PodCamp Boston 2 Prep: Setting Expectations

For those who follow my blog and aren’t already aware, PodCamp Boston 2 is happening this weekend – and I’m going. Huge thanks to Justin and Locobone for their grassroots effort to get me there, too.

Now, I wouldn’t say I’m a PodCamp newbie… I’ve been to 2 PodCamps (Pittsburgh’s first and second) and the smaller-sih bootcamp that Pittsburgh held, and I was at a paid conference (Podcasters Across Borders) in June… So I’ve certainly seen my share of these gatherings. So why would this one be any different?

Well, for one, PodCamp Boston is HUGE. There are well over a thousand people going… Compare that to the few hundred Pittsburgh saw or the <200 at PAB. My first “big” podcamp was supposed to have been Toronto’s… But sadly the weekend conflicted with pre-existing plans, so that didn’t happen.

The other reason this one’ll be different, at least for me, is the community. There will be a lot of people there whom I haven’t yet met, and a lot whom I have. The Pittsburgh PodCamps are great because I already know a large group there… I pretty much walk in and am greeted from all sides. While it wasn’t like that the first time back in November ’06, it wasn’t too bad because I knew nobody. PAB wasn’t bad either – while I had met one or two PAB attendees prior to the event, for the most part, I was the new guy there – having missed my chance to meet everyone in Toronto.

I can’t wait to get to Boston and meet everyone. Regardless of the number of people, it’s sure to be one hell of an event. Are you going?