I’m still in serious sleep debt after a great weekend at Kiwi Foo Camp (a.k.a. Baa Camp) in Warkworth.
This was my second Foo Camp (my first was this same event last year). Once again it was a surprising mix of people and ideas. Between the wine, warewolf, cricket, banjo, and guitar hero there was just enough time for some excellent presentations and sessions - the ones I attended covered everything from pitching tech stories to media, to electric cars, to shareware, to teaching kids to program … and lots in between.
We even managed to stop en route for an indoor ski, which was bizarre but a lot of fun (imagine a giant fridge sitting on the side of a hill on the outskirts of Auckland and you start to get the idea).
So, in place of more words here are some photos from Flickr and some links:
There were 160 people attending this year, including some familiar faces from last year and some new interesting people …
The un-schedule was all over the spectrum …
And lots of interesting ideas changed hands ….
Those lucky enough to bring a tent managed to avoid the synchronized snoring in the whare …
On Saturday morning Kim Hill interviewed some of the attendees (you can listen to the podcast if you missed it) …
On Saturday night Mike and I thought we had the warewolf sussed …
Garth had our back …
But, it’s always the person you never expect …
Well, okay, not ALWAYS …
Later in the evening some of the villagers just preferred to stay asleep …
At the same time these guys were having a lot of fun with fire (and taking some great timelapse photos)…
As was John the next morning…
Russell caught the eye of the scouts from the Indian 20/20 leagues …
And Mauricio made himself comfortable in the commentary position …
Those are NOT beer goggles …
And, at the end of it all, a bunch of happy campers …
But, don’t just take my word for it. Here is what some other attendees thought:
- Russell Brown
- Juha Saarinen
- Glen Barnes (including video)
- Mike Riversdale
- Sandy Mamoli
- Ludwig Wendzich
- Rod Drury
- Miki Szikszai
- Brenda Leeuwenberg
Meanwhile, the Kiwi Foo Camp wikipedia post needs to be updated if anybody has some time to spare.
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