A Vision for this thing

So I’ve been talking with a *lot* of people over the last couple of days and almost everyone is asking “What is a BarCamp?”.  So, just what is it?

An “un” conference

One of the things that first struck me when I saw the format of a BarCamp was … that there is no really format.  The only structure provided is that there are areas for presentations, and presenters who want to talk in those areas… some sort of board is put up where people can put their name and topic next to an area and a time, and… its theirs!  You can talk about whatever you are passionate about, or interested in, or hell, even give a standup comedy routine.  I don’t care (* within reason *).

Just bring your passion and share it.  Thats what this is really all about.