Sep10th2008
Real Estate BarCamp Houston, TX
If you know me well, you’ll know that I have a passion for collaboration and events like BarCamp. Mike Price of MLBroadcast.com has coordinated Real Estate BarCamp in Houston next month on October 22, 2008.
Taking directly from the site, REBarCamp is:
REBarCamp Houston is a gathering of minds and open format event where real estate and technology professionals can learn and share discoveries and trends happening in the business, and discuss the future of the industry.
BarCamp is open to anyone. And anyone who wants to can attend and host sessions.
I am a huge advocate of these specialized events. That is why I have been working with various groups around town to have a BioCamp and GreenCamp in Houston this year. Do you have an idea for a Barcamp-esqe event? Let me know if I can help.
Aug24th2008
Building off of the sucessful showing we had at BarCamp Houston 2008, we are announcing two additional “Bar-Camp” themed events: BioCamp Houston and GreenCamp Houston.
BioCamp Houston will be held October 11, 2008 at the Houston Technology Center from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. BioCamp Houston is an informal, participatory, unconference BarCamp event to bring college/graduate students, postgraduate trainees, junior academic faculty, entrepreneurs, would be entrepreneurs and inventors as well as, technology champions from the Greater Houston area together to learn and network.
The conference will be focused on life sciences - biotechnology, medical devices, biomedical solutions, bioproducts and related topics. During the day there will be WiFi available, a catered lunch and great networking opportunities.
GreenCamp Houston will be held December 13, 2008 at a location still to be determined. GreenCamp Houston will be focused on all aspects of Green and Clean Technology and related topics. GreenCamp will discuss best practices for making a Global difference in energy conservation, material reuse and recycling and reduction of both personal and business waste.
You can sign up on both wiki sites under the attendees section. The wiki password is c4mp for both events. See you there. You can also follow news on both events via Twitter: BioCamp & GreenCamp. Facebook pages are coming soon.
Aug10th2008
If you did not get a chance to attend the happy hour at Caroline Collective Friday night or BarCamp Houston on Saturday at the Houston Technology Center, you missed out on two fantastic opportunities to socialize, collaborate and gain an education on why Forbes magazine calls Houston a, “bubbling entrepreneurial tech scene.” Here are some things that I walked away with after the event:
- Never underestimate the value of strong sponsor support. Many of the sponsors for the weekend had a strong showing at the event through their financial support (C-TREC, BlogCatalog and BizTools), their attendance (Ryma, DFJ Mercury and TopSpot Internet Marketing) and their presentations (Spur Interactive’s Business and Social Media Workshop, BeagleBoard.org’s demo and Clearpoint Technology’s session). Our biggest debt of gratitude goes out to Marc Nathan (as well as his wife and family) and the Houston Technology Center for letting us take over both buildings for a day.
- Bringing lunch in was the best idea I ever had. Last year, we all broke away for lunch and the event fizzled out after that. This year, we brought in Pappas BBQ and I believe it was a huge hit. Thanks to Ed Schipul for taking charge during feeding time to speed up the process. Most everyone was surprised that lunch was catered and it helped us recharge for the afternoon sessions.
- Houston needs more events like this. Our early survey showed that over half of the early attendees had not been to a BarCamp before and left with a nice buzz. Based on several conversations throughout the day, I have already started coordinating two more BarCamp events for Houston: GreenBarCamp Houston and BioBarCamp Houston. If you are interested in being part of the planning for these events, sign up on the wikis. In addition, REBarCamp Houston is already scheduled.
If you want to read other perspectives of BarCamp Houston III, check out some of these attendees’ posts:
The photos that Michael Cummings took are available on his Flickr page.
Thanks to everyone for making this a great event.
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