MOSSCamp Update: Event T-Shirts and the Collaborative Keynote
MOSSCamp is less than 2 weeks away. Don't forget to register now.
All attendees get a MOSSCamp t-shirt designed by our Sr. T-Shirt Designer, Erik Klimczak.
A couple thoughts on the event keynote. Does anyone attending have ideas? One thought I had was to make it a Collaborative Keynote -- harnessing the collective wisdom of the audience. I don't know about most of you, but I can't listen to someone lecture for more than 5 minutes without zoning out. What I propose is to have someone be the keynote moderator.
The keynote moderator aka Camp Counselor can start off by asking "What can SharePoint do for you"? As people in the audience answer, we can build a discussion around the typical information that would be delivered in a keynote SharePoint overview. At most events, people attend, eat pizza, listen and leave. One of the primary goals of this event is to foster group ideas and build connections between SharePoint developers that spread beyond this event. This is your chance to share knowledge and build a community around fellow SharePoint enthusiasts. I think a collaborative keynote would be the best way to get people talking to each other and set the tone of group participation for the rest of the day. Between everyone in attendance, we should be able to build a complete overview of SharePoint.
During the keynote discussion, we can then develop a list of breakout sessions. If someone starts talking about SharePoint Wikis and you want to learn more, it's your chance to volunteer to organize a breakout sessions on SharePoint Wikis.
I'd also encourage everyone to use the wiki to take notes to help spread the ideas we discuss.
Any thoughts? Collaborative Keynote or 60 minute PowerPoint presentation?
Also, if you're blogging about MOSSCamp, be sure to tag your posts as "MOSSCamp"
Here are some people that have been covering MOSSCamp:
http://timheuer.com/blog/archive/2007/10/26/sharepoint-devcamp-chicago.aspx
http://larryclarkin.com/MarkYourCalendarsMOSSCampOnNovember9th.aspx
http://blogs.msdn.com/angelab/archive/2007/10/22/mosscamp-in-chicago-november-9th.aspx
http://phacker.wordpress.com/2007/10/25/chicago-mosscamp/
http://davebost.com/blog/?p=326
Big thanks to Larry Clarkin, Dave Bost, George Durzi, Chris Kadel and Joel Wurfel who are helping organize this event.