BarCampPortland May 2, 2008

Tech + Geek + Culture. The event for the Portland tech community, produced BY the Portland tech community. Interesting topics, cool people, and great networking opportunities. Always free to attend.

What is BarCamp? It is an ad-hoc gathering born from the desire for people to share and learn in an open environment, with discussions, demos, and interaction from participants.

BarCamp is a FREE event and the content is determined by the attendees. The event will be hosted at CubeSpace, which has a number of conference rooms for breakout sessions, a large main meeting area, wireless access, easy access to public transportation, bike storage, and nearby parking. Thanks to Eva and David at CubeSpace for hosting the event again this year.

The event kicks off on Friday evening, May 2, 7pm at CubeSpace. Doors open an hour earlier at 6pm for registration and networking. Transportation and parking information is available on the website. Friday night activities will include a reception, kickoff presentation, session planning, and networking. If you are wanting to present or organize a gathering at BarCamp Portland, you should make every effort to attend the Friday night reception to get your session idea on the agenda.

Saturday (05/03) and Sunday (05/04) are the actual BarCamp Portland sessions (also at CubeSpace). Breakfast and registation (it's free, we just need to give you a badge) begins at 9am on both Saturday and Sunday, with the official kickoff beginning at 9:30am. The event will be going until 11pm on Saturday night and 3pm on Sunday, so it's ok if you are not able to commit to the entire day. Walk-ins are always welcome!

Official Website: http://barcampportland.org