In brief

If you are thinking of hosting a THATCamp in your city or region, please fill out this form with the name of your THATCamp, the name of the chief organizer, an email address, and whether you plan to hold workshops. This will enable us to help you and to publicize your THATCamp.

What you need to register

You do not need to know the date, place, or other details of your THATCamp when you register: all you need is 1) a name for your THATCamp, 2) the name of the chief organizer, and 3) an e-mail address such as thatcamp-virginia@gmail.com (or the e-mail address of the chief organizer). You do, however, need to agree to certain guidelines, to wit:

I agree that our THATCamp will be . . .

• FREE or CHEAP to attend (registration fees of up to $30 USD are fine)
• OPEN to anyone who wishes to apply or register (no institutional, professional, or rank restrictions)
• INFORMAL and participatory (no presentations, papers, or demos longer than 5 minutes)
• PUBLIC on the open web (sessions can be blogged, twittered, photographed, recorded, and posted)
• SELF-ORGANIZING (no program committee: all participants are given a chance to help set the agenda, either before or during the unconference)

If you have an annual THATCamp, please do register each separate yearly instance.

Benefits of registration

There are two chief benefits of registration. First, it allows us to provide you with help and support and advice and even a hosted website. Second, it allows us to publicize your THATCamp on our Twitter feed, newsletter, and website, all of which have large audiences.

Once you register, your THATCamp will appear in the spreadsheet listing all past and planned THATCamps (partly displayed below — be sure to scroll right), and you will be given edit privileges to said spreadsheet. If you do not know all the necessary details, such as the dates, you can add them later. Keeping the registry up to date with the details of your THATCamp will help the THATCamp Coordinator provide accurate information in publicity materials.

The THATCamp Coordinator will add the chief organizer to the THATCamp Counselors e-mail list (a listserv for THATCamp organizers) and will give the organizer administrative privileges to the THATCamp Calendar and the THATCamp Map.