Geekfests!

Summer's winding down which means less camping camping, and more indoor camping, on the agenda.

Next up to add to your geek fest calendar are two free-form, inter-disciplinary meetups in Vancouver:

MobileCampVancouver2 at WorkSpace on Saturday, Sept.6th.

BarCampVancouver2008 at locations Granville Island on Saturday/Sunday, Sept. 27th-28th.

Both are participatory events with presentations selected by vox populi at the beginning of the session. Check out the the Rules of Bar Camp to learn what to expect.

MobileCamp Vancouver 2

Alas, MCV2 runs concurrently with Drupal Camp Victoria but there are enough enthusiasts around to make both events a success. MCV2 is sponsored by Mobile Muse - an applied research and developmet project funded by the Canadian government to conduct projects in the emerging mobile space.

Blurb:

MobileCampVancouver is bringing together iPhone junkies, Crackberry addicts, couch surfers, coffee shop hackers, vagabonds and mobile nomads to share the current state and their visions for the future direction of mobility.

Topics:

May include - but are not limited to - mobile gaming, entrepreneurship, social mobility and presence, near field communication, physical hyperlinking, mobile storytelling, the importance of open standards, protocols, and platforms, linux based devices, and mobility on other continents. 

Ringleaders:

Organizer's hub Google group

• Igor Faletski
• John Boxall
• Jean Hébert

Recap:

MobileCampVancouver at WorkSpace on Saturday, September 6th 2008.

More:

MobileCampVancouver wiki (the password is c4mp):

Register:

via Google Spreadsheet

BarCamp Vancouver 3

In its third interation, BarCampVancouver2008 is camp-over-able shindig and a Vancouver juggernaut with multi-parts like PhotoCamp, WordCamp along with myriad spontaneous sessions. You are likely too late as the event is sold out ;-( but sign on to the extended wait list via EventBrite.

Blurb:

BarCamp is an ad-hoc un-conference 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.

All attendees are encouraged to give a demo, a session, a presentation, or help with one. All attendees are expected to be participants. All presentations are scheduled the day they happen. Prepare in advance, but come early to get a slot on the wall.

Presenters are responsible for making sure that notes/slides/audio/video of their presentations are published on the web for the benefit of all and those who can’t be present.

Anyone with something to contribute or with the desire to learn is welcome and invited to join.

Recap:

BarCampVancouver2008 at locations on Granville Island, on Saturday/Sunday, September 27-28, 2008.

More:

BarCamp Vancouver wiki (the password is c4mp)

• Miss 604: BarCamp Vancouver 2008 Save The Date
• Boot up blog: BarCamp Vancouver 2008 set for September 27th
• Fade to Play: Barcamp Vancouver 2008 (upcoming)
• JenTekk: BarCamp Vancouver 2008
• add your BarCamp Vancouver 2008 preview post in the comments

Register:

Sold out but get on the waitlist at EventBrite

Bonus: