BrainJams Berkeley

NOTE: This event will be held in the Lipman Room, Barrows Hall on the Berkeley Campus (see http://www.berkeley.edu/map/maps/DE45.html for a map of the campus).

Note #2: If you plan on coming - please try and register before Friday, February 24th at 7pm. We are doing an exercise on Saturday and it would help to know ahead of time how many people will be there. Thanks!

Think of BrainJams as the ?unconference? for everyone who is passionate about ideas and making a difference; it is a space for collaboration and new ideas; where smart people don?t talk at you, they talk with you. BrainJams is truly of, by, and for the people--the organizers provide the space, some basic structure for the day and an environment that enables participants to create the conference, with the conversations that matter most.

BrainJams bring together people from different backgrounds to share knowledge, experience, and ideas across traditional boundaries. According to Jack Welch, this sort of ?boundaryless behavior? was the key to his success at General Electric. By bringing together technologists, media people, non-profits, business leaders, civil servants, and artists, amazing things can happen.

To register, please complete our simple registration form (http://www.brainjams.org/reg_berk.html) - as with all BrainJams, this event is free to attend, though we do request you consider making a small donation so we can sustain and expand our efforts to a wider audience. For more information about the event, visit the event details page on our wiki (http://brainjams.org/wiki/index.php?title=BrainJams25Feb2006) and then you can check out (and add your thoughts to) the day's agenda on the wiki.
Public Transportation: We do our best to make events close to public transportation - you can take BART to Berkeley and there are shuttles that will take you to the campus. There are also parking garages near by (for a fee) if you choose to drive to the campus.

Organizer Telephone: (408) 834-0884 or Skype me at chris_heuer

What is available: WiFi, Some power strips, a couple of projectors for demos, drinks/snacks, lunch and a bunch of people who will help you succeed.

What is needed: We really need volunteers to help setup and to run things the day of the event.

What you need to bring: A notebook and pen/pencil for jotting notes and sharing; A laptop for live blogging, searching and demonstrating cool tools; An open mind for receiving and sharing insights with each other.

ABOUT BrainJams
BrainJams is a non-profit organization whose mission is to encourage ad-hoc collaboration in the public commons through the use of emerging social media. As part of this mission, BrainJams is organizing live events and is building a community of practice for those interested in organizing similarly structured events. Inspired by BarCamp, Webzine, and the Tech Crunch Barbecue in Silicon Valley, BrainJams enables ordinary people with extraordinary ideas to make real, lasting impact by connecting with a diverse peer group and learning how to best use emerging technologies.