I went to the e-govt Wellington bar camp, and I have the Tee shirt to prove it. And no bar camp is not a boozy Saturday spent in a bar, attractive though that may be. A bar camp is a sort of un-conference where anyone can present on a related topic. It is very participatory, a bit anarchic and quite fun. You get to do a rant on your passion, and of course I did mine on accessibility. Shame not may people came, but still useful.
As examples other presentations looked at audience research, what a mature model might look like and how to get there, and ten things a web master could do to improve web sites and the semantic web. All good stuff.
It is always of value to spend a day immersing yourself in an aspect of your work in a relaxed atmosphere where you can talk freely with people in the same business as you are. Topics covered everything from the seriously geeky to the big picture strategic stuff with some thought-provoking discussion. I need to process for a bit. Hopefully there will be some tangible and positive outcomes.
