BarCamp Edmonton

Happy New Year everyone!

I hope that the first few steps into 2010 has been great for everyone, and what better way to welcome in 2010 then with DemoCamp Edmonton 10.  Our next DemoCamp is set to take place on January 27th at 6:30 on the University campus ETLC Room E1-017.

If you’re looking for more information about DemoCamp check out the What is DemoCamp.  To stay up to date on future DemoCamp events check out the BarCamp Edmonton site and our Facebook Group.

We are looking forward to seeing everyone there and having a great start to 2010.

Just a quick reminder that DemoCamp 9 is this THURSDAY (not Wednesday like they are usually on) November 19th, at the University of Alberta ETLC building room E1-017.  It starts at 6:30 and afterward we are going to head nearby to the RATT for drinks and further socializing.  You can find out more information at www.barcampedmonton.com/democampedmonton9 or on the facebook event page.

It’s shaping up to be a very interesting DemoCamp with a wide range of demos, including 3 from local games companies.  The demo list right now is:
CIE
BookThatBet
Willowglen
CrazedCoders
MotionVoter
Max Gaming

We are looking forward to seeing you there.  Don’t forget to help spread the word and bring a friend.

See you Thursday!

DemoCamp Edmonton is back in action!  DemoCamp Edmonton 9 is going to be taking place on November 19th at the University of Alberta, ETLC Room E1-017.  DemoCamp starts at 6:30 and afterward we are going to head nearby to the RATT for drinks and to socialize further.  For more information about DemoCamp check out the What is DemoCamp.  To stay up to date on future DemoCamp events check out the BarCamp Edmonton site and our Facebook Group.

It looks like it’s shaping up to be another great DemoCamp and it will be aweseome to have the community back together.  For this DemoCamp we have tried to engage the games community that we have here in Edmonton and a few of the demos are going to be from people working on games projects here in the city.

It’s been really awesome to see the DemoCamp community grow and that has been due to the passionate and engaged community that we have here in the city.  Please help our community continue to expand by spreading the word about democamp and coming out and meeting a few new people.

You can follow the conversation around DemoCamp Edmonton on Twitter with the tag #democampyeg

It’s time to demo again.  DemoCamp Edmonton 8 is going to be taking place on September 9th at the University of Alberta, ETLC Room E1-017.  DemoCamp starts at 6:30 and afterward we are going to head nearby to the RATT for drinks and to socialize further.  For more information about DemoCamp check out the What is DemoCamp.  To stay up to date on future DemoCamp events check out the BarCamp Edmonton site and our Facebook Group.

Please help us spread the word about DemoCamp by telling you friends and co-workers and bringing someone who hasn’t been out to DemoCamp before and help us keep the community growing.

It’s BarCamp time in Edmonton!
When: June 13th, 2009.  10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Where: The 6th floor of the Edmonton World Trade Centre
Who: Anyone and Everyone
Cost: Free

NOTE: In order to attend you must sign up.  There are a limited number of spots available.  Due to the venue we only have room for 110 people.

What is BarCamp?

Barcamp is an ad-hoc gathering of people in and interested in the Edmonton tech community. BarCamp is a series of loosely scheduled 20 minute presentations/discussions about whatever the community is interested in.

How it works?

Everyone shows up in the morning and people write their name on a block of time with a topic, idea, whatever, that want to present, discuss, learn, etc. Everyone should have a topic in mind they’d like to lead a discussion on. Each session is only 20 minutes so you don’t have to prepare a big speech or PPT. The sessions should be interactive allowing for the audience to be a part of the discussion.  You don’t have to present in order to attend.  It’s more that you come expecting to participate and interact with people and presentations at the event.  Everyone has great thoughts and ideas and we’re hoping that people will share those with each other.

Every 1/2 hr a new session starts and goes for 20 minutes followed by 10 minutes of hallway talk and deciding on your next session.

How much does BarCamp cost?

Nothing. Free. Nadda. BarCamp is a sponsored event.  Lunch and drinks will be provided as well.

Who should come?

You! Everyone! No matter what you interest in technology we can almost guarantee there will be something that you will find interesting, or someone that you will find interesting to talk to.

What are people going to be talking about?

We are planning on having three different presentation rooms, as well as a couple of discussion rooms/areas, a “business” room, a “tech” room, and a “misc” room. Ultimately the topics will be whatever the community want them to be.

What should I bring?

Whatever you want. We are arranging wifi so that you will be able to bring your laptops if you like. Also bring whatever other gadgets you want to talk about, show off, etc. Have a new iPhone, Arduino, Lego Mindstorms, whatever: bring it, play with it, show it off. Or bring nothing at all. Whatever you like.

DemoCamp Is back in action on May 13th at 6:30 at the University of Alberta ETLC Room E1-017.  For more information check out the BarCamp Edmonton Site or join the BarCamp Edmonton Facebook Group.  If you would like more information about what DemoCamp is all about check out What Is DemoCamp?

If you are interested in signing up to demo or attend you can do so at: www.barcampedmonton.com/democampedmonton7

Looking forward to seeing you all there.  Our last DemoCamp had 140+ people out and we are looking to grow the community even more.  Please help us spread the word by inviting friends, colleagues, or anyone else you think might be interested.

It’s time to Demo… DemoCamp Edmonton 6 is going to take place on March 11th at 6:30.  It is going to take place in ETLC Room E1-013.  If you are interested in demoing please sign up on the DemoCamp wiki (if you have any trouble let me know and I’ll enter you in).  Also if you are interested in attending you can check out the wiki, facebook group, or the blog.

As always please help spread the word and bring a friend.

It’s getting to be around that time again, DemoCamp Edmonton 5 is going to be taking place on January 7th at 6:30 at the University of Alberta ETLC Room E1-003.  You can find a campus map for ETLC here.  After DemoCamp we are once again heading nearby to the Windsor Pub, join everyone there to socialize further.  It’s shaping up to be another great gathering of the tech community and will be a great way to kick off 2009.

As with the last DemoCamp we are asking everyone to help spread the word about the event and keep help keep the community growing.  Please pass on the information to anyone that might be interested and bring someone new with you (or two, or three…).  If you would like to sign up to attend, present, or would like more information about DemoCamp, check out:
BarCamp Edmonton blog,
BarCampEdmonton Group,
Facebook event page,
the event wiki.

We’re looking forward to seeing you all at DemoCamp Edmonton 5.  If you have any questions feel free to fire me off an email.  Thanks to everyone who has come out and gotten involved this past year.  We’ve seen our first 4 DemoCamps, and our first BarCamp as well as the tech community in Edmonton as a whole continue to grow.  Let’s keep this community going and make 2009 even better than 2008.

Have a merry Christmas and a great New Years.  Get ready for an awesome 2009.

The 4th installment of DemoCamp Edmonton continued on last night at the U of A.  Thanks again to everyone who came out and made it a great night.  Extra thanks as well to Smibs for sponsoring the evening.  This was by far our biggest DemoCamp to date with ~ 150 coming out.  We had 6 great demos again: Odil, Edistorm, ElectionBuddy, TheHistoryBooks, PureInbox, and Grant Skinner.

As usual Mack has a great recap of the evening (cross posted on Techvibes) that you can check out.  If you made a blog post about DemoCamp please add your link to the comments below.

Enter your email on the right to be alerted as to when the next DemoCamp is going to be, or keep following here.  See you at DemoCampEdmonton5…

Just a reminder that DemoCamp Edmonton 4 is going to be tomorrow (Wednesday, October 29th) evening, I hope that you will be able to make it out.  DemoCamp is going to take place at 6:30 at the University of Alberta ETLC room E 01 – 017.  You can find a campus map for ETLC here .  After DemoCamp we are once again heading nearby to the Windsor Pub, join everyone there to socialize further.

Also, prior to to DemoCamp, Digital Alberta is going to be holding a session in which Kelley Marples from Rogers is going to come down talk about the iPhone.  If you are interested in checking out that session before DemoCamp it is going to take place at 5:15 in the common’s area the computer science centre at the U of A.  You can find a map to the Computer Science Centre here.  You can find more information about the Digital Alberta event here (note that the event location listed for it it wrong).

I hope to see you all at DemoCamp.  Let me know if you have any questions.  Don’t forget to bring a friend

You can find more information at www.barcamp.org/DemoCampEdmonton4