Propose a session
-Share an idea, a question, a demo, a problem, or a work-in-progress before the event.
++ Add your name to the participation list, then add your topic and a brief + description to the talk list in the shared document. +
What is a Barcamp?
-- A Barcamp is an open, participatory unconference. Instead of arriving to a - fully fixed speaker list, participants help create the agenda by proposing - sessions, joining conversations, and moving toward the rooms where they can - learn or contribute the most. + Barcamp is an un-conference that anybody can attend and where anybody can + speak about anything.
- Sessions can be talks, demos, teach-ins, open discussions, problem clinics, - reading circles, or small workshops. The common thread is simple: everyone - has permission to shape the day. + There are no attendees. Only participants. If you are not talking, you are + helping out one way or another.
Share an idea, a question, a demo, a problem, or a work-in-progress before the event.
++ Add your name to the participation list, then add your topic and a brief + description to the talk list in the shared document. +
Time slots open in person on the day, first come first served.
++ The session wiki opens at the venue. Speakers show up and add their names + to an available room and slot. +
Find the conversations that are useful to you, and leave room for serendipity.
++ This is not a captive audience. Everybody is free to move out of any talk + at any time. +
Barcamp basics
++ For all practical purposes, yes. If we think you are trying to start a riot, + or if we think your talk would lead to any crowd control issues, we will not + be able to host your session. +
++ Preferably something that other people find interesting. This is not a captive + audience; everybody is free to move out of any talk at any time. +
++ First, add your name to the + + participation list + . + Then add your topic and a brief description to the talk list in the second + tab on the same document. +
++ You do not. There are no attendees. Only participants. If you are not + talking, you are helping out one way or another. Register here. +
++ Nothing. But we will not begrudge you bringing in some swag. We are suckers + for freebies. +
++ Sure, but you are going to be talking to a bunch of people who are likely to + get annoyed and leave once they figure out this is a sales pitch. So you have + no incentive to do this. +
+Who should come?
-Schedule
+- Students, researchers, teachers, builders, designers, writers, organizers, - artists, engineers, and curious local participants are all welcome. The day - is strongest when the room has different kinds of expertise and different - kinds of questions. + There will be three rooms at the venue. Each room is a track. We set up a + whiteboard with time slots for each track; this is called the session wiki. + Speakers show up and add their names to a room and slot of their choice that + is available.
-+ Each time slot is 20 minutes long, with 10 minutes after the slot for + switch-over. Time slots are strictly enforced; there are no exceptions. +
++ There are also informal areas: staircases, verandahs, hallways, and other + nearby spaces. These are BoF sessions. Speakers can note these on the session + wiki as well. There are no time limits for these, but please do not be a + crowd-control headache. We will nudge you out, or ask you to find another + place to talk. +
++ Want to host a talk for longer than 20 minutes? Keep it short. Seriously. If + somehow you are able to convince people to listen beyond 20 minutes, go host a + BoF session. +
+Practicalities
++ Due to the very open and liberal nature of this event, we do not do classical + sponsorships. Sponsorships come with expectations around sponsored talks, + stalls, and audience lists, all of which participants tend to avoid. +
++ Regardless, if you would like to put in some money with no strings attached, + or perhaps pay for travel or stay for some participants or buy some food + during the event, please email + neeldhara.misra@gmail.com + or DM at +91 9712990170 on WhatsApp. +
++ There are some hotels nearby: Fortune Haveli Inn, GIFT City Club, Grand + Mercure, and The Fern. +
++ If you would like to be hosted at the campus guest house, please indicate as + much when you register. A limited number of slots will be available and they + will be prioritized for speakers and organizers. Names added to the waitlist + on a given day will be batched and sent for reservations the next day, so + confirmations should come quickly. +
++ If you stay near the venue and are happy to host a Barcamper or two, please + email neeldhara.misra@gmail.com + or DM at +91 9712990170 on WhatsApp. +
++ There are canteens close to the venue, there is a student mess where you can + walk in, and you can Zomato or Swiggy some grub as well. +
++ This is not a classical corporate or academic event with a ton of planning. + We are generally happy for a few dozen people to show up. Due to venue + capacity limits, registrations will close at 200 participants. +
++ Do not worry; talk to an organizer. We are mostly a bunch of introverted + nerds. We will try to pair you up with someone you can go tandem with or set + you up on a fireside chat. +
++ Join the WhatsApp groups: broadcast for announcements only, and watercooler + for interactions. Invite interesting people to attend and share a link to + this page with them. +
+Registration
-- Registration helps us plan lunch, room capacity, campus entry, and the - participant updates for the day. + Registration helps us plan room capacity, campus entry, and participant + updates. Session slots are claimed on the day, so arrive early if you really + want to talk.