RE BarCamp Orange County Returns | August 19, 2010
July 5, 2010 by Stacey Harmon · Leave a Comment
RE BarCamp is returning for its second appearance in the OC! Save the date for Thursday, August 19th, 2010. I am once again on board to help bring this event to you as part of the primary planning team and I can think of no better way for it to be a great success than to have you there!
If you aren’t familiar with RE BarCamp, check out this post I did last year discussing why I was bringing RE BarCamp to Orange County. You can also learn more about the event at REBarCampOC.com and see what RE BarCamps are going on all over the nation at the central RE BarCamp website.
This year we’ll be at the campus of UC Irvine at the Student Center, which is a fantastic venue for this kind of event. There is plenty of space, plenty of parking, and right on site there is food and drink (both coffee, and a bar – we’d have it no other way) available. We expect about 400 real estate professionals to be in attendance – register here to be one of them. As is part of the RE BarCamp tradition, it is free to attend. Free attendance is thanks to the support of generous sponsors – and we are still looking for more of them. If you or your company would be interested in supporting our event, check out the sponsorship details on the site, and contact me if you have any questions or would like to contribute.
We could also use your help in getting the word out to local real estate professionals. We’ve created a promotional flyer that can be emailed to anyone you think might benefit from this event. Please save the PDF from here and distribute freely. If you have the ability to print it out and distribute to curious real estate professionals, even better.
Thanks for your support and I look forward to seeing you on August 19th!
A Labor of Social Media Love
June 14, 2009 by Stacey Harmon · Leave a Comment
Last year I caught wind of this free event called RE BarCamp that was being held the day before the Inman Real Estate Connect conference in San Francisco. I had no idea really what it was. I didn’t know any of the people attending. But I had seen enough discussion about it on Twitter and Facebook from those voices that I watched, that I knew I had to be there.
That day changed my professional life. I was introduced to a whole RE.net world filled with smart, curious people who are interested in technology, social media, and the real estate industry. The room was filled with Realtors and pioneers who were trying new things and discussing new ways to succeed in real estate. These people saw hope and opportunity in an otherwise dismal and depressing real estate market. I was hooked. I’d found my crowd.
In the 10 months since that first RE BarCamp, I have traveled around the country to attend 4 more. Those events have taught me so much and connected me with such great people, that when I saw an opportunity to bring this movement to Orange County, I took it. I could think of no better way to give back to the RE.net community than to facilitate here in my city the event that has brought so much to me. RE BarCamp Orange County is scheduled for June 25th, 2009. I couldn’t be more excited about the collegues (many of who I now consider friends) who will be coming from near and far to participate and contribute to this event. It promises to be a great day filled with great conversations, learning opportunities, and fun. I can’t wait!
For more information on the event, or to register and attend, check out the website at www.REBarCampOC.com.