ATDC is the host sponsor of BarCamp Atlanta 2, which essentially means I am spending the better part of the weekend with about 95 geeks and 5 geekettes.
Those that follow me on Twitter know that I used the service to crowdsource my presentation. I got the concept from a presentation that Chris Winfield created for SES Toronto back in June. I had a few requests to distribute the presentation and you will find it below. While the presentation was fine in the room you may need to view in full screen on SlideShare.
Thanks again for all those that participated in the making of a fun presentation.
Next week is going to be a big one in the Atlanta startup technology world. And I mean big. From Wednesday morning to Saturday afternoon it is one glorious gathering after another.
GTISC Security Summit
Wednesday morning kicks things off with the GTISC Security Summit. This year the focus is on emerging cyber security threats. Lt. General Robert J. Elder, Jr., who you most likely have never heard of, is giving a keynote entitled "Global Opeations and Mission Assurance in a Contested Cyber Envrionment". Tom Noonan, whom you most likely have heard of, is then moderating a panel on the subject.
Venture Atlanta
The biggest venture capital event in Atlanta history is taking place on Wednesday and Thursday at the Omni Hotel. The Omni is sold out and Venture Atlanta is almost as well. Over 100 VCs packing the halls talking deals. On Wednesday afternoon ATDC and VentureLab are putting on "Let's Make a Deal". I am partially playing the role of Monty Hall.
Executing Social Media
I am not going to be able to make it to the Executing Social Media conference but if Grayson Daughters says it is going to be good I believe her. For social media types with big expense accounts. The $1295 registration fee makes the cost of entry to Venture Atlanta seem like a bargain.
Meet The VC
I will be sitting down next Friday morning bright and early with Vimal Patel of Sierra Ventures out of Menlo Park for the second interation of ATDC's Meet the VC. Despite the early time slot the first session with Alan Tatele was full of energy. I expect more of the same and a sell out crowd. It is free but you have to register. And if you have any questions that you would like me to ask Vimal you can do so in the comments.
BarCamp Atlanta 2
This unconference is filling up fast with 169 folks registered to attend. The kick off on Friday night will be huge. Like Meet the VC, BarCamp is free and you can register here until it fills up. But it requires active participation. You have to come prepared to give a presentation or demo. I am pretty sure the title of my presentation is going to be "That's What You Twittered", a crowd sourced presentation. If you want to play along with that, follow me on Twitter.
It's gonna be a fun week.
Yesterday on PeachSeedz ATDC announced BarCamp Atlanta2. It will be held on October 17th and 18th.
BarCamp is an ad-hoc
unconference born from the desire for
people to learn and share in an open environment. If you have never attended a BarCamp session anywhere you really need to consider coming and participating. And participating is a requirement. If you come you have to either give a demo, present, or lend a hand in some way. And while there are lots of geeks at BarCamp anyone with expertise and an interest in sharing and learning is welcome.
BarCamp is a very fun and uplifting experience. Sign up now if you intend to attend. And spending the night is an option, not a requirement if you care to do so.
I have three roles in BarCamp Atlanta2. I am coordinating ATDC offering the space, I intend to present, and I am in charge of t-shirts. In order to have t-shirts I am looking for a t-shirt sponsor. Just pop me a line at lance at weatherby dot net if you might want to pitch in.
This fall Atlanta is going to host its second version of BarCamp and Startup Weekend.
BarCamp Atlanta2 is being planned for October 17 and 18. Michael Mealling is picking up leading the effort from Jeff Haynie. If you want to reach out to Michael try twitter.
Atlanta Startup Weekend 2 is being planned for the weekend of November 7th. I am currently leading the effort again but looking for some folks to help with the effort this year. You can learn a bit more about the first effort at the Startup Weekend Atlanta blog. You can show support for bringing Startup Weekend to Atlanta again by voting here (it's gonna happen).
We are seeking sponsors for both events.
Save the dates. Spread the word. More to come as summer winds down.
I got a request to write up a article on SoCon via the Skribit app in my sidebar. It was quickly voted up so you folks must want to know what went on.
Truth be told, I did not spend a lot of time at SoCon. I went to the networking dinner on Friday night and made it a point to network. Met some folks I did not meet before. Saw a lot of old friends. Then left at about 9:30 to go to my first ever tweetup that Tessa put together at Octane. I used to hang out at Octane as an office when I was working on a startup awhile back. Never had been there at night. Somewhat bizarre bar scene with everyone in the place playing with their mobile device be it a laptop, MID, or smartphone. I found the real life conversation somewhat like twitter itself. Interesting, with spurts of chatter and spurts of silence. Hung for about two hours drinking a beer that had been aged in bourbon casks. Tasty!
I only was able to make it to the opening general session on Saturday morning this year. Unlike last year, I actually said something. Something about how one of the big changes that I have seen in the last year is traditional media's rush to embrace the social aspects of the web and predicting what the next big thing is extremely hard to do, and that is part of the wonder of the Internet. The joy of discovery and the unknown.
Afterward I found out there was a live blogging back channel going with all the kewl kids that I wish I could have been a part of. I do think that as Simon would say, things got a little pitchy at times. Amani Channel has a nice video that captures the essence of the event. Checking out these links will tell more of the story than I am capturing.
The SoCon gang once again pulled off a great unconference and I will be there in 09. Once again I ripped the picture on this post from Josh.
Last night Jeff Haynie announced BarCamp Atlanta. Out of a desire to make something happen I got involved. Along with Stephen Fleming at VentureLab, ATDC stepped up to host the event.
Which means I am going. Staying up most of the night (can't seem to sleep much these days anyway). Sleeping on the floor. Geeking out (we planned it via IRC). This is going to be hard core. And fun!
Fun in and of itself is good. But to top it off I'll get a t-shirt with that coolio logo designed by Fitz.
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