BarCampDC2: Exploring IdeasOctober 20th, 2008 View Comments |
The Schedule Grid at BarCampDC2 | Washington, DC, USA | Oct 2008
After beCamp, SocialDevCamp, Startup Weekend and BarCampRDU, I figured I knew what to expect from BarCampDC2 this past weekend in Washington, DC.
Thus, in the spirit of learning new things, I decided to go to the presentations and discussions that I knew very little about: Political community-building using social media (Shireen Mitchell and Jill Foster), C-SPAN’s Debate Hub, web education (Jeff Brown), design (Samantha Warren), iPhone development (Dave Troy) and geo-tagged data mapping. It was fun to get outside my little corner of the world and participate in discussions where I didn’t understand all the issues, know the references and get the inside jokes.
Even better, it was good to get the chance to meet and talk to people that I usually only interact with online. BarCamp is an interesting experience, and after having gone to a couple I’m curious: I know BarCamps have expanded to other countries and industries, but how does the experience differ, how does the interaction and organization model work in other cultures and countries, how well do the events “work” in other industries? Any stories to share?
More about BarCampDC2:
- What is a BarCamp?
- Details about BarCampDC2, held at the Center for Digital Imaging Arts at Boston University.
- Photos: everyone’s photos on Flickr.
- The conversation on Twitter. [Updated 10/20 for multiple hashtags]
October 20th, 2008 at 03:44
Glad you had a good time at BarcampDC2. Thanks for coming and participating! Hope to see you at more DC Tech events. (http://www.dctechevents.com/)
October 20th, 2008 at 09:11
Great picture of the grid. I wished I would have taken one. Thanks for attending our session. We were using the hash tag #barcampdc interesting mix of conversations on both.
October 20th, 2008 at 09:33
Thanks… and that's the interesting problem with hashtags…
October 20th, 2008 at 16:11
Great picture of the grid. I wished I would have taken one. Thanks for attending our session. We were using the hash tag #barcampdc interesting mix of conversations on both.
October 20th, 2008 at 16:33
Thanks… and that’s the interesting problem with hashtags…
October 20th, 2008 at 12:27
Dude, thanks for coming to BarCampDC. Hope you had a good time and hope to see you again soon. If you have any feedback or thoughts, feel free to drop me a line – justin@clearspring.com
October 20th, 2008 at 19:27
Dude, thanks for coming to BarCampDC. Hope you had a good time and hope to see you again soon. If you have any feedback or thoughts, feel free to drop me a line – justin@clearspring.com
October 20th, 2008 at 22:08
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