[Chicago] BARcamp 2008

[Carol Moore]

Jason,

What type of space is necessary?  I see the approximate number of attendees a conference space would work...?  I may know of a place.  I do not know about alcoholic beverage but I think it is possible.

I will let you know.

Be a Blessing,  Carol  "Love is strengthened by working through conflicts together."  AFSP  Out Of The Darkness Overnight Walk 2008---> Seattle  Ask Me Why I Am Walking? 

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--- On Mon, 7/21/08, Jason Rexilius <jason at hostedlabs.com> wrote:

> From: Jason Rexilius <jason at hostedlabs.com>
> Subject: [Chicago] BARcamp 2008
> To: "The Chicago Python Users Group" <chicago at python.org>
> Date: Monday, July 21, 2008, 12:56 PM
> Hey Everyone!
> 
>    Its time for BARcamp Chicago 2008!  Last years was great
> and this 
> year will be even better.
> 
>    A quick intro for those who dont know:  BARcamp Chicago
> as a weekend 
> long (60 hours straight) technology fest.  People call it
> an 
> "un-conference" or a "user-defined
> conference" or a "Burning Man for 
> coding".  It happens once a year here in Chicago and
> is free to all. 
> Come give a talk, listen, learn, code and drink.
> 
> FYI- BARcamp is not about bar's but a play on FOO=BAR
> and Oreillys 
> private camp called FoO camp (Friends of Oreilly) in the
> Valley.
> 
> 
>    We are shooting for the weekend of August 15th, but here
> is the rub. 
>   (like every year) we need to find a venue.  Requirements
> for space are:
> 
> 1) In Chicago
> 
> 2) Open for use the whole weekend, 24 hours a day.
> 
> 3) Allow beer and drinks (most colleges dont).
> 
> 4) Room for ~300 people.
> 
> 
>    We have event insurance and can chip in cash if our
> sponsors are good 
> to us this year ;-)
> 
> 
>    And as always, sponsors are welcome.  We have no
> prospectus or ROI or 
> anything and no set amounts.  If you are start-up chip in
> $50 or 
> whatever you can spare, if you are further along, help out
> the community ;-)
> 
>    Its really about YOU, the engineer, the entrepreneur,
> the manager, 
> the hacker, the coder, the artist.  YOU the Chicago Tech
> community.
> 
>    Come make it happen and like the previous years, have a
> blast!
> 
>    If you want to keep up with it, you can join the mailing
> list:
> 
>    send email to:
> barcamp-unsubscribe at corp.hostedlabs.com?Subject=subscribe
> 
>    Or check out the wiki:
> 
>    http://barcampchicago.com/
> 
> 
>    Feel free to ping me with questions, suggestions, offers
> of help ;-)
> 
> -jason
> 
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