So lets do an unconference as the same time as Supernova - across the street
So it seems that Kevin Werbach is happy with his speaker list and I’m not and it seems that many people agree with me.
So I say let’s just do our own conference, charge a total of zero dollars and zero cents and have it at the bar across the street from the Palace hotel - at the same time as Supernova.
Being a bar - we won’t start til noon, but our evening events will be allot more fun.
Most importantly - we’ll assemable a critical mass of young, compelling people who never get asked onto panels, who don’t work for large companies and who HAVEN’T been heard from - before.
I bet folks like Mary Hodder, Dave Winer and Steve Gillmor will attend. And all sorts of video bloggers, Open API advocates, mashup artists and even a few VCs.
Now we just gotta sign up the bar (folks will have to buy drinks) and we’ll let “sponsors” bring in food, AV equipment and the entire agenda will be ad hoc.
So come one, come all to the free, unconference. Pedigree not required.
UPDATE: Note to Susan Mernit - familiarity DOES breed contempt when its the same dam shit spewing from the same dam people - over and over again. I mean - come on! How many times do we need to hear about “the state of the blogosphere”?
Sounds good — I’ll go to that.
Sounds good — I’ll go to that.
Sounds good — I’ll go to that.
Count me in.
Count me in.
Count me in.
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edited to add: this adds a new dimension to the whole “BarCamp” meme, n’est pas?
edited to add: this adds a new dimension to the whole “BarCamp” meme, n’est pas?
edited to add: this adds a new dimension to the whole “BarCamp” meme, n’est pas?
hell of a good idea marc. looking forward to it.
hell of a good idea marc. looking forward to it.
hell of a good idea marc. looking forward to it.
sounds good to me! While I love all the people, I like to go to conferences to learn new things, meet NEW people, percolate new ideas. Plus, conferences which charge a high toll tend to miss new trends as the people most likely to be creative could never afford to go.
sounds good to me! While I love all the people, I like to go to conferences to learn new things, meet NEW people, percolate new ideas. Plus, conferences which charge a high toll tend to miss new trends as the people most likely to be creative could never afford to go.
sounds good to me! While I love all the people, I like to go to conferences to learn new things, meet NEW people, percolate new ideas. Plus, conferences which charge a high toll tend to miss new trends as the people most likely to be creative could never afford to go.
I’m coming, but now even the “unconference” seems like the same old, same old.
I’ll be the quiet one in the corner.
I’m coming, but now even the “unconference” seems like the same old, same old.
I’ll be the quiet one in the corner.
I’m coming, but now even the “unconference” seems like the same old, same old.
I’ll be the quiet one in the corner.
Sounds great. Probably be foggy out
so we won’t have to worry about the sun and the yardarm and all!
Sounds great. Probably be foggy out
so we won’t have to worry about the sun and the yardarm and all!
Sounds great. Probably be foggy out
so we won’t have to worry about the sun and the yardarm and all!
I think I fit the categories you described. I’ll definitely be there!
I think I fit the categories you described. I’ll definitely be there!
I think I fit the categories you described. I’ll definitely be there!
Brilliant. Intelligence-pretence+”social lubrication”=yum. Keep us updated– if this is really a go, I might be able to attend
Brilliant. Intelligence-pretence+”social lubrication”=yum. Keep us updated– if this is really a go, I might be able to attend
Brilliant. Intelligence-pretence+”social lubrication”=yum. Keep us updated– if this is really a go, I might be able to attend
Who needs publicity when Marc Canter’s doing a unconference? I’ll come and depublicize the other event across the street…what’s it called?
Who needs publicity when Marc Canter’s doing a unconference? I’ll come and depublicize the other event across the street…what’s it called?
Who needs publicity when Marc Canter’s doing a unconference? I’ll come and depublicize the other event across the street…what’s it called?
I’ll probably stop by as well (and you are all welcome at MeshForum in May)…
I’ll probably stop by as well (and you are all welcome at MeshForum in May)…
I’ll probably stop by as well (and you are all welcome at MeshForum in May)…
I have no interest in spending $2500 to see the supernova people. There better things to use that money for. For example you could start a new company for that much money. It would buy a server for a year, get a logo, print some business cards, etc. Certainly a developer in “start up mode” would never see meaing or find traction in a conference conference. The who’s who doesn’t care.
I have no interest in spending $2500 to see the supernova people. There better things to use that money for. For example you could start a new company for that much money. It would buy a server for a year, get a logo, print some business cards, etc. Certainly a developer in “start up mode” would never see meaing or find traction in a conference conference. The who’s who doesn’t care.
I have no interest in spending $2500 to see the supernova people. There better things to use that money for. For example you could start a new company for that much money. It would buy a server for a year, get a logo, print some business cards, etc. Certainly a developer in “start up mode” would never see meaing or find traction in a conference conference. The who’s who doesn’t care.
I am so tired of the House of Shields - it is too narrow. Perhaps we could do it at Mike Arrington’s house in Atherton? Lets call it “Chandrasekhar Camp” (a white dwarf accumulates material from another star until it reaches its Chandrasekhar limit and undergoes a thermonuclear explosion resulting in a SuperNova). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandrasekhar_limit
The flickr tag will be: Chandrasekhar…
I am so tired of the House of Shields - it is too narrow. Perhaps we could do it at Mike Arrington’s house in Atherton? Lets call it “Chandrasekhar Camp” (a white dwarf accumulates material from another star until it reaches its Chandrasekhar limit and undergoes a thermonuclear explosion resulting in a SuperNova). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandrasekhar_limit
The flickr tag will be: Chandrasekhar…
I am so tired of the House of Shields - it is too narrow. Perhaps we could do it at Mike Arrington’s house in Atherton? Lets call it “Chandrasekhar Camp” (a white dwarf accumulates material from another star until it reaches its Chandrasekhar limit and undergoes a thermonuclear explosion resulting in a SuperNova). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandrasekhar_limit
The flickr tag will be: Chandrasekhar…
I’ll podcast all the fresh voices….
I’ll podcast all the fresh voices….
I’ll podcast all the fresh voices….
i’m in
and we are a block away (3rd & market) if you need a conference room or pipes
i’m in
and we are a block away (3rd & market) if you need a conference room or pipes
i’m in
and we are a block away (3rd & market) if you need a conference room or pipes
I’m in too.
I’m in too.
I’m in too.
Sign me up… had some interesting conversations yesterday about the power of “Open Space Technology” (a key tool of unconferences/BarCamps/BrainJams) at a FIC board meeting in Madison, WI.
Sign me up… had some interesting conversations yesterday about the power of “Open Space Technology” (a key tool of unconferences/BarCamps/BrainJams) at a FIC board meeting in Madison, WI.
Sign me up… had some interesting conversations yesterday about the power of “Open Space Technology” (a key tool of unconferences/BarCamps/BrainJams) at a FIC board meeting in Madison, WI.
Placeholder event created on upcoming.org:
http://upcoming.org/event/69282/
Placeholder event created on upcoming.org:
http://upcoming.org/event/69282/
Placeholder event created on upcoming.org:
http://upcoming.org/event/69282/
As the army teaches when you’re wrong stay wrong until you’re right. Chandrasekhar is perfect. Not sure this is really an Unconference. It’s more an alternative to placard waving and car burning.
As the army teaches when you’re wrong stay wrong until you’re right. Chandrasekhar is perfect. Not sure this is really an Unconference. It’s more an alternative to placard waving and car burning.
As the army teaches when you’re wrong stay wrong until you’re right. Chandrasekhar is perfect. Not sure this is really an Unconference. It’s more an alternative to placard waving and car burning.
Looks like the same-old, same-old cheapskates will be hanging out across the street from the well-funded. Count me in.
Looks like the same-old, same-old cheapskates will be hanging out across the street from the well-funded. Count me in.
Looks like the same-old, same-old cheapskates will be hanging out across the street from the well-funded. Count me in.
You might want to expand your scope beyond young people as the people who rarely get their voices heard. Maybe think all the smart people who rarely get their voices heard. Finding them and getting them to your place is the winning bet. Otherwise the same risk of the same people continues. It is hard to get out of our ruts.
You might want to expand your scope beyond young people as the people who rarely get their voices heard. Maybe think all the smart people who rarely get their voices heard. Finding them and getting them to your place is the winning bet. Otherwise the same risk of the same people continues. It is hard to get out of our ruts.
You might want to expand your scope beyond young people as the people who rarely get their voices heard. Maybe think all the smart people who rarely get their voices heard. Finding them and getting them to your place is the winning bet. Otherwise the same risk of the same people continues. It is hard to get out of our ruts.
If the conference is Supernova, the death of a star, then the unconference can be Protostar, the birth of a star. Great image for your concept of new voices.
If the conference is Supernova, the death of a star, then the unconference can be Protostar, the birth of a star. Great image for your concept of new voices.
If the conference is Supernova, the death of a star, then the unconference can be Protostar, the birth of a star. Great image for your concept of new voices.
Marc,
I’m coming to yours should be much better schmoozing oppotunities
Marc,
I’m coming to yours should be much better schmoozing oppotunities
Marc,
I’m coming to yours should be much better schmoozing oppotunities
New name: BloggerCon IV
June 23-24, same time as BarCamp SF!
http://www.bloggercon.org/
New name: BloggerCon IV
June 23-24, same time as BarCamp SF!
http://www.bloggercon.org/
New name: BloggerCon IV
June 23-24, same time as BarCamp SF!
http://www.bloggercon.org/
Great job guys…
Great job guys…
Great job guys…
i try to find something at google.com and take it on your site…thanks
i try to find something at google.com and take it on your site…thanks
i try to find something at google.com and take it on your site…thanks