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BarCamping Guide

We are excited about the third annual BarCamp Charleston, and having you be a part of the Lowcountry's largest un-conference.  Whether you're here to pitch a session, attend sessions, network, or simply hang out, there'll be loads to learn, share, and enjoy.

Here's a rundown of what to expect on BarCamp Day.

Sponsor Spotlight-Benefitfocus

Platinum Sponsor, Benefitfocus, is the largest healthcare and voluntary benefits software provider in the country with over 14 millon customers on the Benefitfocus platform.  Founded in 2000, and headquartered in Daniel Island, Benefitfocus has more than 650 associates with satelite locations in Greenville, Tulsa, and San Francisco.

We asked Chief Operating Officer, Don Taylor, about BarCamp Charleston.

What made you decide that Benefitfocus should become a BarCamp Charleston sponsor?

Last Minute Tickets

It seems quite a few of you were late getting your tickets online. Because of this, we are happy to announce that you will be able to purchase tickets at the door. However, the tickets we will sell will only be at the  attendee level.  We will only accept cash, and we can't guarantee you any freebies.  Also, they will be limited based on space (thanks to fire codes and all that jazz).

Hope to see you there!

Sponsor Spotlight-PeopleMatter

First time sponsor, PeopleMatter recently celebrated its two year anniversary.  Based in Charleston, SC., PeopleMatter provides comprehensive talent management solutions for the service industry.  PeopleMatter's platform of HR Tools handles hiring, scheduling, learning, recognition, and performance management. They also have offices in Altanta and San Francisco.

We asked Chief Operating Officer, Ken Haigh about BarCamp.

Freebies -- USB Drives

Due to the overwhelming support from our sponsors, we're happy to report that we will be able to provide our Individual sponsors (both Independent and Generous levels) with a free 4GB flash drive!

We have teamed with the wonderful folks at iPromo.com to generate the following drives.

Sponsor Spotlight-Google

For the second year in a row, Google is a sponsor of BarCamp Charleston, and this year, and they've moved up from Gold to Platinum!

We asked Eric Wages, Operations Manager of the Berkeley County Data Center, about BarCamp Charleston and sponsorship.

What made you decide that Google should become a BarCamp Charleston sponsor?

Sponsor Spotlight-SPARC

BarCamp Charleston Gold sponsor, SPARC, is a software development company in Daniel Island with 120 team members.  They offer a broad range of business solutions for clients ranging from governmental agencies to contracting organizations to private sector software solution providers.

Sponsor Spotlight-BoomTownRoi

BarCamp Charleston Gold Sponsor, BoomTownRoi, had its first client in 2008, and is the 18th fastest growing software company in the United States according to the INC 500. BoomTown, based out Charleston SC, is a real estate marketing platform that is designed to make real estate technology simple.

Director of Technology, Thomas DeMille, found out about BarCamp Charleston via networking with local sponsors.

T-Shirts

Today, we met the wonderful folks at Charleston Cotton Exchange to discuss T-Shirts.  We're happy to show off one of the many things what attendees will get when they show up with a ticket.

 

Generous Freebies

We're happy to announce our first set of freebies!  In order to reduce problems we experienced during the last couple of years with packed to the brim sessions, we have decided to purchase eight (8) Foscam FI8918W wireless webcams and microphones.  We hope these devices (pictured below) will allow us to stream sessions over the Internet to people unable to fit into the room.

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