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What can we say? We expected RECORD ATTENDANCE for Edcamp Philly 2013 and you DELIVERED! With 174 official attendees, this was the biggest, best Edcamp Philly ever!

And, although the day wasn’t PERFECT, it was EXCELLENT (here’s the difference). Yes, the initial confusion surrounding the WiFi during check-in was unfortunate (thanks for your patience!) and the A/V issues were highly unexpected, but overall, this summed up the mood for the day:

The schedule was nearly filled to capacity and included links to Google Docs pages for shared notes, breakfast was wonderful (thank you again, PAECT!), and we even had the world premiere of the Epic EdCamp Lip Dub. It was a memorable day all around!

Got photos? Add them to the Flickr pool.

Thanks again, everyone, and we’ll see you in 2014!

P.S. Interested in helping plan the event? Add your name to the table in this document. We’ll be in touch!

It’s here! Presented publicly for the first time at Edcamp Philly 2013, this terrific video, including the Grammy-Award winning* Flocabulary Edcamp Rap, was produced by the epic Bill Selak himself, and features performances by this intrepid group of #EduAwesome educators and edcamp fanatics:

Edcamp Foundation Members (Kristen Swanson, Christine Miles, Hadley Ferguson, Kim Sivick)
EdCamp Phoenix
@mrlucero82 and @dierdreshetler
EdCamp Phoenix continued
edcampIS
EdCampBham
Edcamp Maine
@schinker (EdCamp Cleveland)
Donna Miller, Brianne Killion, Maureen Condon
Edcamp Detroit Team
@mwmedvinsky (Edcamp Detroit)
@kylepace
@tbed63 Students
Edcampcolumbus
@EdCampAccess
@catlett1
@techmaverick & @digitalroberto
@billselak
@michellek107, @mrskmpeters
Edcamp SWO
@EdcampHam

Enjoy!

* = we wish!

Hello and welcome to Edcamp Philly 2013! It’s going to be an incredible day of learning and sharing!

<< click here for the schedule >>

Once you arrive and check in, please join us in room F94 (on the ground floor) for breakfast and to watch the schedule come together!

Have an awesome day, everyone!

p.s. WE HAVE AN APP! Visit http://my.yapp.us/EDCAMPPHILLY or scan the QR code below.

Note: You will need the Yapp app AS WELL AS the specific file for Edcamp Philly.

We, your friendly neighborhood edcamp philly organizing team, want to share these last-minute tidbits to help ensure your edcamp experience is smooth, trouble free and overloaded with awesome:

Event Location

• EdCamp Philly will be held in the same place it was in 2012, Jon M. Huntsman Hall on the University of Pennsylvania campus. The address is 3730 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19106. Click here for a map of the area.

Registration / doors open at 8:00 am

• Please be patient as you see the organizing team and volunteers scurrying madly in the minutes leading up to 8:00 am … that is when we will begin checking people in!

Parking

• There is street parking in the area and a large parking facility called Penn Garage 30 at 38th & Walnut directly across the street from Huntsman Hall. Click here for a pic of the garage. Here’s a photo of the rates they charge. The garage says they open at 7:00 am, but based on past experience, an attendant may not be on duty until 8:00 am.

Use either entrance to Huntsman Hall (Locust Walk or Walnut Street)

• This year you can enter Huntsman Hall either on Locust Walk or Walnut Street. There will be signs all over the place to guide you!

Bring your Photo ID! <= this is IMPORTANT!

• UPenn security has a list of all registered edcampers and will check that list and your photo ID every time you enter the building. This includes if you leave the building for lunch. Please have your photo ID with you at all times so you can enter the building when needed. (TSA-style pat-downs are optional and are available for a small fee.)

No Walk-Ins!

• We’re sorry but the list of edcampers is now final and we can’t allow walk-in or on-site registration.

Breakfast & Schedule Creation

• Once you’ve checked in, come down to to Room F94 (on the ground/lower floor, also called the “Forum Level”) to enjoy some light refreshments and coffee courtesy of our terrific sponsor, PAECT! We’ll be creating the schedule in the same room, so, if things get crowded, please move to the atrium area and find a place to sit  and relax once you’ve gotten something to eat (and proposed a session if you wish.)

Wifi

• Yes! We’ll have WiFi. No! We won’t have cryptic, hard-to-read codes, just ONE everyone will use for the day.

Stickers!

• Yes, boys and girls, we’ve got STICKERS this year! They will be available (on a first-come, first-served basis) until supplies are exhausted. One per Edcamper, please!

Session Schedule

• Once the schedule of sessions for the day is determined, it will be posted in this super-cool live updating Google Doc.

#Edcamp Greeters

• Interested in acting as a greeter/volunteers to direct people and answer questions? Please let us know when you sign in!

Twitter Hashtag

• #edcampphilly

Flickr Group & Flickr Photo Tag

• http://www.flickr.com/groups/edcamp/ <= why not go ahead and join it now?
• edcampphilly

Capturing the Learning

• We have set up “Session Notes” Google Docs pages for each room and time slot. These documents are open for ALL to edit on Saturday. You can find the hyperlinks in the schedule.

“Smackdown” at 3:30 pm in the auditorium

• A “Smackdown” is a fun, lively session where people from the audience take turns coming up to the podium and are given a very short amount of time (measured in minutes) to show and possibly demonstrate a particular Web 2.0 tool. Don’t miss it!

Door prizes will be given away after the Smackdown

• We have some cool door prizes to give away thanks to our terrific sponsors! You must be present to win - we will handing out raffle tickets as attendees enter the auditorium for the Smackdown.

After party at City Tap House starts at 4:30 pm

• This year’s after party will be held at the City Tap House at 3925 Walnut St (about three blocks west of Huntsman Hall). The festivities start at 4:30 and go until 6pm. There should always a group heading that way at the end of the day, so come and hang out for some FREE food, drinks (on you) and conversation (free for everyone)! Click here for a map.

“Leave No Trace”

• Huntsman Hall is a pristine, exclusive, PRIVATE meeting space being made available to us by our awesome sponsor, Wharton Computing. Please clean up after yourself. While you’re at it, please clean up after others, too. We want to treat the facility with the respect it deserves!

That should be it! If anything changes or if new information becomes available, it will be posted here on the blog. Have a question? Post a comment!

SEE YOU SATURDAY!

Velvet Rope By lolololori on Flickr

Great news, everyone!

We are expecting RECORD ATTENDANCE at Edcamp Philly this year. Since UPenn security requires we tell them exactly who’s coming, we want all of you to be sure you are “on the list,” so, here it is!

Please check to ensure your name – and anyone coming with you – is shown below, otherwise, you won’t be able to get in! To reach us, use the contact form, or send email to kevin@edcamp.org and we’ll get you squared away.

See you in Philly!

Edcamp Philly 2013 Registrants
as of: May 15, 2013

Ahern, Sara
Alfieri, Michael
Anderson, Faye
Arcurio, Bruce
Aungst, Gerald
Bagnell, Ann
Bailey, Dee
Baker, Kate
Baldwin, Maureen
Bamberger, Jessica
Barg, Doug
Baroody, David
Barrea-Marlys, Mrta
Barton, Kathryn
Bean, Jill
Beckmann, Laura
Bedell, Jason
Beerer, Karen
Bellow, Adam
Bieber, Christalee
Bissinger, Gerry
Black, Deven
Blanc, Sukey
Blankenship, Laura
Bollar, Steven
Bouselli, Susan
Bowden, Jennifer
Boyle, Timothy
Bradbury, Jeffrey
Bradbury, Jennifer
Brandt, Frances
Breiner, Beth
Brennan, Christina
Brigg, Pete
Bryan, Jennifer
Bujak, Edward
Burk, John
Burns, Robin
Burnstein, Julia
Butler, Lisa
Butler, Melissa
Buxton, Mary
Calderwood, Kyle
Calderwood, Liz
Calla, Christopher
Campbell, Brad
Campbell, Bruce
Candee, Alex
Cane, Sonnie
Cappuccino, Julieann
Casadei, Sharon
Chang, Ivan
Chesterton, Rita
Clarey, Heather
Clark, Katrina
Clifton, Mary Beth
Cohen, Brian
Cohen, Katherine
Coley, David
Colfer, Brendan
Collins-Brown, Xaras
Conger, Janice
Conklin, Lizabeth
Cooper, Ross
Costello, Michael
Covone, Joe
Crooks, Fay
Cunningham, Tanya
Curatola Knowles, Carmela
Curry, Monique
Da Vinci, Vera
Dalton, Sara
Davis, Lauren
DeAngelis , Mary
Deluca, Vanessa
Desantis, Ben
Devine, Joseph
Diana, Julie
DiDomenico, Maria
Digangi, Lisa
Dipaulo, Christine
Divine, Quibila A.
Donovan, Beth
Dumond, Phyllis
Duncan, Patti
Durham, Erinn
Dutko, Becky
Eiteljorg, Wendy
Eitner, Jay
Emery, Inetta
Enders, Lauren
Evans, Chad
Evans, Jessica
Fahey, Brian
Fahy, Erin
Fairburn, Victoria
Farrell, Cynthia
Ferguson, Hadley
Ferrara, Jennifer
Ferreira, Vanda
Filjones, Mary
Finegan, Teresa
Flocco, Karyn
Flynn, Cheryl
Foley, Abby
Fonteix, Kim
Fox, Dorothy
Franzi, Carissa
Franzi, Natalie
Frederick, Gregory
Fredericks, Sheila
Frumkin, Jacob
Fuhs, Stephanie
Gallagher, Daniel
Gaskins, Deborah
Gibbs, Paul
Giblin, Jessica
Gilbert, James
Gillespie, Reed
Glasser, Howard
Gorman, Ryan
Gorombey, Cassie
Gray-Grear, Susan
Greco, Tara
Greller, Julie
Gruenberg, Lionel
Guida, Anna
Guilbert, Jeannette
Ha, Pedro
Hagan, Emily
Hansen, Patty
Harvey, Douglas
Hasty, Desmond
Hawley, Michelle
Hayes, Joanne
Heil, Dawn
Heinemann, Linda
Heitzenrater, Diane
Hennelly, Kathy
Herbison, Matt
Herman, Jordan
Hertz, MaryBeth
Hilt, Lyn
Hniedziejko, Nancy
Hobbs, Geraldine
Hoffner, Elizabeth
Hokanson, Kristin
Houghton-Kiel, Claire
Hulitt, Chris
Hsu, Betty
Huynh, Annie
Jacob, Marion
Jarrett, Kevin
Jee, Julie
Johnson, Sharon
Jones, Vanessa
Juliani, AJ
Junkins, Sean
Kaciupski, Lynn
Kamens, Rachel
Kane-Sokol, Meredith
Kasse, Stacy
Kay, Kenneth
Kearney, Faith
Keating, Joanne
Kerr, Stacey
Kind, Stacey
Kirsten, Mark
Krakower, Bill
Kramer, Leila
Krause, Dianne
Krupa, Kathy
Krupp, Missy
Laguna, Catherine
Landen, Nicole
Lazarus, Stacey
Leaness, Ann
Leaness, Connor
Lebiedzinski, Jill
Leone, Angela
Lieberman, Joanna
Lindes, Stacey
Lindinger, Melissa
Louderback, Greg
L’Tainen, Andrea
Lucas, Dan
Lutz, Brandon
Macconnell, Caren
Maguire, Nancy
Maiers, Angela
Malespina, Elissa
Marcinek, Andrew
Martin, Christopher J.
Martin, James
Martin, Meri
Martin, Robin
Mazza, Joe
Mazza, Louis
McDonough, Erin
McGeorge, Debbie
Mcgrath, Tracey
Menadier, Todd
Miles, Christine
Miles, Susan
Minor, Sara
Molishus, Maryann
Mongiello, Debi
Montague, Shannon
Moran, Mark
Morris, Marnee
Morton, Debbie
Moss, Ken
Mountz, Ben
Moyer, Cindy
Moyer, Tiffany
Mueller, Stephanie
Mulartrick, Brooke
Murray, Tom
Mustin, Diane
Mychack, Patti
Mystrena, Andrea
Newdeck, David
Nichol, Michael
Nugent, Carolina
O’Connell, Ellen
O’Connor, Dennis
O’Connor, Kathy
Ojomoh, Daniel
Omenson, Rachelle
Oneil, Sandy
Overton-Houston, Gale
Palmer, Edward
Palmer, Lisa
Paluch, Veronika
Palumbo, Janene
Pane, Jason
Panova, Anna
Parr, Josephine
Passarella, Susan
Paul, Sandra
Payne, Celeste
Pessolano, Allison
Petersen, Helena
Pettinato , Maria
Plante, Sharon
Pohle, Colleen
Politowski, Karianne
Poodry, Fran
Potts, Diana
Powers, Maggie
Pulst, Debbie
Quinn, Nora
Ralston, Susan
Rami, Meenoo
Readinger, Tami
Regn, Chad
Reichert, Michael
Reidenauer, Maureen
Reilly, Sandra
Rhodes, Carey
Rhyner Gardner, Mary
Richards, Reshan
Ritzius, Mike
Robbins, Glenn
Robson, David
Rock, Lisa
Roddy, Barbara
Roy, Christina
Rush, Benjamin
Saltz, Andrew
Schafer, Janel
Schafer, Lauren
Schaffer, Regina
Schlenker, Kevin
Schmidt, Tina
Scibienski, Daniel
Segal, Carli
Seigel, Marc
Sirotiak, Dana
Sivick, Kim
Skelly, Maureen
Smiley, Pat
Smith, Melissa
Smith, Tana
Sokoloff, David
Sorrentino, R
Soskil, Michael
Stark, Kasie
Staub, Justin
Stets, Tammy
Stout, Sarah
Stranix, Dorothy
Stranix, Susan
Suarez, Julie
Suplick, Stephen
Sutherland, Maura
Swanson, Kristen
Swavely, Mandy
Szathmary, Arta
Tahaney, Daniel
Tannous, Pat
Taylor, Linda
Taylor, Priscilla
Tepedino, Tony
Testerman, Kristin
Thierolf, Rachel
Thomas, Patrick
Timony, David
Trievel, Tara
Truong, Jennifer
Tuttle, Mel
Ueda, Daniel
Vagnozzi, Colleen
Walden, Hannah
Ward, Jennifer
Ward, Selena
Wassink, Ryan
Wastler, Jared
Watterson, Mary
Webb, Sara
Weinberg, Cara
Weller, Johnna
Wentz, Dee
Wetherhold, Kel
Wierbowski, Janelle
Wildermuth, Karen
Wilkinson, James
Wimberly, Vanessa
Wright, Judy
Yarzabek, Christine
Yetter, Glenn
Zdanis, Maureen
Zirkle, Dave
Zirkle, Veronica
Zschunke, Ellen