Comments on: Indy Code Camp

By: Indy Code Camp: Schedule announced - Aaron Lerch

Indy Code Camp: Schedule announced - Aaron Lerch — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 20:43:19 +0000

[...] It should be a great day! I’m very pleased with the turn out of presenters and topics. When I started thinking about the code camp a while ago, I thought a good event would include six sessions – let’s just say [...]

By: Indy Code Camp - Call for Speakers - Aaron Lerch

Indy Code Camp - Call for Speakers - Aaron Lerch — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 17:50:58 +0000

[...] Code Camp – Call for Speakers A while ago I mentioned a crazy idea about hosting an Indianapolis-based Code Camp. As I worked out that idea, I needed help. It turns [...]

By: Indy Code Camp: Help! | Aaron Lerch

Indy Code Camp: Help! | Aaron Lerch — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 04:59:10 +0000

[...] November 12th @ 12:59 am by aaron I’m starting to take this crazy idea of an “Indy Code Camp” and slowly bring it into reality. But I can’t do it alone. [...]

By: Chris J. Breisch

Chris J. Breisch — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 23:29:29 +0000

I’m in. Sounds great to me!

By: Scott

Scott — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 23:29:29 +0000

Let’s do it!

By: aaron

aaron — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 23:29:29 +0000

Alright – that’s 2 of the 3 mid-westerners (I’m not counting myself). One more affirmative and we’ll move this idea forward!

By: Jeff Moser

Jeff Moser — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 23:29:29 +0000

I’m game!

By: eric

eric — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 23:29:29 +0000

Midwesterner #4, in the blog!

I think a code camp would be quite interesting, tell me more!

Better yet, tell everybody here and I'll cross post, I TOO have at LEAST four Midwesterners reading my blog.

By: aaron

aaron — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 23:29:29 +0000

Indy TechFest sounds fine and good, I think it’s missing some key components of what a code camp offers — namely the “by the community” part of the “by the community, for the community” phrase. I’ll be at TechFest (saturday, at least, if it’s on fri/sat) but I’m still going to kick around the idea of organizing a code camp.

By: Brad

Brad — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 23:29:29 +0000

IndyTechFest is being organized and put on by the Indianapolis .NET Developers Association (IndyNDA) and Indiana SQL Server User Group (IndyPASS). These are volunteer user groups with a combined membership between 1500 and 2000.

I can speak for the IndyNDA in saying that in the nearly six years we’ve been meeting, very few marketing presentations have occurred (like 3). One was planned (IBM presenting on design tools), the other two presenters won’t be back.

How is it community driven? The user groups are community volunteers. Anyone that wants to help can email Info@IndyTechFest.com and volunteer (or go to a user group meeting and volunteer).

You are correct on the small amount of information available. Watch over the coming weeks and that will change. Overview information has already been pulled together. Right now we are working to finalize sponsorships for the event to know what type of budget will be availalbe. The plans are for 350 to 400 people in this initial event. That size group requires a bit of planning and will generate a few costs!

In brief – five tracks, five sessions within each. Professional level interactive presentations, lunch informal chats, door prizes, a keynote, an open room to chat and poke on your notebook with others, and more. The open room will provide the ability to do what a code camp does while still having great sessions going on as well.

The event is being set up to be at no cost and is being set up to avoid corporate marketing.