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.
It's time to gather, listen, teach, and learn about technology in Tech Valley. Please join us in making this event interactive, knowledgeable, and most of all, fun!
Event details
When
June 23, 2007 10am to ?
10:00am - coffee and getting to know each other.
11:00am - Presentations Begin...
12:30pm - Lunch
6:00pm - Dinner
Where
The Edison Exploratorium ( http://www.edisonexploratorium.org )
In the center of downtown Schenectady, The Edison Exploratorium is a place for people to collaborate and learn from engineers.
Directions
http://barcamp.org/BarCampTechValley_Directions
Albany-Schenectady-Troy-Saratoga, New York
Click Poster Image below to download PDF. (Please Cut Tabs for easy tear-off)
Sponsors
The Edison Exploratorium, Schenectady, NY
And more to come...
Schedule
Great venues just around the corner to meet for a pint.
Topics I would like to hear about
Local Technology
Web 2.0 in TechValley?
Ruby on Rails in use here
Wireless Technology
Running your Business
Being Agile in your Development
Debugging Technology
Planners -
Craig Cantello, email for this event - BarCampTechValley {at} gmail {dot} com
Jim Cifarelli, email for this event - BarCampTechValley {at} gmail {dot} com
Volunteers
Chris Van Patten
Participants (aka Campers)
Please email BarCampTechValley {at} gmail {dot} com to get on the mailing list.
| Participant | URL or Email | Topic |
| Chris Van Patten | | (tenatively) |
| Craig Cantello | | 3D Imaging and Display; Renewable Energy |
| Jim Cifarelli | | Rails on VOIP |
| Ed Lass | edatlassdotname | Web accessibility for people with disabilities |
| Brian Corrigan | | TBD, but I'll do something! |
| Rich Orris | strangebirdlabs.com | Drupal! |
| Matt Ruona | | Autonomous Shopping Carts |
| Mike Dumont | mdumont-at-csh-dot-rit-edu | Graphics?, Computer Science Education?, Multi Touch Technology |
| Paolo Batoni | | Improvements in P-type AlGaN materials |
| George Goodman | | Back of the Envelope Control System Design |
| Thurston Sack | | Introduction to Edison Exploratorium |
Task List
(please cross out when it's done)
Tech
Wifi , J.C.
Projector White Boards , Edison Exploratorium
2nd Digital Projector
3rd Digital Projector
Projection Screen , Edison Exploratorium
Projection Screen , Three Light Systems
Projection Screen
Photo
Video
Audio
Streaming or Stickam or Skype
Back channel (chat) - BarCampPortland used Pibb.com, IRC is the usual standby
Non-tech
Breakfast
Lunch
Coffee/Tea
Tables and chairs , Edison Exploratorium
Shirts
Tags for flickr, delicious, ma.gnolia, technorati etc.
Please use the tag BarCampTechValley for content related to this event
Who's blogging?
http://barcamp.org/TechValley_BarCamp_Updates
