BarCamp Sheffield 3 is going back to Basics.

• Date: 16-17 April 2011 (plus overnight hacking)
• Venue: Workstation, Paternoster Row, Sheffield, S1 2BX 
• Tickets: Space is ample, but limited, so registration is mandatory.
• Timings: check the registration page.
• Schedule: er, it's an unconference ... we'll work it out on the day 
• Overnight: space for midnight oil makers and hackers, but not a sleepover
• Hashtag: #bcshf
• Twitter: @barcampshf 
• Also on Lanyrd

Please update this page as you need to.

Schedule

Sat 16 Apr

Sun 17 Apr

Essentials

Based on the famous Rules of BarCamp but adapted for this gathering:

• Pimp your passions, not your product.
• Share. Be open to learn.
• Be a participant, not a spectator, not a tourist. 
• Don't repeat yourself. No re-runs. Original and fresh content only.
• Write about it, blog about it, tweet about it.   

Stuff to Bring

We want you to be collaborative, but you should be self-sufficient too. Pack this stuff:

• Your geek gear - laptop/tablet, smartphone, camera, etc
• Chargers or spare batteries for your electronics stack
• Extension cable if you have a rack of gear to charge
• Your own name badge and lanyard
• A drinking vessel to keep hydrated - mug / tankard / flask
• Stuff to eat from and with (unless you plan to totally eat out) - bowl / plate / spoon / fork / knife
• Deodorant 

Participants

Add your name, Twitter handle and blog here if you are coming, but please register to secure your space.  If you're local and may be able to offer a place to stay for travelling campers, please indicate.

1. Jag Gill @jagusti 
2. Dee Vincent-Day @deevincentday
3. Proactive Paul @proactivepaul 
4. Daley Chetwynd @dchetwynd 
5. Liam Jolly @losvaive 
6. Richard Rixham @richardrixham 
7. Richard King @graphiclunarkid
8. Paul Beech @guru 
9. Hannah York @yorkhannah
10. Richard Allsebrook @richardathome 
11. Katie Fenn @katie_fenn 
12. Matt Jukes @jukesie 
13. Chris Murray @chrismurray0 
14. Claire Gowler @kitation 
15. Alistair MacDonald @alistair
16. Jon Rowe @jonrowe 
17. James Urquhart @sjamesu 
18. David Emmett @davidjmemmett 
19. Marc Johnson @marcjohnson 
20. Trevor Ward @thewarpedcoder 
21. Gemma Cameron @ruby_gem 
22. Kian Ryan @kianryan 
23. Tim Dobson @tdobson 
24. Sam Bail
25. Andrew Disley @andrewdisley 
26. Dominic Hodge @thehodge 
27. Alex McLean @yaxu
28. Andy Halsall @ajehals 
29. Tim Hastings @timhastings 
30. Jon Atkinson @jon_atkinson 
31. Bryn Salisbury @bryns  
32. Owain Lewis @ow_zone 
33. Matt Saunders @matzie
34. Craig Marston @craigmarston 
35. Ian Ibbotson @ianibbo 
36. Mike Simons @ixulai 
37. Ryan McDonough @ryanmcdonough
38. Edd Sax @eddsax 
39. David Batty @davidbatty
40. Rebecca Parker @rebecca_parker
41. Andrew Richards
42. Tom Bell @thetombell
43. Martin Rue @martinrue
44. Kerry Sholicar @kerrysholicar
45. Carolyn Jones @carolynlyn
46. Tim Nash @tnash
47. John Stovin @johnstovin
48. Steve Frost @stevefrost
49. Dave King @davbo
50. Michael Heap @mheap
51. Lalita D'Cruze @lallyd
52. Scott Engering @glowingedges
53. Martin Cunningham @martin88
54. Mick Cunningham @mick_cunningham
55. Sami Bashraheel @samibashraheel
56. Euan Bayliss @euanbayliss
57. Ben Nuttall @ben_nuttall
58. Caz Mockett @cazm
59. Bill Boorman  @billboorman
60. Richard Rixham @richardrixham 
61. Dan Sumption @dansumption
62. Richard Bolam @rbdigimedia
63. Bill Best @billbest
64. Sami Bashraheel @iosami
65. Trine Moore @futurenows
66. Michael Mokrysz @46bit
67. Glenn Pegden @glennpegden
68. Suleiman Hussein @suleimanx
69. Rich Gwilliam @cakeorglory
70. Andrew Seward @mrandrew
71. Karl Forshaw @karlforshaw 
72. Michael Kimb Jones @mkjones
73. Mick Clark @micksrambles
74. Paul Brook
75. James Methley @gunstarcowboy 
76. Ashley Moran @monkeyiswise
77. Ian Parr @devolute
78.  

Bringing Ideas to Share

Make this up on the day, but get the ideas flowing here.

1. I am happy to talk about any aspect of documenting systems and development ideas, readability, grading scales, preparing copy and instructional content.  (@deevincentday)
2. Getting started as a contractor - risks and rewards! (@matzie)
3. Learning, Coaching, Consultancy (ThoughtWorks), BDD (Communication and learning aspects) / Deliberate Discovery, Systems Thinking, Complex Systems (@marcjohnson)
4. State of fluxx: emergent goals and dynamic game systems (@jagusti)
5. Idea Party - bring a goal/dream/wish and an obstacle - everyone else present to come up with lots of ideas (@euanbayliss)
6.  

Bringing Food to Share

There will be no sponsored free bar or food. Lots of places onsite and close by to go hunter-gathering. But we encourage you to bring stuff to share. Cupcakes, cookies, fruit, bombay mix, ground coffee, cafetieres, a slowcooker of veg chilli soup ... all of these and more are good for sharing.  If you're bringing something finite, please suggest quantities or how far the rations will stretch.

• Tea urn for constant gallons of hot water (@jagusti)
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Bringing Equipment to Share

We are generally well kitted for projection, wifi and the basics at the venue. Consumables are always useful (post-its, sticky labels for name badges, marker pens etc), as well as Mac video adaptors. Other equipment to bring to the table could be handy. Be inventive ...

• I can bring some stationery items (@deevincentday) 
• Index cards, post-it notes, pens etc (@marcjohnson)
• Item (@donor)
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Write, blog, tweet ....

Add any links to blog posts you write about #bcshf here:

• One tourist's write up of the first day

Other Interesting Stuff Happening

Friday Night

• Sheffield PHP User Group meeting up at the GIST Lab from 6.30pm.
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Sat:

• Geek Cadets: Saturday Morning Programming Club at the GIST Lab, 9am - 11.30am. Bring your laptop, your programming project and (if you're under 18) a responsible adult. 
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Sat and Sun:

• Patriot Games are hosting a national collectible card games tournament at the venue, and will have a games stall
• CAMRA are camping down at various venues around the Steel City. There's going to be plenty of beer geekery in town. Our local alehouse, The Rutland Arms, will be open til 3am on Saturday night to service real ale enthusiasts and those with a hankering for the #wallofcider or midnight beer garden tippling.
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Monday

• Shh! Makers ... RepRap meets Shacknet meets DorkBot: the local fab, electronics and hardware hacking scene converges in a grizzly three-way at the GIST Lab from 6.30pm. Physical Computing projects, Dancing Robots workshop and live coded music.  Hashtag #shhm.
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Monday & Tuesday 

• The Psychology of Programming Conference brings together academic research and practitioner insight to examine the people aspects of software development, craftsmanship, user experience and interaction design.
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Logistics

Travel

You may be able to get some savings on your train tickets through the Sheffield Convention Bureau.  Their form to fill in and fax (yes, fax ...) is available on Scribd. There is a 10-day turnaround time, so you may be better off just using something like East Coast, who don't charge for booking online.  And of course, there's always the MegaBus.

Parking

We're across the road from the train station which has excellent national links, but if you are bringing your own car there is limited all day on-street parking on Matilda Lane, as well as 24-hour parking at Charles Street Q-Park multi-storey (get 50% off voucher from the Workstation) and Sidney Street.

Places to Stay

There is an overnight hacker element to this barcamp, but it is not a sleepover.

There are plenty of hotels and B&B outfits in Sheffield. Because of the snooker, CAMRA and another big conference in Sheffield, hotel rooms are filling up, and big deals are harder to come by. You may find something affordable through the Stay Sheffield website. If you want to recommend any, please add below.

You can also try couchsurfing or crowdsourcing a crashpad with the other local attendees.

Sponsors

None. This camp is by the geeks, for the geeks.

If you really want to sponsor something (not BarCamp Sheffield 3), drop a line to hello@thegistfoundation.org. The GIST Foundation and community are making #bcshf and other grassroots geekery in Sheffield happen. If you'd like to talk to a person about #bcshf, contact @jagusti.