RecentChangesCamp was an
unconference focused on
wikis, held from 2006 to 2012. It was named after the "recent changes" feature that is found in most wikis. RecentChangesCamp followed an
Open Space model in having a program that was determined onsite by participants.
History
RecentChangesCamp was conceived at
WikiSym 2005 as a way to replicate online wiki collaboration in the face-to-face world, using
Open Space Technology, which enables participants to create the agenda on the fly, guaranteeing that all issues that participants were willing to take responsibility for were worked on to the extent possible.
The first RecentChangesCamp was held February 3–5, 2006 in
Portland
Portland most commonly refers to:
* Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States
* Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...
,
Oregon, United States, with 147 people in attendance. Participants included wiki inventor
Ward Cunningham. Sponsors of the 2006 event were
ICANN
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN ) is an American multistakeholder group and nonprofit organization responsible for coordinating the maintenance and procedures of several databases related to the namespaces ...
Wiki,
IBESI,
OSDL,
Socialtext,
Atlassian and
IBM.
The next RecentChangesCamp was also held in Portland, from February 2–4, 2007.
A few months later, another RecentChangesCamp was held in
Montreal, from 18 to 20 May 2007.
It was also called RoCoCoCamp, for ''RencOntres sur la COllaboration, la Créativité et l'autOgestion'' ("Meetings on Collaboration, Creativity and Self-Management"); the name was chosen to echo the "RCC" initials in "RecentChangesCamp", with more recognition of Montreal's French-speaking population. The theme of the event was "AccidentalLinking", a
wiki pattern about surprising, serendipitous relationships between wiki writers and wiki pages. The event was held at the Société des Arts Technologiques (SAT) in downtown Montreal.
RecentChangesCamp 2008 took place May 9–11 in
Palo Alto, California, United States, at the
SocialText offices. The theme of the weekend was "Assume Good Faith", and the sponsors were
AboutUs.org
AboutUs.com is a wiki Internet domain directory. It lists websites along with information about their content. As a wiki, AboutUs allows Internet users to add entries or modify information. AboutUs.com has since become a wiki for more than just ...
,
Atlassian,
Socialtext, Solseed,
Wikia, and
wikiHow.
Subsequent RecentChangesCamp events were:
* February 20–22, 2009, Portland, Oregon
* June 25–27, 2010, Montreal
* August 11, 2010,
Canberra
Canberra ( )
is the capital city of Australia. Founded following the federation of the colonies of Australia as the seat of government for the new nation, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The ci ...
* January 28–30, 2011, Canberra
* March 11–13, 2011,
Boston
* January 20–22, 2012, Canberra
See also
*
Wikimania
*
WikiSym
References
External links
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Recurring events established in 2005
Recurring events disestablished in 2012
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