Kev's Life

What? BCA3 is the third Barcamp that will be held in Auckland. Read about past Barcamps that have been held in Auckland. Unlike other Barcamps you may have attended in NZ, BCA is much less restricted with subject matter. Our focus is on the cross-pollination of ideas and knowledge.

Where? BCA3 will be held at the same venue as the previous two Barcamps held in Auckland; Botany Downs Secondary College. The venue has been found to be a great space for collaboration and the Barcamp ideologies seem to be echoed by the architecture of the buildings.

When? BCA3 will be held on the 11th of July; sessions will commence at 9am however registration must be completed by 8:20am. The day will run until about 5:30pm.

Who? Barcamp is for anyone and everyone to attend. You make the event because you give the presentations and you hold the discussions. Everyone is a participant at Barcamps. Whether you are a high-school student, have a Phd or are a respected “celebrity” in your field of expertise, you have something to contribute; whether you are a designer, animator, social media strategist, web or desktop application developer, politician, technologist, blogger or a mum who just loves gadgets; you are welcome!

How much? Nothing. Barcamp has always been, and will always be free!

via Barcamp Auckland 3 – Barcamp Auckland 3.

I asked my friend’s little girl what she wanted to be when she grows up.
She said she wanted to be Prime Minister of New Zealand some day.
Both of her parents, Labour supporters, were standing there, so I asked her,
"If you were Prime Minister what would be the first thing you would do?"
She replied, "I’d give food and houses to all the homeless people."
Her parents beamed, and said, "Welcome to the Labour Party!"
"Wow…what a worthy goal!" I told her.
I continued, "But you don’t have to wait until you’re Prime Minister to do that. You can come over to my house, mow the lawn, pull weeds, and sweep my yard, and I’ll pay you $50. Then I’ll take you over to the grocery store where the homeless guy hangs out.  You can give him the $50 to use toward food and a new house."
She thought that over for a few seconds, then she looked me straight in the eye and asked,
"Why doesn’t the homeless guy come over and do the work, and you can just pay him the $50?"
I smiled and said, "Welcome to the National Party."
Her parents still aren’t speaking to me.