We're gearing up to do another CodeCamp in Reston, VA on May 17, 2008 and we need your help! We're looking for speakers, of course, to come and pass along some knowledge to the vibrant .NET Developer community in Northern Virginia.

[If you're looking for NoVa CodeCamp South v1, this Saturday March 29 in Woodbridge: register now]

We're especially looking for new faces, people that have found a fantastic tool, method or something that would enrich our lives as developers. We're a casual group and this would be a great way to get started in the community. We love our speakers and our honored to have some really big names come out time and time again for a free event and offer conference quality speeches. But, we're convinced that there are a lot of awfully smart people lurking in our community and we'd love to pick your brains or hear what you have to say.

Don't feel up to the task of speaking on your own? Team up with a friend or just offer to do a lightning talk (they're quick 5 minute talks).

NoVa CodeCamp 2008.01

What is CodeCamp?

According to the CodeCamp Manifesto it is:

  1. By and For the Developer Community

Code Camps are about the developer community at large. They are meant to be a place for developers to come and learn from their peers. Topics are always based on community interest and never determined by anyone other than the community.

  1. Always Free - Code Camps are always free for attendees.
  2. Community Developed Material - The success of the Code Camps is that they are based on community content. All content that is delivered is original. All presentation content must be provided completely (including code) without any restriction. If you have content you don’t want to share or provide to attendees then the Code Camp is not the place for you.
  3. No Fluff – only Code - Code Camps are about showing the code. Refer to rule #1 if you have any questions on this.
  4. Community Ownership - The most important element of the Code Camp is always the developer community. All are welcome to attend and speak and do so without expectation of payment or any other compensation other than their participation in the community.
  5. Never occur during work hours - We need to understand that many times people can’t leave work for a day or two to attend training or even seminars. The beauty of the Code Camp is that they always occur on weekends.

Updated information will be available at: NoVaCodeCamp.org and on my blog (rss feed)