[Talk-GB] WhereCampUK

Christopher Osborne chris.gaijin at gmail.com
Mon Nov 1 14:20:13 GMT 2010


A quick heads up to let you know that there is a WhereCamp taking place on
19/20 November in Nottingham, lots of OSM related sessions and hacking last
time around.

What is WhereCampUK?

A free to attend, two day geo unconference in Nottingham on 19/20th
November. A British version of WhereCampEU (ie slightly smaller, and with
more tea). Signup here: http://wherecampuk.eventbrite.com/

What is WhereCamp Europe?

WhereCamp Europe is an unconference; it’s open to everyone and you drive the
agenda and the sessions. March 2010 saw the first WhereCampEU take place in
London, with 180 attendees over two days from diverse backgrounds, including
public, commercial and third sectors. It’s what you make it, so come along,
listen, contribute and speak. See some of WhereCampEU in action:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/1442338@N21/pool/

Who Will Be There?

WhereCamp Europe is open to everyone; from über hacker to beginner, from
geo-hobo to seasoned professional, from Web 1.0 to Web 2.0, and from mobile.
If you have an interest in geography and how it’s changing the way in which
we interact with the world then you should come along.

What Happened Last Time?

Sessions looked at the hype surrounding location check-ins, visualising geo
data, community mapping, open data, crowdsourcing a whole host of data, and
building apps and businesses. See the full list and session notes on the
WhereCampEU Wiki: https://www.socialtext.net/wherecamp/index.cgi?wherecampeu

“This sort of system would bring many academics out into a cold sweat as
there is no formal way of ensuring quality presentations and sessions. I
didn’t attend a single bad session though” - James Cheshire

“The voice of the individual often drowned out by corporate messaging at
traditional conferences is prominent at events likes wherecamp EU, and it is
a real step forward to see such events taking their place alongside more
traditional industry shows now in Europe” – Ed Parsons

“My geobatteries were recharged at the end of the day and it prompted
several thoughts about the conventional approach to running a conference” –
Steven Feldman

“…really well organised, with great venues and food, and all that at zero
cost thanks to very generous sponsors and a great bunch of volunteers!” –
Patrick Weber


Hope to see some of you there
-- 
Christopher Osborne
www.cloudsourced.com
twitter.com/osbornec
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