About CyborgCamp

From CyborgCamp Portland

CyborgCamp is a conversation about the future of technology, and how humans fit in. We'll discuss topics such as social media, design, code, inventions, web 2.0, twitter, the future of communication, cyborg technology, anthropology, psychology, and philosophy.

History

CyborgCamp started in 2008. The first speakers were Ward Cunningham, inventor of the first wiki. There was interaction designer Bill DeRouchey, and a real cyborg. The cyborg was connected to an insulin pump 24/7. We had an interaction designer, who works for Ziba Design, and he talked to us. And one of his favorite things to do is talk about the history of the button, which is very important. The push button. So basically it's an unconference, but it's also a conference. So you have some speakers that are speaking, and then you have open sessions. So we have a big board of sticky notes, and you can write down the session that you want to lead on the sticky notes, and you can lead a session. If you don't like it, you can leave a session. You can offer constructive points.

And that's kind of a way for people to really determine what they're interested in learning, versus going to a conference and expecting to be taught something. Everybody in the room gets to teach each other what their expertise is. And if somebody wants to learn about something, they can put something up on the board that they want to learn about, instead of being tied to a very stringent conference agenda. So if you want to learn more about that, there's a Twitter account. @cyborgcamp.

The traditional way to say it is: It's a conference on the future of humans and computers. Humans and technology. So that's about it. And then, if you want to learn more about cyborg anthropology, I'm building a wiki at cyborganthropology.com. It's new, so if you want to contribute, or you want to learn more, you can email me at case@cyborgcamp.com, and I would be happy to tell you more.

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