Re: Connecting BarCampMadison to BarCampAdelaide
Kim Hawtin
On 2/27/07, Ken Rheingans <kenrhe...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Kim:
> Great!
> I did not know you were having your event on Sunday. Let's get this to work.
>
> Some ideas
> 1) Would you guys be able to run a webcam?
> We could set webcams up on both ends with video projectors for display, and
> alternate broadcasting our sesstions each other. During Q&A both sides could
> participate.
We have web cams, getting them online to will be interesting as we found
that the ADSL is 50/50 for running on the day but have enlisted help from
inside the ISP to get things running =)
> 2) We are also going to be running a LAN party. I'm not sure which games we
> can run over the Internet but we could possibly do that as well together.
Cool, we have a few more hands on things organised. But im sure that there'll
be interest here so long as the lag isn't a killer ;)
> 3) We are also setting up a mashup & software development room at our event.
> I do not know how this will work exactly but if this is done with teams we
> could have people from both locations on each team.
We'll be using #BarCampAustralia on irc.freenode.net on the weekend
so this shouldn't be a problem to organise =)
> 4) We are going to be running a speed networking event see
> www.speednetworking.com
> your group could participate in this and it would give an opportunity for
> people in both locations to meet each other. I think it would be preferable
> for both people to meet via webcam.
>
> If we both have good webcams I think #1, 2, & 4 would be very easy to do and
> require minimal coordination.
>
> Our event will start at 10AM Saturday (U.S. Central Time) and end at 4PM
> Sunday. We will have activities all night long.
>
> Let me know who on your side would coordinate this and we should get this
> organzied soon.
>
> It would probably save time if we talked on the phone. My (U.S.) cell number
> is 414-807-3193. I can be reached between 7:30AM and 10PM Central time.
>
> I'm also wondering if there are any other BarCamps in Australia taking place
> Saturday night and Sunday that would want to participate in this.
BarCamps in Sydney and Melbourne are on too.
Post to the BarCampAustralia list to find those people...
cheers,
Kim