Just a quick reminder that BarCampCalgary #2 is tomorrow! Here’s a quick snapshot of the when/where actions:

Time: 10:30am -> 3:30pm (potential after party going super late, we’re talking 6am styles)

Where: Mt.Royal College (Map in Calgary) (Bissett School of Business)

What: Up to 4 separate tracks along with and xbox to play with

Who’s presenting: You!! Bring stuff you’d like to present, discuss, etc..

Free stuff!: Eats, drinks, and even a draw prize!

Sponsors (thank you thank you thank you!):

See you tomorrow!

We’re going to hold another BarCamp on Saturday, June 14th! We’ve got some great space over at Mount Royal College, at the Bissett School of Business.

As it is summer, we won’t be going all day. We’re scheduled to run from 10:30 to 3:30. For anyone that’s interested, we can grab some drinks (and food if you are so inclined) after at Bass Brothers, which is a few short steps away.

Here’s a map to help you find it.

Parking: park in lot V1. there will be a cost ($2.50 per hour/$8 daily max)

We’re currently trying to figure out the best/easiest way to sign up. For now, submit a comment and say that you are coming (as well as if you have a topic you’d like to present/discuss).

Word.

The BarCamp Crew

They ran three tracks, with a schedule posted on each door. I started my afternoon off by listening/watching a Critical Mass group of Rock Band. They rocked a couple of tunes on HARD, which was pretty impressive. I gotta say though, that was the tamest Rock Band Session I’ve ever seen…

Second session, I went to an overview on Amazon Web Services given by Devlin Dunsmore and Mike Tighe. We’re so Web2.0 focused in my office, it was interesting to hear an explanation on EC2 and S3 for people who don’t sleep with their laptops. Devlin and Mike did a great job.

I then went to listen to Christian Idicula, a regular DemoCamp/BarCamp attendee. He talked about the website he made for Don Iveson. He explained the thought process behind creating the website and the different tools they used during Don Iveson’s campaign.

The last session I attended was Mike Tighe, again, talking about Keywords (yay!), while Patrick gave a talk about his experiences in another session.

One thing I really liked about about the set up at Critical Mass was the wide variety of topics. I would love for all of us to keep that in mind for the next BarCamp. Anything you want to give a talk on, throw it out there! I’d way rather hear something new and interesting over yet-another-talk on How to Network. BeerCamp has definitely inspired me to invite anyone interesting that I know and not just limit myself to the Tech community.

Thanks again to Critical Mass for inviting us to join you!

December 17: Calgary has finally proved itself “tech-worthy” enough to get a Silicon Valley-inspired tradition.
We’ll find out more about Bar Camp – as this tech entrepreneur event made its debut in Calgary this weekend.

MP3 of the broadcast

After many weeks of planning it was great to see so many people out to the very first BarCamp! We’d like to extend a huge thanks to everyone that came and helped make version one such a success. It was great to meet new people as well as be a part of some amazing conversations.

We’re currently putting together some pictures and video from the day, so stay tuned. In the meantime, you can check out some of the pictures being tagged in flickr, as well as other commentary from the day on technorati.

We’d love to hear your feedback as we start to organize BarCampCalgary V.2!

IBM building north east corner (see photo):

Larger photo on flickr

If you get lost we recommend just screaming at the top of your lungs, or look for a poster with the BarCampCalgary Logo. :)

We’re working hard to make sure everything goes smoothly on the day, but of course, we’ll need some help. Be prepared to speak when you arrive at BarCamp. If you don’t end up speaking on anything, please lend a hand with setting up or taking down.

David thinks it is a good idea to include a map to the event. IBM kindly donated space for us and their office is at 227-11th Ave SW

If anyone has any lingering questions or concerns about the day, please let us know!

Welcome to the new home of BarCamp Calgary! Things are hastily being put together in preparations for our very first BarCamp. Expect a few changes here and there to the site over the next little while, but in the meantime checkout our past Wiki page: http://barcamp.org/BarCampCalgary1

Looking forward to seeing you all there!

PS. If you haven’t made the cut off for BarCamp, make sure to checkout DemoCamp!