Where is Barcamp?
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Where is Barcamp?
The World’s Largest Barcamp is in Myanmar
| year | participants |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,700 |
| 2011 | 2,700 |
| 2012 | 4,000 |
| 2013 | 6,400 |
What is a virtual BarCamp?
LET´S RESTART – Virtual Barcamp The Barcamp brings together INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS / GRADUATES and REGIONAL BUSINESSES. In an open atmosphere, questions relevant to the future will be discussed together.
What is an unconference session?
An unconference is a participant-driven meeting. The term “unconference” has been applied, or self-applied, to a wide range of gatherings that try to avoid hierarchical aspects of a conventional conference, such as sponsored presentations and top-down organization.
How do you facilitate an unconference?
How to run a great unconference session
- Create both a topic and an angle. It’s one thing to say “lets talk about AJAX”.
- Don’t be scared to pick tough topics.
- Emphasize interactivity.
- Be a good host.
- Take advantage of the unique opportunity.
- Relax and have fun.
- Continue the conversation.
How do you plan an unconference?
The basic format of an Unconference is as follows:
- Welcome – cover the basics of how the day will work as well as any venue house-keeping details.
- Scheduling – setting the agenda for the day.
- Attendee-lead Sessions.
- Lunch.
- Attendee-lead Sessions.
- Afternoon break.
- Attendee-lead Sessions.
- Drinks.
Who created open space technology?
Harrison Owen
Open Space Technology was created in the mid-1980s by organisational consultant Harrison Owen when he discovered that people attending his conferences showed more energy and creativity during the coffee breaks than the formal sessions.
How do you plan a virtual unconference?
If you are organizing a virtual unconference, think about how attendees can find different sessions or network with ease with a person they met during a group activity or how they can move out of a session and join another one with ease. The idea is to create physical places in a digital space.
What is the law of 2 feet?
The Law is the so called Law of Two Feet, which states simply, if at any time you find yourself in any situation where you are neither learning nor contributing – use you two feet and move to some place more to you liking.
What is the Agile open space concept?
Open Space is a process that allows everyone to participate in sessions with others whom they may not normally have a chance to talk with. Like Agile itself, Open Space Technology sessions operate under a small set of guiding principles.
How do you host an unconference?
What is more real — the number two or my two feet?
Some philosophers say that the number 2, being an abstract object, exists necessarily (i.e., in all possible circumstances), whereas your two feet exist only contingently (i.e., in some but not all possible circumstances). Still other philosophers would say that neither the number 2 nor your two feet exist.
When you find yourself neither learning nor contributing use your two feet and go to some more productive places?
“If at any time during our time together you find yourself in any situation where you are neither learning nor contributing, use your two feet and go to some more productive place.” This law originated from Open Space Technology.
What are the rules of BarCamp?
Although the format is loosely structured, there are rules at BarCamp. All attendees are encouraged to present or facilitate a session or otherwise contribute to the event. Everyone is also asked to share information and experiences of the event via public web channels, including blogs, photo sharing,…
Why is it called BarCamp?
The name BarCamp is a playful allusion to the event’s origins, with reference to the programmer slang term, foobar: BarCamp arose as an open-to-the-public alternative to Foo Camp, which is an annual invitation-only participant-driven conference hosted by Tim O’Reilly .
What is the largest BarCamp ever held?
The largest recorded BarCamp took place in January 2013 with over 6400 confirmed registered attendees in Yangon, Myanmar (Burma). The January 2010 BarCamp Yangon attracted over 4700 attendees (confirmed with registration forms).
What is the difference between Foo Camp and Bar Camp?
Historically, Bar Camp was based on the structure of Foo Camp, but with the requirement that participation should be open to all. (Foo Camp, an early unconference, was organized by Tim O’Reilly and Sara Winge; Winge had been a student of Harrison Owen.