Barcamp Indonesia
So we’re having a Barcamp in Jakarta on Saturday, December 12, 2009
What, no announcement? THIS IS THE ANNOUNCEMENT!
We’ll be doing this as we go. Kalo ga diginiin ga jalan-jalan, rencana udah lama banget. Dulu juga ada yang mau ngadain tahun 2008 tapi kayanya ga jadi atau kalo jadi ga kedengeran karena di Barcamp.org ga kesebut.
What the hell is a Barcamp anyway?
Barcamp itu basically gathering orang2 yang like-minded to share ideas and discuss about things that interest them. Originally Barcamp diadain oleh geeks and about IT stuff; technology, internet, websites, gadgets, computers, etc. Here are some resources that you can read about Barcamp:
What’s important is everyone who attends has to participate. This can be by helping to organize on the day, by securing sponsorships if required, by presenting, by spreading the word about Barcamp, and by being active on the day. Ask questions, demand explanations, learn new things, share your knowledge.
Barcamp is a concept, not an event. You can use the Barcamp conference concept to any event you wish to organize. For the first Barcamp in Jakarta, we’re sticking to technology topics. This covers all the ones mentioned above.
We also have a special conference track specializing on presentation techniques, so if you’re not too keen on all those techie stuff, you can join in for the presentation about presentation. We’ll explain a few things about visual presentations and reducing the bulletpoint borepoints.
Do you have a topic to present? Ideas to share? Let us know in the comments or @ me or @barcampid on Twitter.
We’re aiming for about 100 people and perhaps 20 classes in 8 hours. You’re free to switch mid-class to a different one if you lose interest. There will be a lunch break and a tea break. Food may or may not be provided, so please prepare your own just in case.
So where is this Barcamp?
We have no idea. At least not right now. We’re still looking for a location, preferably on campus, but an office works too. You got ideas? Must be relatively easy to access by most people.
WE ALSO NEED A PUBLIC AND OPEN INTERNET CONNECTION VIA WIFI.
Interested? This is our Barcamp wiki page. Still very bare, working on getting it filled up.
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