Free Tech Event, Bryan Texas, January 26-27, 2008

I just got this, and I'll be attending.

BarCampTX

Check out the proposed topics:

Proposed Sessions

* User Centered Design/Development
* Rich Internet Applications (RIAs); pros and cons of using; technoligies: XHR, Flex/Flash, etc.
* "Design is ____" (v2) a presentation on the definition of design, its importance, and how to use it to its fullest potential - Roby Fitzhenry w/ 372
* "What is branding anyway?" - Roby Fitzhenry w/ 372
* "Do's and Don'ts in starting your own business" - Travis Ward & Roby Fitzhenry w/ 372
* 'Tips on communicating with customers for designers and web developers' - Brad Dressler w/ bcd design
* CSSBurner.com 's Toolkit (Markup and CSS)
o Getting Started (planning)
o Recyclable starting points
o The Techniques We Use the Most
+ Rounded Corners
+ Sticky Footers
+ Corner Pinning
+ Holy Grails
o Coding Practices ( or Our Clients Love Us for This)
* Optimal lawn mowing paths w/code! - Jeremy Kelley
* Meta-resources: Whats next for RESTful web services? - Ben Burkert
* Software testing practices - Ben Burkert
* 'What We Can Learn About Marketing "The Conversation" From The Online Adult Entertainment Industry' - Johnny Citizen
* Memorial Service for the term 'Web 2.0': let's put the term 'Web 2.0' to rest, have it live on in the term "Web", and keep cranking out cool new sites with better interfaces, user contribution, and open APIs.
* "MVC and PHP" or "Hey, those Rails kids had a great idea!" - Daniel Cousineau
o ...or any other PHP or Server-Side design topics, I would prefer to have a nice session on MVC even though most people (everybody except for Rails coders, and even some Rails coders) don't know the MVC design pattern at all.
* PEAR has done the work for you: Quick Forms is my hero - Daniel Cousineau
o While I would pick the above presentation over this one, a good 15-30 minute presentation on the wonders of Quick Forms (PHP only, however anyone else can get ideas and write their own libraries for Rails, etc.) and how much it speeds up dev time.
* Financing your startup 101 - Josh Tabin
* Any tech startup related issues (equity, financing, business model, etc.) - James Lancaster
* Managing the "Omni-Me" - James Lancaster
* Mobile journalist (MoJo) setup using (mostly) open source tools with podcast-type tips from a former radio anchor - Jonny Dover
* Code, values and culture: A discussion of what's important and what it means for the Web's architectural path. - Ethan Moore,

Awesome! Maybe I can present something...I don't know...what do I know.

jorge