If we held a BarCamp in the Valley tomorrow, what would you give a talk on or demonstration of?

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Mike Putnam

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Mar 9, 2011, 3:58:14 PM3/9/11
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BarCamps are participant driven. People give sessions on topics they are
interested in. If BarCampFoxValley were tomorrow, I'd give talks on things like:

* The Hackerspace/Makerspace phenomenon
* Computer programming topics (python,node.js,mongodb,etc)
* Arduino 101
* Social Media on the local scale

What sort of things are you passionate about? What would you consider
sharing or holding a discussion about with other Fox Valley BarCampers?

Mike Putnam

Anthony Hook

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Mar 9, 2011, 4:56:50 PM3/9/11
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I can't help but mention Linux, which can include hundreds of topics. </very vague>

Tim Bertram

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Mar 9, 2011, 5:03:10 PM3/9/11
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Your list is for the most part a mirror of mine, but I would have to add Android related stuff. 

-Tim

Ryan D. Hatch

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Mar 9, 2011, 5:07:05 PM3/9/11
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I could present on advanced .NET topics.  Unified development for iPhone / iPad / Android / Silverlight / Windows Phone 7.  Also on UAV's, high-speed long distance digital radios, etc.

Tim Bertram

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Mar 9, 2011, 5:10:58 PM3/9/11
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sweet! so when is BCFV?

Mike Putnam

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Mar 9, 2011, 5:26:43 PM3/9/11
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I'd participate in that session! Open source software is a great enabler
of interesting things.

Mike Putnam

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Mar 9, 2011, 5:28:45 PM3/9/11
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"Smartphone" is on it's way to replace the ubiquitous "cell phone". I'd
bet there are lots of people interested in a conversation about
iPhones/Androids.

On Wed, Mar 09, 2011 at 04:03:10PM -0600, Tim Bertram wrote:
> Your list is for the most part a mirror of mine, but I would have to add

> Android related stuff.*
> -Tim
>
> On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 2:58 PM, Mike Putnam <[1]mi...@theputnams.net>


> wrote:
>
> BarCamps are participant driven. People give sessions on topics they are
> interested in. If BarCampFoxValley were tomorrow, I'd give talks on
> things like:
>
> * The Hackerspace/Makerspace phenomenon
> * Computer programming topics (python,node.js,mongodb,etc)
> * Arduino 101
> * Social Media on the local scale
>
> What sort of things are you passionate about? What would you consider
> sharing or holding a discussion about with other Fox Valley BarCampers?
> Mike Putnam
>

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Anthony Hook

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Mar 9, 2011, 5:29:21 PM3/9/11
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Open source software, like utilities for making music (Hydrogen Drum Kit) for instance, I could do one on that! The only problem is that I probably can't make it to a physical meetup, I'm up here in Rhinelander.

Mike Putnam

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Mar 9, 2011, 5:31:17 PM3/9/11
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What a neat mix of tech!

On Wed, Mar 09, 2011 at 04:07:05PM -0600, Ryan D. Hatch wrote:
> I could present on advanced .NET topics. *Unified development for iPhone /
> iPad / Android / Silverlight / Windows Phone 7. *Also on UAV's, high-speed

Tater

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Mar 9, 2011, 5:36:34 PM3/9/11
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pick multiple numbers between one and five

Homebuilt Rocketships - A description of the creation and development
of private manned flight in rocket powered vehicles. Includes project
origins, design considerations, application of advanced materials,
scaled prototypes, test flights and manpower and logistics.

Setting Up a Rocketship Factory - Working plans for setting up a
workshop for developing and building composite rocketships, includes
ideal and practical solutions, lessons learned.

Launching Homebuilt Rocketships - Field considerations, ground support
equipment, manpower, adaptations of simplified flight procedures for
the purpose of launching large rocket vehicles, permits and
permissions

A Cheap Private Space Program - An analysis of building a space
program the cheapest way possible, all the way down to almost free.

From Homebuilt Rocketships to Homebuilt Spaceships - Taking the step
from large high power model rockets to man-rated space capable flight
vehicles

Erin Quick-Laughlin

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Mar 9, 2011, 5:46:37 PM3/9/11
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My list would be:
  • Just Barely Good Enough (JBGE)
  • Using Agile under the Radar of E2E Project Managers
  • jQGrid - jQuery Grid plugin
  • Fighting with steel, zen meditation and being unemployed: being in that moment.
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Ryan D. Hatch

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Mar 9, 2011, 5:51:26 PM3/9/11
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Tater -

I want what you've got!!  Rocketship stuff / high power model rocketry would be awesome.

Ryan

Carrie Keenan

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Mar 9, 2011, 6:11:05 PM3/9/11
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I would be interested in anything on social media and also tech (smart phones)

Chris J

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Mar 9, 2011, 11:56:50 PM3/9/11
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I can present on html5, css3, and javascript (node.js).

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