Barcamp SD 4 post mortem
Posted by Dan
Barcamp went off without a hitch, as per the norm and everyone that I talked to had a most excellent time. There was the typical nuissance of there being too many people on one wireless access point (internet slower than preferred, range issues), so conversations were had with some folks about getting our hands on some true enterprise grade wireless (cisco aironet or aruba hardware), that has the capacity to properly load balance and distribute traffic across multiple radios. I did however save a whole bunch of data from the firewall, which was a different configuration than last time. I’ll have a post written up about that on shortly.
Defcamp (the hacking challenge) went off fairly well – the contest is a race to the finish and it was started on Saturday morning – so a handful of people basically holed up in an office and missed barcamp to do the hacking challenges. I’m going to have to work on that. I don’t want people missing out on barcamp because of a prize.
The food was greek this time, and was executed superbly – I think we(barcampsd) made a new friend. Daphnes greek cafe in 4s ranch area – we got a hell of a deal and were promised more of a deal next time around.
Intuit was pleased with our presence and smiled because we left the place cleaner than we found it. There are already talks to have barcamp held there again.
All in all, chalk it up to another awesome barcamp. San Diego’s community is getting a reputation for being awesome and this can do nothing but help us. Keep being awesome, everyone!
BarCamp Is THIS WEEKEND!
Posted by Dan
And thats coming up soon!
Here are some things to consider
- Camping IS ALLOWED! Bring a sleeping bag! :D
- Be courteous to fellow campers – dont torrent, or use p2p software on the barcamp wifi
- The wiki is the registration roster for Intuit Security – If you’re not on it you cannot get in. If you haven’t signed up already, do it here
- There is ample power all over the place!
- Come early (9am), nosh on some breakfast, and help us set up!
There are some additional rules that our venue sponsor has asked us to instantiate:
- Alcohol consumption must be moderated – we will be passing out drink tickets, and there will be a droid manning the keg (need a volunteer for this!)
- Safety conditions: There will be both security personnel and intuit employees on site to help maintain a high level of safety
- BarCamp is limited to the first floor – please do not attempt to obtain access to any other floors
Given the previous track record of BarCamp, nobody is expecting anything out of the ordinary. Lets keep on our streak of successful and pleasant barcamps and show Intuit how awesome of a community we are!
This time around we should have floorplan maps printed up on the walls to show everyone where the food, snack, presentation and restroom areas are.
