OK folks, the afternoon is quickly coming to a close and we are preparing for an intense night of fun with all you BarCamp gals and guys!

We have several major things planned, so read closely!

HAPPY HOUR
Happy Hour is being provided courtesy of Creative Logic and Hard Rock Cafe! There will be free drinks until the well run dry!!! Don’t miss out!!!

PUB CRAWL
We will be moving on from Hard Rock to each of the following locations!!!

7-8 : Robert’s
8-9 : Layla’s
9-10 : 2nd Fiddle
10 - : Broadway Brewhouse

Be sure to bring your badge as this is your ticket to free drinks and great drink specials!!!

PREDATORS GAME TONIGHT!!! TICKETS ARE $20 - Be there@!!!!
See you there!!!

If you have a raffle ticket for some of the awesome door prizes we’re giving out today, get them out now! Here are the winning numbers:

284021 - Griffin iKaraoke
284020 - Griffin PowerJolt
284032 - Griffin TuneJuice
284073 - Griffin Elevator
284162 - Griffin PowerMate
284150 - Griffin iKaraoke
284131 - Griffin TuneBuds
284048 - Griffin PowerJolt
284197 - Griffin TuneJuice

Okay, so I was talking to Chris Lee while setting up the network today and we started talking about customers. The customers that have the best of intentions to be fiscally responsible, but ultimately fall short of that goal by cutting corners. If you have worked in IT, you have had at least one of these customers…

In tradition of BarCamp, we’ve set aside an entire room that is empty for the entire day for folks to sign up day of and speak. ThisCamp will be available for speaker signup in 25 minute increments starting at 9:15 until the last session at 3:15. When you arrive at the event, come all the way down to the end of the hall to the cafe area where you can sign up on a card and stick your session on the board at your preferred time. Want to talk about something that isn’t yet being covered on the schedule? This would be the perfect opportunity for you to do so.

Also, one final note before the event happens tomorrow. Don’t come in the Sommet Center through the normal doors! You’ll want to enter up towards the 6th Avenue side through the doors next to (to the right) the police precinct. I’m attaching a photo below of the doors to enter through. Once you come in, proceed down the elevator or stairs and registration will be there to greet you. Look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow!

PLEASE CHECK BACK HERE OFTEN AS THIS IS LIKELY TO CHANGE AS WE TWEEK THINGS IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS!

OK everyone!! The schedule has been mapped!!! Be sure to let us know if you see any major issues or typos. We will have something a bit more interactive in the next 24 hours for everyone to review!!

Note that there are several open session blocks in ThisCamp - This will be scheduled the traditional BarCamp method of sign-up the day you attend. We will have a board with index cards and sharpies!

Screen Version
Printable Version

Enjoy!

I am happy to announce some more food a drink benefits of being a BarCamper! As you all know by now, the Hard Rock Cafe has generously offered to host happy hours for us from 5:00PM to 7:00PM.

Ok everyone, we are getting down to the wire and I will be beginning the process of building the schedule in the coming days.

Please stop by the Speaker Sessions Page and start reading and voting and signing up!! We have approximately 32 slots filled at this time with room for about 10 more. We would like to make sure that we have more sessions than we have space so that if cancelations occur we can move people into the blank spots.

This year, we have no "keynote speakers" but rather a long list of user submitted topics ONLY. There are some different ways we are determining the popularity of a topic and its need for more resources. We will be using both the number of page hits (better placement for those who get in early) and votes (more votes means more people are interested). The combination of these indicators will help us pre-select the location for speaker sessions.

Please hit up anyone in the Nashville community that you think would be good at speaking and invite them over!

Looking forward to seeing all of you there!

The Greatest Event Manager On Earth™, Ted Chapin, has gone out and done you guys a huge favor…that’s right, he’s secured you a cash bar from 12-4 at BarCamp. Now if you need a little liquid courage to network with your fellow Campers, you’ll be in good shape. So make sure to bring plenty of Hamiltons with you, and remember to always tip your bartenders.