Two month’s before PodCamp London 2010 (May 8th, 2010) and 185 people have already registered and a large amount of chatter surrounding the Forest City’s UnConference is taking place. Here at PodCamp Headquarters we wanted to let you know what generally happens at an unconference and how you can make the most out of your day.
What Happens?
PodCamp presents an opportunity to let attendees like yourself make presentations on anything that they think other attendees would enjoy learning about, hearing about, or that they would find value in. Talks can be about anything that participants want to share with some common themes typically being (but not limited to): podcasting, blogging, social media, networking tips or community building.
During the day there are coffee breaks, time for lunch/dinner and a social after sessions have come to an end, all of which present fantastic opportunities to socialize, network, continue conversations and pick the brains of one another.
Offer a Session
Would you like to present something to PodCamp participants, something that you think has value and others would benefit from? If so sign yourself up on the PodCamp Wiki with the details about your session, then on May 8th, 2010 you can take 15-30 minutes to present on your topic to a group of attendees who want to know more about what you have to say.
Request a Session
Is there something that you want to learn more about? If so you can request a session that you would like to see using the PodCamp Wiki. Other participants may choose to present on the topic you requested and chances are there will be other attendees that want to learn more about it as well. Although not all sessions requested may be presented, the PodCamp community does it’s best to help offer sessions that participants will benefit from.
Sponsorship Opportunities
PodCamp is a FREE event and is organized by a team of volunteers who rely on the generous support of businesses and individuals who know the value and opportunities that are associated with PodCamp London. In sponsoring PodCamp London 2010 businesses, individuals and brands are exposed to the head of the pack in marketing, PR, and thought leaders in traditional and new media. Sponsoring PodCamp London is a great opportunity to expose your company to leaders from across North America.
If you think becoming a sponsor of PodCamp London is something you and/or your company would like to do please do not hesitate to head over to our Sponsorship page for more details or contact us directly.
In the weeks leading up to PodCamp London (May 8th, 2010) there will be important information being posted here so keep an eye out. As well, Community Notebook has been created for the participants of PodCamp to share their ideas, thoughts, questions, comments and anything else they see fit. Head on over to pclo.tumblr.com to start contributing.
We would also like to thank all of the current sponsors, you can find a list on our sponsor page and a big thanks to our Community Partner TechAlliance for their support!
We would like to acknowledge the Research Park at the University of Western Ontario for opening the Convergence Centre as the location for PodCamp 2010. Without their involvement we would have had a much harder time putting on this event.
The Convergence Center is the newest building at the Research Park, officially opening on January 20th. The building is one of the most advanced and “greenest” office and laboratory buildings in Canada. The building’s mandates it to provide the oppurtunity for government, academia and industry to work together to build and grow the economy of southwestern Ontario. Additionally, specific space was designated for early stage startups.
As one of the greenest buildings in Canada the Convergence Centre has been designated as LEED Gold (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) and has made a concentrated effort to reduce their environmental footprint during both construction and operations.
PodCamp London is excited to be able to host London Ontario’s annual UnConference dedicated to social and emerging media in this collaborative and engaging workspace. We hope that on May 8th you take some time to appreciate the generousity of The Research Park in opening their space to us.
With preparations for PodCamp London 2010 (have you registered yet?) well on their way the organizing team wanted to start getting the community more involved during the weeks leading up to May 8th, 2010.
As a way to do this we have decided to set up a Community Notebook for PodCamp London 2010. Hosted over at http://pclo.tumblr.com is a simple blog set up with the intentions of having the community add their thoughts, ideas, images, links and anything else that they think relates to PodCamp London.
Although we know that images will be found on Flickr (#pclo10) and tweets on Twitter (#pclo10) the PodCamp London Team thought that having a Community Notebook would allow for the spotlight to be given on items that may otherwise get lost in all of the chatter and talk surrounding PodCamp London.
In order to contribute to the PodCamp London Community Notebook all you need to do is head over to http://pclo.tumblr.com and click on the CONTRIBUTE link (or email Kevin at vanlierop(dot)kevin(at)gmail.com, because thats what the CONTRIBUTE link does) and shortly after you will be given an open invite to contribute.
During the days leading up to May 8th, 2010 and during the weekend events we hope that http://pclo.tumblr.com will become a place where participants, observers and the community can come together to share with one another their thoughts, ideas and anything else PodCamp Related.
(note: the PodCamp London website will still be the primary and formal source for official #pclo10 information, but additional, supplementary info will be found at http://pclo.tumblr.com)
The date for PodCamp London 2010 is May 8th and we’ll be hosting the UnConference at the brand new Convergence Center In the UWO Research Park (999 Collip Circle).
We would also like to thank all of the current sponsors, you can find a list on our sponsor page and a big thanks to our Community Partner TechAlliance for their support!
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