I’m really excited that Philly will host its first BarCamp “un”conference in just a few weeks. There’s a ton of energy around the event with lots of folks from different backgrounds signed up to attend. The planners have put together a great location for the day in classroom space at the University of the Arts in Center City.
BarCamp is a totally free “un”conference format that has been done many times in cities all over the world. Groups of geeks meet up without any kind of set schedules or planned keynote speakers. Attendees huddle up in the morning around a whiteboard and come up with a day’s worth of sessions and topics. Everybody has a chance to lead a session on any topic of interest and participate in sessions lead by other attendees.
Every city brings its own unique flavor to a BarCamp and I’m sure Philly won’t disappoint. Some of the topics already suggested: Open Source software licenses, technology and the future of music, building iPhone apps, scalable web design, and serial entrepreneurship. I’m really looking forward to hearing about the creative things people are doing all over the city.
If you’re going to be anywhere near Philly on Saturday November 8th, definitely plan to come to BarCamp. There will be some fun things going on before and after the event. Watch the BarCamp Philly web site for details.
And if you are going to come make sure you register. It’s totally free, but registration is required because space is limited.
really stoked to see you there!! it’s gonna be a fun day!