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Are you excited? If not, you should be because Barcamp Vancouver 2008 is coming. Surprisingly, with tons of social media press, people seems to lose out every year when it sells out. You don’t want to miss out this year because it is going to be unbelievable and everyone will be there.

So, take out your sharpie and mark your calendar for Sept 26-27th. Then signup. It’s free.

It looks like this year Rebecca Bollwitt will be running WordCamp with Duane Storey.

What is Barcamp?

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.

So, mark your calendar for Barcamp Vancouver 2008 from Friday September 26th 5pm - Saturday September 27h 5pm. Will there be s’mores? Should you bring a tent? Will you meet fun people that become friends for life? Well, I don’t know the answer to the first 2 questions, but the third is a definite yes!

I attended Barcamp Vancouver 07 for the first time last year and met alot of new people for the first time. I remember sitting on the couch meeting someone named Linda Bustos, talking about Malta with Darren Barefoot, and chatting about tagging with Todd Sieling. I was totally nervous giving a presentation as Kris Krüg played on a skateboard. As has become a tradition as I’ve attended events around campus, I took a picture with Rebecca. Good memories. It was also the first time using my Digital Rebel XTi.

I remember the Friday night as I arrived at the Alibi Room all existed to try out my new camera. I got ready to take a photo of Kris Krüg and I could figure out why I couldn’t zoom with my camera. That’s when he said “Phillip, it’s a fixed lens, you got to step back”. Hopefully I’ve improved since that night.

Darren Barefoot - Barcamp Vancouver 07

Roland Tanglao & Kris Krüg - Barcamp Vancouver 07

Me presenting - Barcamp Vancouver 07