BarCamp San Diego 4

What

BarCamp San Diego is an unconference made up of of technical professionals, Internet enthusiasts, and other clever people in the Southern California area who wish to share and learn in an open environment.

Attendees don't just watch a set list of speakers. They give their own talks. Podcasting. Web standards. Microformats. Gum stick computers. Physical security. Robotics. Evolutionary algorithms. It can be anything. One of the best barcamp presentations ever given was about sandwiches. Barcamp is what you make of it.

When

November 15th and 16h, 2008

10am Saturday through 6pm Sunday.

We're still checking with the venue to make certain that spending the night is okay, so stay tuned for details!

Where

Intuits 'Santa Fe' campus map

7545 Torrey Santa Fe Road, San Diego Ca 92129

Sessions

This time we're going to do 25 minute sessions, with 5 minute passing periods, so that we can retain the familiar 30-minute block framework

Sponsors

These are the wonderfully awesome people that make BarCamp Happen!

Intuit

Microsoft

LAMPHost

Opera

DivX

MindTouch

GirlGamer

Registration

Registration is required by Intuit security!

Add your name to the list below so that 1) we know how many bodies to prepare for, 2) other people can see what kind of talks to expect, and 3) let your fellow barcampers know what you'd be interested in hearing more about. Here are the men's and women's American Apparel sizing charts if you need them.

If you're not familiar with wiki markup, click edit and then look for the line that says REGISTRATION LIST ENDS HERE and follow the directions.

We'll have events posted on the usual regiment of event sites soon, and have the links to those postings up here soon, so stay tuned for that as well!

Sponsors

It takes a fair amount of love and money to feed, clothe, and house a passel of geeks for a weekend. Contact us if you're interested.

Other activities

Here are a few of the festivities planned after Saturday's talks are over:

DefCamp: BCSD's little slice of Defcon

Organized by Dan Tentler

This season's defcamp will be substantially larger. Bigger prizes, harder challenges. Stay tuned - once we get all the ducks in a row on this one, we'll be posting the new rules and requirements here!

Interested? Email dan@atenlabs.com with your team name and the team members, or create a list right here!

UPDATE

Here are the requirements for the contest:

You will need to be able to do wireless injection. (I'd suggest getting an 'alfa' card on ebay (mine cost 60 dollars). If you are unable to do so there is a chance others might lend you theirs (I would not depend on this if I were you)).

You will need a copy of the backtrack3 cd.

All challenges are googleable, so don't feel too intimidated. The first place prize is an Asus EEEpc - so that should give you guys some more incentive to compete. No more flashlights :)

Participants

Wii Bowling tournament

BCSD2's Wii bowling tournament was a trash talking blast, so we're doing it again. This three-round tournament will pit you against some of San Diego's awesomest people, who may or may not have any Wii Bowling skills whatsoever.

Powerpoint Karaoke

Also known to some as BattleDecks, Powerpoint Karaoke pits your improvisation skills against my stash of extraordinarily random yet fashionably Creative Commons licensed presentations. Wanna make things even more interesting and sponsor some prizes? Email dan@atenlabs.com.

Schwag Swap

Do you have a sack of shirts and giveaways collecting since conferences from years ago? Your trash may be someone else's treasure! Here's your chance to trade for something you actually want, or you can just throw items in to be scavenged through by anyone. Sponsors and other companies are encouraged to participate, too. All quantities welcome.

Schedule

Note: Use this as a rough guide. The schedule can and probably will change.

Saturday

• 9am - Come early to help set up
• 9:45 - Registration opens
• 10:30am - 11:30am - Opening session & introductions
• 11:30am - 2:00pm - Sessions in 30 min blocks
• 2:00pm - 3:00 pm - Lunch!
• 3:00 pm - 6pm - Sessions in 30 min blocks
• 6pm - Dinner is served!
• ~7pm - Party, music, & other activities

Sunday

• 8am - Breakfast
• 10am - 1pm - Morning Sessions in 30 min blocks
• 1pm - Lunch is served!
• 2pm - 5:30pm - Afternoon sessions in 30 min blocks
• 5:30pm - Closing ceremonies and contest winners are announced
• 7pm - Tear down, clean up

What to bring

• Laptop + power cord

• Sleeping bag + pillow (tent optional)
• Moo / business cards (Google "overnight business cards" to get a special deal on 250 Vistaprint cards for $3.99, just don't actually order them overnight)
• Bean bags, beach chairs, and other fun stuff
• New ideas, new product demos
• An open mind
• Extra Wii controllers (for the tournament)
• Games for the evening - Werewolf and console games are always a hit. The more people who can play at once, the better.

Volunteers needed

We need your help setting up the rooms and getting the space ready for all the Barcampers who are coming. We're also going to make a big Costco run on Saturday morning, so peeps with Costo cards and/or vehicles would be sweet too!

Get involved

Sign up for the mailing list. <---- Updated! We've moved to Google groups!

Follow BarcampSD on Twitter.

BarCamp San Diego 4 is listed on Upcoming and Eventful.

Follow #barcampsd tags on Twemes.

Join us in IRC at freenode.net #barcampsd.

Watch our blog as we get closer to the event.

Join the Facebook group and meet the community.

Have feedback? Add it to our suggestion box.

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Media

Make it happen. See the archives below for content from past barcamps.

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