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Jul 08

BarCampRDU is this Saturday!

Dave Johnson, Wayne Sutton and a cast of supporters have been doing heroic work preparing for 2008’s BarCampRDU. The conference will go down this Saturday, August 2. I’m really looking forward to attending – this is the first time I’m not wearing the organizer hat, so it means I may actually get to attend and enjoy some of the amazing sessions. Dave’s posted some last-minute information about BarCampRDU, which is worth checking out if you’re interested in attending.

BarCamp RDU 2008 is one week from today and it’s shaping up the be the biggest and I hope the best BarCamp RDU so far.

Here are a couple of notes for attendees:

Check the attendee list! On July 21, we decided we had budget and space to register everybody on the waiting list. If you were on the waiting list you are now registered to attend.

Remove yourself if you can’t attend. If you registered but cannot make it, please remove your name from the list. For planning purposes, we need to have as accurate a count as is possible.

Propose sessions in advance. If you are interested in initiating or attending a session on a specific topic, then go right ahead and add your topic to the Proposed Sessions list.

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Aug 07

BarCampRDU 2007 off to a great start

After a great party at Tyler’s Taproom last night, and a very early morning, BarCampRDU 2007 is off to a great start. We’ve got well over 150 folks here, the wall is full of interesting sessions, and things are running smoothly. People are loving the espresso catering, which is such a nice touch.

If you’d like to follow BarCampRDU, the tag for the event is “barcamprdu”.

Flickr: http://flickr.com/photos/tags/barcamprdu/
Technorati: http://technorati.com/posts/tag/barcamprdu/

Thanks to all the sponsors, donors, organizers, volunteers and especially Red Hat for hosting!

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Jul 07

Help with BarCampRDU

Just under two weeks to go till BarCampRDU, and we’re very busy with preparations. We need your help with a few things:

1) Wireless routers: We need people to bring wireless routers to BarCampRDU. Without them, we won’t have internet. If you can bring your wireless router, please add your name to the wiki (we need about 10 more people to do this).

2) Projectors: We have two people bringing projectors (thank you), but we need a few more (3-4) of you to bring your projectors. If you can bring a projector, please add your name to the wiki.

3) Volunteers: We need 10 people to be BarCampRDU volunteers. Volunteers will help during registration, aid in setup, etc. If you’d like to volunteer, please add your name to the wiki.

4) PA System: If someone has a PA system they can bring, that would be great. Please contact me directly if you can help me out with this.

Finally, announcements. The BarCampRDU pre-party will be held August 3 at Tyler’s Taproom in Durham. The party will go from 7:30-9:30, and will feature free food, drinks and pool. Come out to mingle and enjoy.

Thank you to everyone who has signed up, to everyone who has helped out, and most importantly, our sponsors who make the day possible.

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5
Jul 07

Sign up for BarCampRDU 2007

I’m happy to announce that signups for BarCampRDU 2007 are now open. To sign up, simply go over to the BarCampRDU wiki (http://barcamp.org/BarCampRDU) and add your name and information under the Campers section (http://barcamp.org/BarCampRDU#Campers).

BarCampRDU 2007 will take place August 4, 2007 at Red Hat Headquarters in Raleigh, NC – just like last year. We’re fully sponsored (thanks!) and looking forward to a great event.

At this point, I’d like all people who’d like to help with organization of the event to email me – I *really* need help this year, I’m looking for 6-8 fellow organizers to spread the work around.

As a final note, please note that the Wiki may be locked when you attempt to edit it. We ran into this problem last year – if you come back a little later, it will probably be unlocked. Sorry for any inconvenience.

Thanks everyone! I’m looking forward to seeing you at BarCampRDU 2007.

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May 07

BarCampRDU 2007

I’m pleased to announce BarCampRDU 2007. This one-day unconference will be held August 2, 2007 at the Red Hat headquarters in Raleigh, NC. Please note – this is an updated date. The purpose of this message is to act as a “save the date” and solicitation for those interested in sponsoring BarCamp.

About sponsorships:
In just one week, BarCampRDU has fulfilled almost 50% of its sponsorship goals. However, we still have $2600 outstanding that we need pledged. If your company would like to sponsor BarCampRDU, please contact Fred Stutzman at fred@metalab.unc.edu. The minimum sponsorship is $300.

About registration:
Registration for BarCampRDU will be announced far in advance this summer. It will occur on the wiki, just like last year, and it will be first-come-first-served. We’ll have a waitlist and we anticipate allowing 150-175 attendees.

Organizers committee:
If you’d like to join the organizing committee of BarCampRDU, please contact Fred Stutzman at fred@metalab.unc.edu. The organizing committee meets periodically and ensures that tasks are completed for BarCamp. Please note, being on the organizing committee is not a nominal position – it requires significant work, so please only volunteer if you can commit to this effort.

I’m very excited to announce this event. With a location and sponsors, we’re well on our way to another very successful BarCamp. With the support of the community, organizers, volunteers and sponsors, I’m positive we’re going to have a great event.

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Jul 06

WCHL and Tech Wire on BarCampRDU

Jon Hill has produced what I consider a most excellent wrap-up of BarCampRDU for WCHL 1360. You can take a listen here (direct mp3 link). This also nicely follows Rick Smith’s wrapup coverage of BarCampRDU on the Tech Wire. I’ve had a great time reading the coverage of the event; interestingly, BarCampRDU was such a blogosphere phenomenon we actually hit TechMeme this morning.

If you’re thinking about hosting a BarCamp, by all means do it. They are a lot of fun and worth the work. Once the team gets back together and debriefs we’ll have some more advice to share. The great thing about BarCamps (and unconferences in general), as noticed by Terrell, is the remarkable ability of the crowd to adapt. So don’t worry too much about planning and perfection – just go out there and start working on your BarCamp. I’ve already got my eye on one in Charlottesville, VA – maybe a carload of us can head up for a weekend in that fantastic town.

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Jul 06

BarCampRDU Wrap-Up

This weekend, over 150 geeks of all flavor gathered at Red Hat HQ on NC State’s Centennial Campus to have a BarCamp. I’m still recovering, but I think it is safe to say the event was a success, and a great model for future BarCamps in the area. It was just a fantastic, positive experience to bring all sorts of different folks together, from all walks, and to spend the day sharing, collaborating and learning. With help from Paul Jones, here’s a roundup of the BarCampRDU coverage.

Media:

Blogs

Pics

Of course, BarCampRDU wouldn’t have happened without its host, sponsors, committee, volunteers and donors. Here’s a list of those who helped so generously.

Venue

Sponsors

Donors

Design

  • Kelly Marks – Designer of the awesome T-shirts and Banner
  • The Merch – Screenprinters of the awesome T-shirts

Organizers

Volunteers

  • Lourdes Cueva Chacon
  • Wayne Sutton
  • Adam Constabaris
  • Michael Habib
  • Ben Adlard
  • Scott Lundgren
  • Jerry Waller
  • Didier Deshommes
  • Katie Jamison
  • Erica Tsai

Of course, thank you to all of the people who brought routers and power strips, to those who led sessions, to those who helped clean up and leave Red Hat sparkling. Thanks to those who came up to me and introduced themselves and said nice things. Thanks to those who came out and believed that we could pull this off. I hope this list shows that an event like BarCampRDU is only possible with the help of many individuals. This team came together like super bowl champions.

At the beginning of an unconference, it is common to ask for a show of hands to see how many people had attended an unconference before. I did this at the beginning of BarCampRDU, and I’d say about 5% of the room raised their hands. The beauty of the format is that once you do it, you get it – and can see its uses in many different contexts. At the end of the day, many people were talking about doing smaller unconferences, unconferences within their companies, and so on. Of course, there was also a lot of talk about when the next BarCampRDU was going to be. I do believe a hallmark of this event’s success will be the fact it lives on. Hopefully, many more will be able to experience triangle-area BarCamps in the future; I have a good feeling this was just the first of many BarCamps will have in the area.

PS – If I’ve forgotten anyone on my thank you’s, please let me know so I can add them to this list. My apologies in advance.

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