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Monthly Archives: October 2008

Arpit Mathur, Software Engineer

October 19, 2008 – 10:31 am

Who are you and what do you do?
Hi! My name is Arpit and I am a lead software engineer at Comcast Interactive Media (CIM). I specialize in Flash as a technology and rich user experiences. I am also a big believer in open source technology and have been leading the charge on that within CIM [...]

By Roz Duffy | Posted in Who's Coming? | Tagged Arpit Mathur, CIM, Comics, Flash, Open Source, Social Media | Comments (1)

Valeria Maltoni, Conversation Agent

October 18, 2008 – 12:08 pm

Who are you and what do you do?
My name is Valeria and I was made in Italy. I’ve been called a communicator, a marketer, and a Renaissance person. I’m *the* Conversation Agent. I have been involved in social media ever since Fast Company magazine published its first issue where they declared that computing is social [...]

By Roz Duffy | Posted in Who's Coming? | Tagged Conversation Agent, Fast Company, Social Media, Valeria Maltoni | Comments (0)

BarCamp DC & SocialDevCamp East

October 18, 2008 – 11:58 am

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BarCamp DC is happening TODAY and we are really excited to hear about all the fun stuff that will come out of that. Twitter will be hoppin’ today, keep your eye on it!

SocialDevCamp East is happening in just two weeks on November 1st in Baltimore. Alex Hillman has a great write up on [...]

By Roz Duffy | Posted in BarCamps Around the World | Comments (0)

Owen Winkler, Open Source Developer

October 17, 2008 – 8:01 am

Who are you and what do you do?
By day, I’m Owen Winkler — a developer for Rock River Star, an internet consulting company in suburban Philadelphia specializing in web content management. By night, I’m known by my IRC nickname, ringmaster — an emeritus developer of WordPress, and current project management committee member of the [...]

By Roz Duffy | Posted in Who's Coming? | Tagged Habari, Open Source, Owen Winkler | Comments (0)

Carsten Petzold, Serial Entrepreneur

October 16, 2008 – 10:19 am

Who are you and what do you do?
Hi, I am Carsten a serial entrepreneur who just moved to Philly to launch my new company Larger Than Life Prints: www.LTLprints.com. We make custom, oversized (i.e. up to 7 x 4.5 feet large) self adhesive prints to decorate any wall, window, car - or any flat surface. [...]

By Roz Duffy | Posted in Who's Coming? | Tagged Carsten Petzold, LTL Prints, Serial Entrepreneurship | Comments (3)

What kind of sessions do you want to see at BarCamp?

October 16, 2008 – 12:29 am

There are no pre-determined speakers at BarCamp. The schedule is created the morning of the event and YOU, the attendees, are the ones who lead sessions. You are not required to present, but your participation is important.
Now is your chance to talk about what you want to see at BarCamp. Do you [...]

By Roz Duffy | Posted in Sessions | Comments (18)

Melissa Thiessen, Neuroscientist & Girl Gone Geek

October 15, 2008 – 8:44 am

Who are you and what do you do?
I’m Melissa, and I’m a third year neuroscience graduate student at Thomas Jefferson University here in Philadelphia. I study the effects of light on body rhythms in humans. I’m also a co-host of the podcast Girls Gone Geek, and a contributor to the blogs for Girls [...]

By Roz Duffy | Posted in Who's Coming? | Tagged Apple, Girls Gone Geek, iPhone, Melissa Thiessen, Neuroscience | Comments (0)

T-shirt Sponsorship Deadline: October 20th

October 14, 2008 – 10:19 am

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Hey! It’s not too late to sponsor BarCamp Philly!
We will be accepting sponsorship of all kinds up until the day of the event, but if your company would like to have its logo featured on the back of the BarCamp Philly t-shirt (as a Giant or Huge sponsor), please get in touch before Monday, October [...]

By Roz Duffy | Posted in Sponsorship | Comments (0)

Jeff Fritz, Web App Developer

October 14, 2008 – 8:22 am

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Who are you and what do you do?
My name is Jeff Fritz. I am a web application developer for a Software as a Service company in Malvern that provides automated temporary worker placement services. We started our business in the field of substitute teachers, and we have started to extend our reach into [...]

By Roz Duffy | Posted in Who's Coming? | Tagged .Net, C#, Jeff Fritz, Scalable Web Apps | Comments (0)

Learning from BarCamp Milwaukee

October 14, 2008 – 12:06 am

BarCamp Milwaukee just posted a really thorough debrief of their latest BarCamp, held just over a week ago on October 3rd & 4th. There is a ton of really great information about what worked and what didn’t work.
Some highlights:
What worked well at Barcamp?
The fact there were such a variety of people who weren’t part [...]

By Roz Duffy | Posted in BarCamps Around the World | Tagged BarCamp Milwaukee | Comments (2)

Maya Northen, Travel Business Owner

October 12, 2008 – 2:36 pm

Who are you and what do you do?
My name is Maya Northen and I own and operate a travel planning company. I am also starting up a travel e-magazine which will hopefully be out at the end of this year or very early in 2009.
Why are you attending BarCamp Philly?
I am moving more towards the [...]

By Roz Duffy | Posted in Who's Coming? | Tagged Chimera Travel, Maya Northen | Comments (0)

Chris Bartlett, Community Visionary

October 11, 2008 – 9:48 am

Who are you and what do you do?
Chris Bartlett (Harveymilk)
I am a gay community organizer in Philadelphia, and am director of the national LGBT Leadership Initiative, which is developing a strategic plan for gay leadership in the US. I also co-facilitate the Gay Men’s Health Leadership Academy. I am curious about how [...]

By Roz Duffy | Posted in Who's Coming? | Tagged Chris Bartlett, Community, Gay Men's Health Leadership Academy, Harveymilk, LGBT, Social Media | Comments (0)

Promote BarCamp Philly with a Badge!

October 11, 2008 – 9:22 am

Help get the word out about BarCamp Philly by putting a badge on your website or blog! Huge thanks to our friend Kelani for creating these!

Copy and paste this code!

By Roz Duffy | Posted in Promotion | Tagged Badge | Comments (0)

Duran Goodyear, Web Developer

October 10, 2008 – 10:06 am

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Who are you and what do you do?
Duran Goodyear, Web Developer at The University of the Arts. I manage, support, develop, and extend the internal facing web services at UArts. I also am part of the planning/steering committee that is working on the new Web Site for the University.
Why are you attending BarCamp Philly?
I’m [...]

By Roz Duffy | Posted in Who's Coming? | Tagged Duran Goodyear, LAMP | Comments (0)

T-shirts now available for sale!

October 9, 2008 – 11:46 pm

Can’t wait to get your hands on a BarCamp Philly t-shirt? You’re in luck! Thanks to our friends at ChoiceShirts, t-shirts are now available for sale. Every shirt sold helps us raise more money to put on BarCamp, so click on over and spread the love!
Click here to purchase a BarCamp Philly t-shirt »
Available [...]

By Roz Duffy | Posted in Announcements | Tagged T-shirts | Comments (0)

Monthly Archives: October 2008

BarCamp DC & SocialDevCamp East

Owen Winkler, Open Source Developer

Carsten Petzold, Serial Entrepreneur

What kind of sessions do you want to see at BarCamp?

Melissa Thiessen, Neuroscientist & Girl Gone Geek

T-shirt Sponsorship Deadline: October 20th

Jeff Fritz, Web App Developer

Learning from BarCamp Milwaukee

Maya Northen, Travel Business Owner

Promote BarCamp Philly with a Badge!

Duran Goodyear, Web Developer

T-shirts now available for sale!

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