FAQs
Here are some of the answers to some of the frequently asked questions about Single Life Camp.
Who
Question: Who’s behind Barcamp?
Answer: Here’s the skinny on who we are. We’re a bunch of friends putting on an event about something we know about – being single. You’ll find out more on the “About Us” page of this site. For the record, some of us are single.
What
Question: What’s this all about? Bar what?
Answer: Here’s the definition of a Barcamp:
The official one: “BarCamp is an international network of user generated conferences — open, participatory workshop-events, whose content is provided by participants. The first BarCamps focused on early-stage web applications, and related open source technologies, social protocols, and open data formats. The format has also been used for a variety of other topics, including public transit, health care, and political organizing.” – from Wikipedia
Our definition: BarCamps or unconferences are an invention of the tech world. The first one was held in Palo Alto, California; organized in less than one week; and attracted over 200 attendees. Since then over 350 such unconferences have been held across the world. Unconferences mirror the serendipity of single life. As singles we’re free to shape our lives any way we want. Such is a BarCamp, where the participants propose the topics and their passion drives the day’s agenda. This leads to a sharing of great information, positive inspiration and lots of spontaneous interactions; and possibly the realization that even though you’re single, you are not alone. The day will be just like single life where doing anything and meeting anyone is possible. Get there early because SingleLifeCamp is All About The One – You!
Where
Question: Where is this event? When, etc.?
Answer: Here’s a quick summary.
- Who: you! Single or not – all are welcome
- What: SinglesCamp
- Where: Piazza Market, 627 Vallejo Street, San Francisco, CA
- Why: You’ll find reasons on this web site.
- When: Sunday July 12th all day, starting at 10 am.
- How much:$30
Why
Question: Why is this event $30? I thought Barcamps were free!
Answer: We’d love to hold a free event, but unfortunately there are costs that come with holding an event – like venues and food. Kaylia Hamlin (”Identity Woman”) has a great blog post 
from the She’s Geeky conference that explains that sponsors don’t always cover all the costs for these kinds of events.
But this event isn’t about money – it’s about celebrating relationships of all kinds, and meeting other great folks, talking about great topics and having a wonderful time in one of the best cities in the world, San Francisco. Come join us!
