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A Year of Community Events

366 Days

This year has been quite a year for communities. Well maybe not all communities, but at least the ones that I know off.

4 Events

What has happened (or will be happening) over the year?

• Barcamp KL - July 26th - 27th
• FOSS.my - November 8th - 9th
• StartupCamp KL - November 22nd - 23rd
• Barcamp JB - December 6th - 7th

So far, these have been really fun!

How so?

The gatherings provide a great opportunity to:

• meet and catch up with old friends
• meet new people
• connect names you hear and read online, to faces in real life
• see what exciting things people have been working on
• play a game of 5 Card Mao
• give you something to do every few months
• get free tshirts
• re-energize your battery

I think the last one, is probably the most important. The amount of energy at these events is intense, as everyone is participating in something. "Delegate", may be the wrong word to call the attendees. The people are more like "Participants", participating in making the event as awesome as humanely possible.

Why is there so much energy? It's because everyone, somehow gets caught in this gigantic fly wheel. Everyone is a catalyst, and you don't want it to stop as you are all having so much fun.

At the end of every event, people are happy. People are impressed. People want to take action. People want to try out new things. People want to experiment. People can't wait to see what new things these awesome people will come up with.

Hopefully this trend will continue into the next year. Because no matter how difficult life gets, it gives people something to look forward to, in the very near future.

Hope to see you all at BarCamp JB!

Photo Credits:

• StartupCamp KL photo taken by Sumardi Shukor
• FOSS.my audience shot taken by Eavay Javay Barnad
• BarCamp KL photo Taken by Aen Tan