About
A technical conference with no scheduled speakers. The attendees dictate the format and subject content on the day. In the past sessions on the day have ranged from introducing Ruby, testing and object oriented techniques to geocaching, ferret husbandry, new gadgets and even wikipedia played on the ukelale. This is a free event is open to everyone and anyone who would like to socialise with passionate people and learn new stuff! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BarCamp
What happens?
As an “unconference” there are no scheduled speakers or activities. The attendees are the speakers. At the beginning of the day, attendees are invited to take ownership of a session (3 ~30min sessions run at the same time continually through the day) by putting their name and session title in a time and room slot on a whiteboard. Sessions can be anything the attendee wants: a talk, a demo, presentation, a game… absolutely anything and about anything, it doesn’t have to be technical. The Barcamp provides the space and the facilities, the attendees provide the format. Attendees use the whiteboard to decide which talks to attend.
Who Attends?
Anyone! Not just tech people.
Event details:
Date: October 17th 10am til late
Cost: Zero
Venue: Blackpool Pleasure Beach
Tickets: http://bcblackpool.eventbrite.com
Tags: BarcampBlackpool or for microblogging #bcblackpool
Overnight?
Not as such. This Barcamp will be a great opportunity for attendees to experience Blackpool itself, in addition to the Barcamp. We’re holding the barcamp at The Pleasure Beach, attendees will be offered a discount on wrist bands for the Sunday. Accommodation in Blackpool is also extremely cheap (around £15 B&B), we have connections with some B&B’s who will do a great deal for attendees over the weekend. There’s so much to do in this remarkable town, it’d be rude not to spend the Sunday enjoying all it has to offer.
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