CMAP Code Camp 2008 Fall Edition

Final Schedule Posted

The final schedule for the CMAP Code Camp 2008 Fall Edition has been posted. Please check out the schedule page for the complete details. There is still time to register, so head over to the registration page.

Initial Schedule Posted

The initial schedule for the CMAP Code Camp 2008 Fall Edition has been posted. There is a possiblity the schedule may change slightly. Please check back as the date of the code camp nears.

CMAP Code Camp 2008 Fall Edition has Arrived

The date and location for the CMAP Code Camp 2008 Fall Edition has been formalized. We will be holding the code camp on Saturday, October 25th at the Loyola College Graduate Center Columbia Campus.

Loyola College Graduate Center
Columbia Campus
8890 McGaw Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045

Registration is Now Open

Registration for the CMAP Code Camp 2008 Fall Edition is now open. Click here or select the Registration menu option to register for the Code Camp.

Call For Speakers

We are currently looking for speakers for our Code Camp. There will 75 minute sessions, along with several 45 minute sessions during lunch.

Possible session topics are .NET 101, .NET Futures, ALT.NET, Best Practices, Data Access/SQL Server, Business Intelligence, and Sharepoint. If your talk does not fit into one of these, submit it anyway, we'll find a place for it.

Looking to get into speaking? Speaking at Code Camp is a great way to get started.

If you are interested in presenting please submit the following information to cmapcodecamp@gmail.com

Presentation Title:
Presentation Level: (100, 200, 300)
Brief Abstract:
Brief Bio:

Please feel free to submit more than one topic. We would like to limit it to 2 presentations per speaker.

The Code Camp Manifesto

Originated by Thom Robbins, NED Community Developer Evangelist

The original code camp was a conglomeration of ideas by many different people across the development community. The idea was simple-provide an off-hours forum for the development community to speak and share ideas for them to come and enjoy. The results continue to astound.

What is a Code Camp?

The answer is actually simple. In order to qualify as an official Code Camp, follow these simple protocols:

By and For the Developer Community
Code Camps are about the local developer community. They are meant to be a place for developers to come and learn from their peers. Topics are always based on community interest and never determined by anyone other than the community.
Always Free
Code Camps are always free for attendees.
Community Developed Material
The success of the Code Camps is that they are based on community content. All content that is delivered is original. All presentation content must be provided completely (including code) without any restriction.
No Fluff – only Code
Code Camps are about showing the code. Refer to rule #1 if you have any questions on this.
Community Ownership
The most important element of the Code Camp is always the developer community. All are welcome to attend and speak and do so without expectation of payment or any other compensation other than their participation in the community.
Never occur during work hours
Code camp recognizes that many times people can’t leave work for a day or two to attend training or even seminars. The beauty of the Code Camp is that they always occur on weekends.