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'''BarCamp''' is an annual relaxed, friendly, free, geeky unconference. In Portland the event took place on Friday March 29th & Saturday March 30th in 2013, and on Friday, May 20th & Sturday, May 21st in 2011, and in other years.
'''BarCamp''' is an annual relaxed, friendly, free, geeky [[wikipedia:unconference|unconference]]. In Portland the most recent event took place on Friday March 29th & Saturday March 30th, 2013. Traditionally BarCamp takes place at [[First Unitarian Church]]'s [[Eliot Center]].


According to a woman eating a too-spicy meal and attending her first BarCamp in 2013, the 2013 BarCamp is the 7th in a series. She could not confirm if all seven events took place over a 7 year span. But according to the [[User:Capnleela|Melissa Chavez]], the communications chair for BarCamp 2013, all seven Portland BarCamps took place over seven consecutive years.
== BarCamp 7 ==
According to a woman eating a too-spicy meal and attending her first BarCamp in 2013, the 2013 BarCamp (Friday March 29th & Saturday March 30th, 2013) is the 7th in a series. She could not confirm if all seven events took place over a 7 year span. But according to [[User:Capnleela|Melissa Chavez]], the communications chair for BarCamp 7, all seven Portland BarCamps took place over seven consecutive years.
<gallery>
File:BarCamp 2013 Crowdsourced Font.jpg|Letters drawn by BarCamp attendees, being voted on for collation into a crowdsourced BarCamp font.
File:BarCamp 2013 courtyard.jpg|Nerd-infested courtyard, and the Eliot Center's cool hanging art.
</gallery>


== BarCamp 2011 ==
== BarCamp 5 ==
[[File:BarCamp5 sessions.jpg|thumb|More discussion than can possibly be heard by any one person. Click image to enlarge]]
[[File:BarCamp5 sessions.jpg|thumb|More discussion than can possibly be heard by any one person. Click image to enlarge]]
At BarCamp 2011, a great session about PortlandWiki was held by our own [[User:Matthew|Matthew Spellman]]. But as any BarCamp attendee knows, every single session had great conversation and was a learning experience (see picture listing all sessions). Great geeky friendly energy all around. Also delicious food from [[Nicholas Restaurant]], somehow plentiful enough for over a hundred ravenous nerds.
At BarCamp 5 (on Friday, May 20th &amp; Saturday, May 21st, 2011), a great session about PortlandWiki was held by our own [[User:Matthew|Matthew Spellman]]. But as any BarCamp attendee knows, every single session had great conversation and was a learning experience (see picture listing all sessions). Great geeky friendly energy all around. Also delicious food from [[Nicholas Restaurant]], somehow plentiful enough for over a hundred ravenous nerds.


== Resources ==
== Resources ==

Latest revision as of 09:05, 17 April 2013

BarCamp 2013 schedule (click to enlarge)

BarCamp is an annual relaxed, friendly, free, geeky unconference. In Portland the most recent event took place on Friday March 29th & Saturday March 30th, 2013. Traditionally BarCamp takes place at First Unitarian Church's Eliot Center.

BarCamp 7

According to a woman eating a too-spicy meal and attending her first BarCamp in 2013, the 2013 BarCamp (Friday March 29th & Saturday March 30th, 2013) is the 7th in a series. She could not confirm if all seven events took place over a 7 year span. But according to Melissa Chavez, the communications chair for BarCamp 7, all seven Portland BarCamps took place over seven consecutive years.

BarCamp 5

More discussion than can possibly be heard by any one person. Click image to enlarge

At BarCamp 5 (on Friday, May 20th & Saturday, May 21st, 2011), a great session about PortlandWiki was held by our own Matthew Spellman. But as any BarCamp attendee knows, every single session had great conversation and was a learning experience (see picture listing all sessions). Great geeky friendly energy all around. Also delicious food from Nicholas Restaurant, somehow plentiful enough for over a hundred ravenous nerds.

Resources