Some of you noticed that with yesterday’s update, we added some information about something we’ve been thinking about for a long time - Barcamp Portugal. Many of you emailed already asking for information and willing to get involved. For those of you who did, and everyone else that was caught wondering, we created a mailing list for discussion.

Why Barcamp, why Portugal?

Barcamp is an exciting environment for innovation. People are invited to join Barcamp (which is free) and participate actively by presenting, doing demos or just keeping an active conversation. For those of you who’ve never participated in one, here’s the loose definition of Barcamp:

BarCamp is an ad-hoc gathering born from the desire for people to share and learn in an open environment. It is an intense event with discussions, demos, and interaction from attendees. (from Barcamp.org)

Portugal needs this sort of event to get the masses speaking, thinking and creating. It also needs people who are willing to dedicate some time to stimulating innovation - and Barcamp gets that kind of people together. We’re playing our part in the equation by curating Barcamp and giving the kick off - we’re expecting the rest of the portuguese community (which we’re a part of - many readers think I’m still in California) to follow.

Get involved!

So I wont bore you anymore. August 25th and 26th are the planned dates - even though everything’s up for discussion -, and we want you to be present. If you’re portuguese, we expect you to come along, participate and have fun; If you’ll be joining us from the rest of the world, drop us an email so we can help you organize your trip. Get involved - Join the mailing list and be heard.