Menu
It’s an action packed day that starts early, so get some sleep the night before and we’ll provide the caffeine, eats and inspiration for the day!
Register, Eat and Session Building
Start your day by getting your T-shirt and badge.
Swing by the breakfast table for some coffee and eats.
Head to the board to post your talk!
Or just mingle with your fellow BarCampers and watch the board fill up.
Heads up! Get to Huntsman Hall early. Slots fill quickly.
Opening Remarks
Meet the BCP team and get info.
Morning Sessions (3 time slots)
Three sessions, 45 minutes on / 15 minutes off. Find your favorite sessions. If you’re giving a talk, make sure to get to the room early to test your A/V equipment.
Lunch Break
Take a walk around University City, find something good to eat (there’s plenty of it out there). Return in time for the afternoon sessions.
Afternoon Sessions (3 time slots)
Yup. Same as morning. But now everyone is full and happy!
Closing Remarks – THE FUTURE of BarCamp Philly!
We’ll wrap up the day and talk about the future of BarCamp Philly.
We’ll also allow time for attendees to present ideas for the gang to hang and have some drinks or dinner.
Huntsman Hall – Rooms
Talk Sessions
Give A Talk
Of New Ideas
If you want to give a talk or host a session, you can write out a card with the talk name and details and hand it to a volunteer at the board, who will schedule your time. Getting there close to 8:15am to post your talk means more options.
At 9:30, attendees and speakers alike will be able to vote by placing a sticker on the card of a talk they want to attend. The card with the most stickers will get a larger room with more seats – no talk will be kicked off the board, however. Fewer votes just means a smaller room for a more intimate conversation with the audience.
At 10, we’ll kick off the day with opening remarks, send everyone on their way to the first session, and the board-building can resume, with new talks being added throughout the morning. You can come check out the board anytime, or access our digital schedule on any device to see the latest and greatest talk times and rooms.
YES! We encourage you to post a topic to the board and give a talk/start a discussion, but you don’t have to. Also, if you don’t like the talk you’re in, use the “rule of two feet” to get up and go to a different talk.
Topics vary from the technical (“Wordpress Child Themes”) to the inspiring (“Running: Not Just for the Zombie Apocalypse”). From practiced talks (“Designing for People”) to open discussions (“Nerds w/ Kids Roundtable”).
Where
BarCamp Philly will be held in Huntsman Hall at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.
For anyone riding a train or regional rail to 30th Street Station, transfer to the Market-Frankford (BLUE) line West to 40th street, then walk 2 blocks south to Walnut, and 2 blocks east to Huntsman Hall. You can also take any trolley (GREEN) line (except the #10) and get off at 36th Street. Walk 1 block south to Walnut and 1.5 blocks west to Huntsman.
Metered street parking is normally available within a few blocks of Huntsman Hall on Saturdays. There is metered parking along Walnut Street and 38th Street. There are also several paid parking lots available on campus, including one at the corner of 38th & Walnut Street, directly across from the venue.
8am to 10am: Come early to secure your talk on the board, meet fellow BarCampers and enjoy breakfast!
Your ticket buys you an assortment of bagels, fresh fruit, pastries, tea, fruit juices and of course a very generous amount of coffee.
Make sure to bring your own water bottle to fill up at filling stations located around Hunstman hall.
BYOWB to be a ‘low waste’ greener event and not have water bottles (we will have cups too of course)
There are lots of food options nearby. Find a spot to enjoy lunch with new friends!
Say hi to the team that met monthly all year long to make BarCamp Philly ’24 happen! These folks work together with our partners and sponsors to give you the best BarCamp experience possible.
Our marketing guru who spent gobs of hours on campaigns, pics, posts and prose.
Mr. Money, admin, hosting and general holder of business and branding knowledge galore.
Our double degreed IT pro who secured the location and building and booked the food.
Developer of the cool web app that will help us all find our next favorite session on time.
The OG for BarCamp 2024. He started the volunteer list and helped org meetings and notes.
Helping with marketing, contributing to ZOOMs and noticing things others tend to miss.
Our globe hopper contributing ideas and thoughts for merch and general participation.
Busy Boardmaker Boss who showed up for a buncha boring ZOOMs but gave good laugh.
Showing up at ZOOMs to help us with little legal bits and pieces.
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