This weekend was BarCampNashville for those of you who didn’t know or aren’t from the lovely Music City. I gotta say that the BarCamp volunteers pulled out all the stops this year. We had the Sommet center as our backdrop, there were lots of speakers on a variety of topics, and even I got into the mix with my presentations on WordPress and social media in general.
That said, to be honest, I didn’t really go to many other presentations. No offence to the speakers – the ones I did go to were amazing – but I really felt better sitting in the hallways talking to passersby and networking – something I’ve neglected to do at a lot of other *camps in the past.
As far as the sessions I did see, I really enjoyed Nick’s presentation on how his new company works – there’s nothing out there like it, and I know he’s going to go far. Goggan’s session on loss leaders taught me how to give away stuff – I’m taking his advice and releasing a free theme in the next few weeks. Allen Fuller’s presentation on “Digital Media for Change” was spot on – great to see how the Internets can be used for good and not evil.
The sessions were scheduled ahead of time, letting everyone know what was going to happen, which is good for scheduling and seeing what sessions you want to see. But, after the dust settled and all is said and done, it feels like BCN was a fantastic CONFERENCE.
Thoughts?
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by: nicholasyoung
Thanks for the comments… I certainly hope that it works out.
I really enjoyed what I saw of your WP presentation. You are the king of WP, and does people good to listen. While at Barcamp, I know that at least 5 people told me that you changed how they look at WP. Great job!
by: Andrew Duthie
There was a room set up for folks who didn't think of what to present ahead of time, but it may have been too out-of-the-way, so it only had one day-of session that I'm aware of. I do know that everyone who signed up to present was able to present, and only a couple people had to cancel. Haven't been to any other *Camps, so I don't really have a point of comparison. That said, this felt like managed chaos. With >300 attendee/participants, I imagine unmanaged chaos would have been… chaotic.
by: Linda Woods
Mitch, I went to BarCamp Nashville and tried to attend every session possible. I missed your Wordpress presentation (why?? I ask myself why?) and was wondering if you had the video besides the slideshare available for us to review? Great job on your Social Media presentation and kudos for just being available for us and giving us support. I'm glad you stayed in the halls most of the time. I'm looking forward to your new theme release.
by: studionashvegas
The video will be up on the BCN website soon (I was taped, so I know that they've got the video) so once I find out where it is I'll post it on the site. I'd like to see it myself!