May 18, 2007
StartupCampLA and UnConferencing
I've been drumming up support for a Startup Camp here in LA. In trying to convince people at UCLA to host it, I ran into a problem. They hadn't heard of StartupCamp or UnConferencing. And I had a helluva time describing it concisely.
So, I asked the BarCampLA google group for some help in compiling information that would describe what an UnConference is and what StartupCamp is all about. I'm not sure which wiki is the right place to post all this info, so I'm just gonna use my blog for a while. If anyone wants to put this on a wiki, let me know. I'd be happy to move it. Or you can move it and just tell me.
So here goes....
StartupCamp
StartupCamp is an unconference specifically designed for entrepreneurial people to get together, share ideas & laughs, and hopefully learn some cool stuff.
http://www.startupcamp.org/
- the original thing in San Francisco
- http://wiki.startupcamp.org/wiki/AboutStartupCamp
UnConferencing
UnConferencing is ... well... a conference that isn't a conference. It's about the people, the ideas... and not about the vendors.
-Wikipedia description.
- Hosting an UnConference
- UnConference/StartupCamp FAQ - by Amanda.
Other UnConferences
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BarCamp
- http://barcamp.org/BarCampLosAngeles