Podkamp comes to Bloemies Cause Blogging is Kief!

The first ever Podcamp started on the 8^th September in Boston, USA and since then, the brilliant idea has spread across the world like bird flu with the last Podcamp being in Sydney earlier this month. Now believe it or not, the concept has proved so successful that less than 2 years after its inception, Podcamp will be coming to BLOEMFONTEIN! Yes, I was also surprised that Bloemmies has Internet access. When speaking with the key event organiser, Nico Baird from Dreamagineers.com, he assured me that he didn’t have to drive to Joburg to check his emails.

The first South African Podcamp was held in Cape Town in November last year and now the second ‘Podkamp’ will hit Bloemies on April 19^th this year and, stereotypes aside, is a great location to host a Podcamp as it is right in the middle of the country: an easy drive from Jozi, Durban and the Groot Gat. The Cape Townians are used to being far from everything so they can just team up and drive together and do their bit for carbon footprints.

What to do in Bloemies

All I know is that there is a monument to the women of the Anglo-Boer war in Bloemies but I’m sure there’s a Dros and a Spar which means beer and chips at least! But maybe that’s the point really: Who of you have been to Bloemfontein in the last 10 years? It might be a great opportunity to visit a new town with some like-minded peers.

Who Should Attend

Bloggers, Techies, Geeks, Gadget freaks, posers, peepers, curiosos, media students or anyone else who wants to know more about social media etc.

Why Podcamp?

Podcamps are an un-conference which means they will be a lot less formal than normal conferences. The lack of form allows for a lot more conversation and interaction which is oh so Web 2.0! This will be the first un-conference I will be attending in person and am really looking forward to it. I might even get the urge to stand up and talk randomly which you can do at an un-conference! Podcamps are also free by definition and this is no different for this one. This is great news as some conference fees are extortionate so you could travel all the way to Bloemies sleep over, buy your mates drinks all night, drive back and still only pay 20% of what it would cost to go to a conference in Jozie!

For more information and to register on the Wiki go to Podcamp SA’s shiny new website.