PodCamp Ottawa is a one day UNconference taking place at the National Arts Centre from 10:00am to 4:00pm on Sunday, November 24 25, 2007. The event is intended to take the community back-to-basics and it is doing so with a well defined set of guiding principles:
BE SMALL: Attendance will be capped at 80 because a small crowd offers greater opportunities to listen and be heard, and meet everyone.
BE RESPECTFUL: If you register, please attend. If you determine that you will not be able to attend, please remove your name from the registration list as soon as possible so that someone else may take your place. During PodCamp Ottawa, please be sure to contribute to the discussion and listen to what others have to say.
BE CAMP: There will be no chairs or tables at PodCamp Ottawa so bring a pillow or blanket so you have something to sit or lie down on.
BE INVOLVED: Bring your Moleskine, a pen, your ideas and willingness to participate. Please leave your computer at home.
BE CONNECTED: Make sure you meet and speak with real people. We will not be providing any Internet access; wired or wireless.
CONVERSATIONS NOT PRESENTATIONS: Anyone who wishes to lead a session is asked to bring their experience and ideas and serve as a facilitator. Please introduce the discussion and then make sure that you manage the conversation so that everyone has a chance to participate. We will have no lecturn.
NO MARKETING: The goal of PodCamp Ottawa is to learn about how to create podcasts (technically and as a host/producer), make them available and listen to them. There are plenty of forums at which people can promote their businesses and the business of podcasting and new media.
SHARE THE LOVE: Every PodCamper is asked to bring $10 for the Snowsuit Foundation. Let’s make a difference!
Registration is free. I hope to see you there!
Wow — sounds fabulous, Mark. I wish I could be there…
Comment by katherine — November 8, 2007 @ 11:55 pm
Um, Mark? Isn’t Nov 24th a Saturday? Or is the date Nov 25th?
Inquiring minds want to know…
Comment by Rob — November 9, 2007 @ 1:42 am
Oops! That was a typo. PodCamp Ottawa is taking place on Sunday, Novemer 25. I’ve corrected my post. Thanks!
Comment by Mark — November 9, 2007 @ 6:57 am
What an amazing sounding event. This is what Camps are all about! If I was in Ottawa I’d attend but the point isn’t for people from miles away to attend. Hope it goes well!
Comment by Bill Deys — November 9, 2007 @ 8:09 am
While the event is taking place in Ottawa and is intended to help the local community, out-of-towners are more than welcome to be a part of PodCamp Ottawa.
Bill, if you want to make the trip, we’ll be happy to have you.
Comment by Mark — November 9, 2007 @ 8:46 am
Sorry I wasn’t meaning to give the impression that out-of-towners weren’t invited, it may have sounded that way. As much as I’d like to make the trip, you’ve planned it for a bad day. It’s Grey Cup Sunday and the game is in Toronto this year. Gotta keep up my record this is my 12th in a row. Hope it doesn’t hurt the attendance and that maybe it’ll define what PodCamps should be!
Comment by Bill Deys — November 9, 2007 @ 11:57 am
Don’t worry, Bill. I understood what you meant and just wanted to make sure that people know that the event is open to all.
I really hope that PodCamp and the Grey Cup don’t collide! We’ll stick to our 4pm wrap-up so that people can be home, or at the pub, for kickoff at 6pm.
Comment by Mark — November 9, 2007 @ 3:45 pm
[...] Constantin Basturea, and Christin Eubanks from Converseon; Mark Blevis, who’s throwing a PodCamp of his own in Ottawa later this month; Mika Pyyhkala and Deb Block-Schwenk, my lunchmates on Saturday; Mitch Joel, Beth [...]
Pingback by Remembering PodCamp Boston 2 by The Bryper Blog — November 10, 2007 @ 9:16 am
Sounds like most nights at our house, which we should start calling podcamp Sault Ste. Marie, as we (and Ken Hernden) are the only podcasters here……
All kidding aside, sounds awesome. See you in TO dude.
Comment by Dave Brodbeck — November 10, 2007 @ 11:43 pm