The Organizers
Background of how Barcamp came to be here in San Antonio:
In February of 2008, Jennifer Navarrete was looking for folks to champion the idea of bringing Startup Weekend to San Antonio. At a Media People SA gathering Todd O’Neill suggested she speak with Dean McCall.
During their preliminary meeting for Startup Weekend San Antonio, Dean brought up the idea of bringing a Barcamp to San Antonio. Jennifer who is the organizer of Podcamp San Antonio and knows a thing or two about camps thought is was a great idea and so Barcamp San Antonio (BCSA) was born.
However, it was still only a listing on the barcamp wiki page until Mandi Leman joined the team. Mandi brought her team at MediaRich into the fold and offered the use of her space in Artsy and Historic Southtown as the venue for BCSA.
Donald Wilcox joined the efforts to organize BCSA after he attended Startup Weekend San Antonio. He is a creative coding force who will be bringing his talents back to San Antonio after a successful run in Houston with PopLabs.
