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.

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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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.

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.

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.

When is BarCamp?

Saturday July 19^th, 2008 10:00am to 4:00pm with the possibility of an impromptu trip to a local pub should the community desire to continue the discussion.

Where is BarCamp?

The Edmonton World Trade Centre, Floor 6 (600-9990 Jasper Avenue NW). You can find a Google map here.

How much does BarCamp cost?

Nothing. Free. Nadda. BarCamp is a sponsored event. We have arranged a couple of generous sponsors to cover the room, lunch, beer, etc. A big thank you to our sponsors:

• Nexopia – http://www.nexopia.com
• Tec Edmonton – http://www.tecedmonton.com

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.

Where do I sign up?

Given the space limitations on the venue we have 125 spots open based on first come first serve. Please sign us ASAP to make sure that you have a spot, you can sign up here. Rest assured we won’t give your name or email out to anyone, or use it to contact you, without your permission. Please sign up here: https://www.inviteright.com/E18395DA

For more info, and to get involved, check out:

• http://www.barcampedmonton.com
• http://www.barcamp.org/BarCampEdmonton1