Thank You From the “Staff”

This wouldn’t have been a successful event without attendees, facilitators, and sponsors. We thank you for the kind things you have said on the tweets and Facebook comments and on this blog, but we’d like to turn it back toward you now. Y’all were great to hang with for the day.

We had about 200 pop in throughout the day, which is not too shabby given it’s our first RE BarCamp in the Twin Cities.

This also makes the owner of the rented space happy. He was worried about the fact that 400 registered (actually it was more like 430, but sshhh) for a floor that is really meant for 200. We did our research, and it seems that free events tend to have a 50% turnout.

I’m not sure what that says about our noncommital society, but whatever the case, it worked in the favor of RE BarCamp – Minneapolis-Saint Paul. We were thrilled with the turnout, and we anticipate that we’ll need a bigger boat for the next one.

Try not to forget about us over the next month. We’ll be posting material from presenters here. We have already posted several photos over on our Facebook Fan Page.

Cheggitout: http://www.facebook.com/#!/REBCMN

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.

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.