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Press release: Victorian tech enthusiasts continue BarCamp tradition

August 19, 2009 in Media by Kathy Reid

For general release

Victorian tech enthusiasts continue BarCamp tradition

The fourth BarCampMelbourne event, to be held at Urban Camp, in Royal Park, Melbourne on 12th-13th September, is expected to host over 100 technology enthusiasts. The weekend will see dozens of presentations on programming, hardware, business and business processes, web design and other technical topics, in an informal and friendly environment.

Unlike formal conferences, BarCamps are user-driven. Participants themselves generate content, which can be as short as a 5 minute
Lightning Talk, or as long as a two hour workshop. BarCamp events are organised by volunteers using free social networking tools such as Twitter, WordPress, Identi.ca and IRC.

BarCampMelbourne 2009 will be a great way to meet other enthusiasts, learn new skills, share ideas and establish connections.

Registrations for the event are now open: http://barcampmelbourne.org/register-for-barcampmelbourne2009/

Further comment: Contact Ben Balbo on ben at benbalbo dot com or Kathy Reid on kathy at kathyreid dot id dot au

Call for sponsors

August 3, 2009 in News by Kathy Reid

BarCampMelbourne is a not for profit event, which the organisers try to make as affordable as possible for attendees, and if possible, free to attend. Of course, this is only possible with the generous help of our sponsors.

So, we’re putting the call out – do you know a company or organisation who could part with some cube goodies, a little bit of hard earned cash, or books etc to use as prizes? Want to know what we can do in return? Check out our Sponsorship page.

Let them know with an awesome flyer – here’s one we prepared earlier! (PDF, 19mb)

Flyers now available!

July 23, 2009 in News by Kathy Reid

Help us spread the word about BarCamp with these flyers :)

If you need higher resolution images or original artwork, just contact us.

New banners available – help spread the word

July 19, 2009 in News by Kathy Reid

Help spread the awesome news about the next BarCampMelbourne! You can now download banners for your blog, website, email etc!

Help us to deliver a great experience by spreading the word!

A flyer will be coming soon :)