Want to help at PodcampBoston? We’re looking for volunteers to help out at the information/registration desk for a 2-hour slot on Saturday and/or Sunday. Send an email to PodcampBostonVolunteers@gmail.com to get involved.
The nice folks over at Podcast.com have given us our own branded subdomain: http://podcamp.podcast.com. This is a place where we can list out all our rich media feeds and have them aggregated into one place. To be part of this, simply comment on this blog post and list your RSS FEED (not your blog’s main url, but your feed) in the comments section.
Thing is, we’re going to need a CURATOR to help us keep an eye on this and add them in. This curator would have the role of adding all the various PodCamp participants’ feeds as you get them to the master feed. (You’re also welcome to recruit someone from each PodCamp to collect these for you.)
Please drop mail to blog [at] chrisbrogan dot com to sign up for the role of CURATOR, and the rest of you, feel free to add your rich media’s RSS feed (not just straight blogs, but your podcasts and videoblogs) to the comments section below.
The Logan Airport Hilton is offering a special discounted rate of $179 for single and double occupancy rooms during Podcamp Boston. To make your reservation, call the hotel at 617-568-6700. Our block of rooms is available until September 26th.
Directions
The Logan Airport Hilton is located at One Hotel Drive, Boston, Massachusetts, 02128 and is approximately ten minutes via the MBTA’s Silver Line Bus at the Congress Street and World Trade Center station. The bus station itself is a four minute walk from the Convention Center. Look for the Podcamp Boston signs between the convention center and the bus station to help guide you. To get to the hotel from Logan Airport, walk along the skywalk approximately 5 minutes or call the hotel shuttle to pick you up at Terminal E.
Room Share and Travel Forum
Need a ride? Need a place to say? Got a ride? Got a place people can stay? Post about it on the message board.
Updated September 6 11, 2007:
“Preferred” Hotel (disclosure: “preferred” mainly because they gave us a group rate):
The Logan Airport Hilton, roughly 5-15 minutes by bus from the BCEC, is offering a group rate of $179/night. Booking must be done by phone at (617) 568-6700. You must mention the group code “POD” and that you are part of PodCamp Boston to receive the discount.
Other hotels in the area:
The Westin Waterfront is attached to the BCEC and has rates as low as $259/night.
The Seaport Boston is near the BCEC and has rates as low as $259/night. No discounts available.
Eric Skiff points out Hostelling International’s Boston branch, with shared rooms as low as $40/night.
If you’re feeling adventurous, there’s also CouchSurfing.com as well.
We’re pleased to report that PodCamp Boston is shaping up to be a landmark event in new media, with 735 fantastic people registered for it, from nurses to poets to investors to sailors. Statistically, about 50% of participants aren’t heavily engaged in new media, looking to learn more about it and interact with the folks who are, so PodCamp Boston will be a great opportunity for all of us to gain new friends, partners, and insights. Please invite your friends and colleagues – we’ve still got plenty of space for more!
To that end, check out these great promos from Steve Garfield and Larry Lawfer!
