Africa’s first podcamp ROCKED. We had to take the tech to the trees at one point to avoid a roaming pride of lions. But it was all good :-P
It was the stuff of a classic unconference: friendships forged, fresh project collaborations begun, and stimulating pioneering ideas shared in the South African sunshine just before our victorious rugby World Cup win.
We even recorded a podcast: (in Afrikaans - for the popular WOEMF network - why Nico & Glen graciously allowed me to mangle the language I’m not sure, but it was fun) embarrassing video thanks to Zoopy (who did a great job of coverage not just sponsorship).
The podcasting conversation has officially begun in Cape Town, and we hope to be hearing from podcampers rocking the AV option now. I’ll be talking about Doug Kaye’s inspiring concept : Podcorps and other channels for local podcasters interested in social entrepreneurial / pioneering communities around the world.
Thanks again to our generous sponsors (Henk Kleynhans of Skyrove who provided wifi is the 2nd techmonkey in the tree - along with our WebAddiCT mashup meister who still owes me a muti Tshirt), to our valuable contributing speakers (esp. Brad Shrimpton of Apple for doing the podcasting walk.through & demos - see podcasting really is THAT easy!) and mostly to the podcampers who gave up a perfect beach day to come to Podcamp Cape Town!
(extra big warm African hug to the co-daddy of Podcamp Chris Brogan for his message to us - and paying attention to the sadness we feel for the loss of iconic South African Lucky Dube) Please watch the vid if you get a sec: it’s really quick, but a powerful reminder about the power of the social media tools, that we learn to use and share, can have real impact on the world.
Good luck with Podcamp Boston 2 from yr extended & growing global family of Podcampers >>
I read this download of Podcamp with a sadness in my heart ;( It sounds like it really was a great sessions and I wish I could have been there. I’m looking forward to the next web 2.0 type event to meet all those great people and experience the interactions and lessons which come from it.
..and we missed you fellow digital nomad. Promise there will be many more to come :-D
Congratulations to all on a successful meeting.
Take it to the trees, or take it to the streets - whatever works!
It’s good to hear you had a fine time. Here’s to many more!
-L.
Hi Max
We met at the end of PodCamp on Saturday. Great post you’ve written. Check my blog in about 10 hours to see mine. :)
Great meeting you!
Jamaal
PodCamp african style was cooooool
(although me, myself and i did not attend, lol , there is always next time)
the pic with rafiq and henk and the other dude, is also cool, who took da pic? true african style, Yeeeaaahh!!
Awesome Post Max!,
Thanks for handling the PodCorps.org introductions, Max. Wish I could have been there. Well, sort of. Driving around Portugal and Spain isn’t all that bad. :-) …doug (from Luso, outside of Mealhada, outside of Coimbra, Portugal)
Excellent.
Am glad Chris got involved. This is what I meant when commenting at Nic’s site about expanding the bubble. You guys in SA must hook more and more international profiles to participate in the local blogosphere. You will reap the benefits over and over again.
Show them you are outward reaching and not myopic. Show them that you deserve to be included in the global debate and are not satisfied to settle only on regionalised conferences. Show them the love and support you have for the country and its future.
Force them to include you in web and technological developments that will in one way or another impact the southern hemisphere. You know it. I know it. They realise it should be that SA has a place on the world stage so make it happen again and again and again until you become a full partner in developing global technologies that benefit all peoples.
What is the next event on the calander?
Taking to the trees to avoid lions, hahaha! The tourists are going to be disappointed when they start scheduling their own events here and the lions are all on strike.
Hi Max
It was great meeting you, and I hope to participate in many more of these events.
Joy
thank you, you have a new found reader and fan.