Camp Fever Spreads to Calgary
November 7, 2007 by Mark Evans
Filed under Business
This whole Camp movement is spreading like wildfire across Canada. In Toronto, you blink, and there’s another Camp happening – BarCamp, DemoCamp, Facebook Camp, CaseCamp, Cooking marshmallows over an open fire Camp, etc.
Now the Camp thing is taking off in Calgary where the first BarCamp is being held on Dec. 15. Of course, there will also be a DemoCamp happening beforehand as David Crow (aka Mr. Toronto DemoCamp) is visiting Calgary later this month. Rather than have a social, David suggested a DemoCamp.
Now, please don’t take this the wrong way but there’s seems to be a whole lot of talking happening but how about some walking too. It’s all good and well to hang out, watch a few demos, talk shop and have a refreshments but let’s hope it’s sparking a whole a much-needed entrepreneurialism as well.
Update: BarCamp3 in Montreal is happening this weekend.
I think the talk and walk comment is a bit harsh. It’s pretty natural for there to be more talk than action, as talking is how we make decisions about what actions to take in cooperation. If you’re expecting the events to produce some ratio of new businesses each time, it’s unrealistic and I think misses the point of Democamp and Barcamp, which is to share ideas and knowledge and get to know people.