Sponsor: Status.net – Social media rockstar

By Michelle Sullivan
Published on 2010.09.10

Do you remember last year’s PodCamp Montreal t-shirts? Social Media Rockstar? Montreal’s Evan Prodromou, CEO of Status.net, could have been the poster boy for those t-shirts. Evan worked in San Francisco for companies like Microsoft before settling down in Montreal to found WikiTravel. Since then, he has launched a series of web 2.0 projects, including Identica, Kei.ki, Laconica, Vinismo, certifi.ca and Status.net:

StatusNet is the open source microblogging platform that helps you share and connect in real-time within your own domain. With StatusNet you can encourage collaboration, build and engage your community, and be in command of your brand.

We want to thank Evan for stepping up once again (it’s becoming a habit!) to support PodCamp Montreal.

Evan tells us he (hearts) PodCamp Montreal. Well, we (heart) you too, Evan.

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PodCamp and MediaCamp’s Event partner: HKDP

By Michelle Sullivan
Published on 2010.09.09

With one day to go before the start of MediaCamp, and two days to PodCamp, we want to extend a special thank you to our Event Partner, HKDP. The Quebec subsidiary of PR multinational Hill & Knowlton, HKDP has offices in Quebec City and Montreal and colleagues in 77 other offices in 44 countries around the world. The agency is part of WPP, one of the world’s largest communications services group.

Daniel Matte, Vice President and General Manager of HKDP’s Montreal office will be on hand throughout the weekend, so please be sure to give him a warm PodCamp welcome. I’ll be on hand as well, pulling double-duty as PodCamp organiser and HKDP Director, Social Media and Digital Communications.

You can also follow HKDP’s communications specialists on Twitter by subscribing to Daniel’s twitter list at http://twitter.com/DanielMatte/hkdp. At least one face should look familiar! If you’re a blogger or podcaster, you may have been approached by one of HKDP’s many communications consultants, who all abide by Hill & Knowlton’s social media principles. You can catch them all on Twitter.

(And shhhh .. don’t tell anyone, but HKDP is going to be making a big reveal in the coming days. Keep your eyes peeled for the agency’s newly revamped, social-media oriented website. It’s going to be a beaut!)

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Week-End Schedule

By Sylvain Grand'Maison
Published on 2010.09.09

As always, we’ve crammed as many activities as we could into this weekend to make sure you will get great memories from the event. Not only will there be fabulous sessions, but there are also 2 great parties, a cocktail and other goodies. You’ll find here everything there is to know about the weekend and the addresses to make sure you won’t miss a thing.

You can find MediaCamp’s schedule here and PodCamp’s schedule here. Please note that PodCamp’s ticket give access To MediaCamp and Vice-Versa (how cool is that?).

FRIDAY

8h00 MediaCamp – Registration
UQÀM’s Coeur des Sciences
200 Sherbrooke West

9h00 MediaCamp – Welcome speech
UQÀM’s Coeur des Sciences
200 Sherbrooke West

9h30-4h30 MediaCamp – Sessions
UQÀM’s Coeur des Sciences
200 Sherbrooke West

20h00 PodCamp – Kick-off Party
La Quincaillerie
980 rue Rachel Est

SATURDAY

8h00 PodCamp – Registration
UQÀM’s Coeur des Sciences
175 Président-Kennedy Avenue

9h00 PodCamp – Welcome speech
UQÀM’s Coeur des Sciences
175 Président-Kennedy Avenue

9h30-4h30 PodCamp – Sessions
UQÀM’s Coeur des Sciences
175 Président-Kennedy Avenue

4h30-7h00 PodCamp – Cocktail
UQÀM’s Coeur des Sciences
175 Président-Kennedy Avenue

9h00 PodCamp – Party
Les Brasseurs RJ
5585 De La Roche Street

SUNDAY

8h00 PodCamp – Registration
UQÀM’s Coeur des Sciences
175 Président-Kennedy Avenue

9h30-4h30 PodCamp – Sessions
UQÀM’s Coeur des Sciences
175 Président-Kennedy Avenue

4h30 PodCamp – Closing speech
UQÀM’s Coeur des Sciences
175 Président-Kennedy Avenue

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Sponsor: Communauto

By Michelle Sullivan
Published on 2010.09.08

Communauto joins us as PodCamp Montreal sponsor for the first year, and we’re thrilled to have them. Founded in 1994, Communauto is one of the oldest and most important car sharing services in North America. More than 20 000 people in Quebec have already joined Communauto.

Communauto provides its members with exclusive access to its vehicles. By becoming a Communauto subscriber, you gain access to a fleet of cars that you can reserve at low cost for a half-hour, an hour, a day or longer, according to your needs. Located in the heart of your neighbourhood, the cars are available without delay, 24/7.

Communauto pays all the costs related to the normal operation of the service: vehicle purchasing, financing, registration, insurance, repairs and maintenance, as well as all administrative costs… and even gas!

Communauto in on Twitter @communauto and its iPhone application is currently in beta. Communauto 2.0, at your service!

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