>Date: Sun, 3 Feb 2008 15:21:50 -0800
>From: "Terry Nagel" <terrynagel@gmail.com>
>To: "Martin Engel" <martinengel@earthlink.net>
>Subject: Transit Camp
>
>Martin:
>
>Feel free to share this invitation with others.
>

Terry

>I'm writing to invite you to Transit Camp, a unique event on
>February 23-24 in Palo Alto that will be devoted to the positive
>possibilities of public transit in the Bay Area. Based on the "bar
>camps" (<http://www.barcamp.org/>http://www.barcamp.org/) started by
>open source activist Tim O'Reilly, Transit Camp is patterned after
>successful Transit Camps held in Toronto and Vancouver. It invites
>citizens, transit experts, elected officials and others to focus on
>improving how current transit systems work and collaborating on the
>future of Bay Area transit. Because Web professionals will be
>participating, too, the event will be well documented with blog
>posts, wiki content, photos and video for everyone who is unable to
>attend.
>
> This event is free (lunch is included) and is accessible by public
>transit. (It's just a few blocks from the Palo Alto Caltrain
>station.) To learn more and view the invitation, go to
><http://www.eventbrite.com/event/96263928/invitefriends>http://www.eventbrite.com/event/96263928/invitefriends.
>Sponsorships are available at $300 maximum; sponsors can also
>register on the same page.
>
>One of the rules of Transit Camp is no complaining! The first day
>(Saturday) will be unstructured, but will offer an opportunity
>during the morning for officials to talk about what has been done
>and the issues they face. During the afternoon, people will discuss
>some technologies that might help improve the average citizen's
>experience. (For one example, visit TrainCheck at
><http://www.traincheck.com/sf>www.traincheck.com/sf, which invites
>you to send a text message to get a reply within one minute of
>upcoming BART train departure times.) On Sunday, participants will
>brainstorm on collaborative solutions.
>
> For more information, visit the Bay Area Transit Camp site at:
>
><http://barcamp.org/TransitCampBayArea>http://barcamp.org/TransitCampBayArea
>
> To join the Transit Camp Google group that is organizing the event
>and learn more about the inspiration for this event, go to:
><http://groups.google.com/group/transitcampbayarea?hl=en>http://groups.google.com/group/transitcampbayarea?hl=en
>
> I hope you will attend!
>
> Sincerely,
>
>Terry Nagel
>Burlingame City Council
><mailto:terrynagel@gmail.com>terrynagel@gmail.com

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