BarCampRDU Proposed Sessions 2007
Propose a Session Idea Below
- Mobile Web Panel - iPhoneDevCampRDU, blackberry, Palm, Helio, Windows Mobile
- Project Mgmt merged with other disciplines (Six Sigma)
- Enhancing Sketchup using Ruby and / or C++, including unit tests
- Distributed source code management (beyond version control)
- Geeks for Good : How to use your Tech Foo for civic engagement and to change the world .
- Discuss doing a Create a Startup weekend. More info here and here. One of these events happened July 6-8 in Boulder, CO. Here is what participant Alex King had to say.
- Developing with Facebook Platform
- The lack of Tech/Gadget/Web 2.0/Design/Network/ news in the Triangle, creating our own Social Media Outlet
- Full text searching with SOLR
- Building self-sustaining web products with Ruby on Rails
- Ruby on Rails Episode 2: Attack of the Clones
- Top 5 hacks for Mac OS X
- Automating your home with X10 and Ruby
- Build your own PVR
- Urban Computing (and applications in the triangle)
- Hacking PyPy
- Fun with Clusters: cool things folks are doing with clusters and build stories
- Game Development and Organization of Future Game Jams
- Django in the Triangle
- Online Video: Joost, Miro, the new TV, video tools for any website
- OpenMoko FOSS Mobile Platform (w/the real hardware) - Free Your Phone - Wally Ritchie
- Why did Magnetic Poetry Kit Tip? Last CampRDU I led a discussion of Sex and the Death of Advertising with a great group of barcampers. This CampRDU, I would like to share my experience with a product called Magnetic Poetry Kit (MPK), words on magnets most people put on their fridge or locker for ad hoc poetry. Magnetic Poetry Kit "tipped" a la Malcolm Gladwell's book "The Tipping Point" in the 1990's and became a huge seller. A company I co-founded helped create that tipping point, but it was unplanned and really LUCKY. Now that we are all responsible for making new ideas and products tip, I thought it would be helpful to review what happened then and identify every piece of Gladwell's Tipping Point formula. Like last time, I hope this session is interactive with lots of questions and ideas. Together, maybe we figure out how to sell our ideas and products in a marketing world changing almost too fast to keep up. I can be reached at martinsellingzoe@aol.com. See you at camp - Martin.
- From Coder to CTO: Living at the Intersection of Technology, Strategy, and Revenue
- presentation Building software using open source development tools - John F. Davis
- Meet your friendly neighborhood Linux Users Group - An interactive discussion of the past, present, and future of the Triangle Linux Users Group aka TriLUG
- What's stopping YOU from starting something in RTP?
- Most of Sales & Marketing is BS. Let's discuss what isn't. First person to say "just go viral" gets kicked out.
- Podcasting round table: Podcasters and podcaster-wannabees. Let all the podcasters spend a few minutes telling us what their podcast is about then a few minutes describe their production tools and processes. Then open it up to a general discussion. Possibly discuss creating a triangle area podcasters meetup group.
- Learn to Juggle - Just like last year, take a break from the tech heavy sessions and learn the basics of three ball juggling. I'll bring extra balls with me, but if you have juggling balls bring them with you. Extra props are welcome too. (Tanner Lovelace)
- The Future Of The Book - Going the way of the album, facing the threat of monopolization, or 'no worries mate'?
- Building web apps with GWT
- Web Hosting and Traffic Spikes -- My Experience with HurricaneTrack.com During Katrina and Rita
- An Introduction to Grails
- diversity camp - bridging the digital divide gap between technology and african americans, other races.
- ORM Smackdown - A Battle Royale Starring ActiveRecord, EJB3, and GORM -- Other contenders welcome as well
- Linux Virtualization & Provisioning/Deployment Technology (Michael DeHaan)
- Taking up O'Reilly's Challenge: Just What Is An 'Open' Service? (alt. proposal from a blog comment: 'stories from the dark side: why I went to law school' ;)
- Distributed Version Control Systems: A hands-on introduction
- Developing a Facebook Platform Application
- BetaSwap - exchange beta invites, Pixelmator,skitch, pownce, 8apps, etc
- Faceted Friending - How can tagging improve relevancy in social networks. I probably won't make it in until lunch, but definetly want to lead a session on this topic and will pitch it for the afternoon sessions. - Michael Habib
- The Limits of Technology: Lessons From The Luddites?
- Why do Lemmings jump? Bring your favorite Technology Lemming Story and share with the crowd.
- Short presentation on DIY home power metering
- network-centric advocacy (web 2.0 + activism)