Missoula BarCamp 2009, our second annual event, is online and registrations are coming in.
Date - Saturday April 18, 2009
Location - 1121 E. Broadway, Missoula, MT
Time - 12:00 pm - 5 pm http://missoulabarcamp.org
Missoula BarCamp is a self-organizing conference dedicated to bringing bright people in the Missoula area together to develop a base of expertise and excellence in our community in technology and the arts to support our local non-profit sector.
By the rules of Open Space Technology and BarCamp, sessions may not be posted or scheduled before the event. These are only suggestions of topics we might want to present or want to hear presented. These suggestions have no authority to set the agenda, as the agenda and session topics and times will be set at the beginning of the event by the actual attendees.
If Missoula could be a technology Mecca, what kind of Mecca would we want it to be? There are some great technology companies here already. If we wanted to help build leadership in a niche for our town, what would that niche look like? Missoula already has some renown for it's art and creative... [show more]
If Missoula could be a technology Mecca, what kind of Mecca would we want it to be? There are some great technology companies here already. If we wanted to help build leadership in a niche for our town, what would that niche look like? Missoula already has some renown for it's art and creative community. It has a very dense number of non-profits. Is there a synergy here that technology could help? [show less]
Podcasting can be simple and cheap, and a great way to engage your members in the mission of the organization. Even just the process of taking interviews can bring more life to the mission as the benefits of your non-profit and the value of the people connected to it are a natural topic. We can look at... [show more]
Podcasting can be simple and cheap, and a great way to engage your members in the mission of the organization. Even just the process of taking interviews can bring more life to the mission as the benefits of your non-profit and the value of the people connected to it are a natural topic. We can look at how to create a podcast and publish it to iTunes on the cheap. [show less]
The Montana Web Designers and Development Association at http://mtwda.org is a professional non-profit organization just started for web developers and designers. It would be great to have a session to meet the founders and see how we can get the organization growing to help Missoula be an... [show more]
The Montana Web Designers and Development Association at http://mtwda.org is a professional non-profit organization just started for web developers and designers. It would be great to have a session to meet the founders and see how we can get the organization growing to help Missoula be an internet technology mecca. [show less]
Individual, group, corporate, and planetary change can be assisted with technology. Some of it computer, some of it methodological. What are the methodological technologies available for social change available? We might discuss Open Space, Appreciative Inquiry, BarCamp, the Core... [show more]
Individual, group, corporate, and planetary change can be assisted with technology. Some of it computer, some of it methodological. What are the methodological technologies available for social change available? We might discuss Open Space, Appreciative Inquiry, BarCamp, the Core Protocols, World Cafe, Non-Violent Communication, Theory U. Are there others? What is the impact of social networking internet sites like Facebook, Ning, etc. on these change technologies? [show less]
It would be an interesting discussion to find out how the overall mood/attitude of Missoula, or just being rural, helps/hinders technology. An example may be how programming methodologies differ in companies around Missoula compared to big tech companies in the larger cities. Some places... [show more]
It would be an interesting discussion to find out how the overall mood/attitude of Missoula, or just being rural, helps/hinders technology.
An example may be how programming methodologies differ in companies around Missoula compared to big tech companies in the larger cities. Some places maybe have really relaxed shops that may have led to increased creativity. Others may be trying so hard to emulate big companies that they shoot themselves in the foot.
That's just one example. Another might be how tech companies around here have to differ their sales/interactions with other companies because so many clients are not local as opposed to larger cities where you could possibly have 200-2000 clients within 5 square miles. [show less]
We all have heard of wordpress, but how many of us have taken a look under the hood and tinkered with the inner workings to make it sing and dance beyond what it says on the readme?
Session to discuss plans to hold a website makeover day for non-profits in town. The Web Discussion Group has been discussing a "Saturday Web Blitz for Non-Profits" and we could firm up plans.
What are the benefits and drawbacks of each of these leading Open Source Content Management Systems? Bring your claims and justifications, and let's see - will there be a winner?
I was thinking I'd cover the basics of IPv6, why it matters, what you need to know, and why your job may depend on it sooner than you think. I'd also go into some high-level technical details and show you how you can implement IPv6 in your network *today* and get ahead of the pack.
Looks like there are several Drupal fans in the region. Let's have a linux style install-fest or show and tell session. There's little Drupal can't do without a little coaxing. Bring a portable LAMP/WAMP (Apache, PHP, MySQL) setup, or hosting account control panel and let's play.
Web technologies really bring to the foreground the capability for social communities to express a narrative through images and conversations. Some modern theories have explored that such conversations are actually extremely creative and determine the experience of that community. We'll... [show more]
Web technologies really bring to the foreground the capability for social communities to express a narrative through images and conversations. Some modern theories have explored that such conversations are actually extremely creative and determine the experience of that community.
We'll take a look at the theory behind this, such as Constructionism, Appreciative Inquiry, The Core Protocols, and StoryCorps.
How can we get better at social creation? How can we best support our organizations to best support the mission? What's the best technology to collect, amplify, and synthesize this collective creation process? [show less]
MonTEC could be a more open and dynamic effort to improve the Missoula and Montana economy. How can Missoula's tech community have a positive impact on this incubator?
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on March 14th, 2009. Tags: barcamp
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