Announcing: Barcamp Tacoma
This blog has been silent for a couple months, but the news I have to share is well worth breaking that peaceful quiet :) I’ve been living in Tacoma Washington since I graduated college, and I am really loving the area. Surrounded by water, two mountain ranges in sight, green all year… it really is beautiful. The only downside of the area, while having more than a few technical companies, lacks a “tech scene.” This is thankfully starting to change with the introduction of Tacoma’s first Tech Meetup earlier this month (thanks to Erik Emery for setting that up!), and strengthened by a collaborative effort between Scott Kuehn, Michael Maitlin, and myself. That effort being…
The First Annual Barcamp Tacoma!
Barcamp is labeled as an “un-conference,” where people come together and talk about whatever it is they feel like discussing. Or, from the Barcamp.org website:
BarCamp is an ad-hoc gathering born from the desire for people to share and learn in an open environment. It is an intense event with discussions, demos and interaction from participants who are the main actors of the event.
We’ve had some help getting a space to hold the event from Suite 133, a local collaborative workspace, and with that locked down we also have a date: August 8th, 2009. The event is free (food and drinks included!), and if we have enough sponsors we’ll be trying to lock down t-shirts for everyone as well.
On behalf of myself and the other hosts, we really hope you are all able to come help us make Tacoma’s first barcamp a success. Check out the site for all the details, and be sure to sign up so we know how much food to pack. If you don’t know what you would talk about, we’ve created a page with presentation topics we would love to hear about. Share what you know, even if you don’t consider yourself an expert. All we care about is sharing information, everything else is just icing :)
Hope to see you all there!
