by techcampmemphis on August 11, 2012
Want to help us raise the tech tide in Memphis? If you’re an online marketer, content creator, or developer, and you want to share your expertise with your community, we’d love to hear from you!
We are currently soliciting proposals for presentations for the Fall 2012 TechCamp on November 3, 2012 at Southwest Tennessee Community College. We’re looking for knowledgeable speakers who can educate their fellow Memphians on the following topics…
Online marketers:
- Advertising/PPC
- Google Analytics
- SEO
- Constant Contact
Content creators:
- Website conversion optimization
- Social content strategy and planning
- Blogging
- Mobile content creation
Developers:
- Native mobile (iOS, Android, Windows Phone)
- Mobile web (HTML5, JavaScript)
- Backend server (ASP.NET MVC, PHP, Python, Rails, Node.js)
- Web client (HTML5, JavaScript)
- Cloud (Google App Engine, Windows Azure, Amazon Web Services, Heroku, Salesforce)
If you can speak on any of these topics, or if you have another idea for a TechCamp presentation that you’d like to share with us, just fill out the form below and we’ll be in touch!
What you need to know:
- Presentation sessions will be 45 minutes in length, including Q&A time. We recommend a 30-35 minute presentation that leaves 10-15 minutes for questions and discussion.
- Presentations must be educational in nature. Commercial solicitations are prohibited.
- Presentation rooms will be equipped with a projector. Presenters must supply a laptop with their PowerPoint file (or other media) and any handouts or other materials that are part of the presentation.
So what are you waiting for? Sign up now to raise the tech tide in Memphis!
by techcampmemphis on August 11, 2012
You asked, we answered! The Fall 2012 TechCamp conference has added two 101 level tracks to the schedule!
It is important to conference organizers that we grow, change and adapt each conference in ways that will best serve attendees. We know that some of the attendees at the Spring conference wanted to learn the basics of online marketing, content creation and what it means to be a developer. So, we incorporated their feedback and have added an Introduction to Online Marketing & Content Creation track as well as a So, You Want to be a Developer? track.
Below is an overview for each 101 track:
Online Marketing/Content Creation
This 101 workshop will introduce the fundamental concepts and components of establishing and growing a brand online through a website, social media channels and content creation (blogging, video, photos, etc.). These fundamentals include:
- The importance of online marketing
- Website basics
- Social media basics
- Content creation basics
Attendees should leave this 101 session with a solid foundation and the knowledge to actively participate in the afternoon panel discussion.
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Developer
This 101 workshop will introduce the fundamental concepts and components of web development. These fundamentals include:
- Basic programming language concepts
- How the Web and HTTP work
- Mechanisms of web applications
- Databases
- Browser-based client
To wrap it all up, we will assemble the fundamental pieces into a functioning guestbook application. All the code used & developed will be available for attendees along with the links to resources (all free) used to build the application.
We will also be providing valuable “next step” information for attendees wishing to pursue web programming even further.
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Attendees taking part in the 101 sessions will start their days at the same time as other sessions, break for lunch at the same time and be able to take part in the afternoon panel discussions, GEEKweek promos and closing comments.
Please visit our Topics page for more information on the practitioner sessions.
