Given that I am now in the tech world, and that I have A LOT of friends in tech/social media, it just makes sense for me to participate. This year, I'm part of the organizing committee and I promised to help (I haven't yet been assigned any specific tasks, but since apparently I'm a master of schmoozing and social networking - not my words, Thomasso's! I guess I will be helping with venues or sponsorship or something along those lines).

Rebecca and Duane will be headlining WordCamp (a mini-camp on all things WordPress), which is kind of cool. I am of course sure that by then, I'll be self-hosted and therefore, if the topic comes up, I can always talk about the transition from the WordPress.com-hosted to self-hosted (a topic that I told Kulpreet I would talk about if there is a BC WordCamp in the future).

So what is BarCamp and why should you attend?

BarCamp is an ad-hoc unconference born from the desire for people to share and learn in an open environment. It is an intense event with discussions, demos and interaction from attendees. Anyone with something to contribute or with the desire to learn is welcome and invited to join. When you come, be prepared to share with barcampers. When you leave, be prepared to share it with the world.[BarCamp wiki]

So, save the date (it's about a week after my birthday, so I will try to include some post-birthday celebrations in here (after the camp is over, of course!)

subnet presents
barCamp08 Salzburg
21. Juni 2008 ab 14 Uhr
ARGEkultur | Studio (Roter Salon)

Hiermit möchten wir, der gesamte subnet-staff, zum *barCamp08* laden,
welches am *21. Juni ab 14 Uhr im Studio der ARGEkultur Salzburg* über
die Bühne geht. Was barCamps sind müssen wir euch wahrscheinlich nicht
erklären.

Hier nochmal eine Zusammenfassung:
Barcamps sind Un-Konferenzen, an denen jede/r teilnehmen kann. Sinn und
Zweck eines jeden Barcamps ist, dass die TeilnehmerInnen nicht nur
passiv konsumieren, sondern aktiv produzieren. Jede/r ist also
angehalten sich in Form von Workshops und Vorträgen aktiv zu beteiligen.
Programm und Struktur können vollkommen offen sein.

Der inhaltliche Schwerpunkt in Salzburg wird zwischen *Internet,
Netzkultur und Medienpolitik *liegen.

Die Anmeldung erfolgt über das barcamp-Wiki.
Anregungen und Wünsche können und sollen dort ebenfalls gepostet werden.