[barcampgr] details for this weekend

[Michael Mol]

Whoops! Thanks for the reminder!

On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 9:16 PM, Matt Heusser <matt.heusser at gmail.com> wrote:
>>We might have access to a shower, so bring a towel if you want.
>
> Dude, always bring a towel. Check your Douglas Adams.
>
> --heusser
>
> On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 7:41 PM, Dave Brondsema <dave at brondsema.net> wrote:
>>
>> Hey Barcampers,
>>
>> We're going to get started around 5-6 pm tomorrow.  (If a few people
>> would like to get there a bit early to help set up, that'd be nice.)  On
>> Saturday, we'll start with breakfast and coffee at 9am.  See
>> http://barcampgr.org/wiki/BarCampGrandRapids5Schedule for the general
>> plan.  Specific talks will be filled in our schedule board as we get
>> started.
>>
>> BarCamp is at the DeVos Communication Center at Calvin College.  Take
>> the Beltline exit and get to the East side, then head south a little bit
>> to the parking lot.  Map at http://www.calvin.edu/map/
>>
>> It's not too late to tell other people, they can still register or just
>> show up.  You can show up for just part of BarCamp too.
>>
>> If you haven't been to a BarCamp before, you should be thinking about
>> what you'd like to talk about.  You don't have to give a presentation,
>> but it's encouraged - whatever you're excited about.  We'll have
>> 5-minute lightning talks on Saturday, which are nice for short topics.
>> Lots of conversation will happen in the hallways and during meals too.
>>
>> We've got meals, drinks, and snacks covered for the whole time.
>>
>> All rooms have projectors, so bring a VGA adapter if you need one (Mac
>> users).  A couple of rooms have document cameras, so you can put a
>> droid/iphone/whatever under it if you want to.
>>
>> Use the tag "barcampgr" for your tweets, flickr photos, etc.
>>
>> If you want to stay overnight, bring a sleeping bag and pad.  There's a
>> conference center/hotel on campus if you want to get a room, but most of
>> us will just pick a spot on the floor.  We might have access to a
>> shower, so bring a towel if you want.
>>
>> Anyone who has a wireless router to spare, please bring it along and we
>> can plug it in to make sure we get good wireless coverage.  Remove any
>> password beforehand, to make it easy.
>>
>> I know there are people driving from Ann Arbor, and from Holland.  If
>> you want to share a ride, email me directly and I can get you in touch
>> with them.
>>
>> And thanks to our all our sponsors for making this all possible:
>>
>> Gold:
>> * Calvin College, providing the venue
>> * Atomic Object
>> * Great Lakes Software Excellence Conference
>> * Software GR
>> * Gentex Corporation
>>
>> Silver:
>> - Idea Foundry, hosting the Friday night afterparty
>> - RCM Technologies
>> - Mutually Human Software
>> - Fusionary
>> - Momentum
>> - Pretty Squares
>> - The Image Shoppe
>>
>> Bronze:
>> # BitManic
>> # EllisLab, providing ExpressionEngine to create a better barcampgr.org
>> # The Factory, providing free coworking visits
>> # Liquid Web
>> # O'Reilly
>> # Biggby
>> # Subway Delivers
>>
>>
>> --
>> The BarCamp Grand Rapids organizing team
>>
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