The Rules of BarCamp, now in Italian

Last Saturday I participated in the BarCampTurin. Bru and I spoke about CouchSurfing as an example of “Sharing as a modality of economic production”. Well, I wanted to speak about this concept while Bru wanted to speak about hidden profits, we probably didn’t coordinate very well. ;-)
Anyway the slides are on slideshare in case you are interested.

It was my first BarCamp and, reading on the wiki there were more than 200 registered people, I was very afraid to burn my first experience of BarCamp. Overall, I think it went well (thanks Vittorio!) given the fact more than 250 people shown up.
Anyway, I would be very curios to run a poll asking to participants of BarCampTurin:

Did you read the RulesOfBarCamp on the wiki?
YES | NO

(Of course there is no critical mass of readers in this blog so I solicit some more popular blogger to post the poll, if she finds the question interesting).

My impression is that 70% of the participants would say “NO, I didn’t read the RulesOfBarCamp”.
The fact we didn’t even bother to translate the rules on the BarCampTurin wiki page might be an indicator. Of course the critique is first for myself and so in a pure free-wiki-doacracy-philosophy today I took some time to translate TheRulesOfBarCamp (English) in LeRegoleDelBarCamp (Italian). The translations is attached below but you better read them on the BarCamp wiki itself. And of course the translation is not perfect at all, but hey, it is a wiki, isn’t it? Go ahead and improve it.

BarCampTurin was the second BarCamp in Italy (the first was BzaarCamp in Milan) and there are already more BarCamps in preparation, I know of RomeCamp and MarCamp (in Marche region).
It is self-evident that in order to run successful BarCamps we should at least be aware of the rules (and discuss them).
The important rule I think we should try to stick with is

NO SPECTATORS, ONLY PARTICIPANTS

or according to my translation in Italian

NIENTE SPETTATORI, SOLO PARTECIPANTI

even if I probably liked more “NIENTE SPETTATORI, SOLO ATTORI”.

TheRulesOfBarCamp (English) LeRegoleDelBarCamp (Italian).
BarCamp: What’s this all about?

COMMUNITY AND INFORMATION

BarCamp is an ad-hoc unconference born from the desire for people to share and learn in an open environment. It is an intense event with discussions, demos and interaction from attendees.

Anyone with something to contribute or with the desire to learn is welcome and invited to join.

When you come, be prepared to share with barcampers.
When you leave, be prepared to share it with the world.

NO SPECTATORS, ONLY PARTICIPANTS

Attendees must give a demo, a session, or help with one, or otherwise volunteer / contribute in some way to support the event. All presentations are scheduled the day they happen. Prepare in advance, but come early to get a slot on the wall. The people present at the event will select the demos or presentations they want to see.

Presenters are responsible for making sure that notes/slides/audio/video of their presentations are published on the web for the benefit of all and those who can’t be present.

BARCAMP FOR EVERYONE

Contact us if you have any questions or want to participate. Let us know if you’re hosting your own. BarCamp is about support as much as it is about information.

web: http://barcamp.org/

email: barcamp@gmail.com

irc: freenode.net #barcamp

mailing list: http://groups.google.com/group/barcamp
The Rules of Bar Camp.

* 1st Rule: You do talk about Bar Camp.
* 2nd Rule: You do blog about Bar Camp.
* 3rd Rule: If you want to present, you must write your topic and name in a presentation slot.
* 4th Rule: Only three word intros.
* 5th Rule: As many presentations at a time as facilities allow for.
* 6th Rule: No pre-scheduled presentations, no tourists.
* 7th Rule: Presentations will go on as long as they have to or until they run into another presentation slot.
* 8th Rule: If this is your first time at BarCamp, you HAVE to present. (Ok, you don’t really HAVE to, but try to find someone to present with, or at least ask questions and be an interactive participant.)

by Tantek Çelik as parodied from The Rules of Fight Club.

Other Ways to Show Your Support

* Send ThankYouLetters and refactor the wiki!
* Donations cover our costs: paypal at factorycity.net
* Attendees and Organizers: What worked? What didn’t work? What Could Be Better (and How)? Enter details here: PostMortem and LostFound
* Organize a local BarCamp.
* Answer a question in the FrequentlyAskedQuestions list.

BarCamp: Di che si tratta?

COMUNITA’ E INFORMAZIONE

BarCamp e’ una sconferenza (o nonconferenza) ad-hoc, nata dal desiderio delle persone di condividere e apprendere in un ambiente aperto e libero. E’ un evento intenso con discussioni, demo e molta interazione tra i partecipanti.

Chiunque abbia qualcosa da condividere o il desiderio di imparare e’ benvenuto e invitato a partecipare.

Quando arrivi, sii preparato a condividere con i barcamper.
Quanto te ne vai, sii preparato a condividere con il mondo.

NIENTE SPETTATORI, SOLO PARTECIPANTI

Tutti i partecipanti devono mostrare una demo, preparare una presentazione/discussione, una sessione o aiutare in una. Altrimenti possono offrirsi come volontari e contribuire in qualche modo al supporto dell’evento.
Tutte le presentazioni devono avvenire il giorno del barcamp. Preparala in anticipo ma soprattutto arriva presto al mattino in modo da prendere uno spazio sul muro con il post-it col titolo della presentazione.
Le persone presenti all’evento sceglieranno quali demo o presentazioni vogliono ascoltare.
Chi presenta si impegna a pubblicare newl web le slide, le note, l’audio e/o il video della sua presentazione, in modo che anche chi non era presente ne possa beneficiare.

BARCAMP PER TUTTI

Contattaci se hai domande o vuoi partecipare. Facci sapere se stai organizzando un barcamp. Il barcamp riguarda il supporto reciproco almeno tanto quanto riguarda l’informazione.

web: http://barcamp.org/

email: barcamp@gmail.com

irc: freenode.net #barcamp

mailing list: http://groups.google.com/group/barcamp
Le Regole del Bar Camp.

* Regola 1: Si parla del Bar Camp.
* Regola 2: Si blogga del Bar Camp.
* Regola 3: Se vuoi partecipare, devi scrivere il tuo argomento e il nome in uno spazio di presentazione sul muro.
* Regola 4: Le introduzioni riducile a solo di tre parole.
* Regola 5: In ogni istante, ci sono tante presentazioni simultanee quante ne permette la struttura (e almeno una per stanza).
* Regola 6: Nessuna presentazione proposta nei giorni precedenti al Bar Camp, nessun turista.
* Regola 7: Le presentazioni durano finche’ devono durare o finche’ non collidono con un intervallo temporale assegnato ad un’altra presentazione.
* Regola 8: Se questa e’ la tua prima volta al Bar Camp, DEVI presentare. (Ok, non e’ che DEVI proprio a tutti i costi pero’ cerca di trovare qualcuno con cui presentare o almeno fai domande e partecipa in maniera attiva e interattiva).

by Tantek Çelik as parodied from The Rules of Fight Club.

Altri Modi di Mostrare il Tuo Supporto

* Invia lettere di ringraziamento e rifattorizza il wiki!
* Dona per coprire i costi: paypal at factorycity.net
* Per i partecipanti e gli organizzatori: Cosa ha funzionato? Cosa non ha funzionato? Cosa si puo’ migliorare (e come)? Scrivi i dettagli in PostMortem e LostFound
* Organizza un BarCamp locale.
* Rispondi ad una domanda nella lista FrequentlyAskedQuestions .

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