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!

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!

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!

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

1. Sessions

Session  leaders  have  already started posting their sessions over at http://pcampatl.uservoice.com. You can go over there right now and take a look at the proposed topics, comment on them and vote for your favorites. It’s also not too late to offer your own session! Just post your idea and see what the crowd thinks! You can also see some interviews with some of the session leaders right here on the ProductCamp blog.

The voting here does not impact the sessions on Saturday, but it does give the session leaders an idea of how their session is going to be received. Your comments help them prepare for your best questions and further hone their topics to give you the greatest value.

2. Schedule

8:30 AM Registration opens. Continental breakfast, coffee and networking
9:00 AM Welcome and Introductions, Session voting and scheduling
10:00 AM Morning Sessions start
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM Afternoon Sessions
4:00 PM Wrap-up and closing remarks. Cleanup, load up and go to the…
5:30 PM After Party at Ri Ra Irish Pub!

3. What to Bring

Bring note-taking supplies for yourself. Whatever that is for you. Notepad, pens, recording devices, laptop, pda. WiFi will be available.

And bring business cards. Lots of business cards.

4. Ways to Help

• Do you have a video camera or a digital camera?
• Take video of sessions and post it online!
• Take pictures and post them on Flickr!
• Take notes and write a blog post or send notes out to your friends and colleagues.
• Volunteer to help a session leader by taking notes for him or her, or by keeping an eye on the time.
• Live-blog or live-tweet the day.
• The possibilities are endless!

5. Dress Code

Casual. Just dress comfortably.

I hope this information is helpful to you. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to email me.

So go take a look at those sessions and we’ll see you on Saturday!

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.

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

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