BarCampAustinI


This page covers the first Barcamp Austin, which took place March 11, 2006. It has been locked because of vandalism. Please contact an administrator if you need to edit it.

 

Check out the plans for the next BarCampAustin!

 

 

Bar Camp Austin - March 11th, 2006

 

BarCamp Austin Schedule

 

 

 

Event Coverage

 

 

 

List your blog postings here:

 

 

Event notes

 

Bar Camp Austin Poster NOTE: Please be careful when you edit this page. We had a user delete half of the content the day before the event, and had to rebuild this page from cache files. We had to rebuild the wiki this morning so if your links are missing, please edit them back in (we did the best we could)

 

 

We now have live Breeze rooms sponsored by Adobe featuring live video, audio, and chat (depending on speakers)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Connection problems resolved! The IRC channel for the event is now active at #barcampaustin on irc.distributed.net. Please tell Decibel about any connection issues.

 

How do I get from SXSW to BarCampAustin? Just Click here for a Google map!

 

PARKING NOTICE : When you get here, park in the building, and bring your parking ticket to the event with you! FREE PARKING! FREE as in FREE.

 

UPDATE: BarCampAustin Chris Messina has finished an amazing poster that is now at the print shop!

UPDATE: BarCampAustin is being held at the Thistle Café on 6th and Lavaca. Check out the photos of the venue!

UPDATE: BarCampAustin would like to thank Duncan Hopkins for creating our logo!

 

What is BarCampAustin? Think of it as a way to get the tech/geek community together in Austin during one of the coolest music and media events of the year; SXSW. Non-Austin equivalents? Well, Dallas beat us to it (not sure how that happened) but think: Usenix? SXSW Interactive? Burning Man? BarCampPaloAlto? Only one thing is certain: It's up to you to decide. The most important thing you should take away from the event? Relationships with other geeks!

 

When

 

UPDATE: A special BarCampAustin “Partay” (meet and greet) will be held at the Thistle Café on Friday March 10th starting at 7pm (and going until the wee hours of the night). This will be a great opportunity to meet people who will be attending BarCampAustin and have hallway conversations prior to the event –Last minute ideas and session are highly encouraged.

 

The Event: Saturday, March 11th, 2006, with an official start at 9am (get there early to get a good presentation slot!) and an official end of "as late as it goes"...but some us will have to be to work on Monday :)

 

 

Where

 

BarCampAustin is being held at the Thistle Café on 6th and Lavaca. Check out the photos of the venue!

 

 

News

 

 

 

What is it?

 

(As stolen from BarCampNYC, as copied from...) BarCamp is an ad-hoc un-conference born from the desire for people to share and learn in an open environment. It is an intense event with discussions, demos and interaction from attendees. All attendees must give a demo, a session, or help with one.

 

Anyone with something to contribute or with the desire to learn is welcome and invited to join.

 

When you come, be prepared to share with barcampers. When you leave, be prepared to share it with the world.

 

Questions? Check out the google groups mailing list at: http://groups.google.com/group/barcamp/ or just post them in the "Questions" section at the bottom of this page. Or join us on irc: freenode.net #barcamp, look for cks or bingledac.

 

 

Similiar Things

 

 

 

Who

 

Add yourself! Include your instant messaging or email info if you like. If you think you might want to help out, by all means add yourself to the organizers list and sign up for: http://groups.google.com/group/barcamp/

 

 

Organizers

 

 

 

 

Attendees

 

 

Proposed Sessions

 

NOTE: Sessions will be voted on Saturday morning at 10:30 AM, as we will have more ideas than time slots available. If you are not able to arrive in the morning to list / promote your session, then please have someone represent you OR contact whurley, whurley@gmail.com.

 

Attendees will vote on sessions at 10:30 AM, sessions with the most votes will be held latter in the evening when SXSW folks can join in.

 

Proposed Activities

 

Music jam - Since it is SXSW, we're going to try and get a couple of bands to stop by, but bring your laptops, instruments, amps, etc. for a general jam session

The Keep Your Finger In The Box Game (Raven Zachary is donating an iPod Nano as the prize for this)

[wiki.avalonstar.com/doku.php/events/sxsw2006/meetandgreet AvalonStar Bowling] - on Upcoming

 

 

Cost

 

Free. But there's a catch. Attendees are expected to contribute back to the conference by participating actively. "Active participation" might mean giving a presentation, helping with a presentation, blogging or podcasting the event, or whatever other creative ways to contribute people can come up with. BarCampPaloAlto2005 had a paypal account where people could contribute actual money if they wanted.

 

 

Sponsors (Who/What)

 

Wow, we have some very cool sponsors that understand this is not a commercial event. That said, we have funding and surprises for everyone thanks to some very generous individuals and companies.

 

 

TODO

 

BarCampAustinTodo

 

 

Questions

 

 

 

How do I get from SXSW to BarCampAustin? (Click here for a Google map)

 

 

1. Head west from Cesar Chavez St E/E 1st St - go 0.2 mi

2. Turn right at Brazos St - go 0.3 mi

3. Turn left at E 6th St - go 0.1 mi

4. Continue on W 6th St - go 0.2 mi

5. Have a great time

 

 

Carpooling from Dallas

 

Can we get a bus from Dallas to Austin arranged? If so, can we get WiFi access via Verizon BroadbandAccess & Junxion Box via the bus??

 

People attending from Dallas:

 

 

Carpooling from San Antonio

 

Who wants to Carpool from San Antonio to Austin?

 

People attending from San Antonio:

 

 

Carpooling from Houston

 

Who wants to Carpool from Houston to Austin?

 

People attending from Houston:

 

 

Carpooling from College Station

 

People attending from College Station:

 

 

Hotel Sharing for Austin SXSW attendees

 

Anybody want to split a cheap hotel? I'll reserve a room if I can get a few ppl interested - Vinnie