OSEL Blog

The Open Source Education Lab is hosting a BarCamp at OSU. Friday, February 29th at 6:30pm for introductions, reception and conversation, Saturday, March 1st at 9am for the real deal. You are welcome to come to one or both. The two day Beaver BarCamp conference is free to register for and is welcome to all community members!

What is a BarCamp? Unlike traditional (read: lame) conferences that do silly things like make schedules ahead of time, at BarCamp the schedule is created throughout the day by popular consensus. Anyone who wishes to lead a talk on any relavant topic can do so. We have enough rooms to host a bunch of different tracks going at the same time. Pick what is most interesting at the time, jump between sessions or just run one yourself!

Want to talk OLPC? Done. Learn more about Python web development with Django? Not a problem. PHP module development for Drupal? Cake. How about mirroring the success of our own Open Source Lab at other universities? Go for it! Anything that you want to talk about is fair game, just signup for one of the conference rooms in the lobby and whoever wants to partake in that discussion will join. Sound fun? It is! BarCamps in Seattle, Portland and throughout the world have had phenominal success with these “unconferences.” Their flexibility and fresh material makes for a fun, thought-provoking day. Come see what all the hype is all about: 9am at Kelley Engineering Center at OSU with a smile on your face.

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