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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. Want to know more? Read the Wikipedia article on BarCamp.

This is the first BarCamp in Helsinki! Keep following this page for updates or join planning the event at the Jaiku channel #BarCampHelsinki. If you need an invite to Jaiku, visit JaikuInvites.com

Suomeksi?

Tiivistelmää suomeksi Helsingin tapahtumasta (mitä, miksi ja miten) löytyy omalta sivultaan.

Event details

When and where

10AM onwards on 10th May 2008, currently new Fjord offices - Keskuskatu 6G

Proposed Sessions

• Time management
• Creative flows
• Case studies: Effects, aspects of use of Jaiku as organizing tool
• Location-based services
• Microformats for bloggers: What, why and how?
• Scred vs BillMonk (with Peter Robinett)
• What could swarm like loose organizations do for you?
• Strategy of sharing
• Presentation of The Open Research Swarm
• Tcl: The king and queen of script languages

Topics I would like to hear about

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Participants (aka Campers)

Anyone planning to participate, add yout name to the list. Let's keep the list it ordered alphabetically.

• Antti Akonniemi
• Mike Bradshaw
• Jukka Eklund
• Kari Haakana
• Mikko Hämäläinen
• Andreas Karlsson
• Kristoffer Lawson
• Henry Lehto
• Jere Majava
• Sami Niemelä
• Sergio Palomo
• Juhani Polkko
• Jari Ravaska
• Peter Robinett (maybe; am a friend of Ville and the organizer of BarCamp Amsterdam IV)
• Ville Vesterinen
• Helge V. Keitel
• Tuomas Toivonen
• Tina Aspiala
• Petri Kola
• Kristo Helasvuo
• add yourself...

Tags for flickr, delicious, ma.gnolia, technorati etc.

Please use the tags BarCampHelsinki and BarCamp for content related to this event

Articles, blogposts and or other links related to the event

• Jaiku channel #BarCampHelsinki, note you do not need to join Jaiku to read this, only if you want to post
• add your topic...

Questions?

• Antti Akonniemi (antti@kiskolabs.com) or Mari Koistinen (mari.koistinen(at)gmail.com) are happy to answer

Meeting minutes

Kick-off meeting - Date: 04.03.2008 - Place: Fjord

• The event will be held on the 10th of May 2008 (Saturday) from 10AM to 7PM.
• Estimated number of attendants: 50
• List of potential sponsors to be created
• Communication channels: Jaiku channel for communications, this wiki for documentation
• Registration in the Wiki. Just name required
• Event adverts: Jaiku (Helsinki Channel and other channels), Facebook, other blogs, pingstate.nu
• Logo, banners, badge and other visual design. > Action point for Jani to design those
• Security and privacy can be an issue if the event is held in the premises of Fjord. > Action point to identify which are the requirements as soon as possible.
• Registration: in advance in the Wiki and the day of the event at the entrance
• Fjord will provide premises and the internet connection (limited to 60-70 people).
• Catering
• To be explored and decided based on the available sponsors
• Non-alcoholic beverages may be served by the organization
• Personal drinks and food allowed
• No age-limit
• Philosophy: no organization owns the event; open philosophy while organizing the event
• Time table of sessions will be maintained in the Wiki
• Attract as many different views as possible to create bridges between developers, designers and other parties
• English and Finnish sessions supported
• Very different kind of sessions: open. E.g: demos, workshops, presentations, etc.
• Initial list of potential topics:
• Time management
• Creative flows
• Case studies: Effects, aspects of use of Jaiku as organizing tool
• Location-based services

• Antti is the "face" of the event and the contact point.