This Saturday, the 13th of May, is BarCamp Mumbai – the next in the series of BarCamps sweeping India, after Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad and Bangalore.
For some reason, we have been extremely lucky with BarCamp Mumbai – while searching for a venue, I hesitatingly asked IIT Bombay if they could help, and they not only obliged, but gave us three rooms at the prestigious Kanwal Rekhi School of Information Technology, complete with Wireless Networks, canteen, and all the good stuff one needs to hold a successful event. Holding an event like this in an educational institution makes a lot of sense – BarCamp Chennai was held in the Anna University, and it was a fantastic environment.
A few people are still puzzled about what a BarCamp is, so here is an explanation: