Agile Coach Camp, North Carolina, March 19-21
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By Mike Cottmeyer, on March 3rd, 2010,
Are you registered for the Agile Coaches Camp this month in Durham, NC? If not, you should. I'll admit... I was a bit skeptical about the first Agile Coach Camp in Ann Arbor. The guys at VersionOne asked me if I wanted to go. I was like... fly to Michigan... on a weekend... with no agenda... no speakers... we all just get together and figure it out? Sounded like a train wreck to me, but for some reason, I went anyway.
Needless to say, I had never been to an Open Space conference...
I learned that there is something very powerful about being a room full of passionate people that are trying to make the world of software development a better place. It was a pretty amazing experience... some of the closest relationships I have in the agile community were formed at the last Agile Coach Camp. Nothing like a couple of late nights, talking about agile stuff while smoking cigars and drinking martini's, to bond a group of strangers together!
Head over the the
AgileCoachCamp Wiki for more information about the camp and links to register. I have no doubt this camp will be as powerful as the last one. Seriously... you gotta be there... I'll be there... go... register now!
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Are you registered for the Agile Coaches Camp this month in Durham, NC? If not, you should. I'll admit... I was a bit skeptical about the first Agile Coach Camp in Ann Arbor. The guys at VersionOne asked me if I wanted to go. I was like... fly to Michigan... on a weekend... with no agenda... no speakers... we all just get together and figure it out? Sounded like a train wreck to me, but for some reason, I went anyway.
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