Code Camp 2008 was such a fun event we just couldn’t wait to get started planning for next year!

We have already worked with BSU to confirm the date of March 28th, 2009. Things will look a little different next year as we try to broaden both our focus of subject matter and our impact on the community.

Next year’s Code Camp will fully embrace the "Business of Technology" discussions that were so popular in 2008 while still focusing on the hard core coder topics that make Code Camp what it is. Watch for updates as we work out further details, but rest assured that 2009 will be a great camp.

There is a collection of great Boise Code Camp videos now online. See them here.

What should you watch for sure? Check out these 1, 2 videos of Mark Miller’s session on The Science of a Great UI.

The Code Trip Crew has posted a great and short video documentary of the 2008 Boise Code Camp.

Check it out here.

If you lost something in a little black bag at Code Camp, send me an email and tell me what’s in the bag.

 david at elegantcode dot com

Thank you to everyone who attended, volunteered, helped, presented, and otherwise made Code Camp happen. Most folks are reporting they had a great day and are looking forward to next year!

Our web monkeys are working to get a couple of things up and going this week:

1. Presenter materials. All presenters can send their session materials to us and we will get it up on the site. Send your materials to either me (codecamp at elegantcode.com) or Chris (chris.brandsma at gmail.com). We should see a page up in the next couple of days.
2. A feedback survey. We will get a survey up to gather your feedback about this year’s Code Camp.

Thanks for a great event.

There is a new map of Boise State showing where we can park and where to go for the event itself.

See it here. Thank you, Rob!

The response from the Code Camp speakers last night at the NETDUG speaking tips session was unanimous. Let’s do something different with the schedule! Your wish is my command.

We just posted a new schedule which adds 1 full extra session to the day, for a total of 7 sessions you may attend (3 in the morning, 4 in the afternoon). There are several reasons for this change, including:

1. The new schedule allows us to extend the session times from 50 minutes to a full hour each.
2. We now have 9 concurrent sessions instead of 10, allowing for a 1/10 reduction in stress when trying to choose your course through the day.
3. Presenters will have better opportunities to see other presentations and they get to be attendees, too!

We have room for 5 more presentations in the current rooms at this point. If we continue to receive presentations, we may need to re-institute the 10th room, but we’ll cross that bridge when we come to it.

Thank you to everyone who is helping make Code Camp even better, and thank you for your patience as we get logistics finalized. The overwhelming response to this year’s Code Camp is fantastic.

The new schedule can be viewed here. Speakers, please double check me to assure your session appears as you expect.

Tonight at the monthly NetDUG meeting, the discussions will focus on effective public speaking and best practices for technical presentations. This is just for you, the presenters for Code Camp.
Jason Mauer, Developer Evangelist from Microsoft, will be flying in to give a talk on presentations and several others will be on hand to help as well.

Bring your presentations thus far and we can help each other get ready. I look forward to seeing you there.

Thu Feb 21, 2008 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Microsoft Campus
500 S 10th St, Boise, ID

If you are interested enough in Boise Code Camp to be watching our feed, you are probably interested enough to also be a member of our Yahoo group.

Entry is easy and unrestricted. Come join us at:

http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/BoiseCodeCamp/

If you are visiting Code Camp from out of town, we have put together a page with some hotel options for you.

http://www.boisecodecamp.org/about/out-of-town-attendees/

 We look forward to meeting you at the events!