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Ryan Burns posted on Sep 07, 2010
Who's Coming to ArbCamp? Adam Goodman - Coder, Pun-crafter, Taco-Eater
Who are you and what do you do?Adam Goodman - coder by day, pun-crafter by night (although recently I've been trying to limit the extent of my pun-ishing, lest someone pursue me for pun-itive damages). When I'm not making friends groan with dismay at my contortions of the English language (and sometimes when I am), I'm one of the guys working on Scio Security (http://sciosecurity.com Why are you attending ArbCamp?I've attended a few other BarCamp-style unconferences (including the previous ArbCamp), and arrived - I think, inexorably - at the conclusion that they're awesome! Also, I firmly believe that building a sense of community among the "geeks" in Ann Arbor (indeed, in Michigan at large) will be a critical component to any future successes of the region/state. If you were to lead a session, what would it be about?I'm not really sure. Perhaps something deep in the minutiae of software development - probably involving python and/or network communication - or perhaps something more high-minded about the issues we face at the crossroads of technology and public policy. Or, maybe, "why you shouldn't hate puns" (alternately known as "please don't hit me"). Tell us one random fact about yourself.I have eaten tacos every Tuesday since the end of March (and you, having not done so, have been missing out!) So if you like tacos - especially on Tuesdays - then you should talk to me... Where can we find you?@akgood on Twitter, or (usually) hanging out at the TechBrewery
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Ryan Burns posted on Sep 07, 2010
Who's Coming to ArbCamp? Kevin Dangoor - Python tamer and Web Tools Developer
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| Time | A | B | C | D | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Organizing Conferences | Music Digital Coaches | Startups in Ann Arbor | Social Networks & Obesity | Parallel Programming (with CUDA) on GPUs |
| 7:30 | Social Networking / Monetizing Social Networks |
D.I.Y. |
Coworking Space in A2 |
OLPC & Nettops |
Sustainable Transportation in Ann Arbor |
| 8 | Promoting a Website / Online Advertising |
Asterisk and/or SIP |
Selling b4 ur Product is Finished |
Girl Geek Night |
Java Audio FFT/NIO |
| 8:30 | Security | Linux Terminal Server Project |
Cloud Replaces IT |
Computational Art / Music / Poetry / Performance |
Photography - Film & Digital |
| 9 | Hacking Activism & Geek Education |
Functional Programming Languages |
Web 3.0 |
Personal Wikis |
Biotech Instrument Design / Open Source Scientific Software / Bioinformatics |
| 9:30 |
Git / VCS |
Pervasive Computing |
Dynamic Wireframing |
Location / Spatial Info. |
A2Game aka "Fluffy Bunny" |
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Coworking A2
Gonna happen
Design it
Create it
In the Arcadian Antiques space 3400 sq ft
Price determined by how many people split the cost
CoworkingA2 @ gmail.com
A2 Mech Shop $300 - $600/mo
Brickyard
$275/mo
No Vacancies
Zattoo
$?/mo,
8 desks available
email dugsong @ zatoo.com
SPARK Central
$400/cube
$99/shared
SPARK North (Wetlab)
SPARK East (Ypsilanti)
$?/mo
15k sq ft
Who are you and what do you do?
Whitney R. I'm an epidemiologist
specializing in obesity and nutritional epidemiology.
Why are you attending ArbCamp?
I'm kind of geek. Always good to meet like-minded others. And I just moved to Ann Arbor this fall and am looking to know the local community better.
If you were to lead a session, what would it be about?
One idea: people could give me a news report or journal article about a new study. Give me 10 minutes to read it, and I can give you a quick synopsis and tell you how good or bad the research is and what it means.
Tell us one random fact about yourself.
I'm still trying to figure out the best footwear for these snowy, sticky Ann Arbor winters.
Where can we find you?
Not much web presence. I'm working on it.
Some tips to make the most of ArbCamp 08 tomorrow night:
- Bring your laptop / camera if you have things to share, show, or publish (we strongly encourage people to share their ArbCamp experiences online through blogs, tweets, photos, video, etc. with an 'arbcamp08' tag). Don't forget your power adapter!
- Bring business cards (some have made MooCards just for this)
- Bring any job postings, or in these times, even just news of interesting employment opportunities, for which we'll set up a bulletin board
- Think of 3 tags that describe you, for our introductory session (and badges)
Here are some other thoughts about preparing for a barcamp event to think about.
Remember, ArbCamp is about participation. This event is BY you and FOR you. Think about what you'd hope to see, or what you can offer, and help make it happen by leading a session (e.g. starting a discussion, not necessarily presenting in any formal way). We'll have at least two projectors to hook up to laptops (with a standard VGA connector) though, if you've prepared something to kick off a discussion. We'll also have whiteboards, markers, paper, and tape, and other basic office supplies.
Please share your thoughts on what you hope to see happen at ArbCamp in the comments below, and we'll see you soon!
Who are you and what do you do?
Ryan Burns. I design and model digital electronics for a small Chicago based consulting company that is expanding with an Ann Arbor design center, currently staffed by myself. We do a lot of video hardware datapaths, as well as general control electronics for a variety of applications, which are primarily implemented in Field-Programmable-Gate-Arrays (FPGAs). An FPGA is basically a bunch of general digital logic cells and delay elements that can be reconfigured to implement your Hardware Design Language design, including processors, and direct hardware realization of algorithms. I'm interested in design-cycle automation and testing strategies for compressing design and integration time.
Why are you attending ArbCamp?
I watch Iron Chef because you can efficiently absorb a massive density of cooking techniques and strategies in a reasonable amount of time, and through serendipity you become aware of things you didn't know you could look up. I'm hoping ArbCamp will fill the same role for cooking up technology ideas and meeting interesting people.
If you were to lead a session, what would it be about?
Applying the principles of Edward Tufte regarding concise and informative graphics, or about using wikis as an internal corporate knowledge base, both of which I'm a big proponent of. Alternatively: Do you run a personal wiki? What platform do you use and how does it work for you?
Tell us one random fact about yourself.
Above my desk is a framed charcoal drawing of a former co-worker being pelted with elastic bands, drawn by said co-worker.
Where can we find you?
http://ryanburns.info/blog
http://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanburns
http://twitter.com/ryanburns
Who are you and what do you do?
Hello, I'm Zachary Campau. I'm an aspiring entrepreneur, and an MBA candidate at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business. Right now I'm the BOM Process Subject Matter Expert and BOM Systems Deployment Lead at Ford Motor Company. Currently working on an ongoing project to improve/iterate/implement a suite of BOM-related software to shorten the time of product development and facilitate more robust sharing of information.
Why are you attending ArbCamp?
I love Ann Arbor, and since starting the MBA program this past September, I feel like I've not done enough to get involved in the local community. At FuturTech 2008 Dug Song told me about ArbCamp, and then immediately told me it was full 
but now it's open again!
If you were to lead a session, what would it be about?
Right now one of the interesting things I'm working on is the implementation of a Business Process Management System (BPMS) at Ford. I could talk about using BPMS to progress toward the IT Holy Grail of "Single Login", and all the other great benefits we're going to see from it. The interesting thing about my experience that I think makes it worth sharing is that I'm not in IT, but more a liaison between IT, Engineering, and the Business.
Tell us one random fact about yourself.
I can dunk a basketball.
Where can we find you?
My New Blog: http://www.thebugbyte.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/zcampau
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/zacharycampau
Thanks to SPARK, we've secured a new location for ArbCamp 08 - the second floor of Cottage Inn Pizza at 512 E William St, Ann Arbor!
If you were previously waitlisted for the event, please show up! And invite your friends to register!
Who are you and what do you do?
I am a recent engineering graduate of the University of Michigan, where I got both a BSE and MSE in computer science. I have worked previously for companies ranging from blogging start-ups (Xanga) to major software companies (Apple), and I definitely have to say that I
enjoy the freedom and self-direction of a small company. Which is why I currently work locally at Zattoo, like a bunch of other people
coming to Arbcamp 
. My favorite area of software is social networking - anything that people can use to strengthen social connections and find things that interest them. In my spare time, I hang out around Ann Arbor and sometimes hack on one of my many side projects.
Why are you attending ArbCamp?
Ann Arbor is a great city, and there are great people coming through all the time. I think that events like ArbCamp and groups like a2geeks will help to keep that talent here in Ann Arbor. In my mind, with the University of Michigan plus the tech companies that already exist here, there is no reason that Ann Arbor can't be a major tech hub.
If you were to lead a session, what would it be about?
I'll probably talk about something on web services development in Python, and maybe about Google App Engine specifically. Also, you might find Zach and me giving a talk about doing puzzle/scavenger hunts around Ann Arbor...
Tell us one random fact about yourself.
I enjoy karaoke. If you also have a strange desire to sing songs you may or may not know, you should talk to me. We'll get you on the list for when we head out to Good Time Charley's or The Circus for karaoke nights. Seriously.
Where can we find you?
http://twitter.com/mjpizz
http://livelearncode.com
http://www.linkedin.com/in/mjpizz
The results of our a2geeks logo design challenge are finally in, and we have a winner!
We'll have stickers with the new logo to hand out at ArbCamp 08 next week, and we've also set up an a2geeks LinkedIn group for local networking as well. You do actively network, don't you?
If you aren't on LinkedIn already, be sure to check out Ellen Levy's excellent presentation at UM on managing your global professional network using their social platform.
| Where | Kai Garden |
|---|---|
| When | 12-12-08, 12 - 1 lunch |
| Facilitator / Scribe |  Dug Song |
| Attendees | Dug Song, Matt Pizzimenti,  Zach Steindler, Jonathan Duty, Brandon Dimcheff, Jackie Yang, Mark Ramm, Devon Persing |
Overview
Fast, no-nonsense working lunch. Ripped through past action items, covering topics below. No extraneous conversation or socializing, we'll have time for that at ArbCamp.
Key Decisions
Setup
Show up at 5 PM to help setup. 100 chairs, but some extra in the wings (conference room, etc.). 2 bathrooms. Need to check on trash cans.
SPARK is pretty well outfitted - there are at least 4 rolling whiteboards to use, and the conference room across the kitchen has one as well. We also have another conference room by the incubator space that Lance has offered to open up, but we'll reserve that in case of overflow. We could also use the kitchen area in a pinch.
SPARK has one projector and movable screen, and Dug and Marshall will each bring one. There is a screen mounted from the ceiling on the south side of the room, and a big white wall on the north that we could use to project onto. Devon will keep track of what's needed and who's bringing what using the tasklist on the webpage - please volunteer to help bring things!
Registration
We'll allow all registrants in, and the first 10 from the waitlist up until 6:30 PM. If we have more space available after that, we'll let more folks in, first-come, first-served, until we reach our max. The SPARK space looks to hold 100 comfortably, but we could probably handle more. Jackie and Sunny to help with the registration table.
We will set up a table next to registration for anyone to put out job postings, business cards, etc. We will also set up a board for sig dots.
We need signs with details of the wifi network, IRC channel, tags to use for Flickr, Twitter, etc.
Merch
Skipping ArbCamp stickers - Mark still doesn't have the Illustrator file from Ross, and some were made last year anyway (maybe some extra somewhere?). Dug sponsoring 500 a2geeks stickers, Mark Maynard picking them up from VGKids before the event.
Sponsors
Sponsors will handle their own sponsorships directly - e.g. food orders and delivery, etc. The amorphous "group" of organizers we have shall handle no money themselves. We should list the sponsorships and actual amounts on the Sponsors page for full transparency, and to aid in future planning (by us, or anyone else who does an event like this). Drink sponsors will handle their own - see the After Party details below.
CFE to handle pizza, SPARK to handle the rest (drink, plates, appetizers, etc.).
Opening Session
We will tag-team MC'ing the event. Matt Pizzimenti and Mark Ramm to drive the opening session, which will go something like this:
- Quick name, 3-word tag intros of the entire group
- Large index cards or sticky notes and markers available for anyone (everyone!) to come up with session ideas, some of which will have already been printed off from the website
- Session scheduling is collaborative, and first-come/first-served. Each person will read off their topic idea before it goes on the schedule grid, and the group will work out swaps, etc. We place trust in ourselves. Overflow sessions can be moved to the last lightning talk round, for "dine-around"-style (drink around!) socializing after the event.
With 5 tracks and a 6th possible (there's space for it), we should consider carving out a half-hour in the middle as a global intermission / networking session if we can.
After Party
Let the crowd decide where they want to go afterward. We're going to do some work to list options for the group, but we're not going to secure a space. If anyone wants to sponsor drinks post-event somewhere, there will be opportunity to announce this during our final lightning talk round (perhaps during a "What to do after ArbCamp?" talk).
Next Actions
- Contact [email protected] at CFE to handle pizza order (Zach Steindler)
- Contact [email protected] at SPARK to handle drinks, appetizers, desserts (Zach Steindler)
- Look for potential overflow space for waitlisted folks that can't make it in (Ed Vielmetti)
- Send Facebook message to everyone on the Facebook event to make sure they sign up on the [email protected] list, and try to manually reconcile the rest via http://directory.umich.edu, etc. (Jonathan Duty)
- Get remaining flyers up at CSE/EECS, to collect additional folks on the mailing list for our next event. (Zach Steindler, Chris Kurecka)
- Get flyers up at B-school and SI (Devon)
- Design and prepare signup sheets (or wiki page?) to have at registration for ArbCamp and a2geeks
- Keep track of items to bring, and nag people to bring them (Devon)
Who are you and what do you do?
I'm Adam Davis, I currently work at Lear as a contract software engineer on electronic modules that will appear in cars in a few years. I do consulting for electronic hardware and software design, but am proficient at a wide range of skills in the computer and IT area, to software development, to electronic design and microcontroller work (embedded systems). My greatest enjoyment comes from designing and building systems that involve many areas, such as building and programming an embedded tracking device that communicates with a web page and updates a database through a cellular connection.
Examples:
- http://ubasics.com/wmr/index.php?id=100749
- http://ubasics.com/dighole/
- http://mypic32.com/web/guest/profiles?profileID=50331
Why are you attending ArbCamp?
I want to get to know people who want to grow the technical community in Ann Arbor. I'd like to become involved in more adventures, and become a resource for others to launch their passions.
If you were to lead a session, what would it be about?
Napkin designs - how to take your idea apart into smaller manageable chunks and implement it quickly and iteratively. A big part of this is knowing what is possible, where shortcuts can be made, and weighing implementation risks to come to a manageable design.
Tell us one random fact about yourself.
I participated in the 2006 National Novel Writing Month and completed a 50k word novel, which you can read for free (free pdf) http://www.lulu.com/content/631354
Where can we find you?
http://www.ubasics.com/
http://www.linkedin.com/in/madavis
http://stackoverflow.com/users/2915/adam-davis
http://twitter.com/stienman (~4 updates per day)
http://www.vimeo.com/user278372/videos (Mostly GoTech videos)
[email protected]
Who are you and what do you do?
Jon Oberheide. I'm a PhD candidate at the University of Michigan where I also obtained my BS and MS. My interests lie in all aspects of security, whether code, network, or physical. If I'm not writing papers/grants for our research group, I'm usually hacking on a pet project or breaking things. My favorite pastime is attempting to find free time in my life to develop a favorite pastime.
Why are you attending ArbCamp?
I share a common vision with Dug and hope to rejuvenate the hacker culture that once thrived here in Ann Arbor. There's an enormous amount of technical talent between the University and various tech companies in AA, so I hope events such as ArbCamp will help bring these many disjoint groups together.
If you were to lead a session, what would it be about?
Likely something security-related, yet accessible to the average a2geek. A hands-on demonstration of various lockpicking tools and methods could make for an interesting session.
Tell us one random fact about yourself.
I'm not allergic to the saliva of mosquitos.
Where can we find you?
In 3 short weeks, we've hit our attendance limit for ArbCamp 08. We'll accept an additional 10 beyond SPARK's limit of 100 people for the event, but unfortunately we cannot accomodate everyone - the space simply isn't big enough. We promise to hold another event early next year, perhaps on campus to better accomodate all the students who couldn't make it. Please sign up on the ArbCamp 08 second-wave registration with your e-mail address, and we'll be sure to let you if someone cancels, or when our next event will be - and you're welcome to join us for the after-party, at least...
For those of you that were able to join us, congratulations! We're going to have a great night. Here's what to expect:
Food
Thanks to SPARK and UM's Center for Entrepreneurship, we will have food and drinks for all attendees starting at 6 PM.
Speed geeking
5 parallel tracks of half-hour blocks (possibly combined to make longer sessions), so anywhere from 15 one hour sessions to 30 half-hour sessions possible. After a round of (extremely short) introductions, participants will propose discussion topics to be laid out on the schedule grid by the group - and then GO! We'll have at least two projector+screen setups for sessions requiring them.
Lightning talks
As many short (1-5 minute) talks to close out the event as we can, before we retire to the...
After-party
More conversation over drinks at a to-be-determined bar, with a first round of drink tickets distributed by our other event sponsors (to be listed) at 11 PM.
Liveblogging
We encourage folks to spread the ideas discussed at ArbCamp to the community through live blogging, video, Twitter, IRC, etc. We'll have an open wifi network available for you to be connected online, as you make connections IRL.
Additional logistics and discussion will happen over the attendee e-mail list we'll set up shortly. See you on Dec 18!
| Where | Kai Garden |
|---|---|
| When | 12-04-08, 12 - 1 lunch |
| Facilitator / Scribe | Dug Song |
| Attendees | Dug Song, Matt Pizzimenti, Zach Steindler, Jeff Parker, Adam Goodman, Mark Ramm |
After party logistics
Sponsorships
Registrations
Merchandise
A lot of rambling discussion and tangents into CFE and hackerspaces, TechCocktail and the a2geeks conference, coworking possibilities at Zattoo, connections to the Paypal Mafia
Decisions
- 2 individual sponsors, 2 institutional (SPARK and CFE) so far. Individuals can sponsor drinks at an afterparty (we can cover design and printing of drink tickets), SPARK and CFE the food and merch (stickers).
- Shutting down registration at 100, with some slop (10?). Will replace with waitlist...
Next Actions
- Add all registered attendees to an arbcamp08-ppl@ mailing list (Dug Song)
- Ask arbcamp08-ppl@ about after-party locations; Bar Louie is across the street, but Cafe Habana/Blue Tractor basement might be better to reserve?
- Contact CFE to help sponsor food or merch (stickers) - side topic of CoffeeHouseCoders at Mujo in the Dude (Dug Song, Zach Steindler)
- Get ArbCamp Illustrator file from Ross, submit sticker order to vgkids.com ASAP (Mark Ramm)
- Set up drink sponsorships for after-party, design drink tickets (or get sponsors to) (Matt Pizzimenti)
- Quick flyers for CFE, CAEN labs, B-school, SI - we'll be full, but track everyone on a waitlist for future events (Zach Steindler, Chris Kurecka)
- SPARK field trip to verify wifi, space, etc. to be scheduled for arbcamp08@ group at our next lunch meeting, maybe across the street at Bar Louie
Who are you and what do you do?
Anthony Oliver. I'm currently a vision system engineer. I setup, install, and support vision systems for automation that do error proofing, traceability, and identification. I obtained my software engineering degree from Michigan Technological University last December. I've been involved with computer programming since the age of 14. Was a Google Summer of Code student working on a Drupal CMS module in 2007 and got more involved with the Drupal Ann Arbor Group which is how I heard about ArbCamp.
Why are you attending ArbCamp?
I am very interested in anything related to GRIN (Genetics, Robotics, Information Tech, and Nanotech). Always interested in meeting like minds and enjoying discussing technology.
If you were to lead a session, what would it be about?
Maybe talk about Drupal as a platform for communication. Maybe talk about the singularity. Not really sure, I'm not the best presenter.
Tell us one random fact about yourself.
I have my initials in binary code tattooed on my arm.
Where can we find you?
What do I do?
I am the sad little multi-media entity known as Mark Maynard. I have a blog that a small select group of unemployed and angry people seem to read. I'm active in progressive politics. Some friends and I started something call the Shadow Art Fair. I'm presently trying to get an outdoor, bike-powered film series started in Ypsilanti. I also paint, make comics, and publish a magazine called Crimewave USA. And, most importantly, I sell kick-ass Christmas cards. And I also have some startup experience.
Why am I going?
I'm not a geek. I'm not a technologist by any stretch of the imagination. I am, however, interested in new business formation, and any number of other things that may sprout forth from an event such as this one... At the very least, I'll cover the event for the geekier readers of my site. I suspect, however, that I'll find a niche somewhere and contribute something.
If I were to lead a session?
I'd probably be most comfortable talking about community organizing via the web, blogging in general (from a non-technical, more content-side perspective), or this new outdoor, bike-powered film festival thing I'm trying to get off the ground.
A random fact?
I am much larger in life and closer to you than I appear on the screen.
Where to find me?
If someone wanted to find me in person, there best bet would be at the December 6 Shadow Art Fair, where I'll be ladling out gumbo and hugging people. Outside of that, the best place would probably be on my blog.
Who are you and what do you do?
I'm Eli Neiburger, Associate Director for IT and Production at AADL. I'm responsible for the Library's Community Relations, Marketing, IT, and Production departments, including library events, aadl.org, aadl.tv and our other web products, software development, networking and IT support for AADL's 5 locations, plus planning, budgeting, content partnerships and other CTO-type stuff.
Why are you attending ArbCamp?
I'm attending Arbcamp because we're a little disconnected from Ann Arbor's geek community here in our nonprofit world, and I'd like to get a better idea of what needs there are in the geek community that the Library could help meet. I'm also very interested in helping hacker culture hit critical mass in Ann Arbor and provide a foundation for truly geeky projects and events around the area.
If you were to lead a session, what would it be about?
I'd like to lead a session about geeks and the library if that's not too self-serving; also we've been doing a lot with Drupal here and I'm always interested in trading ideas with other Drupallers. I'm also interested in geekly informal education; I think that the whippersnappers of today don't have the same opportunities to get deep into hardware or programming the way that we children of the 70s and 80s did, and that there are some great opportunities to pull the geek community together and produce some awesome youth-oriented events that give kids a chance to see past the interface.
Tell us one random fact about yourself.
I aspire to form a Klezmer band that plays only covers of videogame music.
Where can we find you?
My personal blog is http://ulo.tricho.us and I'm ulotrichous on Twitter.
Who are you and what do you do?
My name is Les Orchard, and I am a {web,mad,computer} Scientist working for the Mozilla Corporation. I telecommute from our house in Livonia, often from coffee shops in Ann Arbor, and sometimes from the Corner Brewery in Ypsi. I don't work on Firefox, but I work on many of the web properties supporting Firefox and other Mozilla products - eg. addons.mozilla.org, support.mozilla.org, crash-stats.mozilla.com
Why are you attending ArbCamp?
I'm attending ArbCamp because I lived out in the Bay Area for 2 years and really dug the handful of BarCamps and SuperHappyDevHouse events I managed to attend. Having returned to Michigan, I'd really like to see a hacker / knowledge worker community and industry grow here and be a part of it.
If you were to lead a session, what would it be about?
I'm not sure - I'd like to see what people are interested in. I can cover things such as social software sites like Twitter or Delicious (wrote a book, worked there); working with RSS/Atom feed content (wrote a book); working with JavaScript and JS frameworks (wrote a book); Mozilla projects and how they're run (I work there); and even World of Warcraft papercraft (I made a pumpkin and a rabbit).
Tell us one random fact about yourself.
I really, really like Domokun.
Where can we find you?
I can be found on Twitter as http://twitter.com/lmorchard and more of my spew can be found at http://decafbad.com/
Who are you and what do you do?
My name is Patti Smith (TeacherPatti on the wide, wide world of web). I am a special education teacher of the visually impaired in Detroit Public Schools. I teach middle schoolers and I have the best job in the world. (I used to be an underpaid, unhappy legal aid lawyer...shudder).
Why are you attending ArbCamp?
2. I am attending ArbCamp because I am constantly trying to integrate technology into my classroom. Thanks to technology, my kiddos can do more than ever before. It's up to me to find it, learn to use it and then teach them how to be as successful as they possibly can be.
If you were to lead a session, what would it be about?
I'm too new at tech stuff to lead anything! I guess I could teach you all how to use JAWS (screen reader program).
Tell us one random fact about yourself.
I brew and drink copious amounts of beer. You can often find me at the Corner Brewery.
Where can we find you?
I am TeacherPatti on Twitter, Patti Smith on Facebook and Teacher in the Hood (http://pattimst3k.livejournal.com) on the Web.
Who are you and what do you do?
My name is Fred Posner and I am a VoIP/Network engineer. I have a small business (Team Forrest) that provides tech consulting work for a variety of companies. In the past, I've worked mostly for large VoIP carriers (such as VoIP.com), designing and implementing Internet phone service for more than 20,000 users. Lately, I'm trying to work more with small businesses where we can utilize open source software and provide effective communication while decreasing costs.
Why are you attending ArbCamp?
I moved to Ann Arbor from Florida just in time to catch the first snowfall. I'm excited to live in an area where geeks do not live in caves and only socialize virtually. I am attending to meet fellow geeks and learn, share, discuss.
If you were to lead a session, what would it be about?
VoIP isn't just telephony. It's presence — and designing VoIP systems to be an extension of your presence is my passion. With today's technology, integrating a voice or data device to sql, web, or any networkable item is key. VoIP can help bring the telephone into the digital age, whether through speech recognition, HD Voice, conferencing, call centers, or anything you can imagine.
Tell us one random fact about yourself.
I own my dream vehicle - a Harley Davidson Road King and ride it as much as possible.
Where can we find you?
http://www.voiptechchat.com
http://www.teamforrest.com
http://twitter.com/fredposner
facebook and linked in.
Who are you and what do you do?
Hello fellow thinkers, tinkerers, and travelers. I am Brandon McNaughton and I am a Research Fellow and Translation Research Scholar at the University of Michigan. I research a new method for rapid medical diagnostics, using tiny spinning magnets. I have built and tested a lab prototype and am currently in the process of developing the next stage prototype device.
Why are you attending ArbCamp?
I am interested in meeting other people who want to do something creative and take their ideas to the next level.
If you were to lead a session, what would it be about?
I am always geeked out about "garage inventions" and crazy/new ideas. So, I would lead a session about anything related to these topics, such as interfacing gadgets to computers, rapid prototyping, or turning ideas into something physical that can be tested and/or thrown (if it does not work!).
Tell us one random fact about yourself.
I have been to 50 states, but feel like I need to go to more.
Where can we find you?
| Where | Kai Garden |
|---|---|
| When | 11-21-08, 12 - 1:30 lunch |
| Facilitator | Dug Song |
| Scribe | Dug Song, Ed Vielmetti |
| Invitees | everyone |
| Attendees | Dug Song, Ed Vielmetti, Jonathan Duty, Marshall Weir, Matt Pizzimenti, Zach Steindler, Jonathan Cohen, Kevin Dangoor, Mark Ramm |
| Missing | Brian Kerr, Ross Johnson (said maybe?) |
Agenda
- General Tso's chicken and tofu
- Scallion Pancakes
- Brown Rice
Minutes
ArbCamp will be what its participants make of it. Prior ArbCamp organizers had the intent of drawing a diverse crowd, which we should try to honor, but we're all geeks - Ed honestly has the best chance of doing this with 300+ a2b3 subscribers. Tangent: perhaps the original goal for ArbCamp would be better served as an a2b3 conference, timed with the Summer Fair, maybe with an application to AAACF for a community grant. Need to meet with previous organizers to explore.
PR around the event needs to support this mission, but in an unconference, whoever shows up is what you have to work with. We will try to support this a bit by calling for attendee profiles to post that represent the diversity we're hoping for. We realize the partnership with SPARK may be as off-putting to some as the keynote speaker was for others last year, if this is to attract non-techies.
Goals for the event:
- Good turnout, high participation
- Teach others how to do this themselves, inspire many other similar events
- Share the event logistics to help the community help themselves (Mark had trouble getting WCC, which Ed said was a just a matter of talking with Charlie Penner - inside baseball we can all use). Open-source event planning.
Non-goals for the event:
- Ensure the topics and people we want are represented. We must accept that an unconference will be unpredictable. If we have goals to support diversity, our only tool is affirmative action, as we cannot dictate the material. We will try to reach out as far as our networks go - any and all help is appreciated...
Key Outcomes
Space
Four corners of the room, plus a small conference room, so 5 parallel tracks. Can make a field trip to SPARK to visit the space later and check on things.
Schedule
| 6 PM | Food and mingling |
| 7 - 7:30 PM | Opening session. MCs in priority order of availability: Brian Kerr, Ed, Mark, Matt Pizzimenti |
| 7:30 - 10:30 PM | 5 parallel tracks of half-hour blocks (possibly combined to make longer sessions), so anywhere from 15 one hour sessions to 30 half-hour sessions possible |
| 10:30 PM | Lightning talks to wrap up based on leftover session ideas and any other prepared topics anyone submits. Talk duration will be fixed, and determined based on the number of topics to cover - anywhere from 1 to 5 minutes per presenter. This is the closing session for the unconference, but the opening session for the afterparty... |
Attendance Cap
SPARK holds 100. When we hit this, we close off website registrations and open a waitlist.
Resources
- Need whiteboards, SPARK doesn't have many. Jonathan Duty, Dug Song to bring some. Prop Dispo also has them for $5 each.
- Zattoo brings one projector and screen, SPARK has one. Marshall to look into another.
Sponsors
Zach will be the sponsor coordinator. Ed suggests printed materials as sponsorship opportunities.
Next Steps
- Meet every Friday for lunch at Kai Garden until the event, skipping next week (Thanksgiving)
- Dug out all next week, maybe available a bit online.
- Next meeting: Friday, Dec 5, noon lunch
- Manually reconcile Facebook event regs with the website (Jonathan Duty?)
- Zach to work with designer friend to finish blog badges and flyer design
- Dug to follow up with Matt at a2skatepark.org to find out about 4x6 glossy club flyers we did
- Zach to coordinate UM street team to hit up computing sites, bulletin boards, hallways
- All: reach out to publicize event. Invite profiles from diverse representation of attendees
Open Issues
- After Party? Actually, Hathaway's Hideaway would be a perfect community unconference space...
- Contingency plan for an overflow or alternate space (Google A2 only holds 110)?
Who are you and what do you do?
I'm Devon Persing. I don't have a company, but I do freelance and contract info architecture, front-end web design, and online writing/editing work. I got an MS from the UM School of Information in 2006, in the Library and Information Services track. I also have a BA in creative writing. In my work, I like to keep things simple, accessible, and usable. During the day I help manage digital services for the Kresge Library at the Ross School of Business.
Why are you attending ArbCamp?
As an interdisciplinary nerd, I'm interested in meeting other interdisciplinary nerds, seeing how they manage their worklives, and learning more about what they're up to and where collaborations are possible.
If you were to lead a session, what would it be about?
I just finished reading Rosalind Williams's Notes on the Underground: An Essay on Technology, Society, and the Imagination, and it's been shaping my recent thoughts about technology. Since I come from a liberal arts background, I've always been interested in the intersections between science and art, and of late I've become particularly taken with the history of technology and how it has influenced literature and other art forms, and how all this affects daily lives. So, if I were to lead a session, it would probably be about those intersections, and perhaps how people in the group have experienced them.
Tell us one random fact about yourself.
I grew up in an amusement park.
Where can we find you?
blog: http://viscousplatypus.net
sad, sad pro site: http://dpersing.com
twitter: viscousplatypus
Who are you and what do you do?
I telecommute for NVIDIA from my house in AA. I work in the Research group, which means it's my job to think about what a GPU might be 3 years from now. I'm also interested in figuring out how to use the current generation of GPUs for scientific computing. Mostly I write a ton of code in CUDA.
Why are you attending ArbCamp?
Dug Song is a persuasive dude. But really, I'd like to get more involved in the local tech scene.
If you were to lead a session, what would it be about?
Parallel programming is the future (and increasingly the present), but most people don't realize it yet. I work in CUDA a lot, which is NVIDIA's parallel version of C, but there are lots of other interesting parallel languages and models out there. I'd love to talk about the state of the art in parallel programming, and find out what other people are doing and how they plan to adapt to a world where processors are getting wider but not faster.
Tell us one random fact about yourself.
I'm trying to learn how to ice skate. My legs are covered in bruises.
Where can we find you?
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MarkMaynard.com interviews Dug Song on ArbCamp
I don't like interviews, but here goes.
MM: What's ArbCamp?
ArbCamp is an unconference for Ann Arbor geeks of all stripes (tech, art, music, science, biz, etc.) - an informal but intense meeting where the schedule is built by its participants. Every attendee is expected to lead or actively participate in discussions, or otherwise contribute to the event in some way - there are no spectators. ArbCamp's goal is to accelerate the process of community formation by quickly and meaningfully connecting people through their shared passions and diverse interests.
For tech geeks (esp. those from the Unix community), this is culturally familiar as the evolution of the ameoba-like "hallway track" into self-organized "Bird of a Feather" (BoF) sessions at traditional conferences, now formalized and branded as BarCamp events (just as "Work-In-Progress" (WIP) sessions became "lightning talks", and now Pecha Kucha and O'Reilly Ignite events). This basic collaborative meeting format has been used by many groups decades before BarCamp, though - see "Open Space Technology" for some history...
MM: Would someone who isn't necessarily technically inclined, like myself, be welcome?
Absolutely! A central tenet of such events is that whoever shows up is exactly who should be there - and that the participants decide the sessions to be held, not the organizers. Even highly technical barcamps tend toward topics of broader community interest because of this.
MM: I know last time someone attempted a "barcamp-esque" event in Ann Arbor there was a lot of controversy due to the fact that, unlike other barcamps being held around the United States, there was a somewhat set agenda, people were charged to participate, and people weren't allowed to stay overnight. Did you think that criticism was legitimate? And, if so, how's it been addressed this year?
The criticism seemed to be more around having a specific theme for the event (potentially alienating those who couldn't connect with "publishing" as a topic), and the pricey admission for a high-profile keynote speaker imparting "expert" wisdom - elements of traditional conferences that unconferences were developed as a reaction to. I'll defer to Andrew Turner on this one - he's another friend that left Ann Arbor early this year after starting his company here (Mapufacture, recently acquired in August by FortiusOne):
We've addressed it this year by organizing the event with only 4 weeks' notice. The less organized the event, the more inviting it can be for everyone to help shape it. I hope. Now, it's just a race to get the word out, and motivate people in our community to get involved.
MM: I know that you, having watched a lot of geek friends leave the area over the years, have kind of made it a personal mission to build a geek infrastructure here in southeast Michigan capable of sustaining geek culture. I think it's incredible work you've been doing lately, and I wholeheartedly endorse it, but I worry that, in spite of the huge University presence, we might be too small of a metro area to keep good people. And here's my question... Are there any models out there? Are there any cities of our size that have gotten the critical mass to become "geek sticky"? Austin has 740,000 people. Portland has 550,000 people. Madison has about 225,000. Ann Arbor has around 114,000. Ypsilanti has 22,000 more. It is possible given those numbers?
Yes! Look at the vibrant startup / geek scene Brad Feld catalyzed and cultivated over in Boulder, CO (another old hippie University town comparable to Ann Arbor in many ways). Boulder is now an exciting, bonafide destination for smart, entrepreneurial geeks:
How did this happen? As David Cohen notes, "a UFO didn't land in Boulder and drop off VCs", and it's not just the skiing. They built a geek/tech community through a lot of grassroots organizing, community-building, and direct mentorship:
This is the kind of fun environment that attracts and supports smart, entrepreneurial geeks. Case in point: recent UM grads Jeff Powers and Vikas Reddy started a company (Occipital) last year in Ann Arbor, moved it to Beaver Island, MI (!) , then to New York City, and then finally landed in Boulder this summer after I pointed them to the phenomenal TechStars accelerator and community:
Smart, entrepreneurial geeks can take their ideas and ultralight software startups anywhere they want. They can also raise money anywhere they want. They choose to go to Boulder for the geek culture and close-knit startup community. In their own words:
- http://www.dynamittechnologies.com/blog/?p=111
- http://occipital.com/blog/2008/09/27/live-better-work-in-boulder/
- http://www.contentious.com/2008/04/17/the-cup-the-cool-boulder-geek-hangout/
Another example - Evan Cooke recently finished his PhD here, and decided to build a startup with some other monkeys. They're now working remote between SF and Seattle. I recently saw him at a UM Tech Transfer event celebrating innovation, where he exhibited a system he built with Jon Oberheide using some of my open-source code, which they're also using for his startup, Twilio:
He could have stayed. Not that I'm bitter about it or anything, after bugging him for years to do a startup here. I will simply drug him at the monkey Thanksgiving in Palo Alto next week and drag him back in a gunny sack.
From my experience in the open-source community, I know that you need critical mass, but the sheer number of people isn't the most important factor - it's a matter of getting the right people involved, or in actively acculturating the people you have to the behaviors and attitudes that build a foundation for growth (reaching out, mentoring, never underestimating people, failing fast, etc.). Geeks are basically hardwired to learn from each other, but they can be horrible about taking responsibility for their own social lives (just ask my wife) - so we can't just hope that connections here and there eventually form into the social fabric of a community. Hope is not a strategy. We have to make it happen, and catalyze the process through events and platforms that force geeks to meet, inspire, and connect with each other.
And such events aren't hard. Regular social mixers over coffee, breakfast, lunch, or drinks? Informal geek show-n-tell presentation nights? We just need people to step up and organize things - students included. Do we really need outsiders to help introduce us to each other? Or to hold a night at the bar? Here's a brilliant Boulder geek event (and startup company) centered around Geeks Who Drink...
MM: Regardless of whether we can create a self-sustaining technology community on the order of those seen in entrepreneurial hotbeds, I think it's necessary to improve the infrastructure we have. We might not be able to keep everyone who graduates, but we can certainly do more. What, in your opinion, needs to happen? Do we need more early stage venture money? Do we need more social events?
We need more innovation, starting at the University level. The Media Union was supposed to be our answer to the MIT Media Lab, or UT Austin's ACTLab, but somehow devolved into a glorified 24/7 library and computer lab. We need to promote hacker culture here - UT Austin even offers courses on this - to teach young geeks how to innovate (failing fast, rapid iteration, testing reality, etc.). I am indebted to Peter Honeyman and the good folks at UM's beleaguered island of hacker culture, CITI, for sheltering me after my first startup experience (Anzen) to prepare me for my second (Arbor Networks). Open-source student groups like MESH used to produce excellent hackers, but I don't hear of many campus groups innovating and mentoring each other like this anymore. I mostly hear of top-down, bureaucratic bounty programs for undergrad projects that are good while they last, but fizzle out after a term.
For young hackers, the University offers some support, but little guidance. And almost no connection to the wider tech community in the area, leaving students little choice but to leave UM's nest to find their flock elsewhere.
In terms of infrastructure and environment, a big problem we face is the lack of anchor employers. When you do a startup in the Bay Area, you do so knowing you can fallback on Yahoo, Google, Cisco, etc. - and with non-competes illegal in California, there's almost no reason not to try (in fact, with standardized acquisition strategies at companies like Cisco, I know folks who have serially spun out companies to sell back to the mothership, successfully). But I believe this could be overcome if there were simply enough startups going in the area, and enough innovation to keep driving it. Access to seed capital certainly helps - but while there's some money here, the risk profile and focus of local investors often doesn't align with tech entrepreneurs who can simply find funding elsewhere.
Another environmental issue is our lack of enabling spaces. Geek watering holes. Hackerspaces. For example - in 2006, Paul Boehm (aka enki, or for security folks, the notorious typo from Team TESO) started a hackerspace called Metalab in downtown Vienna, Austria - not exactly a hotbed of geeks and new technology development. But such enabling spaces attract people who want to spend their free time actually making things (see Brooklyn's NYC Resistor, Philly's Hacktory, etc.) - and sometime those things end up being companies. Last year, Paul joined an angel group to spin up an accelerator based on Paul Graham's famous YCombinator model, and called it YEurope, which has now spun out Soup.io and Mjam, among other projects, out of their little geek space.
When local geeks want to hang out to hack on software, where do they go? Coffeeshops and breweries. Hardware hackers and makers? To private machine shops, garages, basements. Is this really the best we can do? There is a huge town / gown divide between geeks here - you rarely see students at local user group meetings, and you rarely see non-students at events on campus. I believe this is partially an issue of space - where do you hold an event that attracts both? I'd love to figure this one out.
In terms of culture, we need to celebrate the successful startups we've had in town, and mentor many more. We need to get out of the mindset that a little seed money and business training will fix everything. These things are certainly necessary, but not sufficient. We need to foster the kind of explosive innovation that emerges from the chaos of a real geek community, to celebrate the people who actually invent and make things. If we don't figure out how to support and value technical innovation, it will continue to leave.
This is the mission of http://a2geeks.org - and we invite everyone with a vested interest in keeping smart geeks here to join us.
MM: Any other words for the readers of MM.com?
You should really try the gizzards at Mary's Fabulous Chicken and Fish over on Packard. I swear, it is a near-religious experience.
Also, if you don't completely hate youth and fun, come show your support for the Ann Arbor Skatepark as we discuss the MOI and Fund Agreement with City Council to be voted on:
| When | Monday, December 1st, 7:00 PM |
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| Where | 2nd Floor, City Hall, Council Chambers |
Thanks, Mark!
Who are you and what do you do?
My name is David Buchanan and I am the owner of Coefficient Media, a web and new media company in Jackson Michigan. We work hard to guide businesses and orginazations in using the web and things like podcasting and online video in new and rewarding ways.
Why are you attending ArbCamp?
I am attending ArbCamp to share with and learn from some of the best creative minds in Michigan. Arbcamp is a great opportunity to spend a little time learning form people that are not only super smart at what they do but are also willing to share that information. When we work together to learn and grow there is little surprise that amazing things happen!
If you were to lead a session, what would it be about?
If I were to lead a session it would probably be about either podcasting or the iPhone. I have been involved with the podcasting community since 2004 and have seen the medium grow and evolve. Podcasting has given a voice to anyone who has something to say... literally, they can just record themselves talking. There are few times in history when we see a new platform emerge and it is interesting to see how technology effects the way people access information. With the introduction of the iPhone and iPhone applications we are seeing just how useful a powerful handheld computer that is constantly with you and connected to the Internet can be. I have takes both of these topics and combined them with my most recent podcast The App Show.
Tell us one random fact about yourself.
I enjoy collecting rocks.
Where can we find you?
Who are you and what do you do?
Peter Baker, founder of Elevated Works, a design & development firm started in Chicago in 2004 under the Blue Line of the El Train. Also a published and exhibiting photographer, and partner in Elevated Press, a local letterpress invitation and stationary design and printing company.
Why are you attending ArbCamp?
Recently moved to Ann Arbor from San Francisco, and looking to meet up with the fellow entrepreneurs trying to turn Ann Arbor into (or keep it as) Michigan's tech center.
If you were to lead a session, what would it be about?
Good question. Either; The legitimization of small or one-person companies in the eyes of bigger players through branding, marketing, and business practices. Or; Freelancing doesn't have to be temporary. Or; Simplicity as a good thing.
Tell us one random fact about yourself.
I've had the same haircut for 15 years.
Where can we find you?
- http://elevatedworks.com (My design company)
- http://peterbaker.net (My photography portfolio)
- http://ptrbkr.com (My random-stuff blog)
- http://twitter.com/treemeat
Who are you and what do you do?
Jonathan Duty, Software Engineer at Zattoo
Why are you attending ArbCamp?
To meet and geek out with others in the Ann Arbor area!
If you were to lead a session, what would it be about?
At my current job we are using DoubleClick's DART DFP product in some pretty interesting ways. It's amazing how far online advertising has come since just showing banner ads. I'd love to discuss the technical aspects of online advertising, specifically DART, and some of the challenges/lessons learned in when getting into that space.
Tell us one random fact about yourself.
I have a stuffed armadillo holding a beer bottle on my desk. It was a wedding present.
Where can we find you?
Join us December 18, 2008 at 7 PM at SPARK Central for ArbCamp 2008!
ArbCamp is an ad-hoc unconference born from the desire for people to share and learn in an open environment. It is an intense community-building event with discussions, demos and interaction from attendees.
Anyone with something to contribute or with the desire to learn is welcome and invited to join.
When you come, be prepared to share with ArbCampers.
When you leave, be prepared to share it with the world.
What is ArbCamp?ArbCamp is an unconference for Ann Arbor geeks of all stripes (tech, art, music, science, biz, etc.), an informal meeting where the schedule is built by its participants. All are invited for an evening of intense knowledge-sharing and community - our goal is to introduce a diverse representation of Ann Arbor's talent to each other and to the unconference format, hopefully to inspire other unconferences in the future. Everyone will be a participant engaged in, or leading discussion - no spectators - so please register your interests below to let others know who might share them! This will be a fast-paced event with the opportunity to overflow into other social settings downtown for an extended night of geekery. We hope to have this feed the a2geeks conference in Spring 2009, and test the waters for an Ignite Time and LocationWe'll start at 6 PM to meet, eat, and mingle before the program. There will also be a cash bar. We'll be meeting on the second floor of Cottage Inn on 512 E William St. There's parking at the public garage behind Borders a block away. |
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Press
- A2: Geeks Camp, Ann Arbor Chronicle, Nov. 13, 2008.
- A Small Slice of ArbCamp 2008, Ann Arbor Chronicle, Dec. 19, 2008.
ArbCamp 08 Announcement
Join us the evening of December 18, 2008 at SPARK Central for ArbCamp 2008!
http://a2geeks.org/display/geek/ArbCamp+08
ArbCamp is an unconference for Ann Arbor geeks of all stripes (tech,
art, music, science, biz, etc.), an informal meeting where the
schedule is built by its participants. All are invited for an evening
of intense knowledge-sharing and community - our goal is to introduce
a diverse representation of Ann Arbor's talent to each other and to
the unconference format, hopefully to inspire other unconferences in
the future. Everyone will be a participant engaged in, or leading
discussion - no spectators - so please register your interests on the
conference wiki page to let others know who might share them!This will be a fast-paced event with the opportunity to overflow into
other social settings downtown for an extended night of geekery. We'll start at 6 PM to
meet, eat, and mingle before the program.When you come, be prepared to share with ArbCampers.
When you leave, be prepared to share it with the world!
Comments (6)
Dec 17, 2008
Bill Tozier says:
What "program"? I mean, what does "meet and greet" precede? There's no agenda, i...What "program"? I mean, what does "meet and greet" precede? There's no agenda, is there??
Dec 17, 2008
Dug Song says:
"meet and greet" means shuffle your feet and find pizza to eat before 6:30 PM..."meet and greet" means
shuffle your feet
and find pizza to eat
before 6:30 PM when we shall entreat
everyone to fill out little Post-ItTM sheets
which will compete
to make our empty schedule grid complete
after which we'll float between seats
as we find sessions that are neat, elite, or offbeat
make friends, liveblog, and Tweet
enjoy libations and other treats
for as long as we can, before we're all back on the street
treading icy concrete
dissipating heat
and trying to stay upbeat
in the dead of Michigan winter... no easy feat!
Dec 18, 2008
Anonymous says:
I tried to put myself as an Assignee ("how to judge health studies . . ."), but ...I tried to put myself as an Assignee ("how to judge health studies . . ."), but the software was not happy with me (I'm not a Confluence user?) . . .
Whitney
Dec 18, 2008
Dug Song says:
No worries - we're mostly using the list to help folks brainstorm more session t...No worries - we're mostly using the list to help folks brainstorm more session topics. You can always create yourself an account to sign in with if you want to assign it to yourself - but you'll have plenty of opportunity to come up with more topics during our opening session. Thanks!
Dec 18, 2008
Anonymous says:
I don't recall signing up for this. If there's another geeky Kate Maher in...I don't recall signing up for this. If there's another geeky Kate Maher in Ann Arbor I think I'd like to meet her. If there are pictures up of this event I'll see if anyone looks like me.
Jun 09, 2009
bhavna says:
I was at the GR BarCamp also and it was a great learning experience. There was n...I was at the GR BarCamp also and it was a great learning experience. There was not much drupal specific stuff but it was mentioned a few times. There was some good basics on Learn how to play craps games
theming and interesting presentation by Google. They had some follow up on the BarCamp mailing list but not much other than that. There was talk about next years BarCamp but no set date. Hopefully ArbCamp will live up to the BarCamp ethos! See ya there