PodCamp Toronto 2010 officially announced + hotel
Connie Crosby
We quietly launched the new PodCamp Toronto 2010 website last week. I invite you, if you have not yet visited it, to take a look at the beautiful new site. More detailed information is below.
If you are coming from out of town, please note we have a special hotel rate that already expires today at our usual spot, the Comfort Suites, but it is now under new ownership of the Hilton. Details below. The special rate code is PCT.
I hope you will join us! Please register if you are going to join us so we can estimate numbers. And do consider leading a session as well. If you have any questions, please do let me or the other organizers named below know.
We hope to see you in February at PodCamp Toronto!
Cheers,
Connie
PodCamp Toronto 2010 Officially Launches
In September, we announced the dates for PodCamp 2010 with a simple tweet. Now it’s official, we’ve launched…you can find us at http://2010.podcamptoronto.com/
So what is PodCamp? As Rob Lee, one of our dedicated organizers, says, “PodCamp is a 100% free, volunteer, sponsor-supported event. It is born out of the desire to share information and learn more about audio and video podcasting and related subjects.” We were inspired by the first PodCamp held in Boston in September 2006.
Yes, it’s PodCamp, but, as you know, it’s not just about podcasting! We love all things about the web. Blogging, social media, social networking, podcasting, video on the net and new media make us weak in the knees.
That’s why we’ll be gathering once again at Ryerson University’s Rogers Communication Center (80 Gould Street, Toronto). We’ll be in “the flagship building for studies in converging communications and interactive media.” It’s proven to be a perfect place for fantastic discussion. This year will be no different. We welcome the mildly curious and the intensely passionate. If you want to learn tonnes, to network with like-minds or get energized with a renewed love for all that is the web, then PodCamp Toronto 2010 is the place to be.
To register for PodCamp Toronto, simply go to http://2010.podcamptoronto.com/register/
Need a place to stay?
We are
happy to have been able to arrange a limited number of discount-rate rooms at
the Hilton
Garden Inn Toronto City Centre formerly Comfort Suites for attendees of
PodCamp Toronto 2010. The property is centrally located in the heart
of the city.
|
# of Guests |
Single |
Double |
Triple |
Quad |
|
Rate per night |
$105.00 |
$105.00 |
$120.00 |
$135.00 |
Please ask for the Podcamp Toronto rate when calling or use the code PCT. Guests will be required to contact the hotel directly and book your reservation by January 20, including the name of your guests, and your arrival and departure dates.
This rate is available for stays up to 3 days before and 3 days after Podcamp Toronto 2009 on Feb 20-21.
Guests at the Hilton Garden Inn Toronto City Centre hotel have full use of many hotel amenities including:
- A sky-lit indoor pool
- Relaxing whirlpool
- A well-equipped, air conditioned fitness centre
- An extensive computerized business centre
- Convenient coin laundry facility
- 24 hour valet parking with in/out privileges
- Helpful concierge
Guest Rooms feature: Duvet Linen and Bedding, King or Queen GSS Adjustable Sleep System, Complimentary high-speed internet, Work Desk with Ergonomic Herman Miller Chair, 27 inch HDTV, MP3 Clock Radio, In-room Safe, Iron and Ironing Board, a Hospitality Center with Refrigerator, Microwave and Coffee Maker.
There are multiple food and beverage outlets on property at the Hilton Garden Inn Toronto City Centre and the hotel is within close proximity to numerous restaurants and popular neighbourhoods. Popular restaurants in the area include The Keg Mansion, Hard Rock Café, Milestones and numerous independent restaurants available through our concierge desk. Greektown, Chinatown, Little Italy, and Little India have hundreds of dining options offering thousands of authentic dishes from around the world and are all within reasonable proximity to the hotel.
So now that you have a place to stay and your registration is secured as an attendee, we want to know: why you’d just simply attend?
We know that you have lots to share, so why not speak? This is a place where pros and amateurs share ideas. It’s a place where the folks at the head of the room are not the experts. If you have an idea and have a knack for getting others to talk…then we definitely need you. You can now submit your session idea to http://2010.podcamptoronto.com/sessions/.
Does the thought of leading a discussion scare you to your core? Okay, we get that. Maybe you barely have time to blink so the thought of working on a session practically induces a seizure. More than a few of us get that one, too. Presenting and facilitating is not for everyone, but you can still volunteer just like us. The more the merrier…really anything that you can add will help us, really. PodCamp Volunteer Coordination is shared by Leona Hobbs and Heather Leson. They are ready to help you help us. Learn more at http://2010.podcamptoronto.com/register/volunteer/.
But that’s not all you can do. PodCamp Toronto 2010 is a free event thanks to the generous support of our sponsors. If you want to contribute as a sponsor…well, let’s just say we’d all love that. Eden Spodek, Katie Boland and Michelle Tampoya are ready to help you sponsor the event. Learn more at http://2010.podcamptoronto.com/sponsors/become-a-sponsor/. Contact them at spons...@podcamptoronto.com.
Our communication team is being led by Sheri Moore with support from Dave Fleet, who guided the team in 2008 and 2009. For media inquiries, please contact Sheri at in...@podcamptoronto.com.
If you have any questions that aren’t answered here or on the rest of our site, want to give us any feedback or just want to say hi, Connie Crosby and John Meadows are ready. You can reach them at in...@podcamptoronto.com. Connie and John are who we go to for help so we know you’re in good hands! Or check us out on Twitter @PodCampToronto, we’ll be listening. Or if you want everyone to follow, please add #PCTO2010 to your twitter conversations.
So now that Saturday, February 20 & Sunday, February 21 are now inked on your calendar, PodCamp Toronto 2010 is ready for Lift Off! We’ll see you there.
Your PodCamp Toronto 2010 Organizers
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Connie Crosby
Crosby Group Consulting
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
cell: 416-919-6719
connie...@gmail.com
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