Last weekend saw the first Barcamp Derry take place in the University of Ulster’s Magee Campus. The unConference style event saw Northern Ireland’s digeratti and social media community come together for the collaborative event. For those not familiar with an unConference, it’s similar to a conference only the agencda is decided on the day and the whole thing is a lot more informal. Participants can register on the site to speak or on arrival they write their topic of choice onto a post it and stick it up on the schedule. The topics are as diverse in nature and the ‘talks’ range in quality. From marketing to achieving venture capital to time travel, no topic seems to be off the agenda. With an impressive 170 something people registered for the event the calibre of the delegates was very impressive indeed. Digital Circle put on a bus from Belfast and people traveled from all over the country to attend.

It is clear from the sentiment at Barcamp Derry that the creative industries and business community want more opportunities to meetup and network in an informal way which costs little or is free. A Bizcamp Derry is planned for the new year and Barcamp and Bizcamp Belfast will also be back next year.
See Barcamp Derry for more information.

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