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InfoCamp Seattle visuals and artwork have traditionally been a subtle, but important way for us to unobtrusively influence the tone and timbre of the event. We use them as a seedbed to communicate what we think might be valuable concepts to be talked about during InfoCamp Seattle. We create the graphics with an eye to what we see as being important and timely, but also with the belief that campers can interpret the visuals in a way that leads to discussions.

This year we have been toying with how to represent one of the most core principles of InfoCamp, which is combination of various and different ideas, perspectives, disciplines and people. we believe this remixing or recombination leads to new ideas and connections that drive understanding, innovation and productive problem solving in all sorts of information spaces. Sometimes this happens from expected interactions, other times from seemingly random or unpredictable directions. We love it when we are surprised by what and where we learn from!

This year’s artwork concepts have been centered around expressing that spirit of recombination. We have played with mixing random or conceptually opposite ideas and seeing how they work juxtaposed to each other, like different text fonts or ketchup wielding knights. We have examined machine equipment, dashboards, slot machines, dials, watches and even monster trucks. We especially liked the implications of a low level of permanence and allowing for quick manipulation, like sticky notes and labels from old school label makers. Throughout the next few months we will look to putting things in the conceptual blender and see how many ways we represent recombination… and, of course, we’d love to see how you might mash ideas together to represent what InfoCamp means to you! If you have a way to communicate the recombination, visual or otherwise, please post it below or via Twitter with a #infocamp tag.

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This year, InfoCamp Seattle returns to its roots. We are amazed at the support and energy InfoCamp Seattle has received, as demonstrated by last years record attendance. We hope to keep that energy high as we embrace the InfoCamp tradition of constant reinvention. This year we will be scaling down a bit and going back to basics.

We’re anticipating an event that will tend toward being more informal, fluid and dynamic. We hope to see people breaking out markers and whiteboards, as much as using projectors and maybe even run, jump and crawl through an InfoObstacle Course too. We will be recombining tried and true structures along with fresh new ideas that drive towards encouraging engagement and collaboration. As always, it will be you, the participant, talking amongst yourselves, diving the content of InfoCamp.

We intend to announce the venue and date for InfoCamp Seattle 2011 shortly. Until then, we’ll just drop some hints. The event will happen before the newly established date of the rapture somewhere in the Seattle area. The venue has not hosted InfoCamp before. We’re also hoping to make use of some picturesque outdoor spaces should the weather prove clement.

And we make this solemn promise to you: there will be fewer cookies.
But the same ridiculous quantities of coffee!

So, you’re asking yourself: What can I do to help? Well, I’m glad you asked. WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! Leave a comment about what you want to see happen at this year’s InfoCamp Seattle 2011 – you make this event the success it is, and we want to make you happy!

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At InfoCamp Seattle 2010…

• 424 people signed up!
• At least 43 programs from 18 schools were represented among the 146 students. (See the comments for a list of all the schools & programs!)
• 43 volunteers & 13 organizers helped run the show.
• Participants traveled to InfoCamp from 2 Canadian provinces and 9 US states: BC, CA, ID, NJ, NY, Ontario, OR, TN, TX, VA, WA.
• Tickets sold out 9 days in advance!
• 58 breakout sessions were proposed during the event and led by participants.
• Up to 9 breakout sessions ran simultaneously.
• 2 invited speakers took to the stage in the Llama Song Auditorium.
• 1,576 tweets were tweeted over the weekend, according to The Archivist.
• 10 internet memes helped us find our way around the venue.
• 1 Charlie the Unicorn helped us find our way through campus.
• 2 colors of event t-shirts decorated InfoCampers: fuchsia and teal!
• The InfoParty took over 2 rooms at Piecora’s Pizza.
• Hundreds of photos were taken.
• How many songs were sung at the AfterInfoParty Karaoke outing? We don’t remember!

Thanks to everyone who made InfoCamp awesome:

• Everyone who facilitated a session at InfoCamp Seattle 2010! Your ideas, passion, and effort makes InfoCamp what it is.
• To each attendee: your perspective kept the dialogue going!
• The InfoCamp Seattle 2010 volunteers! InfoCamp would not work without you.
• The Conference and Event Services team, catering staff, and tech support at our beautiful venue, Seattle University.
• Sponsors help make it possible to caffeinate you, print wayfinding signs & more. One final thank you to the InfoCamp Seattle 2010 sponsors: MIX Online, Axure, ASIS&T PNW, Fell Swoop, Morgan & Claypool Publishers, Omni Group, ProtoShare, ZAAZ, Adobe, ASIS&T UW, Blink Interactive, Campaign Monitor, Gist, and Rosenfeld Media.
• Finally, thanks to anyone who participated in InfoCamp Seattle 2010 in any way!

See you next year!