WhereCamp is an unconference for people fascinated by place. We are an eclectic crowd ranging from urban cartographers, environmentalists, locative media artists, augmented reality developers, simulations and modeling theorists. Often people wanting to simply understand more about the space or fund in the space also are drawn into the fold. The San Francisco version ends up being an (unofficial) Where 2.0 [ http://where2conf.com/where2011 ] after-party with intense conversation, presentations and dialogue. Many people say it is the highlight of their year. We're fully sponsored and the event is free to attend but participation is mandatory - you are expected to present your projects or at least give your voice to other peoples presentations.
It all goes down April 22 and 23. This year we're going to coincide with Earth Day and it's running a day earlier so that there's more of a chance to get home for Easter. We're at the Stanford Campus Alumni Center. The plan is to use Friday as a primarily outdoor day - so that everybody who has been at Where 2.0 can get a bit of physical activity - and then to have Saturday as an ordinary unconference day where we'll co-plan sessions in the AM. If there is something you would like to present - Saturday is the best day for it.
Join us! All you have to do is participate, educate, learn, contribute and share. We all want to hear each others voices - yours too. Sessions are organized in a bottom up way where any participant can propose a talk, topic or discussion which are held in multiple streams in multiple rooms simultaneously.