A few months ago a friend and I jumped on the ferry and took a day trip to beautiful Vancouver, BC, Canada, to experience our first ever Freelance Camp.  The event was touted as a chance for freelancers, entrepreneurs, business owners, and anyone interested in learning more about freelancing to discuss ways to start, expand, or improve their business. Turns out there are dozens of these events going on across the world, making for fantastic opportunities for freelancers. Continue Reading

I’m sure over the last year you have all seen announcements for Freelance Camps in Texas, Florida, California, Nevada and Washington DC. The dialog is engaging and the events continue to grow stateside.

Many of you probably thought to yourself, that’s just dandy for the Americans (it is). Well, your chance is here! Volunteers have stepped up in Bremen + Leipzig + Nürnberg Germany, in Milan, Italy and in Jaipur, India to put on camps.

Wouldn’t it be amazing to have camps happen on every continent. After all, this is our time. The era of the freelancer. If you live in Australia or New Zealand, South or Central America, Africa, Western or Eastern Europe, or Asia, and wish there was an event you could attend, consider throwing a camp yourself. It is a bit of work, without a doubt, and the rewards are awesome.

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The San Francisco Bay area’s annual FreelanceCamp is coming Saturday, August 15 to a beach in gorgeous Santa Cruz!

FreelanceCamp is a community-driven conference that will connect, educate, motivate and inspire freelancers and startup entrepreneurs looking to grow a business.

• Venue: Downtown Santa Cruz, CA
• Date: Saturday August 15, 2009
• Time: 8am – 6pm + after party
• Cost: $25 or free if you are a student or really, really, really need the help
• Schwag: Klean Kanteen 27oz bottles (retail cost for these is more than the price of your ticket)
• Register: http://freelancecamp3.eventbrite.com/
• More Information: http://freelancecamp.org

Not in the area? Don’t worry! We have a freelance camp coming to Reno soon (date still to be decided). Still out of luck? Start your own. We have already had five freelance camps in 2009 and every freelancer who has put one on sent me personal notes telling stories of how much this has caused a serious boost to their careers and the local economy.

Why write this post so early? I usually wait until 2 weeks before the events, but in this case we have limited space. Fire marshal has us capped at 300 people and I love the venue we are finalizing so I won’t change even if you all try to beat the doors down. Last year, after my email blast (which we will be sending out around June 18th or so) we sold out in 3 days. This is my first mention of the event in any public form and we are already down to 231 tickets as of tonight (June 13th) just based upon word of mouth. So if you want to come, sign up fast.

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Miami’s first FreelanceCamp is coming Saturday, June 6 to the Miami Beach Convention Center!

FreelanceCamp is teaming up with LaidOffCamp Miami to host a FREE community-driven conference that will connect, motivate and inspire jobseekers, freelancers and startup entrepreneurs looking for some hope during these challenging economic times.

• Venue: Miami Beach Convention Center
• Date: Saturday June 6, 2009
• Time: 9am – 2pm
• Cost: FREE
• Register: http://laidoffcampmiami09.eventbrite.com
• More Information: http://laidoffcampmiami.org

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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.

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