Way to go Doug. 

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PS we are looking for volunteers.

It seems they have not reached any real popularity here in Salt Lake, there are handful people that are changing that. Hopefully we can inspire and open the eyes of the Real Estate Community here.  Although Salt Lake is a pretty tech savvy city, I think the Real Estate community has fallen behind.

In 2008 there were two RE Bar Camps, in 2009 there are 20 in various phases and should expect to see a couple more.

Don’t forget to register today. To find a RE Bar Camp near you  go to www.ReBarCamp.com

Todd’s brief history.

As soon as I hit “publish” on this post, I’ll be emailing many of the other volunteers on the RE BarCamp movement to solicit their experiences, news, and opinions as well. Hopefully they will speak up in the comments.

A year ago, I was just hoping our San Fransisco event would go off well enough to do it again in 2009.  By the time it was over, we had a movement on our hands.

How RE BarCamp has evolved:

San Francisco, 2008 – Andy Kaufman thought this whole thing up. Our first event went off at the end of July, 2008. We initially were hoping for at least 50 people, and ended up getting closer to 200. The attendance, buzz and feedback from this event gave us the momentum to spread the RE BarCamp movement beyond the bay area.

Houston, 2008 – Mike Price took over the reigns and oganized a camp in Houston in late October. This event proved not only that this event can stand alone, but also that it does not have to be completely tech focused. Innovative real estate topics were covered, tech and non-tech related.

New York 2009 – Inman News was so impressed by the San Francisco event that they offered up space to host RE BarCamp onsite at Inman Connect NY. Daniel Rothamel organized the event in a short amount of time and the first of many RE BarCamps for 2009 were launched.

Seattle 2009 – Zillow not only hosted the Seattle camp, they marketed it heavily to local Seattle Realtors. Active Rain took a large role in organizing this event as well. With over 200 attendees, I think we all could see that these events were going to be just as huge at the local level as they are nationally.

Virgina 2009 – The Virginia Association of REALTORS adopted RE BarCamp in creating this event. The Virginia association has long been bloging focused thanks largely to REBC organizor, Ben Martin, and an active base of blogging agents within the state.

Los Angeles 2009 – I think the unique aspect of this event is that it was the first of 2009 that reflected the independent organization of the Houston event. No associations or commercial interests hosting the event. No Inman to piggy back on. Yet, over 200 people showed up. This event proved RE BarCamp is viable as a stand alone event without third party backing.

All of this sets the sets the stage for the rest of 2009.

This week, two more independent events will go off on the same day. Portland and Phoenix are running simultaneously on the 23rd. Charlotte, Denver and Philadelphia are on deck for May. Chicago, Salt Lake and Boston are set for June. Virginia Beach is set for mid-July.

As San Fransisco kicks off on Aug 4th, we will have organized 15 RE BarCamps! But that’s not the end of it. Events are in the works for Columbus, Lynchburg, Miami, Washington DC, Vancouver, and Cancun. Yes, I really did say Cancun. RE BarCamp is going international. In November, NAR will host RE BarCamp at the San Diego Convention Center during it’s annual convention.

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We will be covering things like social networking, video, blogging and other tech tools for the real estate industry.

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It is official, REBarCamp Salt Lake City is going to be June 5th and will be held at the Salt Lake Board of Realtors Campus in the large auditorium on the main floor.