The countdown to TechCamp Memphis is on!

Our conference tracks were announced, presenters and their sessions were selected and posted, and now it’s time for the TechCamp committees to complete our final preparations.

What we’d really love from you, our attendees, is to hear which sessions you are planning to attend. You are free to change your mind between now and the day of the conference, but learning a bit more about which sessions most interest you will help us to determine which conference space to assign to each session.

Completing the survey will only take a few minutes, and can be found at this link.

Thanks for your time! We’re looking forward to seeing you all at TechCamp Memphis on May 12th.

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The Topics and descriptions for the all-day TechCamp Memphis event on May 12.  There’s something from everyone, from beginners to developers.  Presentations will be grouped into three tracks so attendees will have at 3 least content choices for each session time slot.

Be sure and register today.  The Early Bird Special ends April 30.

A large part of the open conference concept is participant driven content.  While we have lots of great talent stepping forward to do presentations at TechCamp Memphis, we would really appreciate knowing what you, the participants, would like to learn more about.

Please take a moment to complete a short SURVEY to let us know YOUR interests.  If you are interesting on doing a presentation, go to the Topics page and sign up.

Grab your ticket NOW for this spring’s TechCamp!

Register through the TechCamp Memphis Eventbrite page.

Individual admission is $20, corporate admission is $35 and student admission is $5.

And for extra savings, register before April 30th for special early bird discounts!

Please visit our registration page for more information and other ticket types.

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The Spring 2012 TechCamp planning is well underway. With its new format of 3 designated tracks, we are now accepting presentation submissions on topics relevant to Developers, Content Creators & Curators and Online Marketers.

Each conference session usually lasts around 30 minutes, with another 10 minutes or so for Q&A. Sessions can be a traditional presentation with slides, or a panel discussion.

The deadline for presentation submissions is Friday, April 20th.

Have a great idea you’d love to share? We’d love for you to submit it! Please visit our submission form at bottom of the Topics page.

Please visit these links for more information on the 3 tracks, to volunteer or to register now.

TechCamp Memphis will direct its content toward a wide spectrum of technical interests:  developers, content producers and curators, and everyday users.  TechCamp is Saturday, May 12, for 8:30-4:30.

There will be 3 parallel tracks running throughout the day:

1.  Content Creators, Curators, and Consumers - Bloggers, website administrators, podcasters, musicians, film makers, photographers – those who create and those who sift through the infinite amount of content on the web and try to make sense of it all.

2.  Online Marketing - Across a wide spectrum of skill and experience levels, including the most popular social media platforms; geared to small business do-it-yourselfers, those managing online engagement for others, and  individuals wanting to learn more about social media and online marketing.

3.  Developers - for the true geeks, topics could include  sessions like: Data encryption, Developing against SQL injection and other hacks, Mobile payment development, jQuery primer, .Net, PHP, Native mobile apps, etc.

There will be a number of sessions within each track, so TechCamp participants will have plenty of  choices for the sessions most beneficial to them.

Everyone is welcome, so whether you are an expert or a newbie in any of these areas and want to learn more and interact with other techie folks, come to TechCamp Memphis!

Joe Spake is a Memphis Real Estate Broker, consultant, blogger,  photographer, and social media activist

Traditionally, the spring camp has been conducted “BarCamp” style just like the fall camp – only with a specific focus. In our meetings, the TechCamp planning committee talked a lot about not only changing up this spring’s camp’s focus, but the spring camp’s format, too.

The Spring 2012 TechCamp will flow in a traditional conference style. We will have 3 designated tracks for the conference. Presentation titles, descriptions, speakers and times will be determined and posted ahead of the conference day.

Our goal with this change is to better serve those considering attending TechCamp, as there is no longer a question about the content to be covered during the day.

Be sure to follow us via Twitter, Facebook and Google+ to catch all the TechCamp news!

Greetings Memphis geeks, techies, graphic designers, online marketers, website administrators, bloggers and social media addicts!

TechCamp 2012 is BACK and coming to the Bornblum Library at Southwest Tennessee Community College (5983 Macon Cove, Memphis, TN 38134) on Saturday, May 12, 2012.

Doors open at 7:30 am. Conference runs 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.

Be sure to follow us via Twitter, Facebook and Google+ to catch all the TechCamp news!

Updated 12/1/11

Now that the Thanksgiving stupor is starting to pass, we’re posting links to some of this year’s presenters and their presentations below.  We’ll continue to  add to this list so be sure to check back for more updates.  Thanks to everyone who brought presentations this year!

Jessica Grammer:

• Google+ for Business
• LinkedIn for Professionals

Joe Spake:

• Social Media or Social Mania?
• In Search of the Magic Bullet

Brad Montgomery & Cliff McKinney:

• Bootstrapping Best Practices

Steve Phipps:

• Marketing Campaigns That Killed It

Maurrean Barger:

• Online Media Planning

Shiloh Barnat

• Smart / Responsive Mobile Design
• Mobile Audience Research

Great start and here’s where we’re at:

Session 1
Marketing Campaigns that Kill! – Library Inst.
Social Media or Social Mania – Auditorium

Session 2
Bootstrapping with a Day Job – Auditorium
Unity 3D – Auditorium

LUNCH

Session 3
Google + Pages – Library Inst.
Becoming a Better Web Developer by Being Lazy – Auditorium

Session 4
The Digital Media Plan – Library Inst.
Smart/Responsive Mobile Design – Auditorium

Session 5
Blogging Local at BestMemphisBurger.com – Library Inst.
Mobile Audience Research – Auditorium

Session 6
Mobile Usability Testing – Hands On Demo Session – Library Inst.
LinkedIn: Power of Connection – Auditorium

Core Conversations – Times TBA
Wordpress
Social Media
Virtual Graffiti