We’ve even got the date – December 11 – so put it in your calendars and make sure to take it easy at your company’s Christmas party on the 10th.

We’re still working out the details so now’s the good time to

• register for our newsletter
• follow us on twitter
• join our group on LinkedIn
• or become our fan on Facebook

By the way, we can always use an extra pair or three of spare hands. If you’d like to help us out with organization (moving some chairs the night before the big day – or moving some pixels around in Wordpress) don’t hesitate to step forward – and to drop an email to info [at] bizcamp [dot] be.

Last but not least – if you like the initiative and enjoyed the past events, you might want to look into sponsoring this upcoming edition. The presentation is right here. If you want to hear more, give a shout to Leo at +32 477 45 35 79

“I have to admit something first : I hesitated to go to the first bizcamp. I didn’t know anyone. Furthermore I would have to present.

Helping out was no problem, but presenting. What should I talk about? What is interesting enough for the people attending? What were they expecting?

I had many questions, but at the end I decided to attend. Help out where I could and look at the presentations of others.

The day was real fun. Interesting presentations, interesting people, but the thing that struck me the most was the atmosphere. All the people with a dream. Creating something of their own. Totally different dreams but how to get there is the same. Working hard and learning as you go. And the whole bunch would help each other in achieving the dream. Sharing what they learned.

Bizcamp is one day where if you aren’t an entrepreneur yet, at the end of the day you want to become one.

It was so special, I do not only want to attend the second one. I want to present there to. And with my company we even decided to become a sponsor. This event is remarkable and deserves the support.

Hope everyone will come even the ones who still doubt.”

TjorvenD, eMenKa

We have also created a Slideshare event where you can upload your presentations and where you can review all presentations.

If you’d like to offer a ride to someone – or hitch a ride with someone – we suggest you leave your name, twitter tag (or other contact details you don’t mind sharing online) and point of origin as a comment below.

If you don’t have a twitter ID and don’t want to share your contact info online, send an email with full details to leo.exter@westartup.eu, and we’ll send out a direct email to all subscribed participants on Friday June 04 some time after lunch.

Remember though: you’ll need to be registered at http://bizcamp2010.eventbrite.com/ to receive that email!

First of all: there’s only one rule. Don’t sell whatever it is you sell the rest of the week – you’re here to share your knowledge.

That said, there are a few practical things that you might want to keep in mind to make sure this coming BizCamp Belgium 2010 is sane (yet still fun) for all:

Kicking off

Aim to be there 9 – 9:30 ish so you can grab a coffee, say Hi to friends, let us know if you want to present, and generally wake up. If you would like to help out, aim to be there 8:45ish. We’ll start presentations at 10 sharp.

Speaking of presentations…

You’ll have 20 minutes + 5 minutes Q&A time. Please pace your presentations accordingly – we will interrupt you in mid-slide if your time is up! Check out some of the examples from the 1st edition on slideshare

Food

Yes, there’s free lunch! There’s also free breakfast and a free afternoon snack. Incredible as it sounds, thanks to the generosity of our sponsors we can provide all of those to you! There’s also free coffee (we remember from the last time, BizCamp runs on coffee) and free soft drinks (special thanks to SAP and Tim! ).

Room temperature and – related – dress code

Last time we needed heating and didn’t have it; this time we’ll need airco – and we’ll have it! Speaking of which… T-shirts are there (yep, also free!) and we will insist that you wear them. Makes for very nice group photos.

Helping out

We have a whole list of chores for ya. Greeting people at the front desk, keeping time during presentations, twittering like a man (woman) possessed, a bit of light moving of furniture around, etc. etc. So: don’t hesitate to volunteer – and preferably do it now by email (leo [dot] exter [at] westartup [dot] eu) so we know that we can count on you. You can also volunteer on the day.

Another way to help out is to create buzz around bizcamp: before, during and after the event. Is your sister head of a TV-station? Do you have a blog with millions of readers? Or are you but a mere mortal? Help us visualise bizcamp by twittering, blogging, inviting friends to register, etc.

Equipment

• We’ve got beamers, and we’ve got sound. We’ll even have free WiFi (may be unavailable for some mobile devices, so to be sure bring along your netbooks, laptops, slate devices, etc.).
• We’ll need some PCs to show presentations – so if you’re planning to present it might be a good idea to bring one.
• If you need a Mac to present, you might want to make double-sure to bring it. And, don’t forget the white thingie you need to connect to a VGA cable.
• Plenty of plugs to go around – but do bring your own cables.
• If you have a spare presentation pointer please do bring along – and we’d appreciate if you shared it with others!
• If you’ve got a printer you can bring along, please contact the organizers (leo [dot] exter [at] westartup [dot] eu).

That’s about it – we’re looking forward to seeing you on Saturday!

Organizing team

P.S. Have you registered yet? Last chance:

Talks at BizCamp can be based on things like: skill sets which a speaker will share, experiences that are relevant for others to hear about or lessons learned that will help the audience to avoid similar ones.

They are explicitly not about sales pitches. Hence, we will remind all attendees at the start of the day to walk out of a session if they feel they are being caught up in a sales pitch.

We kindly ask you to respect the time and that you clear the stage for the next presenter.

For a presentation of 20 minutes we recommend no more than 10 slides, using a font size of minimum 24 so that everything is readable. You can use your own template but we would appreciate it if you would add the BizCamp logo to your slides.

Last but not least, you can bring your presentation on a USB stick – or you can bring your own computer.

Any questions? Contact  Leo Exter at 0477 457 539

These are exciting times: the economic and financial crises provide both katharsis and new opportunities. More than ever people are willing to give up their day jobs (often because they had to give in benefits) in pursue of something bigger.

After a very succesful Bizcamp 2009, this june 5th will see the second Bizcamp Belgium in Brussels. Entrepreneurs and those with a wish or dream of becoming one are gathering to learn from each other. Besides the obvious benefits Bizcamp is a hands-on, free, low-threshhold way to broaden your horizon. So come on and sail with us this saturday!

More information on Bizcamp 2010 – register here