[MLB-WIRELESS] ANNOUNCE: Barcamp Geelong 9/July/2011

[mw at freenet.net.au]

Hi Guys,

Just a FYI - I have already offered a brief presentation about
Melbournewireless! (Same content that I presented to the amateur radio group
:-)

Cheers,  Mike.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: melbwireless-bounces at wireless.org.au [mailto:melbwireless-
> bounces at wireless.org.au] On Behalf Of Alec Clews
> Sent: Wednesday, 15 June 2011 9:20 AM
> To: melbwireless at wireless.org.au
> Cc: Kathy Reid
> Subject: [MLB-WIRELESS] ANNOUNCE: Barcamp Geelong 9/July/2011
> 
> BarCampGeelong
> 
> SATURDAY 9th JULY, GEELONG
> 
> BarCampGeelong 2011 is happening from 9am to 5pm on Saturday 9th July,
> 2011 at Deakin University's Geelong Waterfront Campus in central Geelong
> - a short walk from Geelong's main train station.
> 
> Please save the date in your diary and plan to attend.
> 
> BarCampGeelong exists to support the grassroots technology community in
> and around Geelong and Victoria by providing a laid-back, informal
> environment for knowledge sharing, open discussion and networking. Jeans
> and t-shirts, lots of gadgets and geek talk will be the order of the
> day. More details at http://barcampgeelong.org/
> 
> WHAT IS A BARCAMP?
> 
> "They are open, participatory workshop-events, whose content is provided
> by participants".
> Come along to learn and teach others.
> See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BarCamp for more details
> 
> WHAT CAN I EXPECT?
> 
> What is on the program? That will depend on the participants, who can
> propose and vote on presentations before the conference. The schedule is
> finalised on the first morning of the conference. Suggested topics
> include hardware and hardware hacking, networking, programming,
> development tools and methodologies, business issues,... you name it- if
> it's technical, it's likely to be at BarCampGeelong! .... The list will
> totally depend on offers from participants.
> 
> HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?
> 
> BarCampGeelong attendance is $10 to help cover costs and there are
> limited places due to the size of facilities. Registrations are now open
> at https://register.eventarc.com/event/view/3679/tickets/barcampgeelong-
> 2011
> 
> BarCampGeelong is made possible by very generous sponsors - so far we
> have Deakin University, Linux Australia and Duxtel on board.
> If you or your company would like to help sponsor BarCampGeelong we can
> do help get your message and promotional material in the conference
> programme.
> 
> AWESOME! WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO NEXT?
> 
> 1. Book the date in your diary
> 2. Follow @BarCampGeelong on Twitter or Identi.ca or email
> info at barcampgeelong.org for more information
> 3. Think about how you will participate in the day - such as through
> giving a presentation, a lightning talk or leading a discussion
> 
> 
> --
> Alec Clews
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