Comments on: BarCamp Montreal A Great Success, But… http://www.instigatorblog.com/barcamp-montreal-a-great-success-but/2007/04/30/ Startups, entrepreneurship, business and social media Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:12:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: More on BarcampMontreal2 | Montreal Tech Watch http://www.instigatorblog.com/barcamp-montreal-a-great-success-but/2007/04/30/comment-page-1/#comment-99062 More on BarcampMontreal2 | Montreal Tech Watch Tue, 01 Apr 2008 18:06:46 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/barcamp-montreal-a-great-success-but/2007/04/30/#comment-99062 [...] that Evan Prodroumou has some interesting thoughts about barcamp and other bloggers wrote about it too. Of course there is always room to improve and I think those who wrote the posts should then [...] [...] that Evan Prodroumou has some interesting thoughts about barcamp and other bloggers wrote about it too. Of course there is always room to improve and I think those who wrote the posts should then [...]

]]> By: The Montreal Tech League » Blog Archive » BarCampMontreal2 wrap-ups http://www.instigatorblog.com/barcamp-montreal-a-great-success-but/2007/04/30/comment-page-1/#comment-10549 The Montreal Tech League » Blog Archive » BarCampMontreal2 wrap-ups Thu, 17 May 2007 19:39:28 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/barcamp-montreal-a-great-success-but/2007/04/30/#comment-10549 [...] - ZeCanada - Vidéo d’un BarCamp à Montréal 2. Evan Prodromou 3. Patrick Tangay 4. Ben Yoskovitz 5. Heri Rakotomalala - Montreal Tech Watch - Post 1 - Post 2 5. Josh Nursing - YashLabs - Part 1 - [...] [...] – ZeCanada – Vidéo d’un BarCamp à Montréal 2. Evan Prodromou 3. Patrick Tangay 4. Ben Yoskovitz 5. Heri Rakotomalala – Montreal Tech Watch – Post 1 – Post 2 5. Josh Nursing – YashLabs – Part 1 – [...]

]]> By: fsbrainstorm v4.2 » Blog Archive » Late for Barcamp Montreal 2 http://www.instigatorblog.com/barcamp-montreal-a-great-success-but/2007/04/30/comment-page-1/#comment-10093 fsbrainstorm v4.2 » Blog Archive » Late for Barcamp Montreal 2 Wed, 02 May 2007 19:05:25 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/barcamp-montreal-a-great-success-but/2007/04/30/#comment-10093 [...] took a few photos too.  While the event was less interactive/participatory than I expected, but as Ben Yoskovitz suggests, perhaps it’s just a matter of adding more breaks and less presentations to the [...] [...] took a few photos too.  While the event was less interactive/participatory than I expected, but as Ben Yoskovitz suggests, perhaps it’s just a matter of adding more breaks and less presentations to the [...]

]]> By: ni.vu.ni.connu / Barcamp Montréal #2 http://www.instigatorblog.com/barcamp-montreal-a-great-success-but/2007/04/30/comment-page-1/#comment-10048 ni.vu.ni.connu / Barcamp Montréal #2 Tue, 01 May 2007 01:30:38 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/barcamp-montreal-a-great-success-but/2007/04/30/#comment-10048 [...] semble que le panel ait été bien reçu, si j’en crois les commentaires publiés sur le Web aujourd’hui. Un gros merci à Fred et Simon qui ont décidé que le sujet valait la [...] [...] semble que le panel ait été bien reçu, si j’en crois les commentaires publiés sur le Web aujourd’hui. Un gros merci à Fred et Simon qui ont décidé que le sujet valait la [...]

]]> By: Mitch Joel Interviews Me On Six Pixels of Separation : Instigator Blog http://www.instigatorblog.com/barcamp-montreal-a-great-success-but/2007/04/30/comment-page-1/#comment-10035 Mitch Joel Interviews Me On Six Pixels of Separation : Instigator Blog Mon, 30 Apr 2007 16:01:12 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/barcamp-montreal-a-great-success-but/2007/04/30/#comment-10035 [...] BarCamp Montreal 2 Mitch Joel of Twist Image cornered me and threw a microphone in my face. He then peppered me with a [...] [...] BarCamp Montreal 2 Mitch Joel of Twist Image cornered me and threw a microphone in my face. He then peppered me with a [...]

]]> By: Ben Yoskovitz http://www.instigatorblog.com/barcamp-montreal-a-great-success-but/2007/04/30/comment-page-1/#comment-104052 Ben Yoskovitz Mon, 30 Apr 2007 14:36:09 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/barcamp-montreal-a-great-success-but/2007/04/30/#comment-104052 Evan - I think what people have to realize is that even though we call BarCamp and the other ones "unconferences" that doesn't mean they're "unorganized."<br><br>And "self-organizing" is cool but as a concept it only takes you so far. You've got lots of experience with conferences so you know exactly what I'm talking about.<br><br>Formalizing the BarCamp organization - to some - might be counter to the idea, but fundamentally it has to be done in order for *Camps to grow, get more sponsors and get better each time. It's not about forming strict committees and writing minutes of meetings, but more and better organization will help.<br><br>BarCamp Canada could be VERY big. And if we're going to be in the spotlight we should be ready and put our best foot forward. Evan – I think what people have to realize is that even though we call BarCamp and the other ones “unconferences” that doesn't mean they're “unorganized.”

And “self-organizing” is cool but as a concept it only takes you so far. You've got lots of experience with conferences so you know exactly what I'm talking about.

Formalizing the BarCamp organization – to some – might be counter to the idea, but fundamentally it has to be done in order for *Camps to grow, get more sponsors and get better each time. It's not about forming strict committees and writing minutes of meetings, but more and better organization will help.

BarCamp Canada could be VERY big. And if we're going to be in the spotlight we should be ready and put our best foot forward.

]]> By: Evan Prodromou http://www.instigatorblog.com/barcamp-montreal-a-great-success-but/2007/04/30/comment-page-1/#comment-104051 Evan Prodromou Mon, 30 Apr 2007 14:06:17 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/barcamp-montreal-a-great-success-but/2007/04/30/#comment-104051 Awesome down-boiling, Ben!<br><br>I think you hit the nail on the head, and I hope that as a community we can come together to provide the human and financial resources that BarCamp needs to succeed.<br><br>It's great that Montreal will be hosting BarCampCanada1 this fall. But that means that our tech community is in the spotlight, and we need to show our city in its best light.<br><br>I think we can get creative with sponsorships. You can see a list a mile long on summer festival sponsorship banners -- HydroQuebec, Bell Canada, Loto Quebec, SAQ, CBC/Radio Canada. They're ponying up 10s or 100s of thousands of dollars for these events; I think we should be able to squeeze 500 or 1000 dollars out of each.<br><br>I think we also need to formalize the BarCamp organization better. Fred did a good job this time around of stepping back and taking a supervisory role. As a community, we need to step in and take (or make) jobs for ourselves.<br><br>Anyways, good wrapup! Awesome down-boiling, Ben!

I think you hit the nail on the head, and I hope that as a community we can come together to provide the human and financial resources that BarCamp needs to succeed.

It's great that Montreal will be hosting BarCampCanada1 this fall. But that means that our tech community is in the spotlight, and we need to show our city in its best light.

I think we can get creative with sponsorships. You can see a list a mile long on summer festival sponsorship banners — HydroQuebec, Bell Canada, Loto Quebec, SAQ, CBC/Radio Canada. They're ponying up 10s or 100s of thousands of dollars for these events; I think we should be able to squeeze 500 or 1000 dollars out of each.

I think we also need to formalize the BarCamp organization better. Fred did a good job this time around of stepping back and taking a supervisory role. As a community, we need to step in and take (or make) jobs for ourselves.

Anyways, good wrapup!

]]> By: Ben Yoskovitz http://www.instigatorblog.com/barcamp-montreal-a-great-success-but/2007/04/30/comment-page-1/#comment-10020 Ben Yoskovitz Mon, 30 Apr 2007 13:36:09 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/barcamp-montreal-a-great-success-but/2007/04/30/#comment-10020 Evan - I think what people have to realize is that even though we call BarCamp and the other ones "unconferences" that doesn't mean they're "unorganized." And "self-organizing" is cool but as a concept it only takes you so far. You've got lots of experience with conferences so you know exactly what I'm talking about. Formalizing the BarCamp organization - to some - might be counter to the idea, but fundamentally it has to be done in order for *Camps to grow, get more sponsors and get better each time. It's not about forming strict committees and writing minutes of meetings, but more and better organization will help. BarCamp Canada could be VERY big. And if we're going to be in the spotlight we should be ready and put our best foot forward. Evan – I think what people have to realize is that even though we call BarCamp and the other ones “unconferences” that doesn’t mean they’re “unorganized.”

And “self-organizing” is cool but as a concept it only takes you so far. You’ve got lots of experience with conferences so you know exactly what I’m talking about.

Formalizing the BarCamp organization – to some – might be counter to the idea, but fundamentally it has to be done in order for *Camps to grow, get more sponsors and get better each time. It’s not about forming strict committees and writing minutes of meetings, but more and better organization will help.

BarCamp Canada could be VERY big. And if we’re going to be in the spotlight we should be ready and put our best foot forward.

]]> By: Evan Prodromou http://www.instigatorblog.com/barcamp-montreal-a-great-success-but/2007/04/30/comment-page-1/#comment-10011 Evan Prodromou Mon, 30 Apr 2007 13:06:17 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/barcamp-montreal-a-great-success-but/2007/04/30/#comment-10011 Awesome down-boiling, Ben! I think you hit the nail on the head, and I hope that as a community we can come together to provide the human and financial resources that BarCamp needs to succeed. It's great that Montreal will be hosting BarCampCanada1 this fall. But that means that our tech community is in the spotlight, and we need to show our city in its best light. I think we can get creative with sponsorships. You can see a list a mile long on summer festival sponsorship banners -- HydroQuebec, Bell Canada, Loto Quebec, SAQ, CBC/Radio Canada. They're ponying up 10s or 100s of thousands of dollars for these events; I think we should be able to squeeze 500 or 1000 dollars out of each. I think we also need to formalize the BarCamp organization better. Fred did a good job this time around of stepping back and taking a supervisory role. As a community, we need to step in and take (or make) jobs for ourselves. Anyways, good wrapup! Awesome down-boiling, Ben!

I think you hit the nail on the head, and I hope that as a community we can come together to provide the human and financial resources that BarCamp needs to succeed.

It’s great that Montreal will be hosting BarCampCanada1 this fall. But that means that our tech community is in the spotlight, and we need to show our city in its best light.

I think we can get creative with sponsorships. You can see a list a mile long on summer festival sponsorship banners — HydroQuebec, Bell Canada, Loto Quebec, SAQ, CBC/Radio Canada. They’re ponying up 10s or 100s of thousands of dollars for these events; I think we should be able to squeeze 500 or 1000 dollars out of each.

I think we also need to formalize the BarCamp organization better. Fred did a good job this time around of stepping back and taking a supervisory role. As a community, we need to step in and take (or make) jobs for ourselves.

Anyways, good wrapup!

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