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What is BarCamp ?

The idea of BarCamp came from Foo Camp where a bunch of the best techie minds in the world got together to talk about new technologies, and to create opportunities for cross-fertilization between people and technologies. wino kredyt mieszkaniowy sprzedam mieszkanie sprzedam bilet

Since only the top minds from some of the largest companies in the world were invited to attend, two people in California decided to make a camp for the rest of us. Now, there are BarCamps somewhere in the world almost every day.

The goal of BarCampSaskatoon, is to bring together, for an afternoon, people who love technology to talk and to learn. Each person who attends has to be willing to talk about something or volunteer (registration, set-up, teardown, etc.). There will be a number of sessions which will be picked by the attendees at the start of the day. For example, if lots of people want to hear about the future of Skype, then that will be on the agenda. If people do not want to hear about the effect use of the “blink” tag, it will not be on the agenda.

Attendees should bring any gadgets they have: laptop, mobile phone, camera, laser pointer, whatever.

When and Where?

BarCampSaskatoon will take place on November 28, 2009 from 1:30pm - 7:30pm at Louis'. Near the heart of the beautiful University of Saskatchewan campus, Louis' facilities and staff have everything we need for BarCamp. Louis' is located on the lower floor of the Memorial Union Building (93 Campus Drive). There are multiple conference areas. Internet access is available. Screens and projectors have been donated. 

Head over to Eventbrite to register.

Supporters

1. EMAP
2. Louis'
3. Poppen Design
4. Saskatchewan Interactive
5. Sharp's Audio Visual
6. SIAST Virtual Campus
7. YasTech
8. zu
9. I would like to Sponsor Barcamp...

How Much does it cost ?

BarCampSaskatoon is free. However, if you plan to attend you need to sign up so we can gauge how many will attend. Everyone who attends will get a free BarCampSaskatoon t-shirt. We will also ask for a small donation, for those who can afford it, to cover some expenses ($5 to $10, depending on what you can afford).

How do I stay up to date with news about the event ?

Check out the blog barcampsaskatoon.org. Subscribe to the RSS feed on that page, and keep checking the blog and this wiki for updates. If you have a blog, please link to the BarCampSaskatoon blog.

How do I sign up ?

Let us know what topics you are interested in hearing or talking about by emailing us, or if you are comfortable using Wiki software, you can edit this page.

Ideas - What folks want to hear about or talk about.

BarCamp is a conference with a difference.

At BarCamp, anyone can present. In fact, presenting is actively encouraged. Talks can be as short or as long as you like. You can use slides, a web connection, or forego slides altogether. Talks can be technical or non-technical.

The Barcamp ethos is about sharing information. There is no overriding theme to the conference. If you would like to talk at Barcamp you can either sign-up beforehand or sign-up on the day.

Format: Name, Topic

The password is c4mp.

Talk:

1. Add your Name

Hear:

Is there something in particular you would like to hear about at BarCampSaskatoon ? - Make it known here...

1. Could someone talk about browser detection in mobile devices?
2. Hear, are there any video game developers out there that want to get together to make a kick-ass game? Or just shoot the S#&!? Or do a presentation?
3. Lennie Budgell re: videogames@#5-I've recently been learning how to create maps for half life 2 / counter strike source. If i had a laptop with the tools installed i could give a short presentation on this or something but i don't so no dice. Lennie: email barcamp (link at top) and tell us what you need. Maybe we can find something - Ryan
4. Hongxing Geng - I want to hear about VoIP related technologies
5. Michael Lulchak - Looking for bluetooth ad-hoc setup, small development system to allow bluetooth headsets to work on motorolla radios for fire dept, hazmat suits
6. Michael Scramstad - Software grants available to not-for-profit organizations. Virtualization software, esp., for servers. Hardware architecture that lends itself to virtualization. AMD vs Intel and why Apple is relevant particularly in SK. Quality of Service with Shaw and Sasktel. When will I have a petabyte of pictures of me.
7. Web 2.0, just a marketing buzzword - any opinions?
8. Intellectual Property Rights
9. Project Management / Workflow
10. Vlogging
11. I would love to hear more about video game development. Software, hardware, tips, getting started, selling games.
12. Terry Shuya - Interested in hearing more about wikis. Recommendations for one that is easy to set up and use under Windows XP?
13. Add your Name

Planners, Volunteers and Attendees

Attendees

If you are attending BarcampSaskatoon, please add your name to the list.

format: name, company/url

1. Ryan Lejbak
2. Albert Jame
3. Francis Chary
4. Ginger Koolick
5. Chelsea Fleischhacker
6. Alex Osei-Gyau
7. David Francis
8. Heather M. Ross
9. Bart Nikota
10. Hongxing Geng
11. Michael Lulchak
12. Greg Sutton
13. Steve Dawe
14. Tom Ross
15. Fred Amaya
16. Kevin Bryant
17. Shane Giroux
18. Justin Swedberg
19. Allan Dowdeswell
20. Mike Lavender
21. Lennie Budgell (tentative)
22. Grace Stad
23. Coralie Wheler
24. Katherine Sopotyk
25. Steve Vermeulen
26. Lucas Sather
27. Brad Sweeney
28. Dustin Wasyliw
29. Dave Peters
30. Ron Golden
31. Tyler Marien
32. Chris Ramsay
33. Carey Pillar
34. Janice Poniatowski
35. Toby Phillips
36. Paul Neufeld
37. Geofrey Cotton (will be late)
38. James Bykowy
39. Carrie Gates
40. Bryan Reiter
41. Jennifer Pearcey
42. Cory Jacobsen
43. Timothy Dallett
44. Terry Shuya
45. Matt Wheler
46. Nathan Braun

Planner

If you would like to help organize BarCampSaskatoon, please let us know by emailing us.

1. Ryan Lejbak, zu.com communications and Saskatchewan Interactive Media Association
2. Ginger Koolick, Division of Media & Technology U of S
3. Francis Chary, zu.com communications
4. Michael Lulchak, Potashcorp
5. Add your Name

Volunteer

Volunteer bloggers and Flickr peeps wanted! We need people to blog and photograph the sessions they are attending as they happen. Need a few people to work the registration table and set up and tear down. Free BarCampSaskatoon t-shirts to all volunteers. Well, everyone will get a free t-shirt but volunteers get dibs! Email us.

1. Chelsea Fleischhacker, zu.com. I will help set-up
2. Chris Hallberg, making the logo
3. Bart Nikota, Nikad Interactive & Saskatchewan Interactive Media Association -- I have a spare router to offer
4. Hongxing Geng, Department of Computer Science, UoS., will work registration
5. Michael Lulchak, Potashcorp, I have a 802.11bg router, could photograph sessions/blog
6. Justin Swedberg, I will bring my camera, photograph and upload to Flickr
7. Lennie Budgell, If i am free this day (will find out soon) I can work reg. table or set up.
8. Katherine Sopotyk, 24hrAssistant - I will work registration table and help with setup.
9. Coralie Wheler - I will blog some of the sessions that I attend.
10. Shane Giroux... I can blog some sessions too.
11. Paul Neufeld, I will do a videoblog. After each session maybe I can talk to the presenter and ask them a few key points to post on the blog.
12. Note: a few more bloggers needed... all you have to do is write about the session you are at. No technical knowledge required; bring a laptop or we can supply one.
13. Kevin Bryant - I have an extra 16 port switch, if a wired connection is needed.
14. Name, company
15. Add your Name

Can I help in some other way?

Sure! We have a couple of posters (small) (large). If you want to put those up, that would be great! Also, you can help by telling everyone and their dog about BarCamp.

BeerCamp

Anyone fancy a wee tipple afterwards? If so, we can meet at Winstons.

Other Canadian BarCamps

• BarCampQuebec
• TorCamp aka BarCampToronto
• BarCampOttawa
• BarCampHalifax
• MooseCamp aka BarCampVancouver
• BarCampSaskatoon
• BarCampWaterloo
• BarCampMontreal
• (Did we miss one? Please add a link to your Canadian BarCamp here!)

Just to clear up some confusion... you do not have to speak at this conference, but you should be willing to participate in the discussions (if you know something about what is being talked about or if you have questions). You can also volunteer.

Read this article about BarCamps from Wired magazine.

Here is some video describing BarCampLA.