Barcamping in Eastern Europe and Central Asia Barcamp Caucasus, Tbilisi (Georgia), June 7, 2008 By Oleksandr Demchenko

Barcamp Caucasus, Tbilisi (Georgia), June 7, 2008

By Oleksandr Demchenko

Outline 1. Barcamps : WTF? 2. Overview of Barcamps in Eastern Europe and Central Asia 3. Regional Barcamping Features 4. Future Trends

1. Barcamps : WTF?

2. Overview of Barcamps in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

3. Regional Barcamping Features

4. Future Trends

1. Barcamps: WTF?

Origin of Barcamps O'Reilly's FooCamp and FooBar Barcamp as an opensourced version of Foocamp First barcamp: 2005, Silicon Valley Several hundred barcamps in 3 years

O'Reilly's FooCamp and FooBar

Barcamp as an opensourced version of Foocamp

First barcamp: 2005, Silicon Valley

Several hundred barcamps in 3 years

WTF? Self-organized (user generated) (un)conference. Wiki is usually used to set up a barcamp Brief sessions with no topical division to give an opportunity to everyone and to mix up the audience Generaly on new media or ICT related topics, but not limiting to Great spirit of creativity, information exchange ant extensive networking

Self-organized (user generated) (un)conference. Wiki is usually used to set up a barcamp

Brief sessions with no topical division to give an opportunity to everyone and to mix up the audience

Generaly on new media or ICT related topics, but not limiting to

Great spirit of creativity, information exchange ant extensive networking

2. Overview of Barcamps in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

Blogcamp CIS and Baltics 2007 Kyiv, Ukraine (no visa for both EU and CIS citizens), Oct 13-14 OSI granted, also supported by TOL and Internews 300 participants 60 sessions within 2 days in 3 simultaneous flows 700 blog posts covering the event Promoting barcamp format as one of the aims

Kyiv, Ukraine (no visa for both EU and CIS citizens), Oct 13-14

OSI granted, also supported by TOL and Internews

300 participants

60 sessions within 2 days in 3 simultaneous flows

700 blog posts covering the event

Promoting barcamp format as one of the aims

Barcamp Baltics 2008 Riga, Latvia, Feb 8-10 Both commercial and non-commercial sponsors Venue is city's best hotel 450 participants from all post-USSR countries Barcamp is only one day Innovation incubator and pecha kucha next day

Riga, Latvia, Feb 8-10

Both commercial and non-commercial sponsors

Venue is city's best hotel

450 participants from all post-USSR countries

Barcamp is only one day

Innovation incubator and pecha kucha next day

Moscow's 1 st Educational 'Samosbor' Moscow, Russia, Feb. 24 'Samosbor' is a language purist translation of barcamp Intel's educational program

Moscow, Russia, Feb. 24

'Samosbor' is a language purist translation of barcamp

Intel's educational program

Education 2.0 Moscow, Russia, March 28 Google's educational conference ½ of event pre-scheduled ½ in barcamp format

Moscow, Russia, March 28

Google's educational conference

½ of event pre-scheduled

½ in barcamp format

'Blogcamp' on Internet and Business Conference 2008 Near Moscow, April 17-18 Leading Russian internet annual conference Mis-using word 'blogcamp' instead of barcamp Participants are free to propose their sessions on conference website Online voting for proposed sessions: most voted items included in program of the conference

Near Moscow, April 17-18

Leading Russian internet annual conference

Mis-using word 'blogcamp' instead of barcamp

Participants are free to propose their sessions on conference website

Online voting for proposed sessions: most voted items included in program of the conference

Code:Camp Lviv, Ukraine, April 19-20 Set up in frames of Decoded annual IT festival Sessions given only by sponsors and Kyiv blogcamp community Local community isn't informed enough about barcamp format

Lviv, Ukraine, April 19-20

Set up in frames of Decoded annual IT festival

Sessions given only by sponsors and Kyiv blogcamp community

Local community isn't informed enough about barcamp format

Bridgecamp Riga, Latvia, April 25-26 «Bridge» is for bridging ICT and NGO communities One session flow educating NGO people about ICT Another one educating ICT people about non-governmental activities

Riga, Latvia, April 25-26

«Bridge» is for bridging ICT and NGO communities

One session flow educating NGO people about ICT

Another one educating ICT people about non-governmental activities

Barcamp Caucasus Here you are!

Here you are!

Mediabarcamp Lithuania, June 6-8 Media activism in focus Mostly for Belarusians Hosted by Belarusian Greens On Baltic sea Simultaneous with Barcamp Caucasus Visit barcamp video-bridge session

Lithuania, June 6-8

Media activism in focus

Mostly for Belarusians

Hosted by Belarusian Greens

On Baltic sea

Simultaneous with Barcamp Caucasus

Visit barcamp video-bridge session

Future barcamps iCamp - near Moscow, Jul 30 — Aug 3 (Unlike other barcamps topics are prescbibed to audiences)‏ Barcamp (Central) Asia - Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Aug 29-31 (See Kristina's presentation)‏ Barcamp Azerbaidjan - Baku/Lenkoran, Aug 29-31 Barcamp Kazakhstan - Almaty, Sept 12-14

iCamp - near Moscow, Jul 30 — Aug 3 (Unlike other barcamps topics are prescbibed to audiences)‏

Barcamp (Central) Asia - Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Aug 29-31 (See Kristina's presentation)‏

Barcamp Azerbaidjan - Baku/Lenkoran, Aug 29-31

Barcamp Kazakhstan - Almaty, Sept 12-14

Bridgecamp in Ukraine Kyiv, presumably late september Some 200 participants 3 simultaneous session flows Focus on new media for NGOs and activists

Kyiv, presumably late september

Some 200 participants

3 simultaneous session flows

Focus on new media for NGOs and activists

Educamp Kyiv (Ukraine), November Seminars in Universities on new media before Educamp 300-400 students interested in IT to participate Blogcamp community to give presentations

Kyiv (Ukraine), November

Seminars in Universities on new media before Educamp

300-400 students interested in IT to participate

Blogcamp community to give presentations

Blogcamp Central and Eastern Europe 2008 Kyiv (Ukraine), Oct 10-12 Region shift: from CIS in 2007 to CEE in 2008 Some 500 participants To build a bridge between Eastern and Western Europe

Kyiv (Ukraine), Oct 10-12

Region shift: from CIS in 2007 to CEE in 2008

Some 500 participants

To build a bridge between Eastern and Western Europe

Minibars and minicamps Minibars are thematic gatherings of Moscow iCamp community Minicamps are Ukrainian (Kyiv) monthly meeting of this kind In other countries word 'minibar' is sometimes used for barcamp presentation meeting

Minibars are thematic gatherings of Moscow iCamp community

Minicamps are Ukrainian (Kyiv) monthly meeting of this kind

In other countries word 'minibar' is sometimes used for barcamp presentation meeting

3. Regional Barcamping Features

Non-governmental support Open Society Institute is granting main barcamps Supported by: Internews Ukraine, Internews Network, Transitions Online, European Journalism Centre, Swedish International Liberal Centre... Travel grants for barcampers from other nations

Open Society Institute is granting main barcamps

Supported by: Internews Ukraine, Internews Network, Transitions Online, European Journalism Centre, Swedish International Liberal Centre...

Travel grants for barcampers from other nations

Investment event Named Innovation Incubator on Baltic and Caucasus barcamps Special activity on barcamps to get together investors and startupers Both business and non-profit projects

Named Innovation Incubator on Baltic and Caucasus barcamps

Special activity on barcamps to get together investors and startupers

Both business and non-profit projects

Wiki is not the only option Wiki was used for Blogcamp CIS and Baltics and Samosbor Wordpress used for Barcamp Baltics and Barcamp Caucasus. Registration for the event was realised with registration in wordpress Special CMS will be used for iCamp and Blogcamp CEE

Wiki was used for Blogcamp CIS and Baltics and Samosbor

Wordpress used for Barcamp Baltics and Barcamp Caucasus. Registration for the event was realised with registration in wordpress

Special CMS will be used for iCamp and Blogcamp CEE

Miscellaneous Traincamps and aircamps — participants of one nation are travelling to barcamp to another country together Barcamps of Eastern Europe are generally more 'organized' and attract more participant than a typical barcamp 'How to organize your barcamp' is a typical end session

Traincamps and aircamps — participants of one nation are travelling to barcamp to another country together

Barcamps of Eastern Europe are generally more 'organized' and attract more participant than a typical barcamp

'How to organize your barcamp' is a typical end session

4. Future Trends

Commercializing OSI to end support? Commercial sponsors are better acqainted with barcamp format Organizers are more experienced Barcamps are cool

OSI to end support?

Commercial sponsors are better acqainted with barcamp format

Organizers are more experienced

Barcamps are cool

Getting lesser in size, more topic-specific More specialized barcamps 'Normalizing' in size

More specialized barcamps

'Normalizing' in size

De-barcamping? Not barcamp elements: investment event, pecha-kucha etc. More control of content: thematic sections on iCamp, voting for sessions

Not barcamp elements: investment event, pecha-kucha etc.

More control of content: thematic sections on iCamp, voting for sessions

Blogcamp CEE 2008 Oleksandr Demchenko http://demchenko.info

Blogcamp CEE 2008

Oleksandr Demchenko

http://demchenko.info