events/2009-07-25-dev-camp

<entry-title>microformatsDevCamp</entry-title> One of several microformats events.

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When

2009-07-25 from 12:00 to 2009-07-26 at 17:00

Where

San Francisco, CA

What

microformatsDevCamp! The first ever microformatsDevCamp, for authors, designers, publishers, developers, engineers building pages, sites, and tools with microformats.

URLs

http://microformats.org/wiki/events/2009-07-25-dev-camp

http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2888376/

short URL

http://tr.im/ufdevcamp

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tags

Please use all of the following tags when tagging related content (blog posts, photos):

tags: #ufdevcamp ufdevcampsf microformats microformatsDevCamp microformatsDevCampSF microformats-meetup BarCamp BarCamp2009 san-francisco upcoming:event=2888376

Track:

• #ufdevcamp on Twitter Search.
• #ufdevcamp tagspace on identi.ca.

Groups:

• !microformats Identi.ca group (aliases: !mf and !uf). Join and address the whole group. Notices to this group can also be tracked from #microformats

attendees

microformatsDevCamp, like any BarCamp, needs you!

Sign up to volunteer, attend, design, code, and build microformats!

planners

Want to help organize and plan the first microformatsDevCamp? Sign up and be sure to pick up a planner role (see below).

• Tantek Çelik - organizing, venue acquisition
• Rohit Khare - venue acquisition
• Chris Messina - intro and kickoff- run the introductory session and help start the microformatsDevCamp with traditional BarCamp intros/3tags and explanation of the BarCamp format.
• Edward O'Connor (Ted) - volunteer coordinator, cleanup
• Lauren Scime
• ...

Please see the #planner_to_do section!

planner roles

We need the following roles and responsibilities to be picked up by planners!

• sponsors - for food, t-shirts
• t-shirts (get estimate, make sure to order in time for the event, I think Ben Ward may be working on this - check with him)
• food - coordinate / match up sponsors with meals and make sure the meals arrive and are setup for the attendees
• setup - be in charge of setup the day of, coordinate with venue on setup plenty of time *before* the start of the camp! setup: power cords, power strips, calendar grid for sessions, tables and chairs in rooms/meeting areas, projectors
• volunteer coordinator - recruit and organize volunteers the day of the event to help out with food, setup
• cleanup - enlist help of volunteers and all devCamp participants to help with cleanup

If you're a planner, please pick up and move one or more of these roles/responsibilities to your name above. Thanks!

volunteers

Like all BarCamps, this event is what it is because of what everyone puts into it. Volunteer to help setup, check people in, get them setup with a name badge, clean up, and help people in general have a good time and get things done.

• Cindy Li - designer, helping with microformatsDevCamp logo design.
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attendees

Not sure what is going on but want to design interfaces and or build stuff with microformats and want help doing it? Sign up! Add yourself alphabetically sorted by family name.

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notes

topics discussed:

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session ideas

Have an idea for a session? Please read What is a DevCamp? and then suggest something or add a "+1" to existing suggestions, and sign your suggestion or opinion with your Username with ~~~

• microformats and user sign-up user interface - how can importing and subscribing to hCards help make user sign-up easier and thus get more users signed up quicker? Tantek
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sessions

Please create a wiki page for any session you lead or attend and link to it from here.

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photographs

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blog posts

Blog posts about the meetup. Newest first.

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see also

• Chris Messina: What is a DevCamp?
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Related Pages

• upcoming and recent events
• events in 2012
• events in 2011
• events in 2010
• events in 2009
• events in 2008
• events in 2007
• events in 2006
• Template for an individual event page

planner to-do

• I'm free most weekends through till the end of August. --Lauren Scime 17:20, 10 July 2009 (UTC-7)
  • Please see planner roles section and grab 1-2 roles that you want to help out with and add them next to your name in the planners list as Rohit, Chris, Ted, and I have done. --Tantek 17:36, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

venue

• Possible venues to look into:
  • Swedish American Hall on Market street - worked well for Webzine05, WordCamp in the past
  • Adobe / Macromedia on Townsend - worked well for the first iPhoneDevCamp
  • Google SF - we can ask Termie
  • ... add more ideas!
• Waiting to hear back about
  • Digg SF Potrero - Tantek has asked DBurka about 7/25-26
  • Ning PA near University Ave - Tantek has asked LauraGlu about 7/25-26
  • IFTF PA near University Ave - Tantek has asked Sean about about 7/25-31 - any days in that range
  • SixApart SF SOMA - Tantek has asked Leah Culver.
  • Citizen Space SF South Park - Tantek has asked Hillary about 7/25-26.
  • Microsoft SF office on Market street - hosted BarCampSanFrancisco - pinged ex-MSFT coordinator -- Rohit 21:49, 8 July 2009 (UTC)
• Available venues - these venues are likely to be available, and we should evaluate capacity, network connection/wifi, # of rooms, equipment/projectors, sleeping facilities etc.
  • 7/25-26 Automattic SF - Tantek has IM'd with Matt. Contact: Maya.
    • wifi, power outlets, extension cords, power strips
    • 4-5 rooms/meeting areas.
    • 3 projectors
    • one whiteboard.
    • sink, water.
    • overnight stay (camping!) possible.
  • ...

• Unavailable - these venues were unavailable for the dates given, but may be available in the future.
  • IFTF - they are previously occupied on Friday 17th, can't find host for Saturday 18th.

• Rejected - these won't work as venues.
  • Yahoo Brickhouse on 3rd street - have hosted many talks on many topics
    • There is no-longer a Yahoo Brickhouse; Yahoo moved out of this building in March. --BenWard 21:14, 10 June 2009 (UTC)
  • Get Satisfaction in South Park - not available for community BarCamp like events anymore. -- Rohit 21:49, 8 July 2009 (UTC)

T-shirts

• Make design
• Print

Sponsors

• collecting some donations for microformatsDevCamp at events/2009-06-26-microformats-4th-bday
• Figure out rough budget
• Find sponsors for each item

Food and drink

• Lunch Saturday - sponsored by ____________
• Dinner Saturday - sponsored by ____________
• Social Event (Sat. night)? - sponsored by __________
• Breakfast Sunday - sponsored by __________
• Lunch Sunday - sponsored by ___________
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