What is DemoCamp Victoria? (See long version below)
Just like DemoCampVancouver, this group is all about demoing your innovative idea to people from all areas of business. High tech, art, non-profit, or anything else; it doesn't matter! The purpose is to bring the community together to share and talk about the cool ideas that they've been working on.
Upcoming Events
- DemoCampVictoria 04 - Feb/Mar 2010
Previous Events
- DemoCampVictoria03 6.00pm May 26th @ Canadian Pacific Lawn Bowling Club
- DemoCampVictoria02 5.00pm October 30th, 2008 @ 834 Johnson St. - (Juliet Living Demo Space, a.k.a. the OLD peacock billiards place) -- Follow the link here for the guest list. Add your name if you're available to come.
- DemoCampVictoria01 5.30pm April 3rd, 2008 @ 834 Johnson St. (Juliet Living Demo Space, a.k.a. the OLD peacock billiards place) -- Follow the link here for the guest list. Add your name if you're available to come.
Contacts
Mark Lise - (firstname.lastname) at gmail
Facebook group
DemoCampVictoria Facebook group
The Details - The Idea is your Demo
Your concept or idea should be developed enough to support a three minute presentation, but it is not necessary to have a working model to "demo" ... it's the idea that's important! There are three minutes for delivery and three minutes for discussion (or 6 minutes to use however you see fit...previous attendees highly recommend time for interaction, questions, etc.). The time limit is strict so if you take two and a half minutes to setup your laptop, you only get thirty seconds to present (the gong hath no mercy).
Signing up to Present
Just show up with an idea, write it on the board, and get voted on to be one of the "main" presentations. Every presenter gives a 30 second elevator pitch before voting happens. Attendees vote and the 4 presentations with the most votes get a 6 minute slot.
Other Participation
From Powerpoint Karoake to....well, other cool ideas that you can do in a room with a bunch of creative, interesting people.
From time to time, we might invite/elect/or otherwise select folks to present.
Your Feedback
The purpose is not simply to provide critical feedback but also encouragement to the innovators with the courage to get up there. Discuss, ask questions, find the holes, find the strengths...make the ideas better!
And yes, we want feedback on the event as well -- blog it, add notes to the wiki, or write on the Facebook event wall.
Follow Up
Ideas are good but made great by their implementation. Abstract, theoretical discussion is encouraged but we hope that people will bring concepts to fruition. At the very least, point people to a link or other place where they can follow up with you and see how the idea is working out, or even better, to get involved.
Watch
Read
Provide
- Suggestions on topics / people -- are there folks you'd like us to contact and invite to come to Victoria? Know someone down the street that should come out and talk?
- Ideas for fun events / processes / games that we can get folks to participate in live
- A gong and/or loud timer device of some kind
