Archive for July, 2008

BarCamp Edmonton 1 Recap

Monday, July 21st, 2008

Thanks to everyone who came out and participate in the inaugural BarCamp Edmonton.   There were around 100 people who came out and it was great to see the interaction, discussions and connections that took place.  It was also awsome seeing both a mix of people from our first two DemoCamps there, as well as some new faces.  Overall we were really happy that the Edmonton tech community continues to grow.

If you want to check out more about the event Mack Male has a great recap posted on TechVibes (cross posted on his blog), as well as Eric Warnke posted a recap as well as video of some of the sessions.

Also a big thanks to our two sponsors, TEC Edmonton and Nexopia.  With their sponsorship we were able to keep the event free and provide lunch and drinks for those in attendance.

Watch for DemoCamp Edmonton 3 coming at the beginning of September…

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BarCamp Schedule

Saturday, July 19th, 2008
Time Room A Room B Room C
11:00 – 11:20 Financing an Idea Analytics: How to get started Python for Science
11:30 – 11:50 U of A, Aerial Robotics Club Quick & Dirty Benchmarking What Problem Does The Semantic Web Solve?
LUNCH
1:00 – 1:20 Angel Fund, U of A, Robert Why Are Fundamental Programming Skills Second to Framework Knowledge, Don. B RT: Best Damn Ticketing System
1:30 – 1:50 Evolution of Nexopia Non-office Based Demos Accessability / Usability
2:00 – 2:20 Is Edmonton A Good Environment for this Sector, Don Iversion Why Twitter Will Rule The World How ‘Be’ A Contractor or Consultant
2:30 – 2:50 What Is Machine Learning Emerging Mobile Platforms Charity work
3:00 – 3:20 Wi-fi Mesh Network Zero Budget Marketing E-Lancing
3:30 – 3:50 First Look At Sticky Flow GTD’s geek appeal Analytics: How It Can Help

 Schedule.

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#BarCampYEG tag and our IRC channel

Thursday, July 17th, 2008

TagPart of running a successful BarCamp is helping people stay in touch during and after the event.  To help track down comments and content related to BarCamp we’re encouraging all attendees to add a #BarCampYEG tag to their Twitter posts, Flickr pictures, or blogs.  You can then follow these tags to see what people are saying.

We’ve also created an IRC channel for those of you who prefer your conversations in real-time.  You can use your web browser to join us online (thanks to Mibbit).  Or you can use your favorite Windows, Linux, or Mac IRC client. Join us in the #BarCampYEG channel on irc.freenode.net.

Also don’t forget to add yourself to the list of campers on the wiki so other people can track you down after BarCamp is over.

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