BarCamp

Had a brilliant day on Saturday: great talks and panels, quality food, good weather, and fun networking in the Westwood afterwards. Overall, I enjoyed BarCamp Galway, and I want to again thank our helpers, speakers, attendees, and especially our sponsors - without whom the day could not have happened in the manner it did (t-shirts, pens, paper, coffees, buns, lunches, biscuits, drink and nibbles).

Now...

We're organising three panels for BarCamp Galway, one or all of which hopefully will appeal to various audiences:

• Academics - "If I’m so smart, why am I being paid so little?" – What it means to be a computer researcher - Organised by Ed
• Practitioners - "I’ve got this great website, but nobody’s using it" – How to grow a community presence - Organised by Ina

The "BarCamp Galway" event will be held at the Digital Enterprise Research Institute, National University of Ireland, Galway from 10 AM on the 22nd of September. BarCamp is a technology-focused, informal gathering of people from technical and business backgrounds, where information and experiences are exchanged. The event is geared towards sharing knowledge and learning from others, and there is a policy of encouraging active participation in all discussions.

...and looking forward to it now. So far, we have been kindly sponsored by Microsoft Ireland, Blacknight Solutions, boards.ie, and Logon Internet Marketing. If you are interested in sponsoring (either €250, €500 or €1000), contact barcampgalway at gmail dot com.

We're also looking for some more speakers, so please add your name to the wiki page for BarCamp Galway if you want to talk!

If you are interested in sponsoring BarCamp Galway, do let us know!

This will go towards tea / coffee, lunch, t-shirts and anything else that is required for the event…

E-mail us at barcampgalway at gmail dot com or post a reply here.