Yes, I stole that slogan from SXSW Interactive, but it definitely fits tomorrow’s GonzoCamp event that I’m very much looking forward to. (Speaking of”South-by,” I’m also excited to be presenting at the 2010 SXSW Interctive Conference about my new book. Hope to see you there.)
The official slogan for GonzoCamp is “Programming the Future of News.” And we hope to do some programming tomorrow, as well as brainstorming and executing ideas. It’s innovation on steroids (but legal) and I can’t wait. Joe Boydston suggested we use the event as a way to generate proposals for the Knight News Challenge and even published his ideas in advance. (Thanks, Joe.)
Participants will be gathering tonight at a local watering hole to get introduced to one another and begin the idea exchange. Even if you’re not attending GonzoCamp but are interested in being part of the event, you’re invited to join in tonight and tomorrow at the after-party. (Full details here.) And if you’re nowhere near Seattle, you can follow @gonzocamp on Twitter.
Special thanks to our sponsors and volunteers who have made the event possible: Monica Guzman, Amy Rainey, Brian Chin, Jonathon Fitzpatrick, Rick Sass and Brian Chin. We have special prizes (yes prizes!) thanks to Seth Long at Sound Publishing and Michelle Nicolosi has agreed to join us at lunchtime to give us an update on the online-only Seattle P-I.
Get ready to get your Gonzo on!
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