New Media & Blog Camps, Delhi & Bengaluru, March 2009

Posted on February 17, 2009
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ibnms-logo200.jpgThe Indian Blog and New Media Society is pleased to invite you to the latest editions of the New Media and Blog Camps in March 2009 in Delhi and Bangalore. Read on to know more about the same – and sign up to attend and/or speak at the event.

What is New Media & Blog Camp?
The event is an unconference where a relevant audience comes together to talk about/ discuss/ rant/ brainstorm/ share opinions on all possible subjects related to new media and blogging. BarCamp style, these are open events where anyone may sign up to attend and choose to speak on a topic of common interest.

This is the second edition of the event in Delhi and the first in Bangalore. These events do not follow any schedules, and may occur once a year or every few months depending on when volunteers come together and take the initiative.

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Who is organizing the event
The event is being organized by the Indian Blog and New Media Society (www.ibnms.com), the umbrella body for this space in India.

Attendees
These events are attended by many kinds of people, each with their own interest in this space. These include, besides others:

There is no restriction on anyone participating nor is there an entry fee. Total audience size is expected to be 300, an optimum number to allow for quality discussions.

Schedule
Delhi: March 7
Bangalore: March 14 (and March 15 too probably)

Sessions run from around 10:00 am to 5:00 pm daily. The schedule is drawn up at the last minute as speakers come and pick up an available slot.

Venues
Still being explored

Possible Topics to be Covered
The following are some of the broad categories under which speakers will address the audience. This list is not exhaustive, nor restrictive in any way. Speakers are welcome to come forward and select any relevant topic:

An Opportunity for Companies
The event offers an opportunity for companies to talk about their products and services to this audience by signing up to take sessions. There is no fee to do so. However, in the spirit of such events, it is recommended the discussion not be very sales oriented (although implicitly this is the purpose) but more along the lines of what the offering means and the trends it is setting or following. Such presentations may be marketing led, but they add value by informing participants and allowing for a healthy debate about the merits and demerits of a product.

It is also a great opportunity to demo any new developments at your end.

Subject to availability, companies can take up a 20-30 minute slot.

Sponsorship Options
Seagate is the principal sponsor of the event. Should companies want greater visibility at the event, they can take up a co-sponsorship of the same. Options may be discussed with the organizers.

Would you like to speak or attend the event?
You are welcome to speak at the event or attend the same in your individual capacity. It is a great way to network with and understand this space. Follow the links to the wikis given below to register.

Links
We have created event wikis for each of the two camps where all updated info including list of speakers and attendees will be available. You can also use these to register:

Delhi Event Wiki: http://wiki.ibnms.com/BlogCampDelhi2
Bangalore Event Wiki: http://wiki.ibnms.com/BlogCampBengaluru

Official IBNMS Blog: http://ibnms.com

Comments

13 Responses to “New Media & Blog Camps, Delhi & Bengaluru, March 2009”

  1. MANJUSHA on February 23rd, 2009 2:39 pm

    hi,

    Would like to attend the event, do let me know further on this

  2. amit on February 23rd, 2009 2:52 pm

    The Event Wiki URLs are given towards the end of the post above – just click the URL of the blogcamp you want to attend (Delhi or Bengaluru or both) & add your name on that particular page under the “campers” section and then turn up on the set day to attend the blogcamp! :)

  3. Himanshu Sheth on February 24th, 2009 2:48 am

    Would love to attend as well as speak on Blogging.Can date be changed to 15th March,Sunday?

    -Himanshu Sheth.

  4. amit on February 24th, 2009 3:30 am

    Sorry Himanshu but the dates can’t be changed. But do try & make it on 14th, maybe you’ll find time & make it afterall. :)

  5. Kailash on February 24th, 2009 5:02 pm

    I am Intrested in Attending the Event

  6. Jag (India) Follow on March 3rd, 2009 7:16 pm

    Thats nice can we get much more details on the event

  7. Anmol on March 3rd, 2009 9:56 pm

    I would like to attend this event.
    Loc: Bangalore

    Thanks
    Anmol

  8. amit on March 3rd, 2009 11:02 pm

    @Jag:
    You can find more details at the event wikis mentioned at the end of the post above!

    @Kailash & @Anmol:
    Please register for the Blogcamp at the relevant wiki – register at Delhi wiki for Blogcamp Delhi2 & at Bengaluru wiki for Blogcamp Bengaluru

  9. Lakshmi Kanchan on March 4th, 2009 8:52 pm

    Hi,

    I will attend @ Delhi. Will be great to know the slots so that one can plan to visit at the relevant time.

    Lakshmi

  10. amit on March 4th, 2009 9:04 pm

    @Lakshmi:
    Please check here for the sessions that will be on & also on times of specific sessions. Rest of the sessions will be scheduled on first come first served basis for speakers – so speakers who come first get more choice about when they want to take their session. Since its an unconference so no scheduling like a typical conference. :)

  11. AnandK on March 4th, 2009 10:54 pm

    Will definately love to attend when held in Mumbai :)

  12. indian blogger on March 20th, 2009 11:43 pm

    Wow!! cool Indibloggers blog camp was also in bangalore attended that but missed this one

  13. amit on March 22nd, 2009 11:17 pm

    @indian blogger:
    There was only 1 blogcamp in Bangalore on 14th March & that was organised by IBNMS only & not by Indiblogger. :)

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