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Oct 5, 2008

Title Sponsor: Road Runner High Speed Internet

Title Sponsor: Road Runner High Speed Internet Posted by Roxanne Darling in Featured, Premium Sponsors 7 comments

Road Runner really hit a home run with us! This is the local Time Warner Cable internet service, and they are providing us gigantic benefits: 300 30-second TV spots to be run across their many channels, plus an email to their 200,000 plus residential and business subscribers, plus a $500 cash contribution.

We are the [...]


Oct 2, 2008

Aliʻi Sponsor: Johnson & Johnson

Aliʻi Sponsor: Johnson & Johnson Posted by Roxanne Darling in Aliʻi Sponsors, Featured, Sponsors 4 comments

In one of my previous careers, I was a health coach working for JNJ and providing services to their clients, who were employees of companies like Motorola and Seagate. Many hops later and I was presenting a talk a few weeks ago at BlogWorld Expo in Las Vegas, where I met Rob Halper, Director of [...]


Oct 2, 2008

AV Sponsor: Projection Presentation Technology

AV Sponsor: Projection Presentation Technology Posted by Roxanne Darling in Featured, Premium Sponsors 4 comments

We have an incredible opportunity here with Projection Presentation Technology. They have offered to handle all of our audio-visual services in exchange for a sponsorship. The entire package, of screens, projectors, microphones, and audio recording. For us - the team of all volunteers who are creating this conference in our extra time after day job [...]


Oct 1, 2008

Premium Sponsor: Pacific DirectConnect

Premium Sponsor: Pacific DirectConnect Posted by Roxanne Darling in Featured, Premium Sponsors, Updates 2 comments

We can’t have a Podcamp/Wordcamp without a lot of wifi internet! Pacific DirectConnect, the official internet provider for the Hawaii Convention Center, and the HCC itself have really worked with us in the Aloha way to provide ample and affordable internet connection.

It is one very profound way that this event is not your average conference! [...]


Oct 1, 2008

Hotel Sponsor: Hawaii Prince Hotel

Hotel Sponsor: Hawaii Prince Hotel Posted by Roxanne Darling in Featured, Kamaʻaina Sponsors, Travel 2 comments

We would like to welcome the Hawaii Prince Hotel as a Kamaʻaina Sponsor.

They are offering special rates of $149 per night. Please call the hotel directly and mention “podcamp hawaii” to get your low rate! (808) 956-1111

The Hawaii Prince Hotel is just a few blocks from the Hawaii Convention Center and has full service [...]


Sep 13, 2008

Venue Sponsor: Hawaii Visitors & Convention Bureau

Venue Sponsor: Hawaii Visitors & Convention Bureau Posted by Roxanne Darling in Featured, Premium Sponsors, Travel 3 comments

The HVCB as we call them here for short, are the people who make Hawaii tourism happen. With a membership of over 1000 Hawaii-based businesses, they cover everything you would want and expect from lodging, to outdoor activities, to nightlife.

The members of the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau share one goal: to help you [...]


Sep 12, 2008

Venue Sponsor: Hawaii Convention Center

Venue Sponsor: Hawaii Convention Center Posted by Roxanne Darling in Featured, Premium Sponsors 6 comments

When we first started to think about Podcamp Hawaii, the choice of venue quickly became our most vexing challenge. Because Podcamp organizers do not get paid and do not make any profits, finding an affordable venue usually means asking for permission to use a school or community center. But we had big dreams and knew [...]


Sep 10, 2008

Hotel Sponsor: Wyland Waikiki Hotel

Hotel Sponsor: Wyland Waikiki Hotel Posted by Roxanne Darling in Featured, Premium Sponsors, Sponsors, Travel 4 comments

SPECIAL RATES FOR PODCAMP!
Only $109 per night. To book this rate, please call the hotel Sales Department directly at 808-954-4031 and ask for “PODCAMP” rates. You can book several days before and after at this special rate. Hawaii is -10 hours GMT; check the time now! YOu can read more in the Wyland Waikik Press [...]


Sep 5, 2008

We Need Your Help!

We Need Your Help! Posted by Shane Robinson in Featured, Sponsors, Updates No comments

It’s September 4th. 46 days away from the first ever PodCamp and WordCamp in the beautiful state of Hawaii. There are many wonderful people, both local and on the Mainland, working long hours each week on PodCamp Hawaii, in addition to their regular jobs and responsibilities to their families. And to them we extend a [...]


Sep 1, 2008

Update from the Volunteers Meetup on August 30

Update from the Volunteers Meetup on August 30 Posted by Shane Robinson in Featured, Updates No comments

We had a great meeting yesterday with a record 13 Kama’aina (locals) in attendance. Lots of new faces and lots of great suggestions and volunteers.

The focus of this meeting turned out to be getting more Sponsors. We’ve been having to do a LOT of education in the local business community as to what a [...]


Aug 13, 2008

Registration is Now Open!

Registration is Now Open! Posted by Roxanne Darling in Featured, Welcome 4 comments

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 [...]


Jul 15, 2008

Join Our Flickr Group

Join Our Flickr Group Posted by Shane Robinson in Featured, Photography, Updates No comments

If you have pics of Hawaii you can join our PodCamp Hawaii Flickr Group. Add your images to the group and we may use them on the website and for publicity purposes. And of course we’ll always credit the photo and provide a link to your Flickr account.

Click the image below to view a [...]


Jul 14, 2008

E komo mai! Welcome and Watch!

E komo mai! Welcome and Watch! Posted by Shane Robinson in Featured, Welcome 3 comments

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 [...]