Freelance Camp San Antonio

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Freelance Camp San Antonio

Freelance Camp San Antonio is scheduled for January 31, 2009 at the Radius Cafe (106 Auditorium Circle SA,TX 78205) from 9 am to 4 pm

Area freelancers, people wanting to develop second income, or those looking for freelance or contract work are invited. If you're not in South Texas you can watch on UStream TV online.

Sign up here for Freelance Camp San Antonio

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What Is Freelance Camp San Antonio? 

Or Why You Should Be In San Antonio January 31, 2009

Freelance Camp San Antonio is an opportunity for freelancers, entrepreneurs, independent business owners and individuals to come together to learn from one another, connect with opportunities by expanding their network, and finding answers to some of the questions enabling them to expand their business, start their business or develop additional income streams.

Freelance Camp San Antonio will be the second Freelance Camp in the nation. The first Freelance Camp was held in Santa Cruz CA in August 2008.

In addition, Freelance Camp San Antonio will offer a Teen/Young Entrepreneur's session. Many of the newest online entrepreneurs are those in their teens. Many teens are already building websites and actively participating online. The track will be coordinated by Chance Sanford manager of Sea World's San Antonio Adventure Camps.

Freelance Camp San Antonio 

Who Pays For An Unconference

Funding for these events happens through the generosity of sponsor/partners. Expenses can include facility rental, meal and break food costs, name badges, banner and T-shirts. Participants are generally admitted free, with a donation, or for a minimal charge. Organizers are not paid but serve as volunteers. All funds go to event expenses there are no profits.

With the help of some fantastic companies and individuals Freelance Camp San Antonio expenses are being covered by generous sponsors.

Photo courtesy of Sean Graham.

Organizations & Individuals Who Support Freelance Camp San Antonio 

Freelance Camp San Antonio

BarCamps happen as a result of the support of many individuals and organizations.Thanks to the generosity of the following organizations, Freelance Camp San Antonio is able to open the event free of charge.

A big thanks for the support of all our sponsors of Freelance Camp San Antonio.
Blog Catalog
Blog directory and social community for bloggers
H.O.T. House of Talent Group
Back office connection for organizations who need talented professionals for projects
Mosso
Deploy and Scale Websites, Servers and Storage in Minutes with Mosso. For Cloud Hosting technologies and expert support!
Radius Center & Radius Cafe
A community of arts- and education-oriented nonprofits in a partnership to inspire the community through furtherance of their missions.
Sweet Leaf Tea
Austin, Texas based Sweet Leaf Tea is one of the fastest growing, all-natural and organic beverage companies in the US. Austin, TX Sweet Leaf Tea brews a wide variety of homemade, bottled beverages.
Blellow
Leveraging the wisdom of crowds To collaborate and expand your network
Share projects, knowledge and feedback Learn from your peers and our experts
Blog Training Academy
Blog Training Academy will show you how to define and grow your brand by using a Blog, Social and New Media, Social Networking (twitter, facebook, myspace, linkedin)
Buzz For Business
Working with entrepreneurs to develop business message to not only find but keep the customers they want to reach
Conjunctured
Conjunctured Co-working is an Austin co-working space located in a historic house built in 1918. We have a strong community of entrepreneur coworkers.
Digital Sparktz
Custom web design
Daily Slackr
Writer, social media maven
Fire Cat Studio
New Media Expertise to Drive Your Business
My Label Net
Custom printing labels for business solutions
Northwest Mutual Financial Services Fernado Suarez
Coaching that gets freelancers booked solid
Success In Sweatpants
Coaching that gets freelancers booked solid
EcoInsomniac
EcoInsomniac was born out of passion and inspiration built to help inspire others and act as an outlet for those who have something to say about how the world needs to change for the better.
Alan Weinkrantz and Company
High tech PR firm offering international technology PR, hightech strategic marketing, integrated communications, international hitech public relations, and technology based PR

Freelance Camp 

The guys starting Freelance Camp are letting us use their blog to promote. Gotta love other freelancers who understand the need for mutual promotion and marketing.

Thanks to Shane Pearlman, and a lot of other folks, for paving the way for Freelance Camp San Antonio to happen.

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San Antonio Unconference Movement 

San Antonio has been host to several Camp style conferences. There have been PodCampSA focusing on podcasting, Start-Up Weekend focusing on new company startups and BarcampSanAntonio focused on technology platforms. People who have attended have been of all ages from 13 to in their 80's.

In addition to FreelanceCampSA, other 2008 Unconference style camps being held in San Antonio include ones focusing on online accessibility (AccessCampSA) and environmental issues (GreenCampSA).

Who Comes to Unconferences? 

Or Would I Fit In At Unconference.

Most often the participants are tech savvy ranging in age from teens to 80's. People who come are from corporations, organizations, self-employed, students, retired and those merely curious. The tech savvy are drawn as most of the promotion is done online through forums, social media tools such as Twitter, Facebook, wikis, blogs, and video.

But if you're not tech savvy don't worry. You'll still find lots to learn and people to meet. Not everyone is a techie.

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What's The Story Behind Unconferences Like Freelance Camp San Antonio 

History Of The Unconference or BarCamp Movement

The BarCamp movement started in August 2005 as a reactionary spin off of an invitation only participant-driven, idea-sharing meeting sponsored by Tim O'Reilly. Tim O'Reilly is a technology publisher credited by many as being an articulate advocate for developing technology especially open source programs.

Barcamps are organized around a general theme or idea. The unconference draws upon the experience, curiosity and expertise of the participants. It is called an unconference because of its participant generated sessions determined at the location, at the time, and interest of those attending.

There is no pre-determined schedule of sessions, though pre-registered participants can offer sessions. The format encourages sharing, demonstration, and interaction.

The Unconference is organized and promoted online through a wiki. "A wiki is a page or collection of web pages designed to enable anyone who accesses it to contribute or modify content, using a coding system.

Proposed topics are posted on flipcharts, wall posters and live online on the unconference wiki for the listing times and room locations. People then attend the sessions, which interest them. Depending on interest some sessions will be packed while others will have only a few interested participants.

Wifi and often live video streaming is provided during these Unconferences. This leads to online participation and contemporaneous blogging of the Unconference events. It is not unusual for people from across the country or even the world to tune in and either watch, listen, or question during the events.

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