we’ve got sessions in progress already, and the full schedule (with a link to live note-taking in many sessions) is up at http://2011.barcampportland.org

We want you to have the best time possible at BarCamp, so we have a few suggestions and reminders for you. Read through our attending page to learn how to get the most out of BarCamp.

Where

BarCamp Portland will take place at the First Unitarian Church’s Eliot Center (1226 SW Salmon St)

When

The activities begin on Friday, May 20th, at 6:30pm. Come hang out and socialize with other participants at the Eliot Center until 9pm.

Saturday the doors will open at 9am which allows for plenty of time to grab a pastry with some coffee and chat before the unconference kicks off. At 10am there will be a short welcome and introduction. Then participants can propose their sessions and put them up on the schedule board. We’ll have until 9pm Saturday to give presentations, socialize, and brainstorm ideas for BarCamp 6.

Schedule

Friday, May 20th

6:30pm – 9pm – Socializing

Saturday, May 21st

9am:  Registration & Mingling
10am:  Kick-off & Scheduling
11am:  Session 1
12pm:  Session 2
1pm:  Lunch
2:30pm:  Session 3
3:30pm:  Session 4
4:30pm:  Break
5pm:  Session 5
6pm:  Wrap-up
7pm:  More Sessions & Mingling
9pm:  Clean-up

Sessions

There are seven rooms for unconference sessions. There will be two rooms with projectors available. If you would like to use one for your session, just be sure to post your session to one of those rooms.

Although sessions are usually 45-minutes, longer sessions may be proposed. If a session needs to be extended there is plenty of space available for a conversation or presentation to move to if another session needs to get started.

Lunch

Lunch on Saturday is being sponsored by BarCamp Tour and we’ll be serving delicious Lebanese food from Nicholas Restaurant. There will be plenty of vegetarian and vegan food to go around.

Haven’t RSVP’d yet?

There’s still time, go do it now.

Hey, Portland techie parents!  Want to come to BarCamp but wondering how to include your kids? We have good news for you. We’ll be running a couple of family-oriented sessions during the unconference. The agenda will be pretty loose, but here are some of the activities you and your children might do, depending on equipment availability and repair:

• Program an Arduino-based robot together using an easy graphical language.
• Record a song together.
• Build interactive cartoons with friendly programs like Scratch or Alice.
• Play a silly physics-based game like Numpty Physics
• Anything else you want to bring along and share

Bring your enthusiasm (and a laptop if you’ve got one).  We can’t wait to see you and your families at BarCamp! Don’t forget to RSVP if you haven’t already.

Barcamp Portland 5 is just around the corner and we need help making the event happen!

If you or someone you know works for a company that would like to contribute financially to the event by sponsoring contact us at sponsor@legionoftech.org.

For everyone who’s unemployed, underemployed, or just likes to help, we’ve got the job for you! From marketing and web design to food donation solicitation to day-of beer and food service, there’s plenty to be done. A free event this excellent only happens when people like you get involved in making it happen. Plus, how often do you get a chance to work an event where all the attendees are interesting and you get fed for free?

Our most urgent current needs are a graphic designer to help update the barcampportland.org site, and design fliers and sponsorship request materials–if you can help with that, email us now!

Our first volunteer meeting, during which you’ll get first pick at the most popular volunteer jobs, is next Monday, March 21st at 6:30pm (calagator link). We’ll meet up over free pizza and beer at the Lucky Lab Tap Room on North (not Northeast) Killingsworth at Concord to discuss how we can make this Barcamp even more awesome than the previous 4.

If you can’t make it, don’t worry. There will be other meetings, so please subscribe to the Barcamp Portland planning google group to stay on top of other meeting dates and put your effort where your mouth is, as we announce volunteer needs.

Please join us to be part of the discussion and most importantly, part of the event!

Thanks!

We want you to have the best time possible at BarCamp, so we have a few suggestions and reminders for you. You should also check out the blog for How to Get the Most Out of BarCamp.

WHERE:

BarCamp Portland will take place at the First Unitarian Church’s Eliot Center (1226 SW Salmon St)

WHEN:

The activities begin on Friday, October 22nd, at 6:30pm. Come hang out and socialize with other participants at the Eliot Center until 9pm.

Saturday the doors will open at 9am which allows for plenty of time to grab a bagel and chat before the unconference kicks off. At 10am there will be a short welcome and introduction. Then participants can propose their sessions and put them up on the schedule board. We’ll have until 9pm Saturday to give presentations, socialize, and brainstorm ideas for BarCamp 5.

SCHEDULE:

Friday, October 22nd

6:30pm – 9pm – Socializing

Saturday, October 23rd

9am:  Registration & Mingling
10am:  Kick-off & Scheduling
11am:  Session 1
12pm:  Session 2
1pm:  Lunch
2:30pm:  Session 3
3:30pm:  Session 4
4:30pm:  Break
5pm:  Session 5
6pm:  Wrap-up
7pm:  More Sessions & Mingling
9pm:  Clean-up

SESSIONS:

There are seven rooms for unconference sessions. There will be two rooms with projectors available. If you would like to use one for your session, just be sure to post your session to one of those rooms.

Although sessions are usually 45-minutes, longer sessions may be proposed. If a session needs to be extended there is plenty of space available for a conversation or presentation to move to if another session needs to get started.

LUNCH:

At this BarCamp there wasn’t sufficient sponsorship to cover the cost of lunch for everyone, so please be prepared to bring your own lunch or go out and grab something at a near-by food cart or restaurant during the 90-minute break. There are some restaurants and food carts open Saturday for lunch not far from the Eliot Center. A few suggestions:

• Bombay Chaat House (804 SW 12th St)
• Habibi (1012 SW Morrison St)
• Shelly’s Garden Burritos (a.k.a. “Honkin’ Huge Burritos” at SW Broadway & Yamhill St)
• SuperDog (1438 SW Park Ave)
• Thai Chili Jam (1243 SW Jefferson St)
• Whole Foods (    1210 NW Couch St)
• Portland Farmers Market @ PSU (in the South Park Blocks between SW Hall & SW Montgomery)

BarCamp is about you — learn, share, hack, and celebrate around the tech and web you live.

There are no limits to BarCamp — prepare for a dizzying choice of sessions and dream big.

BarCamp unconferences run on user-generated content — pack all the good stuff like cameras, recording equipment, smart phones, laptops, moleskines, pens, business cards, charging cords, and anything else that you want to. Yes, do interview each other, blog, record sessions and conversations, photograph, and post.

Meet new friends, introduce yourself — leave room in your pack for the cards, stickers, and the accumulation of flotsam and jetsam that comes with exchanging ideas. You may want to prepare links, slides, and other references and citations to create a session topic or to lead a presentation. If you’re kind of shy by nature, two kindly registrars savvy to  the local geek scene will be at the front table and eager to make introductions.

~*Please RSVP*~ Do that here: http://barcampportland4.eventbrite.com/ To be sure there is enough to go around for both days, we need to know how many folks will be coming by. The sooner you can let us know you’ll be there better, since we are volunteer staffed and sponsor funded. (There is no obligation to attend if you register, and no one be turned away if they don’t.)

Accommodate the Love | Share it All:

Wiki : http://wiki.barcampportland.org

• Add your name to the Attendee Page
• Add your ideas to the Session Ideas page

Photos | Tags

• Take photos, tweet, blog, etc. Tag: #BCP4
• Flickr Group: http://www.flickr.com/groups/barcampportland/

The Eliot Center location — BarCamp Portland will be held at the First Unitarian Church’s Eliot Center. Address: 1226 SW Salmon St, Portland, OR 97205 (Get Directions).

The date | time | activities — Friday, October 22 from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. is the the social banter session.

On Saturday, October 23, the day starts early, with doors open at 9 a.m. People talk about sessions and enjoy some coffee and bagels. At 10:00 a.m. we’ll kick off the unconference with a short introduction. Then folks will announce their session ideas and post them on the schedule board. Sessions usually last an hour, but can be extended at a moments notice. If you decide to extend the session, there are usually open rooms or public spaces you can commandeer for that.

BarCamp at the Eliot Center will end at 9:00 p.m., but feel free to continue posting and conversing until next year, when you bring your new friends and ideas to BarCamp Portland 5!