When:  Saturday, July 18, 2009

Where: St. Johns University - 101 Murray Street, New York, NY

Time: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm

Cost: Free (plus you get lunch and an event t-shirt!)

Welcome to Product Camp NYC

In the spirit of BarCamp (www.barcamp.org), ProductCamp is a collaborative, user organized professional conference, focused on Product Management and Marketing topics. At ProductCamp everyone participates in some manner: presenting, leading a discussion or showcasing a best practice, or sharing their experiences. Others help with logistics, securing sponsorships, organizing sessions, or settng up/cleaning up.  This is a self organizing collaborative event that is designed be a fun, rewarding and a unique experience.  ProductCamp is a great opportunity for participants to learn from, teach to, and network with professionals involved in the Product Management, Marketing, and  Development process from the New York City Metro area – and around the world!

Still confused what this is all about? Read Paul Young's description of his experience at ProductCampAustin: http://www.productbeautiful.com/2008/12/10/productcamp-austin-winter-2009/

Join In

Register to attend, volunteer, or present and see who else will be going. You can also vote on sessions that will be held during Product Camp NYC!

Presenters & Sessions

The idea of an unconference came together when people realized that the best times they were having at conferences were the times between sessions - where people with like interests could meet ad hoc.  The spirit of BarCamp is to facilitate this type of interaction for an entire day.  Rather than having scheduled speakers, everyone who is interested pitches sessions the morning of the event.  Those sessions receiving the highest votes are put on the schedule and groups form for intense learning.  Yeah - you think it won't work - but it does!

How it will work

• Starting at 8:30 a.m., we will open up a scheduling wall for sessions, discussions, topics and panels.
• At 9:00 a.m., interested speakers will have 1  minute to pitch who they are, the discussion topic, and why attendees should attend their session. Register to become a presenter at the event.
• At 9:20 A.M., voting will begin and the schedule will be posted for the day. 

Vote on sessions that will be held during Product Camp NYC.  While final voting and session selection will take place the day of the event, voting in advance helps us determine if we have the right space and the right topics.  We may also try to tap into the area's luminaries for panel discussions if there is enough interest in a particular area.  So speak up!  This is your day!

Questions?  Contact Lisa Hida:  lhida@sequentlearning.com 

Brainshark

The Brainshark portal is being used to help presenters to introduce their topics.  It's a really neat system.  If you're going to be a presenter, you can upload a presentation and do a voice-over so that attendees can hear your voice as you talk through your introductions.  You can even upload your entire presentation and do the voice over!  If you're an attendee, be sure to check out the potential presentations ahead of time and make your vote count!  To visit Brainshark, Click Here

 Planners 

Some resources for those promoting the event:

ProductCamp Positioning Statement

Sample Email Invitation

Volunteers 

Where to Find Us

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ProductCampNYC

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=66545563323&ref=mf

Facebook event: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=66545563323&ref=mf#/event.php?eid=73470924259

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?home=&gid=1895810&trk=anet_ug_hm

Tags to Use

When using Twitter, please include the hash tag #pcampnyc. PCampNYC can be used for all other services (delicious, ma.gnolia, technorati, etc...).

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