Unconferences, meetups and ‘camps’ are accelerating in Minnesota. All began as ways to get people together around a topic, platform, software or category and these collaborative, free and participatory events are great ways to learn from one another. As Bill Joy, co-founder of Sun Microsystems once famously said, “No matter who you are, most of the smartest people work for someone else” and these get-togethers are ways for smart people to learn from each other about a discipline, profession, joint passion or to simply uncover ways to push their own personal knowledge forward.
ProductCamp (URL removed due to malware on 10/9/13)– also known as PCamp – is a user organized gathering focused on Product Marketing and Product Management topics. It’s described this way on their site:
“PCamp is one of many “unconferences” held throughout the world. Similar to traditional industry conferences, ProductCamp encourages everyone to participate. The only requirement is to bring an open mind. ProductCamps are all over the place and the list is continually growing.
ProductCamp is a great opportunity for you to learn from, teach to, and network with other professionals actually managing and marketing products from Minnesota and surrounding states! PCamp is open to anyone with something to contribute or with the desire to learn. So, no spectators, only participants.“
Find out more about the basics here or jump ahead and register here.