PodCamp WordCamp Guide

With just one week left things are falling into place and PodCamp / WordCamp will be here before you know it. I have received many emails in the past week asking some general questions about the event and now I have answers to most of those questions.

What time does the event start?
We will begin checkin at 8:30AM and the kickoff will be at 9:30AM in the auditorium directly behind the checkin.

Where is the event being held?
This years event is being held at The Ohio State University Mendenhall Laboratory

Driving Directions, Parking and Accommodations

Please refer to the driving directions (link: http://bit.ly/pco09directions) posted on the PodCamp Ohio blog. Parking at the OSU Union Garage (link: http://www.osu.edu/map/building.php?building=288) is $3 per exit. Accommodations and additional travel information is available here: http://www.podcampohio.com/travel-info/

Approaching from Ohio Route 315
Take the Lane Avenue exit and go East (right turn if coming from the South, left turn if coming from the North). Continue on Lane Avenue about 1.2 miles. Turn right onto High Street. Approximately 0.5 mile on High Street you should come to the Ohio Union parking garage on your right.

Approaching from Interstate 71
Take the 11th Avenue exit and go West (left turn if coming from the South, right turn if coming from the North). 11th Avenue will become a one way street about 0.6 mile, you will briefly turn right onto Grant Avenue then promptly turn left onto Chittenden Avenue. Continue on Chittenden Avenue approximtely 0.6 mile until you come to High Street. Turn right onto High Street. The Ohio Union Parking Garage will be about 0.3 mile on your left.

Where is the session schedule?
We have over 30 sessions lined up for this year! Because of the number of sessions, we are still ironing out the times and rooms. But if you’d like to see the sessions that have been submitted you can check these 2 links.
WordCamp List
PodCamp List

All of the session rooms will have a projector as well as wired Internet access. Speakers who wish to use the wired Internet must bring their own network cables to plug-in.

Schedule at a glance
8:30am – Registration Opens (great time to network with other attendees)
9:30-9:50 – Opening Session
10-10:50 – Session 1
11-11:50 – Session 2
12-1:30 – Lunch
1:40-2:10 – Session 3
2:20-2:50 – Session 4
3-3:50 – Session 3
4-4:50 – Session 6
5-5:20 – Closing Session

Do we need to bring lunch?
You can if you want but we will be providing lunch and is being catered by Skyline Chili.

Do you still need help with anything?
We could certainly use some help with registration and maybe a little help with day of items. If you’d like to help send us an email using the contact form and plan to arrive about an hour early.

Record Sessions
Everyone is welcome to record sessions either in video and/or audio. Following PodCamp Ohio, please email media@podcampohio.com with your recordings linked (or attached if under 10MB) along with the title of the session and any notes if appropriate. We will post the session recordings on the PodCamp Ohio blog as we get them.

All content created must be released under a Creative Commons license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/). In a nutshell, anyone can record sessions, speakers must be attributed and the media must be non-commercial.

Event Hash Tag
The official event hash tag is #pwcbus. Please add to your tweets, facebook comments, flickr posts, etc…

Thank You Sponsors!
We want to thank all of the sponsors for making PodCamp Ohio WordCamp Columbus possible.

Platinum Sponsors: The Ohio State University Center for the Study and Teaching of Writing
Gold Sponsors: Blubrry.com, Blip.TV, Spaceblue
Silver Sponsors: Circle of Seven Productions, Wiley Publishing

Thanks everyone and please travel safe,

Ohio Growth Summit 2010 This Wednesday, June 9th

The Ohio Growth Summit 2010 is taking place this Wednesday, June 9th at the Columbus State Community College from 8:15 am-3:00 pm.

The Ohio Growth Summit is a celebration of your entrepreneurial spirit and “make it happen” attitude. The Summit is designed to stimulate actions that will lead to increased growth of your business by providing unparalleled networking, connections and content target directly at increasing your business’ bottom line.

Learn more and register to attend this event at http://ohiogrowthsummit.com.

Blip.tv Sponsors PodCamp Ohio / WordCamp Columbus

Blip.tvPodCamp Ohio is proud to announce Blip.tv as a Gold sponsor. Blip.tv sponsored PodCamp Ohio both in 2008 and 2009. We are very grateful for their support.

Blip.tv is an Internet television network focused on the best original shows created for the Web. Blip.tv host, distribute and monetize shows and split all advertising revenues with show creators 50/50.

Please take the time to thank @bliptv on twitter for their support!

Please visit www.Blip.tv to learn more.

PodCamp Ohio 2010 Meeting Tonight May 19

We are having a PodCamp Ohio / WordCamp Columbus 2010 meeting this evening, May 19th on TalkShoe at 8pm.

Talkshoe Information
URL: http://www.talkshoe.com/tc/80720
Call-in Line: (724) 444-7444
Call-in ID: 80720

The meeting will be recorded, so if you miss the meeting you’ll be able to listen to it later.

PodCamp Ohio Weekly Meetings every Wednesday till PodCamp

We are having weekly WordCamp Columbus / PodCamp Ohio  2010 meeting tonight, May 5th on TalkShoe at 8pm.

Talkshoe Information
URL: http://www.talkshoe.com/tc/80720
Call-in Line: (724) 444-7444
Call-in ID: 80720

The meeting will be recorded, so if you miss the meeting you’ll be able to listen to it later.

Happy Cinco de Mayo everyone!

PodCamp Ohio 2010 April Meeting Tomorrow

We are having our first PodCamp Ohio 2010 meeting tomorrow, April 28th on TalkShoe at 8pm.

Talkshoe Information
URL: http://www.talkshoe.com/tc/80720
Call-in Line: (724) 444-7444
Call-in ID: 80720

The meeting will be recorded, so if you miss the meeting you’ll be able to listen to it later.

PodCamp Cleveland this May 1st!

Can’t wait for PodCamp Ohio this June 19th? Then check out PodCamp Cleveland 2010 coming next Saturday, May 1st, 2010!

PodCamp Cleveland is located at the Cuyahoga Valley Career Center in Brecksville, OH (Between Cleveland and Akron, take the I-77 Wallings Rd. Exit.

PodCamp Cleveland still has session times available so if you would like to host a session, click here.

To learn more about PodCamp Cleveland, please visit www.podcampcleveland.com.

Registration for PodCamp Ohio 3 + WordCamp Columbus 2 Now Open!

Registration is now open!

Planning on attending PodCamp Ohio 3 and/or WordCamp Ohio 2? You can sign up by clicking on the Register tab above!

Coming soon will be session registration for those of you who would like to lead a session at PodCamp.

PodCamp Ohio 2010 combined with WordCamp Columbus June 19, 2010

If you haven’t herd the news, PodCamp Ohio is combining with WordCamp Columbus! This new social media and WordPress unconference will be held at Mendenhall Labatory at The Ohio State University on Saturday, June 19, 2010. The location is sponsored by the Ohio State University’s Center for the Study and Teaching of Writing. The OSU Center for the Study and Teaching of Writing is a proud repeat sponsor of PodCamp Ohio, we’re very grateful for their support.

Same as last PodCamp Ohio 2, we will have 5+ classrooms and one lecture hall available to us the entire day of the event. Each classroom seats approximately 40-60 with desks. The space is spread throughout the first floor which should make the PodCamp easy for attendees to navigate. The front entrance offers plenty of space for registration as well as a central place for lounging and networking.

Here are some pictures of the venue for those who did not attend last year’s PodCamp Ohio:

Registration will be available in the coming weeks. Stay tuned!

PodCamp Ohio 2010 Meeting Tonight

We are having our first PodCamp Ohio 2010 meeting tonight, January 20th on TalkShoe at 8pm.

Talkshoe Information
URL: http://www.talkshoe.com/tc/80720
Call-in Line: (724) 444-7444
Call-in ID: 80720

The meeting will be recorded, so if you miss the meeting you’ll be able to listen to it later.