Calling all social change geeks: It’s NetSquared Camp Vancouver
Lauren Bacon | Thursday, July 15th, 2010
A month from now, on Saturday, August 14, I’ll be attending Vancouver’s first NetSquared Camp, a day-long event for people who work at the intersection of social change and technology. The goal of the event is to build skills and capacity through peer learning, and invites the participation of “nonprofits, activists and social entrepreneurs [along] with their friends and allies in the world of technology and communications.”
NetSquared Camp is an unconference, and for those who aren’t familiar with that term, it’s an event where the agenda is entirely driven by the participants. So if you show up and speak up, there’s a very good chance that you’ll learn something that’s relevant to you. (You may also end up teaching others, since the participants also lead & facilitate the sessions.)
The list of suggested session topics is both wide-ranging and highly practical, and the organizers have set up a wiki where you can propose your own session ideas.
Perhaps best of all, the ticket price is by donation, with the suggested donation a very affordable $20. By the look of the RSVP list, interest is high, and as with all unconferences, the event’s success will depend entirely on who shows up — so please mark the date in your calendar and spread the word.
Here at Raised Eyebrow we’re very passionate about sharing what we know and building capacity within the nonprofit sector, so we’re very pleased to be a sponsor of NetSquared Camp Vancouver 2010. I’m looking forward to seeing how the agenda evolves.
