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Topics for Unconferenz 2011

Update: Unconferenz will be held on Saturday, Feb 26, 2011 at Windward Community College

It's good to see all of you joining the Unconferenz in TechHui. Though the Unconferenz 2011 is still a ways off (planned date in Feb 2011), it's never too late to start the dialog on session topics. Let me know what piques your interest and post it here. The tech is constantly changing which makes for an exciting 2011. Mahalo!

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Permalink Reply by Ryan on July 11, 2010 at 7:09am

Geolocation!
Personal Informatics!
Digital Photo Processing!
Blogging for Dollars!

Permalink Reply by Daniel Leuck on July 11, 2010 at 10:34am

Ideas:

Web Widgets (PollDaddy, SurveyMonkey, Sprout, etc.)
Hobbyist Robotics
Travel and Tourism Tech - How to enhance the Hawaii experience via technology
Hawaii Geocaching
HTML 5
Google Apps
User Experience Design
Gadgets

Permalink Reply by Mika Leuck on July 11, 2010 at 10:40am

Linux, Cloud Computing, Software as a Service (SaaS)

Permalink Reply by Rob Bertholf on July 11, 2010 at 12:24pm

To echo Ryan and Dan:

HTML 5
GeoSocial (Location Based Social Networking)
Web Analytics
Travel and Tourism Tech
Conversion Rate Optimization

Permalink Reply by Burt Lum on July 13, 2010 at 1:25pm

Definitely want a session on Google Me (whatever that might be)!

Permalink Reply by Monica S Flores on August 2, 2010 at 11:56am

How about something on job-related or networking-related tips, for all those techies are looking for jobs --- I've seen some posts here on TechHui related to people's frustration trying to find a good job, and it would be good to have a career counselor or recruiter or someone like that talk about what employers are seeking.

I've often thought that some of our applicants would benefit from that kind of thing. Resume help and communication skills and such.

Permalink Reply by Burt Lum on August 2, 2010 at 2:18pm

Monica, That's a good idea. I know a couple of executive search firms that place technical resources. I can contact them and see if they can join us during the session.

Permalink Reply by Mark Boon on August 9, 2010 at 11:16am

I'm new to TechHui and Daniel brought this topic to my attention.

I'd be interested in a workshop about how to best prepare for getting into FIRST Robotics. I have two boys, the oldest of which is nearly 5. I'd love to find a way to pry him loose from his iPod Touch and start getting him into building robots as early as possible.

Conversely, I could present a talk about how to design your own interactive avatar online in Blue Mars.

With respect to job-search, I got a request from a recruiter the other day if I knew someone in Hawaii for a tech job. But I had no idea what to do with it, lacking the contacts. Is there a place to post such job openings? Hopefully it will never be necessary, but if I ever find myself looking for a job I'm sure I'd appreciate it myself.

Permalink Reply by J. David Beutel on November 27, 2010 at 12:21pm

* Grails (Groovy)
* Spock
* Geb (Selenium)
* Git (Github)
* Hudson
* Spring Insight
* Google Apps/Gmail (UH's move to, authentication, IMAP compatibility with Thunderbird)

Permalink Reply by Paul Lawler on November 27, 2010 at 2:27pm