PodCampAZ 2007
Several members of the TCS team have decided to bring PodCamp to Arizona! Along with numerous friends and organizations in AZ, PodCampAZ should be coming this fall, 2007. So just what is PodCamp?
PodCamp is a free “unconference” focused on new media. Unconference, you say? Well, among the many hard to explain things in this world, this may not be the hardest. Here’s a snippet from Podcamp.org to explain it:
“The characteristics of all successful communities: broadly shared, accessible set of opportunities, a shared sense of responsibility for the success of the common enterprise, and a genuine sense of belonging.” - Former President Bill Clinton, TED2007
PodCamp is a FREE BarCamp-style community UnConference for podcasters and listeners, bloggers and readers, and anyone interested in New Media. It was held for the first time from September 8-10, 2006, in Boston, Massachusetts and is now spreading across the world.
You do NOT need to be a podcaster to attend a PodCamp. If you’re interested in podcasting or blogging, or you are a podsafe musician (or want to be), or maybe you’re just curious about social media, then please join us — and bring a friend or colleague.
There are 7 rules which govern what may or may not be called a PodCamp, and we happen to like them so much, we’ve posted them here. If the planned event meets all 7 criteria, we can call it a PodCamp.
1. All attendees must be treated equally. Everyone is a rockstar.
2. All content created must be released under a Creative Commons license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/
3. All attendees must be allowed to participate. (Subject to limitations of physical space, of course)
4. All sessions and events must be free of charge to attend.
5. All sessions must obey the Law of 2 Feet - if you’re not getting what you want out of the session, you can and should walk out and do something else. It’s not like you have to get your money’s worth!
6. The event must be new-media focused - blogging, podcasting, video on the net.
7. The financials of a PodCamp must be fully disclosed in an open ledger, except for any donor/sponsor who wishes to remain anonymous.
PodCamp AZ is just starting to take shape and desperately needs your help. If you are interested in helping out in any way, please contact us at info@thecreationshop.com, or stop by the PodCamp AZ page on podcamp.org and throw your name in the mix. We’d love to hear from you and get your thoughts, ideas and suggestions for how we, as a community, can make PodCamp AZ an amazing event.
Please join the mailing list, the Google Group or the Wiki. You can shoot us an email, add us as your Twitter friend or even make a donation. The success of PodCamp solely depends on you. Together, we can all make PodCamp AZ a success!
Got some great ideas for PodCamp AZ? Dump your brain-load in the Wiki. (The wiki is still a little under construction, so bear with us.)