Administrative – THATCamp Southern California 2012

Evaluate THATCamp SoCal 2012

Amanda French — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 21:48:16 +0000

Please tell us what you thought of THATCamp SoCal by filling out the anonymous survey at j.mp/thatcamp-eval. Only two fields required: which THATCamp you went to and how useful you rate it on a scale of 1-5, though there’s also plenty of space for more in-depth comments.

If you like, you can read evaluations from other THATCamps at j.mp/thatcampresults.

Thanks, all!

Connecting to wi-fi

Amanda French — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 14:46:39 +0000

To connect to the wi-fi, choose the network CSUF-GUESTS, launch a browser, and enter any e-mail address in the guest login field. You will be asked to re-authenticate every two hours.

#THATCampSoCal – Camper UPDATE

Colleen Greene — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 16:02:46 +0000

Greetings, Campers!

We are just over one week away from THATCamp SoCal 2012, which takes place Friday and Saturday September 14-15, 2012 at Cal State Fullerton!

It has been months since most of you registered. If you are now unable to attend, *please email back to advise of your cancellation*. We still have some latecomers (students) on a wait list, who would like to move into your spot if you can no longer attend. And I would also like to adjust the catering count, if you can no longer attend, so that our generous food sponsors are not spending extra money. We hope you get to catch another THATCamp!

If you still plan to attend, please make note of the following items prior to arriving on campus next Friday.

Please make sure you regularly check our blog for last minute changes and info all next week (socal2012.thatcamp.org)!
PROGRAM

Our Schedule has been posted online (socal2012.thatcamp.org/schedule).
Most of our Friday Workshops have been finalized (socal2012.thatcamp.org/schedule/workshops). We still have room to accommodate extra workshops if there is a 1.5-2 hour topic you would like to teach.
Saturday’s unconference Sessions will get brainstormed and scheduled Friday afternoon at our 3:30pm Scheduling Session.

VENUE & TRAVEL

Our THATCamp venue is the excellent Titan Student Union (socal2012.thatcamp.org/location) — sponsored by CSUF Academic Technology!
Parking and Transportation info is available online (socal2012.thatcamp.org/location/parking-transportation/).
We have Lodging recommendations if you need to arrange for that (socal2012.thatcamp.org/location/lodging/).

COMPUTING

Campers should plan to bring a laptop or tablet (with chargers); our venue is *not* set in computer labs with desktop computers.
Most of Friday’s Workshops require you to bring a laptop for the actual hands-on work. If you do not have access to a laptop, you will still be able to sit in on workshops to observe and take notes. A tablet won’t be able to accommodate the software used in most of the Workshops.

FOOD & DRINK

A continental breakfast and coffee will be provided each morning — sponsored by CSUF’s Pollak Library, and CSUF’s College of Humanities & Social Science!
Subway Sandwiches will be provided for lunch on Friday — sponsored by the Occidental College Center for Digital Learning & Research.
Roundtable Pizza will be provided for lunch on Saturday — sponsored by the UCLA Center for Digital Humanities.
Extra mid-day coffee provided courtesy of a THATCamp grant from Microsoft (yes, Microsoft).
Want more options? Check our campus dining (on your own) at: www.csuf-food.com/foodcourt/foodcourt.asp.
Join us Friday night for Happy Hour (on your own) across from campus at the Cantina Lounge across from campus.

Please feel free to contact me if you have additional questions or concerns.

We look forward to learning and networking with you next week at THATCamp SoCal!

#THATCampSoCal hotels added! Marriott block rate expires 8/30!

Colleen Greene — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 22:14:58 +0000

If you are planning to book lodging for THATCamp SoCal 2012, our fabulous Logistics Coordinator Laura has pulled together a handful of hotels and motels close to campus that are willing to offer a CSUF (California State University, Fullerton) discount. Please refer to our Lodging page for all of the details.

And please note that the closest hotel — The Marriott, located adjacent to campus — is holding a block of 10 THATCamp rooms at a discounted rate ONLY through August 30th.

We have noted, under each lodging option, the distance from our THATCamp venue, to help give you an idea if a particular hotel or motel is walking distance from the venue. Both days of THATCamp will finish up while it’s still daylight, so you will not have to walk in the dark. The two options that seem closest walking distance are the Marriott and the Holiday Inn.

Calling for #THATCampSoCal workshop proposals and requests!

Colleen Greene — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 20:05:34 +0000

We are now one and a half months away from THATCamp SoCal! We would like to be able to offer a good selection of hands-on workshops the first day of Camp (Friday, September 14th) to mix in with all the fun impromptu sessions that we’ll plan out that same first day….but we need your help.

Can you teach a workshop?

Workshops are formal-ish (aka “pre-planned”) hands-on sessions that last anywhere from 1 to 2 hours, introducing a topic or tool, or teaching “next steps” to more advanced users.

So far, we have an excellent workshop on Text Mining Tools planned.

If you have a topic in mind to propose, please log in and post a workshop proposal to the blog by going to Posts –> Add New. If you have trouble with that, please Comment on this post, and we’ll get in touch with you.

What workshops would you like to attend?

THATCamps encourage that people be able to lead or teach a session or workshop that they propose, but we have a lot of new Campers at THATCamp SoCal 2012, so we’d like to put out feelers to find out what workshops (what technologies, tools, or topics) you are interested in learning? We’ll do our best to find a workshop instructor for this topic.

Please post your interests as a Comment to this blog post.

Thank you!

#THATCampSoCal 100% full — now wait-listing applicants

Colleen Greene — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 17:21:03 +0000

Greetings,

We have reached (really, exceeded) our 100 person Camp capacity, and are now putting a handful of Pending, and all New, applicants on to a wait list, which will be processed on a first come, first served basis if Camper spots open up before the event. There is always the possibility of registered Campers having to bow out due to previously unknown schedule conflicts.

Thank you for your interest in attending THATCamp SoCal 2012!

#THATCampSoCal is 70% full by end of 1st week of registration!

Colleen Greene — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:11:24 +0000

After just one week of open registration (including over a long holiday weekend), THATCamp SoCal 2012 is just shy of 70% full! Technically, we’re 68% full (not counting me).

Still undecided? Or too busy to apply?

Don’t delay too long, we do expect this event to fill up fast due to our proximity to so many institutions of higher learning and heritage institutions.

Hop on over to the Registration page and apply for your Camper spot now.

Don’t miss your chance to network, learn, and just hang with a group of highly talented innovators who share your professional interests and challenges. And for FREE, while well-fed!

#THATCampSoCal 2012 registration 50% full in less than 48 hours!

Colleen Greene — Fri, 25 May 2012 17:38:06 +0000

After less than 48 hours of open registration, THATCamp SoCal 2012 is now 50% full!

Still undecided? Or too busy to apply?

Don’t delay too long, we do expect this event to fill up fast due to our proximity to so many institutions of higher learning and heritage institutions.

Hop on over to the Registration page and apply for your Camper spot now.

Don’t miss your chance to network, learn, and just hang with a group of highly talented innovators who share your professional interests and challenges. And for FREE, while well-fed!

#THATCampSoCal 2012 registration 25% full after just 24 hours!

Colleen Greene — Fri, 25 May 2012 01:16:01 +0000

After just 24 hours of open registration, THATCamp SoCal 2012 is 25% full!

Still undecided? Or too busy to apply?

Don’t delay too long, we do expect this event to fill up fast due to our proximity to so many institutions of higher learning and heritage institutions.

Hop on over to the Registration page and apply for your Camper spot now.

Don’t miss your chance to network, learn, and just hang with a group of highly talented innovators who share your professional interests and challenges. And for FREE, while well-fed!

New to THATCamp? Find out why you should attend, and what a THATCamp is like!

Colleen Greene — Wed, 23 May 2012 20:59:26 +0000

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Registration for THATCamp SoCal 2012 is now open!

Colleen Greene — Wed, 23 May 2012 19:52:32 +0000

Photo courtesy of Flickr user finnarne.

We are pleased to announce that registration for THATCamp SoCal 2012 is now open!

This year’s THATCamp SoCal is hosted by California State University, Fullerton in beautiful sunny Orange County, California.

Camp dates are Friday and Saturday, September 14 and 15, 2012.
Hands-on workshops (preregistration required) will take place on Friday.
Unconference sessions (open to all Campers) will take place on Saturday, with topics crowdsourced first thing Saturday morning.

As we secure workshop topics, instructors, and times, we will open those workshops up for Camper preregistration.

Be sure to follow our blog, and/or our Twitter feed for ongoing updates.

Not familiar with THATCamp?…Check out our About page.

Got a particular workshop or session idea in mind? Submit a Proposal!