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How to run a great unconference session

Posted on September 26, 2006October 19, 2015 in Teaching/Trainingby Scott Berkun | 50 Comments

It’s easy to assume that unconferences, the popular trend in tech-sector events, require little thought on the part of…

Improving unconferences

Posted on May 11, 2006 in Teaching/Training, Uncategorizedby Scott Berkun | 11 Comments

In thinking over my experiences at various unconferences, I’ve noticed one consistent problem: The people who get to run…

What I learned at FOO Camp ’11

Posted on June 13, 2011 in On Tour, Teaching/Trainingby Scott Berkun | 14 Comments

I was invited back to O’Reilly’s FOO (Friends Of O’Reilly) camp, an unconference weekend event held at O’Reilly Media’s HQ…

What I learned at FOO Camp ’10

Posted on June 28, 2010 in On Tour, Teaching/Trainingby Scott Berkun | 14 Comments

I was invited back this year to O’Reilly’s FOO (Friends Of O’Reilly) camp, an unconference weekend event held at…

What I learned at FOO Camp ’09

Posted on August 31, 2009 in On Tour, Teaching/Trainingby Scott Berkun | 10 Comments

For the fifth time I managed to get invited to O’Reilly’s FOO (Friends Of O’Reilly) camp, an unconference weekend…

(Seattle) Presentation Camp – Tommorow!

Posted on April 3, 2009 in On Tour, Public Speaking, Seattleby Scott Berkun | Leave a comment

Last call for presentation camp – a brand new unconference event for people interested in pitching, presenting and public…

(Seattle) Presentation camp schedule up!

Posted on March 25, 2009 in On Tour, Public Speaking, Seattleby Scott Berkun | Leave a comment

Saturday April 4th Kathy Gill and I are running the first ever Seattle presentation camp, an unconference for people…

(Seattle) Presentation Camp – Saturday April 4th

Posted on March 10, 2009 in Seattle, Teaching/Trainingby Scott Berkun | Leave a comment

Thanks to the kick-ass work of Kathy Gill, the first ever presentation camp in Seattle is scheduled to run…

(Seattle) InfoCamp 2008 this weekend

Posted on September 25, 2008 in design, Seattleby Scott Berkun | 1 Comment

Hadn’t heard of this before, but there’s a design unconference here in Seattle this weekend: InfoCamp 2008. $50 gets…

What I learned at FOO Camp 08

Posted on July 14, 2008 in On Tour, Teaching/Trainingby Scott Berkun | 4 Comments

Background: Foo Camp is the legendary annual social/tech event O’Reilly Media runs for Friends of O‘reilly. Two things make…

Learning from London’s speakers’ corner

Posted on December 26, 2007January 9, 2013 in Teaching/Training, Travelby Scott Berkun | 2 Comments

On my first trip to London in 1996, on a whim from a blurb in some guidebook, I checked…

Lessons from FOO Camp ’07

Posted on July 3, 2007 in On Tour, Teaching/Trainingby Scott Berkun | 3 Comments

(Photo by Nobihaya) No matter what my expectations are for O’Reilly’s annual FOO camp, an intense social/geek/intellectual weekend run…

How to Get The Most Out of Conferences

Conferences are what you make of them. If you’re not sure why you’re going, or what you want to…

Mindcamp 3.0: report

Posted on November 13, 2006 in Seattle, Teaching/Trainingby Scott Berkun | 6 Comments

Seattle mindcamp was this past weekend and surprise: they let me in! Here’s the short report: The good: New…

Start-up camp: Nov 2&3 Mountain View

Posted on October 26, 2006 in Innovationby Scott Berkun | Leave a comment

I know a bunch of you readers are in start-ups, or hopefully soon will be – Well, here’s the…

Report from FOO Camp ’06 [foocamp06]

Posted on August 29, 2006 in Innovation, Teaching/Training, Travelby Scott Berkun | 6 Comments

Foo camp is an annual O’Reilly unconference event and I was fortunate enough to be there again for foocamp06.…

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