So the head-cold is starting to subside, largely due to the workload of today (it helps to keep busy). With the brain ticking and in event-planning mode I should introduce you to the next PodCamp to take place in Kilkenny just one month from now.

I’ve mentioned before that I like to get involved in community-type events and having had a helping hand in organising the first Irish PodCamp last year and CreativeCamp earlier this year, I opted to help out with the organising of the next event, due to take place in Kilkenny, Ireland, on September 27th at the fantastic 4* Hotel Kilkenny.

While the first PodCamp, last year, had a firm focus on podcasting and new media, this year has evolved into a much wider social media scene with a lot of focus on social media technologies and their use in promoting your services, business, connecting with people, sharing your ideas, growing your community.

This is a free unconference - we have very nice sponsors who are helping us (hopefully) cover the cost of the day, which runs to several thousand Euro. But in keeping with the unconference ethos, nature, or whatever you may call it, I’m delighted we get to offer the event for free.

With the cost barrier removed, you’re presented with an affordable opportunity to connect with new people, share experiences and demo your services - all it will cost you is time.

With a month to go, we’ve got speakers lined up with topics as varied as video conversation, turning your hobby into your business, using social networks to build new audiences and much more.

Not only that, but with over 70 attendees registered already, we’ve got people coming in from the UK, the US and all around Ireland. If you’re interested in joining us on the day (and believe me, I’d love to meet you on the day, talk podcasting or music or freelancing in general!) then drop over to the PodCamp website to register.

If you’re working for yourself and looking to connect with other artists, storytellers, web designers, web developers, software engineers and other industry specialists then do consider attending! What have you got to lose?

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