This weekend (Sept. 26th & 27th) is Tampa’s 2nd annual BarCamp. Once again the event will be held at the College of Business building on USF’s main campus (see campus map). BarCamp is a worldwide movement with events being organized on a local level by volunteers and local businesses that want to see their tech community collaborate and grow.

Unlike typical tech conferences or seminars, the participants are also the presenters and anyone with an interesting idea or tech topic is encouraged to present (show up early, speaking slots fill up fast). Topics range from interesting approaches to product development to the actual development tools / platforms for programming and social media. As I like to say, BarCamp is an event sponsored by geeks, for geeks. These are not marketing sessions or opportunities for companies to sell their goods. Product pitches and even demos are discouraged and blatant self-promotion typically results in heckling or mass exodus by the audience.

Our first Tampa BarCamp in 2008 was a huge success with many interesting speakers and topics. Stop in and join in the power of this great collective sharing and learning experience.

Details:

Dev Day – Saturday September 26th 9AM – 6PM

Social Media Day – Sunday September 27th 9AM – 6PM

USF College of Business Administration

4202 East Fowler Ave. (follow signs to parking lot west of Sun Dome)

Event registration is free, but we strongly encourage participants to throw a little donation in the kitty to help with the cost of supplies, signage and food.

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