I'm pleased to announce to we are in the planning stages for a SciBarCamp (July 8-9, 2009) in Palo Alto!
Thanks to Attila Csordas who was the instigator of BioBarCamp which took place before last years SciFoo, we've decided to carry on this tradition that he started. I'm also happy to pass on the news that Attila will be planning another BioBarCamp event later on this year.
SciBarCamp is an open format (BarCamp style) event in which the attendees decide the format of the event. All attendees are encouraged to participate by leading sessions on the topic of their choice.
This event is open to scientists of all disciplines who are passionate about what they do and are eager to share with others.
The main website for this event can be found here.
Any questions/comments please use the SciBarCamp FriendFeed Room.
As I've mentioned, we are still at an early point in the planning process for this event.
What I can tell you at this point in time is the following:
We've secured the The Institute for the Future (IFTF) for a venue (24 University Ave, Palo Alto, CA, 94301 (map)) to host this event. The attendance cap for this facility will be around 75 people.
Registration for this event will be open May 1, 2009. I will be setting up an Eventbrite account to handle the ticketing of this event. This is a free event, we are using a ticketing system to help maintain the registration list.
Your organizers for this event are:
Jamie McQuay (blog, twitter)
Shirley Wu (blog, twitter)
Chris Patil (blog, twitter)
Jim Hardy (blog, twitter)
John Cumbers (twitter)
All new information regarding this event will be posted on SciBarCamp Palo Alto, the FriendFeed Room and twitter
I Hope to see a lot of old and new faces in Palo Alto this summer!
Jamie
