from Spot.us via kara andrade, and well worth it--I am going to try to be in two places at once and make part of it--
"BEAST is Pig Latin for East Bay, a name that has all the power of bloggers in the SF Bay Area who are the eyes and ears of the East Bay community. In honor of all the East Bay bloggers, Spot.Us, Tech Liminal and BetterOakland are hosting their first BEAST Bloggers Camp on Saturday July 18, 2009 at TechLiminal in downtown Oakland.
A BarCamp is an international network of user generated conferences -- open, participatory workshop-events, whose content is provided by participants.
The day consists of sessions proposed by attendees and the schedule is created on site the morning of the event. BarCamp is an ad-hoc gathering born from the desire for people to share and learn from each other in an open environment. It is an intense event with discussions, demos and interaction from participants.
WHAT TO EXPECT AT CAMP:
WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO BRING:
PLEASE REGISTER HERE:
http://beastbloggercamp.eventbrite.com/
http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3017311/
http://www.socializr.com/event/676384692
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=98264597900
http://sf.garysguide.org/events/2345353/beast-bloggers-camp-
"BEAST is Pig Latin for East Bay, a name that has all the power of bloggers in the SF Bay Area who are the eyes and ears of the East Bay community. In honor of all the East Bay bloggers, Spot.Us, Tech Liminal and BetterOakland are hosting their first BEAST Bloggers Camp on Saturday July 18, 2009 at TechLiminal in downtown Oakland.
A BarCamp is an international network of user generated conferences -- open, participatory workshop-events, whose content is provided by participants.
The day consists of sessions proposed by attendees and the schedule is created on site the morning of the event. BarCamp is an ad-hoc gathering born from the desire for people to share and learn from each other in an open environment. It is an intense event with discussions, demos and interaction from participants.
WHAT TO EXPECT AT CAMP:
- The day will start at 8am with an hour of socializing over coffee and pastries.
- At 9am sharp we will give directions on how to propose a topic and then we will create a schedule. We will be harvesting the minds and expertise of all the people in the room to come up with topics pertinent to blogging about the East bay. If you'd like to lead a session you're going to want to speak up with your topic idea at 9am, when the schedule is being created.
- If you're an East Bay blogger or write about the East Bay please join us!
WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO BRING:
- Your own coffee mug.
- A beverage holding container for your day's h2O (cup, water bottle, etc...)
- A head full of topic ideas Your laptop (free wi-fi provided.) If you are not so inclined to arrive with electronic note-taking items a simple notebook and pen will do.
- Lots of business cards. This is a great networking opportunity. You can get a quick turnaround from Zazzle.com, Moocards or PSPrint if you are in need of cards.
PLEASE REGISTER HERE:
http://beastbloggercamp.
http://upcoming.yahoo.com/
http://www.socializr.com/
http://www.facebook.com/event.
http://sf.garysguide.org/
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