BarCampZurich2

From BarCamp Switzerland

A 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 attendees. Anyone can attend, participate, and present. To learn more, go to barcamp.org. This is a non-profit event: Attending is free of charge.

Watch this video to understand what BarCamp is about.

We're expecting 50-150 attendees from all over Switzerland and Europe. The segment of people will likely be skewed towards the tech crowd. But everybody is invited to participate.

Contents 1 Blogs / Photos 2 When and Where 3 unAgenda 4 Participants 5 Travel 6 Supporting Organisations 7 Contact 8 FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)

Blogs / Photos

If you blogged about BarCampZurich2, add a link to your content here.

1. http://planet.blogug.ch/tag/barcampzurich2
2. http://planet.blogug.ch/tag/barcampzurich2007
3. http://technorati.com/tag/barcampzurich2
4. http://technorati.com/tag/barcampzurich2007
5. PostTitle Author

If you blog about this, please use the tag barcampzurich2 and barcampzurich2007

When and Where

Date and Times:

• July, August or September 2007 We hope to have a two-day event this year. It is so much more fun on the evenings.

Location: No idea. We are looking for a venue we can hijack for one or 2 two days. If you know anything or anyone, please drop us a note or ask them if they are willing to share their venue with some nice BarCampers!

unAgenda

Add your name, affiliation (optional), and your topic (optional) if you want to hold a presentation. You can talk about anything you like.

You are free to present in any language you want. English, German, Swiss German, French, Italian Take your pick.

• Jürg Vollmer, Die Quotenkiller in Weblog-Texten
• YourName, YourTopic

Participants

Enter your name here if you're interesting in speaking, organizing, helping out, or just attending. We'll hand out badges at the reception desk.

You don't have to present, but at least ask questions and be an interactive participant! If you present, you might benefit from some things to remember.

1. Gabor Cselle, attending, organizing, helping out
2. Corsin Camichel, attending, organizing, helping out
3. Leo Büttiker, attending, helping out, blogging, perhaps organizing
4. Torsten Herrmann, attending if in July
5. Joël Bez, attending, blogging, helping out if needed
6. Roman Hanhart, attending, blogging, helping out if needed
7. Silvio Struebi, attending, maybe speaking, in September
8. Renato Mitra, attending, blogging, helping out if needed

Travel

The great thing about Zurich is that it's easily reachable by train. The other great thing about Zurich ist that it's one hour away by air from all major European cities. Flights are very affordable during late October if you book early. Some links:

• SBB (Swiss National Railways)
• Swiss (Swiss International Airlines)
• MySwitzerland (for hotel bookings)
• map.search.ch (maps)
• Google Map of Zurich (maps)

Supporting Organisations

Attending BarCamp is free! But we're still looking for sponsors of:

• T-Shirts
• Food and Drinks
• Lanyards

We're expecting 50-150 attendees.

Why sponsor?

• Earn the goodwill and attention of many alpha geeks in attendance.
• You'll have your company's name associated with a hip tech event.
• As a sponsor, you'll have your name and logo listed on the event board plus the event wiki, and we'll thank you at the conference.
• You can say a few words at the conference, if you like.

Contact

If you have any questions or comments, contact Gabor or Corsin.

FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)

• Are there rules?
  • This is Switzerland, there are rules for everything! My very own grandmother will ensure that common decency is upheld at all times. No, just kidding, see TheRulesOfBarCamp for the 'rules'.

• Can I help out?
  • Yes of course! We need help in organizing the event (finding a venue, sponsors, and good speakers). At the conference, we'll need people who handle registrations, questions, and guard the T-Shirts. Enter your name under 'Participants'. Also, add your e-mail to the list so we have your e-mail addresses.

• Can I present?
  • Of course! Enter your name in the 'unAgenda'. Drop us a line if you have questions.

• Can I present in German? What about Schwyzerdütsch? English? French?
  • Anything is fine. Please note your language choice in the unagenda.

• What can I speak about?
  • Anything! The spirit of BarCamp is that you're free to choose your topic, your language, and presentation style. We're a bit skewed towards the hacker / tech crowd. So far, we've had people ask us whether they can talk about their Web Hacks or the effects of caffeine on humans - of course they can!

• Do I have to bring in my own OHP, Beamer, Flipchart,...?
  • No, we will have projectors, flipcharts and power supplies. All you have to bring is fun, and optionally your laptop, and your video camera, if you like.