Archive for the ‘conference’ Category

BarCamp Vancouver 2008 Save The Date

July 21st, 2008 by Miss604   9 Comments

The social media landscape in Vancouver sure has evolved since I first attended BarCamp in 2006 and as such the event is back and bigger than ever for 2008.
BarCamp is an ad-hoc un-conference born from the desire for people to share and learn in an open environment. It is an intense event with discussions, demos [...]

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BlogHer 2008: Day Two and Opening

July 19th, 2008 by Dr Beth Snow   7 Comments

The following was written by Dr Beth Snow as my official BlogHer 2008 Conference correspondent. You can read more from Beth on her blog: Not To Be Trusted with Knives and she’ll be reporting back here throughout the weekend.
Michelin is providing over 200 tonnes of carbon offsets to make up for the environmental impact of [...]

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BlogHer 2008: Day One Sessions and Community Keynote

July 19th, 2008 by Dr Beth Snow   6 Comments

The following was written by Dr Beth Snow as my official BlogHer 2008 Conference correspondent. You can read more from Beth on her blog: Not To Be Trusted with Knives and she’ll be reporting back here throughout the weekend.
Today was the first full day of BlogHer’08. It was quite the full day (starting with breakfast [...]

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BlogHer 2008: First Impressions

July 18th, 2008 by Dr Beth Snow   3 Comments

The following was written by Dr Beth Snow as my official BlogHer 2008 Conference correspondent. You can read more from Beth on her blog: Not To Be Trusted with Knives and she’ll be reporting back here throughout the weekend.
I arrived in San Francisco yesterday evening, in time to meet up with my friend Katie (who [...]

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VinoCamp Vancouver This August

July 16th, 2008 by Miss604   1 Comment

Camp in the social media realm is basically a code name for a get together, an unconference, or impromtu meetups with likeminded individuals. At least that’s my explanation for all the DemoCamps, BarCamps, DrunkCamps, NerdCamps out there. The latest to hit Vancouver is VinoCamp, a one-day celebration of the finest vintage and grapey beverages around.
This [...]

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Convergence 2008 Day Blog

May 22nd, 2008 by Miss604   6 Comments

I’m going to call this a day blog as I won’t be live blogging per se, moreso collecting thoughts, sharing links, and posting information throughout the day.

Right now on the Convergence 2008 main stage Grant McCracken is talking about Digital Cultures:
McCracken looks at the places where culture and commerce, anthropology and economics meet most [...]

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Launch Party Vancouver 4 in Photos

May 22nd, 2008 by Miss604   8 Comments

Between LPV4 last night (thanks to Strutta) and the VIDFEST gala at the Vancouver Art Gallery I had the chance to meet so many new (and cool) people. I don’t have all the business cards with me so I can’t do shout outs right now, but I have a few posts coming in regards to [...]

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Vancouver Social Media Scene: Joomla Day! 2008

May 12th, 2008 by Miss604   6 Comments

In terms of workshops dedicated to the development and discussion of Content Management Systems (CMS) we’ve recently had DrupalCamp, WordCamp, and now it’s time for Canada’s largest-ever Joomla! Day.
On June14th 2008 from 9:00 AM to 5:30 please join us to celebrate what could be the largest Joomla! Day in Canada! We will be getting together [...]

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DrupalCamp Vancouver Wrap Up

May 10th, 2008 by Miss604   7 Comments

Due to family business this morning (which always comes before the blogging world) I had to miss about 85% of DrupalCamp Vancouver.
The good news is that John was here all day and the first words out of his mouth when he saw me were, “whoa! there’s some really cool theming going on.” This leads [...]

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VIDFEST 2008

May 9th, 2008 by Miss604   2 Comments

VIDFEST (Vancouver International Digital Festival) 2008 is fast-approaching and I’m just now beginning to comprehend how many elements, conferences, galas and events all fit under its 4-day festival umbrella.

The Vancouver International Digital Festival is an event for the top creative minds working in digital media. Join visionaries from games and digital entertainment, Web 2.0, interactive [...]

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