Calaveras Wine Camp
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Wine Camp 2006 attendees gather for group "geek" photo |
What is Wine Camp?
WineCamp is an ad-hoc gathering that brings together the best of the old world and the new... wine, non-profits and geeks!
It is an intense event with discussions, demos, and interaction from attendees.
This is a fantastic opportunity to get away from your everyday world and help others, network and enjoy world-class wine on top of a spectacular vineyard.
Collectively our community has a ton of potential economic muscle (as witnessed by the Spread Firefox NY Times ad campaign). Wouldn't it be awesome if in coming together for WineCamp, we could also do some good and spread the love beyond our little collective?
So here's what we're going to do. Prior to WineCamp, we're going to kick off a distributed fundraiser in the style of the Get Firefox button campaign. The goal is to raise money to help sponsor a new foundation whose mission is to hook up underprivileged students with programs that teach the principles and practices of distributed, open source, DIY development.
Imagine: a way to teach kids how to build a Firefox extensions, WordPress plugins or Drupal modules (and so on) that actually help solve real world problems at the local level... in their schools, communities or clubs... that's the vision -- and by teaming up with non-profits for the event, we'll have the right connections to actually make this happen!
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Co-Founders gather for a photo at Wine-Camp Calaveras 2006. Executives from France Telecom, Compu-Mentors Greg Beuthin , Tara Hunt and Chris Macinna |
What can I expect to get out of Winecamp?
everyone:
-a fantastic get-away.-a weekend with brilliant people
-wine sampling at nearby Calaveras County vineyards
-contribute to changing the world
-camping out on the Coyote Ridge Peninsula (nearby accommodations also available)
-an amazing experience
nonprofits:
-present projects you are working on to a new audience
-a collaborative environment for brainstorming technology solutions
-access to developers wanting to donate their time to this collaboration
-learn how to leverage Web 2.0 technologies for your projects
developers:
-get to strut your stuff to your peers and a wider audience-an overview of non-profits in need of your talents to help them change the world
-a captive audience to dazzle with your new-fangled Web 2.0 app who can spread the word further for you
Who's sponsoring the event?
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