2. Barcamps?
(Un-)Conference
Everyone helps out (Orga-Team, Sessions)
All attendees decide on the timetable
most of the Barcamps are free (Sponsors)
can have special topics -> Railscamp, Photocamp,
Porkcamp
mostly tech related topics
more info: http://barcamp.org/
4. Saturday
9 am : pre-Barcamp breakfast
10 am : Introduction, describe yourself in three
tags to other attendees (can take a long time :D)
11 am : Session planning, describe your session
and let attendees decide which room you get
11:30am - 1:30pm: Session slot 1
1:30pm - 2:30pm: Lunch/Buffet
7. Benefits
Networking
Friends / Persons with the same interests
Jobs / Projects
Learn to present (yourself)
Learning
People can show you new stuff
You can show people new stuff
Food, Fun, Free shirts ;)
8. Where?
There are Barcamps all over the world.
List of all Barcamps -> http://barcamp.org/
Barcamps in Germany
-> http://barcamp.org/w/page/402984/FrontPage#Germany
9. Your first Barcamp
Most Barcamps are "sold out" on the first
registration day
Don't be shy, you're not the only one who's
on a barcamp for the first time
Find some friends and prepare a session
10. Questions?
awesome slides on cat-content (barcamp hamburg 08):
http://www.slideshare.net/svensonsan/sinn-und-unsinn-von-katzencontent-presentation?type=powerpoint