I can't sit still these days - so I have decided to do another event within the field of social media : Socialmediacamp Copenhagen.
Socialmediacamp Copenhagen is an un-conference
that seeks to research and teach people about social media: blogs,
podcasts, video, social networks, online communities and transitional
web apps. An un-conference is a conference/workshop-y format where all
the participants is prepared to participate in the camp in different
ways. Putted another way, you have to prepare something that you're
passionate about that could occupy the other participants for a minimum
of 30 minute
Who is it for ?
Basically everyone can participate
in Socialmediacamp Copenhagen, no matter if you are a super social
media user, an expert or a newbie. If you have any interest in Social
Media Socialmediacamp Copenhagen is the place to be. So take a look at it, and sign up.
ps. Crossposted on Henrietteweber.com
[smccph, socialmediacampcopenhagen]
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Crossposted from Henrietteweber.com
I have been arranging Barcamp's in Copenhagen for about 3 years now and I have a new one in the making called socialmediacamp Copenhagen.
(and I am toying with a bit of other camps as well). The
problem/possibility of a barcamp is that the format is non-existent.
the Barcamp format is called un-conference - meaning that unlike a
conference, nothing is really planned except for a framework to support
the attendants.
Basically as a barcamp organizer you put together a framework where
people can have the best facilities for knowledge, network,
inspiration, creativity and fun. It's a project management job where
you make sure that the venue is working, the sponsors are happy and the
crowd is exstatic.
As an attendant all you have to do, is participate. And how
do you do that ? you put together a panel, you prepare a speech, a game
a concert, whatever. Basically you prepare for, that minimum 30 mins
of the barcamp is yours, to present whatever you want to present, or to
do whatever you want to do. So what do you get out of participating ?
hopefully you get to hang around some real cool cats for a day or two.
You get to work with them, talk to them and laugh, dance and play with
them. You get inspired from things you never thought would inspire you.
You get creative.
one sentence why should I attend: you'll miss out on something if you dont. I don't know what that something is. But you're definetly missing out =)
As an organizer you get whuffie for organizing. A lot of
whuffie. You sit back for two months after the camp has been done, and
then you get that urge to have people around you in the barcamp way
again. People that wants to share and participate. You could a beercamp (as allan did) or a transitcamp or a creativecamp, a designcamp, a fairtradecamp or as I am about to do - a socialmediacamp. If there something you are passionate about and you want to put your thumb on it - do a Barcamp people =)
As a sponsor you should give food or stuff to people! - why ?
because they remember you for that. At the last couple of barcamps
there has been something like 70 of the most influental and connected
people there. Now that's something that you could use both as a
supportive project, but also for marketing purposes I bet ? There's
also some of that magic whuffie rubbing off to the sponsor, you get the
mentality of a barcamp + the awareness and involvement from the people
attending. oh and don't get me started on what will happen if you want
to sponsor t-shirts or schwag bags =)
So final question: is barcamp just for geeks ? no it's for
passionate people. People who wants to think new and get inspired. In
my world geeks are a great thing. But I could see that designers,
project managers and CEO 's could go barcamping - as well as the
strange guy from the financial office. Barcamps are kind of an
underground event.
[barcamp, socialmediacampcopenhagen, unconference]
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