Welcome to the BookCampTO wiki:
A conversation about the future of books, writing, publishing, and the book business in the digital age.
Errata & Addenda -- Updated June 5, 2009
We sent out an email this afternoon that had some mistakes in it. Ooops sorry for the incovencience. eek!
- the sessions formerly scheduled in room 318 are moving to 305
- the food court at Robarts Library is closed on Saturday's -- the next nearest Subway Restaurant is at Harbord and Spadina
- it wouldn't hurt if participates brought their own bottled water
Last Minute Details -- Updated June 5, 2009
Just a few housekeeping items and reminders before we see you all tomorrow at BookCampTO.
- There is underground parking across the street from the iSchool ($6 all day)
- The nearest subway stop is St. George (use the West entrance.)
- Don't forget the afterparty -- on the second floor of the Bedford Academy (36 Prince Arthur) to the East of the St. George Subway
- The schedule is available for download (PDF).
- The schedule is also available via Google Calendar (and therefore importable to iPhone)
- We have also added two new "Meet-Up" sessions one for authors and one for designers. These are unstructured conversations that let authors meet other authors and designers meet other designers. See the schedule for details
Tickets and Lunch -- Updated June 2, 2009
Just finding out about Book Camp? Do you want to participate on Saturday? We are having problems with our registration system , please email bookcampTO@gmail.com and we will register you manually. Sorry for the incovenience.
Since the popularity of BookCamp continues to be strong we must caution attendees that there might not be enough lunch for everybody. There might be. There might not be. When we contracted for lunch service and lunch sponsorship we did our best to judge the conference demand. If it turns out we were wrong, and underestimated the amount of food to order, we apologize. It is our fault. We don't want that to reflect badly on BookNetCanada who graciously offered (so many months ago) to sponsor BookCampTO. The attached Google map includes some places to get lunch nearby the iSchool.
We also have added a "Designers MeetUp" so anyone that wants to talk design can get together.
Looking forward to seeing you all at BookCamp! best regards, BookCamp Organizers
Initial Schedule -- Updated May 25, 2009
Thanks to everyone that contributed ideas to the session page. We have been able to accommodate all the suggested sessions and we have space for a few more.
- The schedule is loosely organized in four streams across five rooms
- The sessions are colour coded by room (2nd floor, 3rd floor, 7th floor east, 7th floor west, break-out) - note entrance to the building is the 2nd floor
- The name in brackets is the person that has graciously offered to lead/moderate the session (double thanks)
- You may want to refer to the session page for more context about each session.
- Note: the after-conference venue has been finalized -- Bedford Academy (36 Prince Arthur -- 2nd Floor. 5ish to 8PM) Sadly no sponsors for this so cash & carry.
- It also might be a good idea to bring a bottle of water and your eye-glasses (at time of writing, no projectors nor microphones will be on-hand)
- There will be wi-fi.
Please forgive the formatting job above. It is the best that pbwworks limited html coding would provide.
Two Announcements -- Updated May 3, 2009
BookCampTO is Changing Venues AND Self-Serve Registration is Open Again! All are welcome.
Venue Change: We are moving the location of BookCamp Toronto to the main iSchool campus of the University of Toronto, adjacent to the Robarts Library.
(six blocks northwest of our former venue)
The new address is:
The Faculty of Information (iSchool)
140 St George St
Toronto, ON
M5S 3G6
Canada
[map]
The time and date remains unchanged:
Date: Saturday, June 6, 2009
Time: The opening session will begin at 9am on the 7th floor, 140 St George St. [schedule]
Location: UofT iSchool 140 St. George Street [map]
Nearest Major Cross Street: Bloor Street West & St. George St.
Nearest Subway Stop: St. George Subway
To access the building, use the promenade entrance to the 2nd floor between the library and the iSchool.
- Free wireless internet will be available.
We would like to thank the administration at the iSchool for graciously donating use of the facility.
Registration: The iSchool venue affords us more flexibility with the number of attendees. We would like to invite anyone who is interested -- including all the people on the waiting list -- to attend. If you haven't already, please register at BookCampTO.Eventbrite.com to confirm your spot. The attendance limit has now been removed from this site.
Although we can now welcome everyone, we would like to keep an accurate gauge of who will attend. Please please please send us an email at bookcampto@gmail.com if you CANNOT attend. We will take you off the list no problem. This would be a big help to the organizers. Thanks for your cooperation.
A list of who has signed up to come can be found at BookCampTO.eventbrite.com.
Other Quick Notes:
- Schedule of Sessions: we will be posting more about the confirmed sessions in the next two weeks. In the meantime if you have an idea for a session and we haven't contacted you, there will be an oppportunity to claim/suggest additional session topics at that time. If there is a topic you want to talk about or hear about, than stay tuned for more information coming to the BookCampTO wiki site. The event is all about the ideas participants bring with them. Watch this space.
- We will be sharing upcoming announcements using the BookCampTO Twitter account.
- The spirit of this event is to provide a free and accessible forum to talk about the future of books. It is a gathering of peers of equal standing. Please respect that spirit. Please respect the views of other attendees and please respect the venue. And above all enjoy yourself. If you are in a session you don't like, feel free to leave. If there is something you want to discuss that isn't on the schedule, grab some people and some free space and go for it. The unconference concept is all about equal participation. Find out more about what you can expect at BookCampTO on our About Page
Important Information -- Updated February 13, 2009
Self-Serve Registration is Now Closed
If you want to attend BookCamp Toronto, email bookcampto@gmail.com.
Thank you for visiting us at the BookCamp Toronto Wiki.
We've had a great response so far for the free BookCampTO unconference (definition at wikipedia).
Unfortunately we have had to close self-serve registration.
The capacity of the venue and our desire to keep the discussion groups small dictated we cap the number of attendees.
We will be releasing more seats after we co-ordinate with the MaRS Centre and any willing sponsors.
There are still spots available -- email bookcampto@gmail.com to be added to the waiting list.
Comments (11)
Erin Balser said
at 11:02 am on Feb 5, 2009
Can you please clarify the date (June 6 or June 9). Also, if it is the 6th, were there any other options available, as it conflicts with EAC? I'm sure we can make that work, but there's already twittering about how to make going to both work.
Hugh said
at 11:38 am on Feb 5, 2009
Hi Erin, it's Saturday, June 6 ...(sorry about the confusion!) ... there were so many other conflicts, and availability was limited with Mars, so June 6 seemed the best, earliest date we could get.
What is EAC?
Erin Balser said
at 11:58 am on Feb 5, 2009
Hugh--thanks for the explanation/clarification! I'm sure it will all work out! :-)
Erin Balser said
at 12:13 pm on Feb 5, 2009
EAC is the Editors Association Conference. info here: http://www.editors.ca/conference/index.html
It's three days, so the conflict isn't a dealbreaker!
Evo Terra said
at 1:14 pm on Feb 5, 2009
I'm going to see if I can find a way to get there. It's quite the haul from Phoenix, AZ... but I love the concept!
I'm stirring up interest among the Podiobooks.com author/producer/listener community. So even if I can't find a way to make it work (you've heard of these economic woes, yes?), several folks associated with Podiobooks.com should be in attendance.
E.
Hugh said
at 3:39 pm on Feb 5, 2009
thanks evo! would be great to have you there .. to talk podcasting & books.
Erin Balser said
at 10:20 pm on Feb 5, 2009
When we get a logo, can I make buttons? please?!!! :-)
Hugh said
at 10:39 pm on Feb 5, 2009
you bet. i've asked bookoven's fantastic designer, marie-eve, to come up with something... coming soon! ;-) and once we get the logo, we can do just about anything...
Erin Balser said
at 7:19 am on Feb 6, 2009
Awesome! I'm excited to see what she comes up with!
jdegen said
at 10:10 am on Feb 6, 2009
Sounds very intriguing. You should know there is a huge magazine and writing conference in the week leading up to this. MagNet is taking place nearby at 89 Chetsnut from the 2nd to the 5th -- magazine publishers have similar issues, and the writing orgs involved in MagNet would definitely be interested in bookcamp. See info here: http://www.magazinescanada.ca/magnet/magnet.pdf
Melanie McBride said
at 10:53 am on Feb 6, 2009
Jdegen: Thanks for the plug (above). I am a speaker at the Magazines Canada's Web Weekend series and Magnet is indeed an important conference for magazine industry professionals. Not really focused on "writing" per se but they do sometimes have editorial sessions. Bookcamp seems a bit more focused on publishing as a whole and, specifically, the current state of the book :)
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