A BarCamp is an unconference. An unconference takes the old, stogy idea of a conference and turns it on its side. Instead of corporations paying for boring keynote speakers talking and waving their hands, you have the participants in the conference leading all discussion sessions.
One of my favorite BarCamps I attended last year was ProductCamp, they had sessions ranging from career advancement for product managers, to intellectual property discussions, to working with Agile development organizations, to working effectively with Sales and Executives, to user interface design. ProductCamp attracts a broad and diverse crowd of smart people who “get it,” so the networking is really good and the discussions are rich and rewarding.
Other Barcamps I have attended are Mobile Widget Apps Camp and IT Barcamp. There is an upcoming Product Camp in Austin that I am looking forward to attending. For more info on BarCamps in your area go to the barcamp wiki.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
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Thanks for the ProductCamp shout out! Hope to see you again at PCA this weekend.
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