[ELECTRON] Barcamp Glasgow/in principle discussion

[Benjamin Dembroski]

Hi all.

It just so happens that I'm a member of the Barcamp Glasgow group on  
LinkedIn.  There is some contact information there for the director of  
one of the companies organising the event.  I mentioned this to Paola  
off - list, and it was suggested that I contact the director directly  
with the concerns raised here.

I agreed as I wasn't all that impressed with how un-barcamp like the  
event appeared.  On further reflection, I'm not all that comfortable  
speaking for other people.  I'm also not clear on what what the  
desired result from the correspondence would be.

Instead, I'd like to make him aware of the discussion here by pointing  
to the link of the archive of the mailing list, and invite him join  
the list to post a response if he so desires.

Any objections to this approach?

--
Ben D.

On 12 Jun 2010, at 17:18, Thomas Coles wrote:

> Also: much of the copy and description on that page is lifted from  
> Wikipedia verbatim.
>
> On 12 June 2010 17:04, Paola Di Maio <paola.dimaio at gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks Si
>
> Thanks for reply
>
> If nobody else picks up on this I will pursue accordingly
>
> Are you aware of other instances where Barcamp name is tagged onto  
> non barcamp events?
> (i wonder if it happens regularly)
>
>  I think it would be good practice to avoid such confusion, should  
> nobody else pick up on this, I will
>
> Difficult however to know who to contact, need to dig up from  
> companies house who are the directors of the
> company are etc
>
> boh
>
>
> PDM
>
>
> On Sat, Jun 12, 2010 at 2:30 PM, Simon Yuill <simon at lipparosa.org>  
> wrote:
> Hi Paola,
>
> It just looks like a regular corporate event with the barcamp name  
> tagged
> onto to it. I notice it says "BarCamp 2010" rather than barcamp  
> itself so
> is probably some kind of psuedo-branding they are using.
>
> I would suggest you just contact them yourself first of all and see  
> what
> they say.
>
> best wishes
> Si
>
>
>
> > Dear all
> >
> > I heard with interest about  the forthcoming Barcamp Glasgow (I  
> think I
> > took
> > part briefly in Barcamp Edinburgh at Informatics one year go or so)
> > , but have not seen the entry in the barcamp.org website, nor any
> > discussion
> > about the organisation
> >
> > Details here
> > http://www.scottish-enterprise.com/interactivescotland/is-events/is-events-details.aspx?itemId= 
> {39CC350E-1618-4E4D-ADF1-E1DA6485A463}
> >
> > I  probably wont be able to attend personally on that day
> >
> > While I do not have a problem that Scottish Enteprises is planning  
> to
> > bring
> > in some firms to talk, and helping to promote the barcamp culture
> > I am worried that this is not at all Barcamp, and nor it is a '  
> barcamp
> > style' event, in the sense that there is no mechanism for
> > open participation (not an apparent one),  It doesnt feel right to  
> me.
> >
> > There is now wiki where people can enter their talks, yadadiyada
> > you know the score
> >
> > I would be glad if someone (preferably a lawyer)  could talk to the
> > organisers and inform them politely  of what a Barcamp is, and that
> > although
> > Barcamp is not officially trademarke afaik), it would not be good
> > practice
> > to use a very well known 'brand name'  to organise somethiing  
> radically
> > different in its core principle
> >
> > I ll be happy to have an offlist (or onlis?t) discussion with anyone
> > willing
> > to look into it further, and suggest the appropriate course of  
> action
> >
> >
> >
> > PDM
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