Registration is open for the 3rd ProductCamp Atlanta event, and you are invited!

Come join 300 of your fellow product managers, brand managers, product marketers and product developers on August 21 from 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM at the GTRI Conference Center in Midtown Atlanta and see why ProductCamp Atlanta keeps growing!

And, thanks to our generous sponsors, ProductCamp Atlanta is completely FREE to you!

Pre-register for ProductCamp Atlanta at http://pcampatl3.eventbrite.com!

ProductCamp Atlanta is sold out, and has been for almost two weeks! While this is exciting news for the organizers and attendees, I recognize that there are many people who didn’t get tickets for various reasons. If you forgot to register or didn’t get a ticket through the waitlist process, here is some good news:

Even though you don’t have a ticket, you may still register as a “walk up” when you arrive!

Important Details for Walk Up Registrants

• Breakfast and Lunch are being provided for pre-registered attendees. However we can’t provide those meals for walk-up registrants. Since it’s a long day, you might want to pack a lunch. There’s also a tasty little diner called the Silver Skillet next door.
• Do help yourself to free coffee, tea and water throughout the day.
• T-shirts will be issued to pre-registered attendees first. Check in with me near the end of the day and we’ll be glad to get one to you if there are any remainders. (There should be!)
• Offer a session! We’re still looking for great session ideas, so think about pitching a session or hosting a roundtable discussion when you arrive! (You can still sign up at http://pcampatl.uservoice.com).

That’s it! I hope to see you there!

Well, here we are. I’ll be seeing you at ProductCamp tomorrow morning.

I truly hope you are as excited as I am! We’ve got 35 pre-submitted sessions (5 more than last year) and I suspect a few of you will have a last minute flash of brilliance for a roundtable discussion, or book discussion or something else. And that’s great!

Here are a few reminders and details you’ll need to know:

• Check-in begins at 8:30 AM
• Events start at 9:00 AM
• ProductCamp is being held at the Georgia Tech Research Institute Conference Center at:

250 West 14th Street
Atlanta, GA 30318
Directions via Google Maps

• The Conference Center shares a driveway with Georgia Public Broadcasting, and there is ample free, covered parking.

And two more things:

• I’ll be hosting a brief Christian prayer breakfast at Bobby & June’s Country Kitchen at 7 AM prior to ProductCamp. I’d love it if you join me. If you plan to come to the breakfast, would you please drop me a line at jason@pcampatl.com so I can tell them how many to expect? The address is:

375 14th Street Northwest
Atlanta, GA  30318
Directions via Google Maps

• There will be an after party at Ri Ra Irish Pub, starting at about 5:30 PM. I hope to see you there!

1080 Peachtree Street
Atlanta, GA  30309
Directions via Google Maps

So, that’s it. I’ll see you in the morning. It’s time to learn something from each other!

ProductCamp is only 2 days away, and we’ve got 300  product  managers,  marketers  and other champions and stakeholders  registered to attend. 34 sessions are currently being proposed and discussed and I expect more based on a few exciting late registrations that have come in!

In this post, I’ll give you some information, including:

1. How to preview and influence the sessions that will be offered on Saturday
2. The schedule for the day
3. What to bring with you
4. Ways to participate and help make ProductCamp an even greater success
5. Dress Code

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David Eckoff interviews Jackie Hutter talks about her proposed ProductCamp session: How to Generate a Successful Exit Value & Confessions of a Recovering Patent Attorney What do entrepreneurs most often misunderstand about intellectual property? What are the biggest mistakes people often make?

David Eckoff interviews Keith Duncan talks about his proposed ProductCamp session: Communicate Effectively with Visual Tool ElectronicNapkin.com for your Laptop. Show and Tell

So if you are wondering what the deal is with all of these videos, let me explain:

David Eckoff is conducting online video Q&A’s with prospective speakers this week and next week, as part of our promotional efforts for ProductCamp Atlanta.

The videos will be posted here, and will be a great way to promote ProductCamp… and YOU!

During your 5-10 minute Q&A, David will talk with you about your session idea… what you’re most excited about with ProductCamp.. and general topics about bringing products to market.

To schedule: please self-schedule online via the following link: http://www.genbook.com/bookings/slot/reservation/30078201?bookingSourceId=1000

Schedule into any available time slot – times are available first come, first served. The sooner you do your Q&A, the more people who will hae a chance to see your video.

Be sure to indicate your name, e-mail address and any info you’d especially like David to talk with you about during the Q&A.

In advance of your scheduled time, you’ll receive an email from David with URL for your online Q&A.

Abi talks about his proposed ProductCamp session: “Testing Capability Model© (TCM©) – How it can help improve quality of a software product”. TCM© is a quantitative-based agile framework designed to guide improvements in testing organizations, and further improvements in project management and upstream activities of coding, design and requirements in a systematic way. Dr. Iraj Hirmanpour, Dr. Abi Salimi and Mr. Mansour Kenareh will discuss how TCM© can improve software testing and the quality of the delivered product.

Be sure and check out all the proposed sessions at http://pcampatl.uservoice.com!

David Eckoff is interviewed by Abi Salimi about his proposed session for ProductCamp Atlanta 2010. “Idea to Market: Conquer the Most Common Obstacles” You have lots of ideas! But have you ever faced challenges – or run up against obstacles – going from idea to market? If so, this session at ProductCamp Atlanta will be for you. In this highly interactive session, you’ll Identify and crash through the obstacles that have been holding you back. You’ll learn a practical set of actions you can follow right now to unlock what’s stopping you and launch your idea. Presented by David Eckoff and Selah Abrams.

Don’t forget to check out all of the proposed topics at http://pcampatl.uservoice.com!

Join David Eckoff as he talks with Christie Crowder about her proposed session “Using social media to market your product, using bloggers to spread your message, going beyond the product review.”