InfoCamp Seattle 2008!

 

 

Welcome to the InfoCamp wiki! Please contribute your ideas. The password to edit this wiki is: infocamp

 

What:

 

An interdisciplinary unconference for anyone interested in user-centered information and design.

 

Who will be there?

 

Students, professionals, entrepreneurs, and hobbyists from the user-centered information community - such as information architects, librarians, user experience designers, usability engineers, technical writers, interaction designers, and researchers in HCI, UCD, LIS, TC, IxD, and related fields.

 

When:

 

September 27-28, 2008

9am to 5pm on both days, plus an optional social event on Saturday evening

 

Where:

 

Youngstown Cultural Arts Center

4408 Delridge Way SW

Seattle, Washington 98106

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Cost:

 

  • $50 for professionals
  • $10 for students
  • Free for volunteers

 

The fee includes lots of coffee, some food (details TBA), and free parking.

 

 

Register via Brown Paper Tickets!

 

Topics:

 

What do YOU want to talk about?

 

  • User Generated Content and Fair Use (Panel with Q&A)
    • 1 or 2 legal professionals or academics
    • 1 Communications academic
    • 1 UGC professional
  • Add more ideas here!

 

What do YOU want to learn?

 

  • Accessibility and Usability
  • Add more ideas here!

 

Format

 

InfoCamp has no pre-determined session topics or presenters, other than the keynote and plenary sessions. You, the participants, create and lead the sessions. You determine the topic and format of your session, sign up for a time slot, and pitch your session idea to the group. The schedule will be created as we go. The purpose of this format is to encourage collaboration, interaction, discussion, and real-time innovation.

 

What kinds of sessions can I create?

 

You can be as creative as you like with your session content and format. For instance, you could gather people to debate a topic, solicit feedback on a design, demo a half-baked product, organize a panel, discuss research findings, or brainstorm an idea. You will have access to white boards, flip charts, markers, projectors, and wireless internet. Each session time slot will be one hour long. The rooms you'll be in will vary - some large, some small, some with fixed seating, some with flexible seating.

 

What if I don't have an idea for a session?

 

Attend anyway! You're sure to have an opinion or question about what's being presented, so you can participate by joining in the discussion. And who knows - maybe the discussions will spark an idea that you want to share or present as the weekend goes on!

 

Participants: (List yourself!)

 

 

Volunteers: (List yourself!)

 

  • Cadi Russell-Sauve, sALA President and MLIS/MPA candidate, University of Washington

 

Planners:

 

The folks who work hard to bring you InfoCamp, in alphabetical order:

 

  • Rachel Elkington, Associate User Experience Architect, ZAAZ (rachelelkington at gmail dot com)
  • Aaron Louie, Chair, ASIS&T PNW and Senior User Experience Architect, ZAAZ (ajlouie at gmail dot com)
  • Corprew Reed
  • Kristen Shuyler, Librarian, Seattle University (kristen at infocamp dot info)
  • Andrew Szydlowski, Interactive Communications Coordinator, WSDOT (elseware at u dot washington dot edu)
  • Joshua Walker, Vice Chair ASIS&T UW and Student, University of Washington (jdw826 at u dot washington dot edu)
  • Genevieve Williams
  • Kathryn Whitenton, Chair, ASIS&T UW and Student, University of Washington (whiteka at u dot washington dot edu)

 

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