The pocket guide to organizing your own Barcamp

1. If you plan on organizing a NEW BSides event, please first email: info [at] securitybsides.org to discuss the idea and plans.
2. HowToGetStarted
   1. ...still working on this -- any want to pitch in?
   2. Crystal Williams offers Ten Steps to Organizing a Barcamp. See below for translations.
3. BSidesTemplate - it would be helpful to have a template for the set of pages needed for a *Camp. E.g. the home page, essay writing, the *Planners (includes volunteers), *Schedule, *Sponsors, etc.
4. Assign roles and responsibilities.  Check out the EventRoles page.
5. Identify sponsors.  Check out the pages on Sponsoring and the SponsorPitch.
6. Setup a BackChannel for the Event
   1. A dedicated BackChannel can be useful for storing session notes, ideas, etc. for future recollection. There are many options to choose from on the BackChannel page.
7. Make sure the venue is accessible. See Christiane Link's handy checklist: http://www.behindertenparkplatz.de/cl/2007/10/12/850/
8. Marketing a BSides event is very important. Review this article on advertising that works
9. Here you'll find collection of web resources to organize a BSides event

• Crystal Williams breaks down exactly what you need to know to organize a camp anywhere in the world in ten steps seen here: Ten Steps to Organizing a Barcamp

How to deal with sponsors?

This is really up to you, but many people have pointed out that donations at the original BarCamp were limited to $200, and went into a PayPal account. They also suggested that donations of stuff, rather than cash, were easier to deal with.

See Sponsoring for more guidelines, best practices, and examples.

How to make decisions?

You are the real decision maker, if you want it to be a Structured or Fluid event.  You need to look for event space, food, t-shirts, attendees, speakers, essays, and organize agendas.  It's most usefull to start an event with 2-3 people who can share the work involved in taking on such a project. 

Suggestions/Proposals/Developments/Discussion

How to build on the success of BSides event

1. Fundraise for 'good' causes at each BSides event. This can be done by asking everyone who participates to bring a donation/item with them or running barcamp's at existing locations that agree to donate up to 100% Net profit from supplying food/drinks/location to barcamp/charity. I would love to get involved with implementing this on future2now dot com barcamp's Whymandesign dot com