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Tuesday 7 February
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BarCamp Miami
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Miami will host its fifth BarCamp on February 19, 2012 -- and we need your help!
BarCamp is an international network of innovators who have created a new forum of user-generated conferences — open, participatory workshop-events, whose content is provided by participants — often focusing on early-stage web applications and related open source technologies, social media, and open data formats.
Over 5 years, over 1,200 people and 75 sponsors have participated in BarCamp Miami.
This year, we especially need your help with sponsorship. We have identified a great new modern venue, The Little Haiti Cultural Center, and we are proud to hold it in a facility that provides so much for the community. However, for the first time we are holding BarCamp in a venue that is not free, which has substantially increased our budget. As a result, we may be running BarCamp at a loss, which is a shame sine everyone gets so much out of attending BarCamp.
We are looking for sponsors and donors. The sponsorship rate is a flat $250. Donors may contribute any amount of their choosing. Please use the Eventbrite form for sponsorship and donations. Your contribution will support a well-loved event which fosters the growth of technology in South Florida.
We will give a full accounting of BarCamp costs and revenues during BarCamp, to maintain transparency.
Please get in touch with me if you would like to help organize BarCamp Miami.
Want to know more about BarCamp? In a few words,
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BarCamp is an ad-hoc gathering born from the desire for people to share and learn in an open environment. It is an intense event with discussions, demos, and interaction from attendees.
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BarCamp is a free-wheeling discussion of new products, services and ideas. It lets people meet other people who understand the new technology and what it means for Miami’s future.
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BarCamp spotlights new technology products and provides an opportunity to spread the word via blogs, podcasts, photoblogs and word of mouth.
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It’s not your traditional talking heads technology conference. Everyone is expected to participate in some way: by giving a talk, asking questions, or organizing a session.
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BarCamp foster collaborations matching technologists with designers, with engineers and with angel investors.
Please RSVP at Eventbrite, where over 200 people have signed up!
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Social Media, Protests, and Citizen Media
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We've organized a flash meetup to talk about protest movements and citizen media. Join us tonight, February 7th, for a timely and lively debate about Occupy, the Arab Spring, Wisconsin teacher's strikes, and other citizen actions, including this week's break-up of Occupy Miami.
What role did social media and citizen media play in organizing and accelerating protest movements? What's the relationship between citizen media and mainstream media?
Our panelists include:
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Janie Campbell, Founding Editor of Huffington Post Miami.
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Jared Goyette, Online Producer at The Miami Herald and Founder and Producer of Open Media Miami.
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Muhammed Malik, Co-Producer, Let's Talk About It radio (880 AM).
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Carlos Miller, Founder and Publisher at Photography Is Not A Crime.
This will be a well-attended event, with over 100 participatings. Please RSVP on Facebook and arrive early!
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Miami Tech Week and upcoming Events
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Every February over the past four years, we have a enjoyed a week of heightened activity in terms of tech events and conferences, which we have dubbed "Miami Tech Week". This year is no exception:
Social Media Week Miami Feb 13 - 17
I will be speaking at the following Social Media Week events:
WordCamp Miami – Feb 17 & 18
BarCamp Miami – Feb 19th
Refresh Miami –Feb 23rd
SuperConf – Feb 24 & 25
Social Media Club South Florida - Next meet up will be either on March 6th, before the SXSW Conference in Austin, or on March 20th, after the conference. If you are a South Florida panelist at SXSW, you're welcome to present your topic and ideas at our meetup in March.
Mobile Monday Miami March 5th – Jeff Sass / Mobile Music
BarCamp Orlando – April 14th
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About this newsletter
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This newsletter is sent semi-annually to about 7,500 new media and startup professionals in South Florida and elsewhere, highlighting the activity of RefreshMiami, BarCamp Miami, Social Media Club South Florida, Mobile Monday Miami, The Startup Forum, and other organizations and events in South Florida.
It is also a personal newsletter, as these organizations are closely related to my own activities.
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