BathCamp

[Erich Kolenaty]

I participated at the first Vienna Barcamp 2006. Very interesting, 
indeed. I gave a session on "open space", though the whole thing felt 
like open space itself. I would call Barcamp a "daughter" of Open Space. 
The main difference in my opinion: In a BarCamp there in an explicit 
expection that everbody "gives". Giving means, that you invite people in 
a session to share your knowledge, experiences, results or whatever with 
your attendees  in a little starting presentation. After a while the 
presentations flow over to questions and answers and discussion.

In most cases there is no need for convergence or something like that: 
You give what you want and you take what you like and in the end you 
join the party. that's al, but that's a lot.

In wrote an article on BarCamp on my homepage. For folks who read in 
german - here is the link: http://www.transformation.at/index.php?art_id=70

Erich from lovely Vienna


Jack Martin Leith schrieb:
> I spent Saturday at a Bar Camp in Bath, United Kingdom. It was called 
> BathCamp.
>  
> If you haven't yet come across BarCamp, it's a 24 hour unconference 
> for people in the tech community: not just web developers, but 
> everyone working in the online world. In some ways it's very much like 
> an Open Space event (or Open Space Technology meeting or whatever 
> wording you prefer). And in some ways it's different. I went to 
> BathCamp to experience the difference.
>  
> A few links before I continue:
>  
> BarCamp - http://barcamp.org <http://barcamp.org/>
> BathCamp - www.blog.bathcamp.org <http://www.blog.bathcamp.org/>
> Unconferences - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unconference
>  
> www.jackmartinleith.com/?p=1237 
> <http://www.jackmartinleith.com/?p=1237> is a brief report of my 
> experience.
>  
> As I say in the article, I intend to write more later about what 
> BarCamp can learn from Open Space, and vice versa. 
>  
> The main thing I learnt is that BarCamps are not the mechanistic 
> gatherings I'd been led to believe. BathCamp was one of the most 
> enjoyable gatherings I've taken part in since OT12 (12th conference on 
> organisation transformation) at Gaunts House, UK, way back in 
> 1994. The spirit and sense of community were outstanding.
>  
> Has anyone else on the list experienced both Open Space and BarCamp?
>  
> I'm curious to know if BathCamp was an exception, or "the rule".
>  
> Jack
>
> Jack Martin Leith
> Creative activist
> Bristol, United Kingdom
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