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| | The Podcaster Central Network is not currently active and cannot accept new posts | | Questions About Podcamps | Views: 470 | | Oct 04, 2008 2:22 am | | Questions About Podcamps | # | 
Lamar Morgan 954-603-7901 | | How difficult is it to prepare for a podcamp? Is this something that takes months of preparation? Or, can a few folks simply agree to go to a location where there is FREE Wi-Fi with a laptop computer or Internet tablet and MAKE IT HAPPEN? The reason I ask this question is because the shopping center below in the poster happens to be Wi-Fi enabled. It also happens to be having a party on Saturday, October 18th. I would love to get a group of podcast enthusiasts together at this shopping center, but am clueless as to how to proceed. Any advice out there? 
Lamar Morgan
CDMM - Synergistic Business Marketing
707-709-8605
Attract more customers!Private Reply to Lamar Morgan 954-603-7901 | | Oct 04, 2008 1:55 pm | | re: Questions About Podcamps | # | 
Dave Jackson | | At podcamp ohio we had a sponsor (who provided the venue), we also had sponsors as we had t-shirts made, had lunch provided, etc.
If you just want to meet with no extras, you don't need much. We did have a registration system (but you could use eventbrite.com since its free). We had schedule speakers at certain times. We had rooms for the different speakers. We had different topics (some for beginers, some for more advanced).
I think what you are looking for is more of a "Meet up" (www.meetup.com) where people get to gether and just chat (which is what happens during the sessions and lunch at podcamp ohio).
You might try using www.meetup.com to see if anyone is interested (althought here in Ohio, we can't get people to show up).
Dave Jackson
www.personalpodcastcoach.comPrivate Reply to Dave Jackson | | Oct 04, 2008 10:15 pm | | re: re: Questions About Podcamps | # | 
Bruce Chambers | | I ran Podcamp City Online and had no expenses. We had speakers from Canada, US, and Australia with a full day of online session and over 200 attendees.
BrucePrivate Reply to Bruce Chambers | | Oct 05, 2008 4:41 am | | re: re: re: Questions About Podcamps | # |
Lamar Morgan 954-603-7901 | | Guys,
What I would like to do is simply to get some folks who are Internet savvy in some ways - which pretty much precludes folks who live around here - to show up. That means I am looking to attempt to attract folks from outside this rural county to perhaps help educate the folks where since this shopping center has TWO Wi-Fi hot spots.
I have heard of Meetups and I have heard of Tweetups. But, I do not know what is involved in getting such folks to my area of the world. Silicon Valley is just three hours from here. But, that means six hours in your car for an event that is only three hours long. So, I doubt anyone will be making the trek from the Bay Area.
Any suggestions for me regarding attracting tech savvy folks?
Lamar Morgan
CDMM - Synergistic Business Marketing
707-709-8605
Attract more customers! Private Reply to Lamar Morgan 954-603-7901 | | Oct 05, 2008 10:49 am | | Questions About Podcamps | # |
Ivan Bayross | | Hi Lamar,
The owner of the MySQL meetup, here in Mumbai / India is facing a similar kind of problem.
He's been trying to get people already registered with the MySQL meetup to attend offline meetings, unsuccessfully.
These meetups normally take place at a conveniently located CCD or Barista.
Since I've written and published several MySQL books, I've offered the MySQL meetup owner 5 of my books free. These books will be given to the first five attendees of the MySQL meetup on the next scheduled meetup end October by the MySQL meetup owner.
Since I have brand value here, we are hoping that people will attend the meetup to get a personally dedicated MySQL book F.O.C.
Hopefully, this may bring in people to the meetup.
Perhaps you can try the same tack.
Maybe you can offer:
A one day, intensive Podcast training program, 0900am to 0400pm for the first five people who turn up at the Mall
OR
A one day, fully paid up, subscription to:
http://www.mightyseek.com/podpress/podpress-tutorial/
(The value of a single day's subscription is USD 5/- only)
To the 1st five people who turn up at the Mall
Total Value - USD 25/-
Most people who think of attending such meetups first consider what they would get in return for the time they are committing. If they cannot see anything of value they do not come.
I think this is much the same in any part of the world.
Perhaps, you've got to give a little to gain a bit in return.
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Ivan Bayross
Private Reply to Ivan Bayross | | Oct 06, 2008 2:07 pm | | re: Questions About Podcamps | # | 
Penny Haynes | | Lamar, I worked on Podcamp Atlanta (although Amber really did all of the hard work). Although it was a success, neither Amber nor I were up to doing it again, and so there was no Podcamp Atlanta next year because everyone wanted to attend, but no one wanted to actually WORK on it. We've just now had Deanna step up to organize it for next year, which is great, but it's not something you really want to do all alone if you are using an offline venue. You need a team, or you will get VERY burnt out.
Penny Haynes, Podcasting Consultant
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Private Reply to Penny Haynes | | Oct 08, 2008 2:58 pm | | re: re: Questions About Podcamps | # |
Lamar Morgan 954-603-7901 | | Penny,
I can really relate to what you are saying. I did the Olympic Town event for Special Olympics-Georgia Summer Games at Emory University four years in a row. No way would that have ever been possible with just one or two people. It takes a team.
At least in a metropolitan city like Atlanta, people are more prone to working together as you have a larger pool of people from which to choose from. Out here in rural California - especially in a bedroom community - the pool of people for community events is extremely small. Many folks simply do not have the time because they have long commutes to and from work outside the county. In addition, there are people around here that simply do not understand the importance of mutual collaboration and working together.
Here we have a shopping center grand opening coming up on October 18th and even some of the merchants in the shopping center are refusing to be involved with the activity. Yet, I have been able to get Ryzers from around the world to help me create a little buzz for the activity.
See for yourself - click here. Thank God for caring people - wherever you can find them.
Lamar Morgan
CDMM - Synergistic Business Marketing
707-709-8605
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