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This site/project is open & collaborative. Even logo choice is democratic... :-)This site and this project are also "open source" and participatory... you can contact us to discuss how you want to help/participate, but you can also directly add/edit/update info here, right on this page. Everyone is an organizer. Please join us. (We are also going to be voting for logos at the first event (to be part of future BarCamp-Lebanon events that are already being planned... we have several suggestions we'll present at the event... and you can also bring your own logo design to suggest!) Calling All Bloggers, Writers, Twitterers, Taggers, etc. (use tag: "barcamp-lebanon")In order to make all blog/twitter/facebook postings related to this event searchable, please tag everything with: "barcamp-lebanon". Thanks! Thanks RootSpace, Naharnet, AUB/OSB, VISP, Microsoft, Creative Commons, Youth Shadow Government, and __others?__!!! Sponsor, Partner, Organizer logos :-)February 2009:
October 2009:
Project Needs (please sponsor, or help us find sponsors!)
General Resources, Questions/Answers, etc
Participant Registration (also necessary for volunteers, etc...)
Are there any RULES to a Bar Camp?No, not really. Okay, kind of. When you come, be prepared to share with barcampers. When you leave, be prepared to share it with the world. WHY do this?Everybody has fun, everybody learns something, everybody participates, nobody gets bored, ... or if you do get bored, it's your own fault for not proposing and leading a session that is more interesting to you (and probably to others). :-) We hope people learn something new, and some ideas are born and develop into something cool for the participants, Lebanon, the region, and beyond. Is the "Open Information" concept new in Lebanon, and the region?Yes. and No. There are some interesting efforts in Lebanon (we are inviting them all to join us!), but these tools, systems, and methods could be much stronger in Lebanon, and could be great elements for further social, economic, and political development. People already don't respect copyright laws and intellectual property, for example, so why should we care? Isn't everything already open?In some ways yes, in other ways no. If you are in Lebanon and want to work with companies or on projects in Europe or the US, then you need to carefully consider IP/copyright issues. There are other important considerations, as well. Al-Jazeera just launched a new Creative Commons website with tons of CC content. Read the release on the Creative Commons site. Q&A and FAQs from the latest email:
Q1: Are you really going to give us free t-shirts and free lunch??A1: YES! But only for those who register before Feb 24... EVEN IF YOU REGISTERED BEFORE, please go back to the site and add your shirt size to the list so we make sure we get the right sizes, etc... (and yes, the shirts are going to be COOL! :-) ...) After Feb 24, including walk-on registration that day, will only cost you $20 (plus we'll accept donations!), which is still a great deal... but hey! Get it free and sign up early! (Special thanks to our sponsors and partners and organizers for making this happen!) Q2: What should I bring to the event?A2: Bring yourself, other techie devices you want to discuss at the event (special mobile phones? GPS devices? hackable wireless routers? etc..), and if possible, your laptop... we're going to try to get people to blog the different sessions, and having your own computer could help with different activities... but of course, it's not a necessity... Q3: What is going to happen when I go to the BarCamp?A3: We are all going to gather about 10am, have some tea/coffee/snacks and meet other people... then (about 10:20 or 10:30) we are going to collaboratively create the schedule of sessions that day (through a fun group process... don't be afraid). Come prepared to lead a session/discussion, or come to discuss/etc... but regardless, come prepared to participate (discuss, share ideas, learn, brainstorm, etc...). Everybody is a participant, and there are no "observers". Plan to come early (10am, maybe 10:15am) to fully participate. We will then break out into the discussion sessions, convene later for lunch, a few more sessions after lunch, and then we'll be done by around 4pm! Q4: What does it mean to lead a session?A4: Each session is more of a discussion rather than a presentation or a panel of presenters. You CAN show a presentation/slideshow (on powerpoint, etc), but you should use that to launch the people in that session into a discussion. (Good idea... keep presentations SHORT, five minutes MAX... much shorter is better.) The session leader (or leaders) acts more as a moderator than a presenter. (We will have at least one projector, maybe two, for you to show a presentation on...) Q5: What kind of sessions can I propose on the morning of the BarCamp?A5: You can propose all sorts of things... perhaps an idea you have that you want feedback on; or maybe propose a topic for a problem you're having, and you want advice from people with more experience or people who have had the same problem; OR suggest a topic for something that you're a pro at, and you want to help people out... ORRR, propose an idea and you want to gather people around to develop plans, get partners, etc... whether academic, business, civil society, online, offline, etc etc, doesn't matter, as long as it's related to the theme (which is quite broad for this event, anyway!).
Q6: Can't this page be vandalized?A6: This site has no security, and we are going by trust, supporting open collaboration, etc. Four things:
Q7: This is a great idea, and I'm excited! How can I help?A7: We would love your help! Check out the website and check out the "Volunteer" section and the "Needs" section... we have some volunteer slots to fill on the day of the event, plus still some things we need to get done beforehand. (FYI... we are all volunteers for this event, so your help would be extra-appreciated!) |
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