What is ProductCamp?
ProductCamp is a participant-driven, collaborative conference on topics related to Product Management, Product Strategy, and Product Marketing. All participants should come prepared to present a topic or run a group discussion. On the day of ProductCamp, all attendees cast their votes for sessions and presentations they’d like to attend. Most popular wins – sessions with the most votes will be presented throughout the rest of the day. ProductCamp has its heritage in BarCamp which is an international network of user-generated conferences (or unconferences). They are open, participatory workshop-events, whose content is provided by participants.
How many ProductCamps are there?
ProductCamp is gaining notoriety. The first ProductCamp was in Sunnyvale California on March 15th, 2008. Since then there have been ProductCamps in Austin, Silicon Valley, Washington, DC, Atlanta, Boston, Toronto, Amsterdam, Melbourne, Berlin, and many more. This is the third year there's been ProductCamp in Seattle.
Who comes to this event?
At previous ProductCamps, we've had we had Product Managers, Product Developers, Product Planners/Strategists, Program Managers, Project Managers, Business Analysts, Executives, people from Business Development/Sales, Product Developers, Market Researchers and more.
So the attendees present the sessions?
Yes, and usually the attendees come from far and wide for the opportunity. People who attend ProductCamp not only love product management and all its cousins but tend to be innovators and influencers themselves. They ooze great ideas and look forward to sharing them with others in their industry. These are typically people who have the real world experience to back up what they'll talk about. It's also a fun group of people so you're in for a good time!
Where did this idea originate?
ProductCamp has it's heritage in BarCamp which Wikipedia describes as an international network of user-generated conferences (or unconferences). They are open, participatory workshop-events, whose content is provided by participants.
What's the agenda?
Doors open at 8:30AM and we open voting on the sessions at 9:00AM. Votes are counted-up at 9:45am and the session schedule is setup. The first sessions start at 10am. Sessions are 45 minutes long with a 15 minute break in between and a lunch break. At 5:00PM, we’ll head off to the after-party for refreshments, networking, and chatting about your favorite sessions of the day.
How much does it cost to attend?
Thanks to the support of our generous sponsors ProductCamp Seattle 2011 will be free!
Is there food?
Beverages, lunch and snacks will be provided.
How can I prepare?

Talk about experiences you've had in the field of creating and delivering products to market. Do you know something about managing product development teams, identifying new trends in marketing a product, or maybe an innovative pricing strategy? Or maybe you know the fundamentals of gathering competitive intelligence or writing business cases. These are just a few ideas for sessions that fit the bill.

Prepare to meet people! You can look up the attendees ahead of time on the website for ProductCamp Seattle 2011. Check out their profiles and make note of a few people you’d like to meet.

Share! Usually people start circulating ideas for sessions they want to give or sessions they want to see before the event. So be part of the conversation and tell everyone what you're interested in.

Where is it held?
We are exploring a few remaining options for venue. We'll announce our final decision soon!
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