Camps, Meetups and More Around Boston

I’ve been spending a lot of time at camp lately.

No – not summer camp, or Girl Scout camp, or pitch-a-tent-in-the-woods camping.  As appealing as all of that sounds, these camps have all been held indoors.

I’m not really sure why techies, bloggers and online enthusiasts of all stripes coined the term “camp” to describe these seminars, get-togethers, and conferences (or “unconferences” as these are often called) –  but “camp” it is.  Lately I’ve been to RainCamp, REBarCamp, and just this weekend to WordCamp at BU where more than 500 WordPress bloggers and developers gathered for two days of sessions.

Boston is a hotbed of these annual get togethers.  Don’t want to wait that long for your fix?  There’s also a variety of groups that meet regularly to learn and share about all sorts of web-related topics and endeavors.

Internet Marketing, Web and Blogging Groups Around Boston

If you’re a blogger, an online marketer,  have a website or plan to create one, there are amazing opportunities around Boston to learn from and meet with many who are making a splash online.   Most of these groups are free. When there’s a cost for a program it’s typically very low relative to the value of the get-together. 

Here are some of the meetings and groups in and around Boston – some I’ve been to, some I haven’t.  Be sure to check out Meetup.com for plenty of other groups that may more closely match your interests – from the creative to the super-tech.

The Cambridge SEO Meetup  This long running group meets monthly (usually the first Monday evening of the month) at the Arlington Public Library.  Speakers and discussion about search engine optimization (SEO), affiliate marketing and and social media. Not to be missed.

SEMPO Boston  Local branch of the Search Engine Marketing Professionals Organization (SEMPO).  If you’re responsible for your own SEO efforts or your company’s these meetings and presentations will be valuable in your efforts.

Boston Internet Marketing Meetup  Meets in Boston and Cambridge. Meetups include presentations, Q & A, and networking on topics that include websites, social media, SEO, video and more.

Boston WordPress Meetup  Meets on the last Monday evening of the month, usually at Microsoft, overlooking the Charles River in Cambridge. If you’re a WordPress blogger or developer this popular meetup is a must.

Boston Media Makers Meets the first Sunday of each month at Doyle’s in J.P.  With a focus on audio and video on the web, the group’s members include videobloggers, filmmakers, writers, social media enthusiasts and more.

Camps Coming to Boston

Podcamp Boston is scheduled for September 24-25, 2011 at the Microsoft N.E.R.D Center in Cambridge on Memorial Drive.  Podcamp Boston will have sessions on podcasting, blogging, video blogging, social media and more.

Tech Day Camp will be held in Quincy on October 22, 2011.  Tech topics of all sorts will be explored: Facebook, the Ipad, video, computer basics, self-publishing, Twitter, and lots more. No matter your skill level you’ll find something of interest here.

If you know of other upcoming or ongoing opportunities near Boston be sure to leave the info in a comment.

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