with barcampers. When you leave, be prepared to share it with the world.
You can learn more about BarCamp in this Wired Magazine article. There is another nice article here. Take a look at video summaries from BarCamp SF and BarCamp Austin.
Who
This is a multi-disciplinary event... meaning that we want designers, developers, marketers, engineers, artists, thinkers and reality-checkers... no more bubbles -- we want cross-pollination! If you want in, like technology, to build things or asking good questions, you should come!
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN BEING A CAMPER OR HOST: Edit the wiki to add yourself and/or contact Jason Morrison :)
Campers
- Are BCR2-Fall '06 campers still interested?
Hosts
- Are BCR2-Fall '06 planners still interested in hosting?
- Sam Cole samatsamuelcoledotname http://samuelcole.name
- Justin Thorp justinatmycapitalwebdotcom
- Zack Gilbert zackatareyouseendotcom
- Pete Karl petedotkarlatgmaildotcom
What
Ideas for Topics
- New interfaces
- FTIR
- Multitouch gesture recognition and interface design
- Wiimote interface hacking
- OpenID
- Rochester startups/startups in general
- Blogging
- Illegal File Sharing, Tor, Onion Routing
- JavaScript Libraries
- Network Neutrality
- RSS, Semantic Web, REST
- Language Geekery, Tools, and Web Frameworks
- Ruby, Rails, Camping
- Python, its multitude of web frameworks
- Smalltalk, Seaside
- Type Inference, IDEs (Software Development Tools seminar course in RIT CS)
- Apollo, Slingshot, the convergence of web and desktop apps
- Social Networks
- Generally (MySpace, Facebook)
- Mining data (there is a research project for rumor tracking on social networks in the RIT Math department, could likely present)
- Usability Testing
- VOIP
- War Driving
- Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0
- Wikis
- Any projects that people are working on...
Mash Pit
- How about a Mini-Mash Pit (8hour?), or a Mash Pit room?
- This would be a great way to spur co-op code sessions, hackfests, etc., under one memeroof
Chillaxing
- Maybe during dinner, have old-skool video games on the projectors, or something?
- Can we track down some bean bags?
