At OSCON this year we decided to shake things up a bit. In addition to the usual sessions and events, we’ve also added OSCamp. It’s a bit like a conference within a conference, running all week long right there in the convention center. It’s completely free for anyone to attend and completely open for anyone to speak. The schedule isn’t planned in advance and anyone can walk in, write their name on the board, and hold a talk or group discussion, whether they’re attending the conference, live in the area, or just travelled in to enjoy the “hallway track” and brush shoulders with the Open Source rock stars.
I’ve wanted to do something like OSCamp at OSCON for years now, so I’m excited to see it come together.