I have been busy over the last few months helping to organise Brighton’s first ever Barcamp on 8-9 Sept. I am really looking forward to what I am sure is going to be a great event.

For those who have not been to a Barcamp before it’s, an un-conference, usually held at the weekend. It’s referred to as an un-conference, because everyone who goes along participates equally, that means being a speaker as well as an attendee. It’s a community driven event to encourage people to share and learn from each other.

It’s great that Madgex has been able to provide the space for the event. In conjunction with our sponsorship of the d.construct conference it shows how strongly we are committed to supporting the local web community.

Interest in the event has been amazing all the places went in 20 minutes. I only wish we could have provided more places. As it is we have reorganised the whole office layout to create the right type of spaces. The moving men are coming on Thursday to help us out.

Over the last few days I have been asked a lot of questions so I thought I would try and answer a few. We will also be sending more detailed emails to everyone who has a place in the next couple of days.

Saturday /> We are starting the day a little later to allow for those people who have over done things at the D.construct party the night before. So Registration/Breakfast is between 10:00 and 11:00 and the last session will finish at 20:15.

Sunday /> The sessions will start at 10:00 and the event will close at 17:30.

Staying over /> You will be able to stay over at our offices on Saturday night; this is a big part of the events culture. Just bring a sleeping bag and camp mat as you’ll be sleeping on the floor.

Rooms /> We will have five rooms for presentations they will vary in size taking between 20-40 people. Each room will have a video projector, please remember to bring any special laptop to VGA converter/cables for the projectors you may need.

Networking /> Having been to lots of events recently where the wi-fi just did not work, we are providing switches in every room where people can connect to the internet using a cable.