[Lugcomms] Multi-City National Barcamp Anzac Day Weekend?

[Donna Benjamin]

> 3. possible national barcamp weekend
> I guess I just want to raise the idea of a coordinated barcamp - anzac
day
> weekend - to see how many would be interested...
> so we could do joint promotion...have link-ups, video / audio  /
channels
> whatever...
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BarCamp
> programming isn't what it's about.. you bring along something that
> interests you to talk about.
> http://www.sitepoint.com/print/unreal-unconferences/
> basically everyone thinks it's a great idea, but hard to organise
> I think the "hard to organise" stemmed from the idea of running
something
> in every city at once, linking them all together

On Sun, 2009-10-25 at 15:38 +1000, Steve Dalton wrote:
> Hi All
> 
> 
> Where did the Barcamp suggestion come from?...I'd be keen to have a
> crack at getting a national one going. I usually alternative between
> Brisbane and Gold Coast camps - but we have enough critical mass to do
> one in each on the same day... (with possible linkup).

http://groups.google.com/group/barcampaustralia/browse_thread/thread/5c6df4bf1ab49ecd 

> Anzac weekend sounds good... Does that mean Saturday 24th April (and
> Sunday for any overnighters)
> 
> 
> There is a barcampaustralia list - perhaps we should continue
> discussion there: 
> 
> 
> http://groups.google.com/group/barcampaustralia

That seems sensible.

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