Welcome

Podsafe Music Available to You!

Jenn Wright (of Simple Souls, Mighty J, Kanalo, and MySpace) reached out all over and collected several songs for us to be able to use for making media. Please remember:
You must mention the artist and their website when you use this music - in the audio or video itself as well as adding a link [...]

The Event Schedule!

Thank you to everyone for all of your patience. I know this has been a long time coming. Normal conferences do the schedule and book the speakers very early on; we do the infrastructure building and relationship-building first, and spread the word to anyone who wants to speak.

You can view the spreadsheet online here. And [...]

Check out the Wiki!

Our PodCamp site has a wiki, which is a set of helpful pages that you can edit! Yes, that’s right, you.

A Wiki is a public area where anyone can edit a page or add a new page. It is an example of “crowd-sourcing” where members of the community add their own tips and information. It [...]

We’re accessible!

Working with the Hawaii Convention Center (HCC) and the Center for Disabilities Studies has been a joy! The HCC is an accessible facility for all people. Here’s a brochure from the Convention Center with more specific info. (Mahalo Traci!)

Come one, come all!

Don’t forget to check out our Wordcamp speaker Nathan Say, who will be talking [...]

Speaker and Session Information

At an UnConference, anyone can sign up to speak. We will be putting the agenda together over the next few weeks and will post it as soon as we have enough in place to show you.

If you want to speak, please add your name and info to the Speaker’s Page on the wiki:
http://2008.podcamphawaii.com/wiki/doku.php/people-speaking

Though [...]

Get Your Podcamp Hawaii T-Shirt!

T-shirts are one of the challenges of an unconference. They cost a lot. You have to order well in advance. People end up with the wrong size. People don’t show even tho you bought them a t-shirt. And it goes on and on.

“But people love their t-shirts!” you say. And we agree.

So we’ve come up [...]

Registration is Now Open!

Register Here Now!

You Can Attend For Free
In keeping with the original podcamp tradition, this year’s first event is FREE to attend!

We want to make sure that price is not a barrier, and to be in sync with so much of what the internet has taught us: free encourages collaboration and networking at an extraordinary [...]

E komo mai! Welcome and Watch!

Welcome to PodCamp Hawaii.

We are planning this amazing event in a very short amount of time! We have several ways to connect with us so you can be sure not miss any of the details! Whether you can come in person to beautiful Hawaii (and we sincerely hope you can) or whether you join [...]

Updates

Message #3 to Addendees (Oct 22, 2008)

If you missed the first two messages, we recommend you read them on our web site:

Message #1
Message #2

It’s Almost Here! We’ve got a few more reminders for you and I am personally looking forward to seeing you in person. We have 500 people registered; if you need to cancel please reply to this email and [...]

The opening ceremonies at Podcamp and Wordcamp Hawaii

Photos credit: Chris Heuer.

The opening ceremonies to Podcamp and Workcamp Hawaii were, put simply, the very best opening to any *camp style unconference to date.

The morning started out with two chants done by two local sisters. The first chant was asking for permission to be here, to be able to do what we were going [...]

Session: Using Video to Build Community

Flying all the way from Pennsylvania for the Social Media Club Workshop, Podcamp and Wordcamp Hawaii, I had no way to know whether or not my session would resonate with the attendees. I was incredibly happy when room 304B was standing room only, and didn’t empty once I began my session.

I thought, beyond just sharing [...]

In the Lounge: Beth Kanter

Social Media Game

Play the social media game–a cool card game that will help you think through some strategy and tactical ideas.

Here’s her page (link updated!) that describes more about it.

About Beth Kanter

Beth Kanter is a trainer, blogger, and consultant to nonprofits and individuals in effective use of social media. Her expertise is how to [...]

ʻOhana Sponsor: N-D Mixx Productions

I love when the angels show up at the last minute, and D-J Mixx is one of them! Short story: wife of owner, @FranMagbual heard my pleas on Twitter and volunteered her husband’s services. They are bringing a sound system, so we can have music aka “mele” and make it super easy for local [...]

Press, Social Media, and other tales

Much mahalo to the press and to our friends for sharing the story of this event!

Erika Engle, of the Star-Bulletin understands the challenge:

PodCamp and WordCamp will pull eyeballs to Hawaii
Oct. 3, 2008

So how do you join in and market your business and engage your customers, promote your canoe club’s fundraiser, or play in the [...]

The Event Schedule!

Thank you to everyone for all of your patience. I know this has been a long time coming. Normal conferences do the schedule and book the speakers very early on; we do the infrastructure building and relationship-building first, and spread the word to anyone who wants to speak.

You can view the spreadsheet online here. And [...]

Businesses: Prepare to Learn, Join your Conversations

Many business managers may be wondering what the new social media and Web 2.0 technologies are all about, and how new social media might help the business’ bottom line. Especially in these tough economic times, many managers realize that creativity and outreach may make the difference between a long and happy business life or the [...]

Wordcamp Panel: Why Blog? with Sid, Lindsea, Aaron, Christa, and Joe

Why Blog?

A panel discussion about why individuals as well as businesses should blog. Topics will include networking for individuals, branding, and customer relations for business. We’ll also discuss blogging versus traditional media as a platform for reaching customers. We will also offer case studies, which will include personal examples, Google, Adobe, Twitter and more.

About [...]

Message #2 to Attendees of Podcamp + Wordcamp Hawaii

Event: PodCamp HawaiiDate: Friday, October 24, 2008 at 08:00 AM - Saturday, October 25, 2008 at 05:00 PM (GMT-1000)Location: Hawaii Convention Center1801 Kalakaua AvenueHonolulu, HI 96815

Aloha!
This is the second email about Podcamp. If you signed up after October 9th and missed the first attendee email, no problem. We posted it here [...]