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Hi all, The list has been quiet the last week or two. Reading the last few notes, it seems we have some promising possibilities, but nothing set yet. Any ...
Jason Morrison
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Mar 9, 2008
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We have a small list of possible venues. All the sites have various strengths and weaknesses. After some of the key players in the venue selection process...
Mike Walsh
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Mar 10, 2008
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I recently conned my good friend and illustrator extraordinary, Greg Damiani, into coming up with some graphical suggestions for the BarCampBoston3 logo. He...
Chris Klaiber
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Mar 12, 2008
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If you want to go Red Sox themed, why not have a silhouetted baseball player in white hitting a more ball-shaped BarCamp fireball? Also, after seeing Austin...
Jay Neely
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Mar 12, 2008
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I really like the lobster one - it's uniquely New England and a visually interesting shape - and it seems that a logo without a built-in color background might...
Erica George
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Mar 12, 2008
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Hi folks, Quick update on the venue situation for BarCamp Boston 3: - No chance of getting the entire Stata Center in the next few months. Getting a room or...
Shimon Rura
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Mar 21, 2008
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Shimon: What about BHCC? I thought someone spoke highly of it as a potential venue earlier?...
Ray Deck
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Mar 21, 2008
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Bunker Hill is real tough to get for a Saturday. They also insist that we use their in house caterer for any food which really drives up the cost....
Mike Walsh
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Mar 22, 2008
12:18 am
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I'm talking with one of my contacts at Google who may be able to help out in some way. I'll keep the list posted once I learn more. -- Steve Pomeroy ...
Steve Pomeroy
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Mar 23, 2008
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Could we rent a big wedding tent and tables and set up in a public park (the half shell!) or something like that? http://www.atent4rent.com/event_tents.html Or...
Mackenzie Cowell
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Mar 26, 2008
6:36 pm
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What about renting a yacht!? This yacht charter company has a couple of vessels that can seat 350+ people. http://www.bostonyachtcharters.com/chartere.html I...
Mackenzie Cowell
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Mar 26, 2008
6:43 pm
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Other possabilities are art galleries or museums (maybe won't have small rooms though). Libraries. Other colleges? BU? BC? NE? Umass? Emerson? Mass art? MFA...
Reed Hedges
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Mar 28, 2008
1:12 pm
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I guess the Computer Museum is gone right -- that shows how long it's been since I've lived in Boston ! ... small rooms ... Tufts? Art ... or something...
Reed
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Mar 28, 2008
1:23 pm
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Hello, The Computer Museum is part of the Museum of Science now. While Reed has good suggestions, one issue with a lot of them is that they wouldn't be able to...
j Baumgart
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Mar 28, 2008
2:31 pm
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Just some info I found, will add some more pages if I find them. http://del.icio.us/reedhedges/bcb08 In particular the Museum of Science has some bigger rooms...
Reed
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Mar 28, 2008
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I was talking with friends in Portland who are organizing a Kid Camp at Bar Camp, mostly organized by the kids, with adult supervision. My son is very, very...
Tracy Rolling
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Mar 28, 2008
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Has anyone looked at the BPL (Boston Public Library)? I just happened to be there last weekend and saw a big lecture hall in the Concourse. See: ...
Justin Ryan
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Mar 28, 2008
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I don't have any little ones, but think this is a rockin idea! Also, what about http://hacketyhack.net/ ? iirc, it had a good run in the Boston area, so maybe...
Jason Morrison
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Mar 28, 2008
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Shimon and I will be making site visits to two plausible BarCampBoston sites tomorrow. One is located in Central Square and the other in the Davis Square...
Mike Walsh
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Mar 31, 2008
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Folks, It's time to choose among our venue options and pick a date. The viable venue choices at this time are the Cambridge YMCA (Central Square), Matignon...
Shimon Rura
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Mar 31, 2008
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Hey all- Greg was kind enough to update the logos with a number of color variations, and also add a new Boston Red Sox styled design. It's taken me awhile to ...
Chris Klaiber
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Apr 2, 2008
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After the site visits, Matignon High School is ahead by a nose right now. We have to do a little research on our Internet options at both venues. As for the...
Mike Walsh
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Apr 2, 2008
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I slightly prefer the redsox-style logo with the non-baseball fireball. The one with baseball stitching seems to suggest baseball a little too strongly, as if...
Shimon Rura
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Apr 2, 2008
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... My vote is for the second-from-top, (red fireball, blue shirt) but I'd change the "B" back to the normal B for that font. Subtle is good. When doing the...
Jeff Potter
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Apr 2, 2008
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+1 for the second design down from top. ... -- Jason Morrison jason.p.morrison@... http://jayunit.net (585) 216-5657...
Jason Morrison
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Apr 2, 2008
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... Agreed. The 2nd from top looks great! ... -- Steve Pomeroy http://staticfree.info/...
Steve Pomeroy
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Apr 2, 2008
2:34 pm
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I wanted to follow up with a little more detail about the venue options and tradeoffs. 1. Cambridge YMCA PROS: T-accessible, cool/unusual space (theatre + 2...
Shimon Rura
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Apr 2, 2008
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It sounds like my opinion is going to get beaten by the baseball fans, but I am quite partial to the first lobster (3c). j ... ...
j Baumgart
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Apr 2, 2008
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I would be all over the Y (particularly on the "funky-space" front), but the lack of projectors and wifi are pretty serious detractors. Matignon does sound...
Jason Morrison
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Apr 2, 2008
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I also really like the 3c lobster, but the 2c version of the baseball w/o stitching is nice as well, so I can live with it :). I'm not thrilled about the navy...
Erica George
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