Recently, I mentioned about the fact that while the weekend were as much two barcamp. Near Moscow thundered under the wigwam, and yurts (or whatever it is) And in Bishkek under the mountains is conveniently located BarCamp Asia . Yuri - one of the few Belarusians, all still got to the place, agreed to write an exclusive guest post for the MIW, which you can read right now!
Local time of 16.05, the temperature behind 39 - sounds from the speakers. Our plane lands at the airport of Bishkek city. Leave the plane - and dizzy. Temperature. This heat in my memory I've never met. 4 o'clock ago in Moscow, was rain, and was +17.
To the heat quickly got used to going to Bishkek. We take a taxi. We are told - 500 soms. Translate into dollars and stand in shock. For the money we can go 2 the bus stop. Because we learn that the local tax on the transfer Airport-Bishkek - 400 soms, and the driver had no choice but to agree to 4 hundred.
Entering the city. Go terribly. As the driver, here go against the rules, and according to directions. Break through!
Most foreign participants live in a hotel Semetei.
Hotel local Ministry of Defense. I'd say $ 50 for a double room is a good place, but - for a 3 day room has never been removed, and that the most disgusting thing on the balcony of one of the previous guests went to the toilet. Removes this one is not going to.
Go further. Bar number 1. Party discovery. Thanks to the sponsor a party of "live beer" for any 200 liters. It was tasty, but not enough.
At the entrance to the bar in the open air guests met Grandfather Lenin. Kyrgyzstan still can not part with the Soviet past.
At this party met virtually all the participants of the event - still would be free beer. Informal communication, dating, competition from general sponsor of Opera Software - the evening clearly failed.
The very opening ceremony was held in the same informal style. Organizers Bektur and Kristina said a few words, thanked the sponsors, and ... further developments can not be described.
Ended with a party dancing to the performance of the local group.
Sam BarCamp was held at the American University in Central Asia, for that special thank you to him.
It has already passed the official opening event, which made not only the organizers and sponsors.
Then - everything that involves the format of BarCamp. Schedule borrow parties on the go.
Then begin your presentation. Unexpectedly few presentations made by participants at this time. One of the audience was empty. In some sold-out audiences did not stop - that foreign visitors will light, then the local surprised everyone with his presentation.
Actually, the first day and consisted exclusively of presentations. Beginning the second day we shamelessly skipped, as the Asian "incubators of innovation", we had absolutely nothing to do. Came closer to the dinner, attended BridgeCamp. For those who do not know, Bridzhkemp - the format in which the board with the schedule in any cell in the written question, and in the same cell lecturer writes down your name if you know the answer to this question.
After BridgeCamp closing ceremony. Each one of competitors was given 3 minutes, but were only 8 people. By the end of the ceremony - the total picture.
Continue to not see the point, because subsequent events have grown into a huge lump of international friendship, who was drunk is not one hundred liters of beer. Farewell with tears in his eyes, and the key phrase - see you at the next BarCamp!
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