In running BeaverBarCamp it was sometimes challenging to explain to the uninitiated what a BarCamp was, how it was an unconference , using Open Space Technology and how this had nothing really to do with Bar (as in alcohol) and would not involve camping...
However, this week at SaturdayHouse there was an active discussion which got lots of supporting nods for having a BarCamp that really had camping. As the plans for this Seattle BarCamp come together, pay attention and you may find that there is real camping going on.
John Sechrest
John Sechrest is an active collaborator in the tech business startup scene in Oregon and is actively exploring Seattle. He has been an HP engineer helping create one of the first networked calculators. He taught networking, system adminstration and web design classes at Oregon State University for several years as a part of engaging students in...[more]