We’ll Do It Live! We’ll Do It Live!

Great news! Huge thanks to Brian Stemmler from Stemmler Productions, a local video broadcast media production company. RE Barcamp Minneapolis-St. Paul will now have portions of event streamed live for those that can’t attend.

Brian has plenty of experience in the video production industry. Don’t trust me? Just check out a snippet from his bio on his website:

I have worn a lot of hats in the Television/Film Industries since 1983, when I won an Emmy Award as an 11 year old actor in St. Louis.  Since then I have had numerous exciting experiences in front of and behind the camera, working with the famous, the infamous and many interesting characters in between.  22 years later I get to enjoy another Emmy nomination, this time as a Writer/Co-Producer!

We are excited to have Brian on board and want to thank him for everything in advance for everything that he is doing. He also plans on participating/leading sessions based around video and how it can help connect with consumers. A session not to be missed.

400 and out!

We smashed our original goal of 300 and Greg Sax opened the door for more attendees to the event. There has been a lot buzz about the event and I’m excited to announce that we have reached our 400 limit. Thanks to all that are going to attend, you will not want to miss out.

Already taking dibs on a location for the next one:

I have set up a waiting list here so sign up and you will be notified if we have anybody back out at the last moment. It will be set up on a first come, first serve basis. If you have already signed up but don’t think you can attend, please make sure to notify us through Twitter or Facebook.

Sponsors! Woo Hoo!

We are humbled by the number of sponsors that have come through for the first RE BarCamp in the Twin Cities. We strongly encourage all visitors to this site to whirl your eyes over to the right side of the screen to see the array of both private and administrative organizations that are backing this baby.

In the end, the benefactors of all this moneymouth (my shorthand for “putting your money where your mouth is”) are the people attending and hopefully the sponsors for being able to interact with (but not sell hard to!) the people attending and definitely our notable cause, LISC (Local Initiatives Support Corporation).

We posted a deadline for sponsorship, but that deadline only means your logo won’t make it on to the official t-shirt for this event. We have to get the final artwork to the shirtmaker (one of the sponsors!). If you don’t care so much about t-shirts, climb aboard the BarCamp train. We’re taking all passengers right up until Monday, April 5. The more sponsors, the more we can give back to the community! Click the image below to learn more about LISC.

Isn’t That Place Kinda Small?

So now that we’ve topped 300 RSVPs, folks are starting to ask where we’re going to put everyone.

“Isn’t Spill the Wine a small restaurant?”

“Are we going to upset the patrons?”

“What have I gotten myself into?”

Don’t worry, folks, we already know that not everyone will come tromping in at once. First off, it’s a Tuesday and we know that tons of real estate offices around the Twin Cities will be having their weekly meetings that morning. Although we think RE BarCamp would be a great place to start your meeting, we can’t make you do that (but our coffee will taste better).

As regards the hundreds we expect to pop in and out at RE BarCamp, the event takes place on the SECOND FLOOR of Spill the Wine. There is a HUGE space up there for us to fill in and make noisy.

Check out this awesome shot of @ChelsieFoty (coffee cup and headache), @NobuHata (strike a pose), and @tboard (over-the-shoulder suave and laden with bags). Click any of the following images to enlarge.

They’ll probably all hate me (@gsax) for posting this photo, but they can take that up with me. I post it and the next two images for the greater good.

We have space, people. Yes, it might get noisy, but so what? Let’s be excited about what we’re doing. Let’s get into it, raise our voices, finish the day amped and ready for what’s next.

We have some quiet spots, too, in case you feel overwhelmed with joy.