After 2 hugely successful blogcamps, BlogCampPune and BlogCampMumbaiStyle and a gap of 2 years we are back with the 2nd edition of BlogCampPune. We are very excited to set the Pune blogosphere buzzing again :)
What's it all about?
BlogCampPune is a FREE unconference focusing exclusively on blogging, organized by bloggers for bloggers. It‘s built upon the principles of the famous BarCamp (ad-hoc unconference) focused on sharing, learning and new ideas. This is going to be an intense event with discussions, demos and interaction between attendees. Any blogger who wants to contribute is welcome and invited to join. In the spirit of BarCamp, if you attend, be prepared to present something (even if it's just 10 minutes).
Event Details
Date: 27th June 2009
Time: 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Venue: SICSR (Symbiosis) 7th Floor Atur Center, Gokhale Cross Road, Model Colony Pune Near the OM Super Market
Google Map
Tickets
The Registrations for the Blogcamp Pune 2 has started. Grab yourself a ticket right away. http://blogcamppune.eventbrite.com
Speak at the Blogcamp Pune
If you want to speak on a topic or run a session/discussion at the Blogcamp Pune please mention your idea while you are buying the ticket. http://blogcamppune.eventbrite.com
We will put up a consolidated list here on the wiki.
Incase you are not able to add your topic in your ticket itself, please add it in the following table:
Collect your Blogcamp Pune Badges from:
http://bit.ly/ij16A or http://tinyurl.com/m9g8lm
Contact
For any queries/concerns..or anything regarding the blogcamp feel free to call the following numbers:
Carpools
If you are coming to SICSR by Car please add your details here if you want to carpool. Please use the carpools and help our earth to stay cool :)
| Name |
Route |
Contact Details |
| priyank kapadia |
Coming from Mumbai via Sion |
09890032104 |
Bikepools
If you are coming to SICSR by bike please add your details here if you want to bikepool. Please use the bikepools and help our earth to stay cool :)
| Name |
Route |
Contact Details |
| Abhinav Sonkar |
Coming from Karve Nagar, Dahanukar Colony |
09730207952 |
Coming from Mumbai?
There are Volvo Buses almost all the time from everywhere in Mumbai to Pune. SICSR is jsut 0.5kms from the E-Square Multiplex, so make sure you take the bus that goes to E-Square. You will have to get down just after Pune Universtiy Chowk. From there you can walk, take a auto rickshaw or hitch hike. If you are driving from Mumbai do add your name in the Carpool and you will help this earth to stay cool :)
Mumbai Bus
Mumbai Tweeps visiting Pune Blog Camp on 27th June 09 RSVP here. http://itwit.in/pbc Pls sms ur name, email & no. to 9768512770 (only sms). Kindly note that the phone number is an SMS gateway only, your calls will not be answered.
| Name |
Route |
Contact Details |
| Mohnish (@Sensonize) |
Coming from Mumbai via Dadar(W) Asiad Bus |
9768512770 |
| Tanushree (@tanushreebaruah) |
Coming from Mumbai via Vashi |
9833855475 |
Couch surfing, Share Accommodation
People would like to contribute some space for the out-station participants can go ahead and file their names with contact numbers. A chance to have your own personal pre blogcamp networking :)
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Where |
Contact Details |
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FAQs
What is Blogcamp Pune?
Glad to know that you are interested in the Blogcamp Pune. Here are some details about the Blogcamp Pune. Blogcamp Pune is an unconference focussed on Blog, Bloggers and Blogging phenomenon. It's a one day event.
Sounds Super Cool. But what is an unconf or a Barcamp? Errr... I am new here.
We are so glad that you asked that questions. There are so many people who are new to these concepts but they feel shy to ask such basic question. A blogging unconference is a an event where a relevant audience comes together to talk discuss on all possible subjects related to blogging. In a BarCamp anyone may sign up to attend and choose to speak on a topic of common interest. So we are turning the idea of a Conference on its head and making it more open. You may want to read Tarun's Post expalining the Barcamp concept in bit more details.
Hey I thought it was a fun event where all the Bloggers would meet but now it sounds bit too serious. More like a Classroom thing.
Well you are right and you are wrong :) You are right that it is a serious event. We will have bloggers from in and around Pune discussing serious topics of the Blogosphere. But you are wrong that it is going to be classroom like. A session at a Blogcamp is very interactive and more like discussions than a lecture. It is an Open Space event and everyone is encouraged to take part by either presenting on a topic or taking part in the discussions during the sessions. At the same time you get to meet some really cool bloggers and have a loads of fun :)
Hey this does sound like fun but do I have to give a session?
You are very strongly encouraged to give a session. If not, you can also help in other ways like : - update the wiki in real time, blog about the whole event, shoot videos, make podcasts, take pics, help with organization, organize car pools, spread the word. But please don't just show up as a mere spectator! Be an active participant!
Aha! But I am a newbie, do I need to get the topic of my talk/session approved?
No approval of any sort is required to present. Just add the topic of your session on eventbrite ticket.
Wow! This sounds like a super cool event. Where is it?
We knew you would like this event :) The venue for Blogcamp Pune is SICSR (Symbiosis) in Model Colony. For complete address and the Google Map check the Event Details section on top of this page.
Hey do I need to register somewhere? Do I need a pass?
The event is free so anyone can attend. But please get yourself a ticket at the http://blogcamppune.eventbrite.com/. This will help us to get an idea how many bloggers are coming to the Blogcamp Pune. The registrations are going good there are around hundred people shown interest in the event and number is going up. We are planning to have 150 - 200 participants from all over the country.
One more thing, is there an Entrance fee?
Nopes. None. Zero. Zilch. Yes you heard it right Blogcamp Pune is a FREE Camp. The reqistration is absolutely free but since we are looking forward for a free camp so the campers will not get any freebies like T-Shirts etc. We should also mention that the lunch for the campers would be B-Y-O-L (Buy your Own Lunch). We will make sure that there is a caterer (or pizzas) available there but you will have to pay for your food. If you are one of those who are good at cooking please pack something extra for us and bring over we would love such treats :)
Whoa! Are you guys for real? Such a super cool event for free?? What is the plan for 27th June?
OH yeah! we are for real and this event is for real as well. Believe us it is FREE and we intend to keep it that way! As for the plans for 27th June, the way unconferences work is that, you don't have an agenda, rather we will put up a white board, where participants will themselves add the topics they are interested to speak upon. Depending upon the number of speakers we will go for multiple threads. There will be some intense discussions, we will have a lot of fun and yes there will be blogging, video blogging, photo blogging, podcasting ... everything under the blogger sun.
Oh common who are the Sponsors?
Ah! that's the thing. We don't have any sponsor. We are repeating again that BlogCampPune2 is a FREE camp. That means we are SPONSORS FREE as well. It is a purely community driven camp with no money involved at all. Believe us we are going to pull it off without hiccups (fingers crossed). Since it is a community based event, it is the responsibility of every participant to make sure that BlogCamp Pune 2 is a success. We are looking forward to the support from all the bloggers participating.
Awesome! I am going to be there for sure and I promise I will do my bit. But don't mind me asking, have you guys attended such camps is past?
Sure we have, and since we are a distributed team, we as a group have attended almost all of them. Besides that we have already done cople of Blogcamps in past. We started with BlogCampPune around 2 years back followed by a BlogCamp in Mumbai. This is the third BlogCamp that we are doing. We are eagerly looking forward to meet you at the Blogcamp Pune!
I am supporting the Blogcamp Pune:
If you have written about Blogcamp Pune please add your name and post here.
The super cool people behind the Blogcamp Pune are:
Oh we can write anything, that's the benefit of being an (un)organizer or a volunteer :)
We need volunteers for live twittering, shooting pics, videos, recording podcasts, media coverage etc. If you can help us in any of these activiteis please add your name here
| Name |
Blog or Twitter Handle |
What are you doing @ BlogCamp |
| Tarun Chandel |
@tarunchandel |
Unorganizing, PhotoBlogging, Speaking, Twittering... |
| Priyank Kapadia |
@wherispriyank |
Unorganizing, Blogging, Twittering, Volunteering.. |
| Krity Deb |
@krity_deb |
Unorganizing,Blogging Blogging,Twittering, Volunteering and Designing.. |
| Amit Kumar Singh |
@thecancerus &@onlyPHP |
Unorganizing, Blogging, Twittering, Volunteering.. |
| Vishal Gadkari |
@vishalgadkari |
Unorganizing, Blogging, Twittering, Volunteering.. |
| Nishanth Nagaralu |
@nishanth23 |
Unorganizing, Blogging, Twittering, Volunteering, Photo Shooting |
| Abhishek Nagar |
@abhisheknagar |
Unorganizing, Blogging, Twittering, Volunteering |
| Vipul kalia |
@vipulk |
Unorganizing,volunteering,and twittering |
| Ankit Minocha |
@ankitminocha |
Unorganising, Volunteering and Twittering |
| Masoom Tulsiani |
@imasoom |
Speaking, Blogging and Twittering |
| Abhinav Sonkar |
@abhinavsonkar |
Unorganizing, Blogging, Twittering, Volunteering |
| Nikhil Kumar Verma |
@gryphusnick |
Unorganising, Twittering and Volunteering |
| Urvi Kalia |
@urvikalia |
Attending |
| Utkarsh Verma |
@mtaram |
Blogging, Volunteering, Promoting and of course attending. |
| Bhavya Siddappa |
@bhavis |
Blogging, Speaking and promoting the event |
| Anant Shrivastava |
@anantshri |
Attending and Blogging |
| Pallavi Kelkar |
@pallavikel |
Attending and Blogging |
| Ravish Mody |
@Rmody |
Unorganizing ,Twittering, Blogging and promoting this event |
| Apurv gourav |
@apurvgourav |
Promoting the event,Attending and Blogging |
| Alakh Asthana |
@uhhlakh |
Unorganizing, Photo shooting, Promoting, Presenting |
| Gaurav Saha |
@GauravSaha |
Unorganizing, volunteering and twittering...will attend too! |
| Tanushree Baruah |
@tanushreebaruah |
Disorganizing? Volunteering, Twittering, Facebooking. Might present if shyness stops prevailing :) |
Tasks for unorganizers:
Please add if we have missed anything.
Week 1 (Infrastructure):
The registration process has to be seamless (Both speakers and attendees can register at eventbrite)the speakers registration has to be sorted out (Speakers can register on eventbrite and a list will be maintained on wiki as well)The wiki has to be up and properly gardened (Done! but it is an ongoing thingy)Logos and Badges with code to be copy pasted (Available on our blog and links pasted on wiki and eventbrite)Wifi + projectors checked at SICSR (Tech team OKed it)Lunch arranged for the event (Alakh to check) (Done, Favourtiz is serving lunch boxes)
Week 2 (Structure)
The schedule of the event should be up (Should be decided at the camp on runtime)How many parallel threads? (Should be decided at the camp on runtime)
Week 3 (Buzz)
- Get the buzz up for the camp But do NOT SPAM anyone.
- Twitter
- blog posts
- News papers (If we are lucky)
- famous websites (If we are super lucky)
- Send invites to your friends
For Last 2 days (Get Ready)
- Whiteboards, Post-its, Markers, nametags
- wifi, projectors ready
- extra laptops + PCs for the sessions
- Volunteers Upload desk setup
- Blank Wall wiki setup
- Lunch Confirmed
- Printouts of direction to classrooms, restroom inside the campus
- Printouts of directions to the SICSR campus around campus, including in other Symbi Campuses in the Model Colony
Reaction after Blogcamp
BlogCamp Pune Talks/Sessions
