Freelance Camp Houston: April 11th, 2009
Texas’ second annual Freelance Camp is coming this Saturday! All the details you need after the jump.
Don’t live in Houston? No problem. There are freelance camps starting to be organized across the country. Visit freelancecamp.org to find out more. If you don’t see one for your town, start your own.
Venue: Houston Technology Center
Date: April 11th, 2009
Time: 10 am to 4 pm
Cost: Donate (or Free if you are really broke)
Register: http://freelancecamp.eventbrite.com
Freelance Camp is a place to discuss and explore the different approaches to running a successful freelance business / small service company. The Houston camp is FREE to attend thanks to some very cool sponsors. So come ready to learn, and if you’re up for it, sign up to give a talk the day of the camp!
Thanks to our sponsors:
Werkadoo, The Houston Technology Center, Caroline Collective, Powered Production, Laundry Tree, Coffee Groundz, InHouston, Saint Arnold, Blellow, Advantj Media, Angelos Pizza, Houston Networking News, BMeyer Bookkeeping, Diosana Group, and Carl Pipes Inc.
Be sure to come to the after-party and Werkadoo Launch Celebration right after the camp! Join us at Caroline Collective for free beer, food, and music! The party starts at 5pm and ends when all the kegs are tapped. See you there!
Caroline Collective
4820 Caroline St.
Houston, TX 77004
Thanks to the support of Bridgette Penel, Debra Robinson, and Travis Skweres from Werkadoo, Marc Nathan of the HTC, Shane Pearlman, Louis Sandoval Jr., Brad Parler, and a lot of other folks, this event is going to be a huge success!
A special thanks to the freelancecamp.org team for the use of the brand and for all the advice and support.
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Thanks for the post! I can’t wait until tomorrow, it’s going to be really great. We expect a really big showing, the Houston Chronicle will be there to cover the event, we’ve got breakfast from Coffeegroundz, lunch from Angelos Pizza, and some brew on hand from Saint Arnold. I look forward to seeing everyone there!
-Travis
Houston, are you ready?!?!? Freelance camp is less than 24 hours away and we are more than excited to see the crowd come out for yet another successful day for the Freelancers! I had the amazing experience of attending my very first Freelance Camp in San Antonio, thanks to the efforts put on by Luis Sandoval and his sponsors and crews. That one experience is what sprung tomorrow’s camp – Houston deserves a camp, right?!?!?
So, come one, come all … let’s have some good sessions, which I am confident will be accomplished, and let’s all learn from each other in how to be better freelancers and success!
YeeeeeHaaaaaaaaaaaa!
Bah, wish I’d known about this sooner.
Do you have any good recommendations to keep an eye on freelancing or design related events? I can track all the (expensive!) conventions and the like, but looking for somewhere I can find information on some of the smaller or more local events.
Hi Robin,
You can hit http://www.freelancecamp.org and http://www.barcamp.org for a list of these events. I often find goldmines on http://upcoming.yahoo.com/ and facebook.
This is a bit last notice on FSW. The next freelance camps events are:
Indianapolis: TBD (tentative june 5)
Miami: June 6
Santa Cruz: August 15
Thanks for posting this info. I have been reading freelanceswitch’s blog posts from last one year and it has benefited me. Some links you posted in this blog are really helpful.
Regarding this event – “I WILL MISS THIS FREELANCECAMP” as I’m from India. We really miss this type of events here in India.
It would be great to see one of these happen in Australia.
Atul and Robin,
I have a goal to see Freelance Camp go global this year. Why don’t you set up a camp near you? That is what I did. It is a phenominal way to build your own reputation, get involved with the local community and even drive work.
Heck, if anyone is interested in running a freelance camp – just head over to http://www.shaneandpeter.com to get my contact info and lets talk about it. If I think you are serious and will really pull it off, I’ll coach you through it.