Richmond Code Camp XI will be held on May 21, 2011. If you are interested in speaking at RCC XI, complete and submit this form. You can also register as an attendee here. Spread the word and direct people here for more information, please. Submitted talks should be geared to 75 minute-long slots. We expect to offer 50 of these talks during this one-day event.

Richmond Code Camp is Microsoft-leaning because it is, after all, a .NET Code Camp. However, we will accept talks that are not Microsoft-oriented, especially if they compare and contrast other technologies against Microsoft’s platform in an objective way. Talks on security, language trends and techniques, emerging technologies, software development methodologies and communication frameworks are always popular, regardless of vendor. For whatever reason, we seem to be perpetually in need of more and deeper database-themed talks in particular, especially around database architecture, data modeling and business intelligence. We are also open to great talks on IT Pro (system administration & networking) topics, too.

For speakers, here are some tips for getting your talk selected:

  • Give it a twist: something unique that will both attract campers and promises to hold their interest for 75 minutes
  • Use a short, concise title that has marketing punch; don't get too cute when naming your talk
  • Make it relevant to work that people need to accomplish or to skills that people want to develop
  • In the abstract, sell your talk as conversational and code-focused
  • In the abstract, also let people know why you are qualified to be speaking about the topic
  • People don’t read bios as deeply as they do the abstracts so sell yourself in as few words as possible

This is our 11th Code Camp in Richmond as the name implies and we are expect attendance to be over 400 for this one-day, free event. Free WiFi, great parking, free breakfast, lunch and snacks. Great giveaways from our contributors. And we are known for hosting a really fun, totally gratis speaker dinner on the Friday evening before the Code Camp. Don't miss that! We expect to have our speakers and topics selected by April 1st so get your talks submitted soon. Directions to the campus and the selected topics list will be available on the official Richmond Code Camp site after April 1st.

Please remember to tell a few friends and colleagues about the Richmond Code Camp. Our number one complaint is that there are too many great talks. Bring tech-savvy friends and co-workers to divide and conquer! Thanks.