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BarCamp is coming to Jonesboro!

That’s right, 2010 is the “year we make contact”. After attending BarCamp Memphis, we have decided to bring BarCamp to Jonesboro in the Fall of 2010. Obviously details are still coming in, but by the end of the month we plan to have a date in place, 5-6 sponsors on board and a complete website online.

I know, you’re wondering “What the hell is BarCamp?”

A BarCamp is an “unconference” – an open, participatory event where the attendees are the presenters. The first BarCamp was held in Palo Alto, Ca., in 2005. Since then more than 350 cities on six continents have hosted BarCamps. The first BarCamps focused on early-stage web applications, open-source technologies, and open data formats; but the format has been adapted to serve a variety of other industries and issues, including public transit, health care, real estate and political organizing.  – read more at BarCampJonesboro.com

How do I sign up!? When’s it happening?

Whoa! I like your enthusiasm. Well, for now you can sign up to help out as volunteer staff or you can even submit a presentation idea. We are currently in negotiations with a local facility that will work out perfectly as the venue for BarCamp Jonesboro. We have everything settled except for the date. We hope to have the final details ironed out and online by January 1st so that you can get your tickets and pencil the event into your schedule.

Sponsors – We need you.

We already have a few sponsors on board, but we are looking for many more. If you would like to help get the first BarCamp Jonesboro off the ground, please contact us. At the Silver Sponsorship level, we have the following:

More to come…

As details are available you can find them at BarCamp Jonesboro.