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PodCamp Boston 3 - July 19 & 20, 2008

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After a few months of research and groundwork, PodCamp Boston 3 will be held at the Joseph B. Martin Conference Center at Harvard Medical School on July 19 & 20, 2008. We’ve scheduled it during the summer, when it’s more affordable for venues, and not *too* close to PME/NME and PodCamps Ohio and Philly.

Here’s where it gets interesting. The venue, after all is said and done, will be about $35K for the amenities package, or about $25K for the space, plus A/V and Internet access.

PodCamp Boston 3 will be the first PodCamp that is also substantially sponsored by YOU. To help offset the fairly large price tag of the venue (and other schools & conference centers were of comparable cost), PodCamp Boston 3 will be the first PodCamp to revert back to the FooCamp model (the original unconference, before BarCamp) of using paid tickets for admission.

The Harvard medical school conference center holds about 400 people. With $50 sponsorships per person plus some corporate sponsorships, PodCamp Boston 3 should be able to break even.

We hope to see you at Harvard this summer. Sponsorship tickets are now available.

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4 Responses to “PodCamp Boston 3 - July 19 & 20, 2008”

  1. David Beaudouin Says:
    April 17th, 2008 at 11:26 am

    Hey, Chris:

    How do I purchase sponsorship tix?

    Thanks,

    David

  2. Rod Begbie Says:
    May 11th, 2008 at 12:07 am

    Chris –

    Given that you’re now charging for entry to PodCamp, might I request that you stop using the BarCamp fireball logo to promote your event?

    You’re within your rights to charge, but by your own admission, you’re moving away from the BarCamp ideals, so I feel that using their logo is rude at best.

    Thanks for giving this consideration.

    Rod.

  3. Rod Begbie Says:
    May 11th, 2008 at 12:10 am

    Also, I’m fairly sure that O’Reilly has never charged entry to a FOO Camp, but that’s not really the point.

  4. cspenn Says:
    May 13th, 2008 at 7:01 am

    Rod,

    I’ll respectfully disagree that charging moves us away from the BarCamp ideals - BarCamp USA had a fee of $25. BarCampBank SF, Miami, and New England all had required fees as well, all of which you can find on BarCamp.org. BarCamp Space had a $30 fee.

    I’ll give it some thought on the logo, but with other BarCamps charging for admission (and these are events where it is required - there are also plenty where it is an optional contribution), I don’t feel that we’re out of sync.

    Thanks for writing and participating.

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