[PLUG] OSCamp call for Speakers

[Eric Wilhelm]

Hi all,

If you've been to a meeting in the last few months, you may have heard 
me mention OSCamp.  If you didn't go to Recent Changes Camp, you're 
probably wondering what OSCamp is "about."  The answer is that it's 
about whatever you make it about, but I'm trying to make that more 
tangible for those with less imagination.

  http://oscamp.org/Call_for_Speakers

We're looking for presentations like:

  "Have you thought of using this open-source technology in your 
$underfunded_cause organization?"

  "This small business would have had to close the doors without 
$open_source_technology_x."

And other sorts of talks with these qualities:

  * light on tech
  * neat / warm-fuzzy
  * community / small biz / government / education
  * mildly commercial / infommercial testimonials

These parameters are flexible.  My main goal is to get OSCamp to be a 
gateway drug to oscon and/or OSS and/or Portland.

As I see it, the OSCamp crowd will consist of (hopefully)

  A.  oscon attendees who wandered in
  B.  community folk who couldn't afford/justify the cost of oscon
  C.  curious onlookers who might not otherwise be thinking about OSS

I'm shooting for a healthy C crowd, but I think getting some tangible 
speakers/topics on the schedule is critical to making that happen.

If you're interested in speaking, please contact me and/or any other 
OSCamp representative.

Of course, if you're not interested in speaking, still do come down and 
see what it's all about.  If you're having trouble getting off work, 
put a page that says there will be a session on "$topic related to 
$job" on the wiki and show your boss :-)

Thanks,
Eric
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