Get ready for ‘BarCamp’
When you mix beer with information technology, you get BarCamp Buffalo, an informal networking event for IT pros.
The first such get-together takes place at 7:30 p.m. on March 3 at Pearl Street Grill & Brewery.
The idea for the event came from Steve Poland, a Kenmore native who’s had tech industry jobs all over the country. That’s where he first heard of BarCamps: workshops where participants provide the content. When he returned home, the 29-year-old said he found few opportunities to meet others like him in the tech world.
“I thought this would be a great way to do networking in an informal way,” said Poland, who’d like to oversee monthly events, where those involved in new technology and web-related development can connect and learn from one another poor credit personal loans. Poland expects up to 50 on March 3.
There, attendees can plug into big-screen TVs to present about their projects. In addition to short presentations, people can share what they’re working on.
His goal over the next five years is to get the Buffalo tech community to better know each other, and ensure opportunities in the area are visible to University at Buffalo Computer Science students, as well as other engineers working in the area.