Freelance Camp Vancouver | An unconference for freelancers

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Important details to know for Freelance Camp

// September 10th, 2011 // No Comments » // 604 Freelance Camp Updates, Uncategorized

Here are some important details you need to know for tomorrow.

9:00-9:30 – Registration – We will have coffee provided by Waves Coffee House and tea by Great Wall Tea. In an effort to save trees, you DO NOT need to print your tickets. We will have your name on a list. (there is a little over 170 attendees and over 10 volunteers so please come early so we can check in everyone quickly)

9:30-10 - Pitching session – If you are looking to lead a session you want to be prepared to pitch by this time. If you are not pitching a session, should you still come early? YES ABSOLUTELY. You in the audience get to shape the schedule of the day, you get to vote which session make it on the calendar so please come early!

12:00-1:15 – Keynote Speaker & Lunch – We will grab lunch quickly and be seated to hear Mike Vardy -keynoting about The Productivity Diet

Samosa, spring roll & veggie platter & lemon tarts for dessert generously sponsored by 3sisters catering. Crepe Des Amis & The Crab Shop inside River Market also has special Freelance Camp lunch deals for $5. Snacks throughout the event is generously sponsored by popchips.

4:55-5:05 – Closing Speaker & Prizes – Gregg Kettner will closing Freelance Camp with laughters. We wrap up the day with giveaways.

Official hashtag for Freelance Camp: #604free
Tweeting useful information at sessions is highly encourage, please be sure to append #604free to your tweets.

Wifi: Open wifi provided by River Market
Charging Stations: We will have chargers available but please do bring your own charger too
Transit: River Market is across the street from New Westminster Skytrain
Parking: $5.50 all day (parking lots around River Market)
Driving direction: Click here for Google Maps direction

This is a community-organized event, all the proceed from ticket sales will go to charity. We rely on volunteers to help us organize & manage event so please be kind to our volunteers. The event would not be possible without our sponsors so visit their site and thank them for generously supporting this event.

Thanks everyone and see you tomorrow!

Minna Van & Meena Sandhu
Organizers of Freelance Camp

No tickets at the door!

// September 8th, 2011 // No Comments » // 604 Freelance Camp Updates, Uncategorized

A lot of people have asked and we need to clarify, no tickets at the door for Freelance Camp. We have to ensure there is enough lunch and chairs for everyone so last call for tickets is Friday, September 9th at 4:00 pm.

Direction to Freelance Camp

// September 7th, 2011 // No Comments » // 604 Freelance Camp Updates, Uncategorized

Freelance Camp is happening on September 10th at 9:00am at The Network Hub in River Market.

River Market is located at 810 Quayside Drive, near the intersection of 8th Street and Columbia Street in downtown New Westminster.

It is one block south of the New Westminster Skytrain station.

River Market is only 25 minutes from Vancouver by car or by Skytrain, and only 30 minutes by car from either BC Ferry terminal and the USA border crossings.

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Parking at the Market is also easy.

There are two parking lots managed by Advanced Parking to serve you:
West Lot – 810 Quayside Drive (Cash & Credit), $1.50 for 2 hours and $5.50 all day (6am – 6pm)
East Lot – 750 Quayside Drive (Credit Cards only), $1.50 for 2 hours

Announcing Keynote Speaker: Mike Vardy

// September 7th, 2011 // No Comments » // 604 Freelance Camp Updates, Uncategorized

Mike Vardy is a writer, humourist, speaker and productivity pundit (of sorts) based out of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada where he lives with his amazing wife, daughter and son.

He is currently the Canada Editor at The Next Web and also spends a lot of time “stay-at-home fathering”. He has contributed guest articles to several blogs in the productivity sphere as a “legitimate productivity-ist”, including a year-long stint as editor of Work Awesome, the popular productivity/work-life balance blog. He also produced and hosted the podcast adjunct to the site before launching his own podcast, dubbed ProductiVardy, in August 2011.

Elsewhere in the podcasting realm, he co-hosts Dyscultured – a weekly podcast and live stream with Anthony Marco, Andrew Currie and Shane Birley that that discusses (and dissects) technology and pop culture with a distinctively Canadian flavour. He has also appeared on CBC Radio’s On The Island and the popular FourCast podcast on the TWiT network.

Mike Vardy will be keynoting at lunch about The Productivity Diet

Putting the Freedom into Your Freelancing is a talk that will discuss how freelancers can stop “doing” productive and start “being” productive. A balanced productivity diet isn’t just about getting productive so that you can start producing results, it’s about picking the right things to use and do to ensure that you can deliver the results that are right for you and your work.

Through practical tips, advice and examples of how following that path will give freelancers the freedom to pursue the things that are really important to them, Mike Vardy will talk about how you can do work that is fulfilling, rather than just doing work that keeps you full.”

Announcing Closing Speaker: Greg Kettner

// September 6th, 2011 // No Comments » // 604 Freelance Camp Updates, Uncategorized

We are fortunate to have Greg Kettner as our closing speaker for Freelance Camp.

Greg Kettner was born and raised in Hong Kong and migrated with his family to Canada six years later.

Since getting on stage in 2005 on a dare, he has played to thousands across Canada in clubs, casinos, pubs and theatres.

You’ve heard of Just for Laughs, Last Comic Standing and Comedy Now…so has Greg.

His lucky break came in 2008 when he performed impromptu for 3,500 SAP co-workers in Las Vegas, which lead to opening for Grammy Award winner Joss Stone.

Greg’s comedy has been featured at the Vancouver Comedy Festival, the Calgary FunnyFest and on XM Radio.

His corporate clients include Coca Cola, Vancouver Canucks, SAP, Business Objects, HUB International, Key West Ford, Oceanside Rotary and the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games.

Greg has helped raise over $20K for various charities such as Jest for Joy, Movember, Prostate Cancer Foundation, Leukaemia & Lymphoma Society and Kayak for a Cure.

Greg lives in Vancouver, Canada and enjoys cooking, traveling and playing hockey.

Possible topics to lead at Freelance camp

// August 31st, 2011 // No Comments » // 604 Freelance Camp Updates, Uncategorized

In the UNconference-style, Freelance Camp is all about independent workers connecting and sharing knowledge with each other. Freelance Camp will have an open agenda that participants create on the day of the event in the morning (arrive early if you want to present!) by nominating and voting for which topics to be covered. People who want to lead or present will add their session to the empty schedule.

Come early (by 9:30am) if you want to present!

Possible topics looking for speakers: