Welcome slides for ProductCamp DC Spring 2012 event held on May 5, 2012.

1. Welcome!
www.productcampdc.org
#pcampdc
LinkedIn
group:
ProductCamp
DC
Par$cipate
in
Your
Success
May
5,
2012

2. What
is
ProductCamp?
• “Unconference”:
no
fees,
no
pre-­‐set
agenda,
no
sales
pitches
• Community
oriented
forum
for
product
management
and
markeJng
professionals
– Highly
engaging,
interacJve
exchange
– Share
ideas
and
best
pracJces
– Learn
from
others
• Plenty
of
networking
opportuniJes
• 100%
volunteer
run
event
• FUN!
– YOU
make
it
happen
–
everyone
is
a
par$cipant,
not
merely
an
aVendee
– Engage
in
thought
provoking
discussions
– Push
the
creaJvity
envelope

3. ProductCamps
Are
A
Global
Phenomenon
USA:
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• Atlanta
• AusJn
• Boston
• Chicago
• Dallas/Ft.
Worth
• Denver
• Los
Angeles
(SoCal)
• Minneapolis
• New
York
City
• Portland
• Raleigh-­‐Durham
• San
Francisco
• SeaVle
• Silicon
Valley
(San
Jose,
CA)
• St.
Louis
• Utah
(Bluffdale)
• Washington
DC
• Canada:
3
–
Montreal,
Toronto,
Vancouver
• India:
2
–
Bangalore,
Pune
• Europe:
6
–
London,
Ireland,
Amsterdam,
• Australia:
2
–
Melbourne,
Sydney
Berlin,
Moscow,
St.
Petersburg
(Russia)

4. ProductCamp
DC’s
Growth
Par>cipants
150
275
100
members!
150
50
75
45
0
August
2010
April
2011
May
2012
ProductCamp
DC
has
grown
to
become
the
premier
product
management
event
between
NYC
and
Raleigh-­‐Durham!

5. Organizing
CommiVee
• Alicia
Dixon
–
Event
CoordinaJon
• Cassandra
Tramm
–
Catering,
Supplies
&
LogisJcs
• Mike
McGoogan
–
Sponsorships
• Mina
Rath
–
Venue
&
LogisJcs
• Paul
Sizemore
–
Website
&
MarkeJng
• Pradheep
Sampath
(@pradsam)
–
Sessions
&
Scheduling
• Pranav
Desai
(@pranavdesai)
–
Volunteer
CoordinaJon
• Shardul
Mehta
(@shardulmehta)
–
Planning
&
Finances
We
thank
the
many
volunteers
who
have
helped
us

6. We
Thank
Our
Numerous
Volunteers!
• Aashima
Kapoor
• Mike
Hollobow
• Chintan
F.
• Sameer
Padha
• Christopher
Rajashekar
• Sang
Gen
• Kevin
Jones
• Shashi
Bellamkonda
• Le-­‐Marie
Thompson
• William
Kammersell
Special
Thanks
To:
• Darren
Mauro
• Jim
Hostetler
• Abigail
Adams
• JusJn
Molineaux
• Jeff
Lopez
• KaJe
Johnston
and
the
en$re
staff
at
CustomInk!

7. Thank
You
to
Our
Sponsors
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8. So
How’s
This
Going
To
Work?
8:30
–
9:00
Registra>on
&
Networking
9:00
–
9:30
Welcome
&
Overview
• Sponsors’
“60
seconds
of
fame”
• 60-­‐second
pitches
by
each
presenter
9:30
–
9:45
Par>cipant
Vo>ng
and
Open
Grid
Scheduling
(real-­‐>me
agenda
crea>on)
9:45
–
10:30
Opening
Sessions
Opening
Sessions
Panel
Discussion
with
Jason
Lamar,
Lark
“The
Product
Manager
Pathfinder:
How
to
“How
to
Take
Back
That
Strategic
Product
Dunham,
Patricia
Ramacle,
Steve
Johnson
Prosper
as
a
Product
Manager”
Manager
Job
You
Thought
You
Had”
Moderated
by
Alicia
Dixon
Hector
Del
CasJllo
Eileen
Licitra
Room:
Cafe
Room
“ Track
A”
Room
“ Track
B”
10:30
–
10:45
Break,
Networking
10:45
–
11:30
Session
2A
Session
2B
Session
2C
Session
2
11:30
–
11:45
Break,
Networking
11:45
–
12:30
Session
3A
Session
3B
Session
3C
Session
3
12:30
–
1:30
Lunch,
Networking
1:30
–
2:15
Session
4A
Session
4B
Session
4C
Session
4
2:15
–
2:45
Break,
Networking
2:45
–
3:30
Session
5A
Session
5B
Session
5C
Session
5
3:30
–
3:45
Break,
Networking
3:45
–
4:30
Session
6A
Session
6B
Session
6C
Session
6
4:30
–
5:00
Wrap-­‐Up,
Raffle,
Peer
Awards
5:00
–
7:00
Happy
Hour,
Networking

9. What
You
Can
Do
TODAY
To
Make
It
a
Great
Event
• Propose
a
session
topic!
• Volunteer
to
take
notes
during
a
session
– Upload
notes
to:
productcampdc.liveupdates@blogger.com
• Volunteer
to
be
Jme
keeper
during
a
session
• Tweet
throughout
the
event
using
hash
tag
#PCampDC
• Take
lots
of
photos
– Tweet
them
using
hash
tag
#PCampDC
• Engage
and
parJcipate
during
sessions
– Ask
quesJons,
share
experiences,
be
thought
provoking
– Be
respecrul
and
professional!
• Help
us
clean
up
at
the
end
• Come
to
Happy
Hour
for
more
networking
and
fun!

10. Thank
You
to
Our
Sponsors
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11. www.producampdc.org
Twi]er
#pcampdc
LinkedIn
group:
ProductCamp
DC