CityCamp Philly

About this event

CityCamp Philly is a participant-led unconference centered on one question: How can we make daily life better for the people of Philadelphia? Unlike a traditional conference, there will be no fixed sessions planned in advance. Instead, the people who attend will shape the conversations and activities throughout the day.

Sessions can focus on many different ideas, needs, or challenges. They might explore art, healthcare, democracy, public spaces, emergency planning, or something else. The key is that each session should focus on improving daily life for people in Philadelphia.

Examples could be:

• Ants and Parks: Educating Philly about Public Park Ecosystems

• How Can OpenDataPhilly Help SEPTA?

• Building a Multiracial, Intergenerational Community Arts Space: Challenges and Tools

• Weird Philly Pop Up Micro-Museum Ideas: A Brainstorm!

CityCamp Philly is meant to lead to collaboration and action. Sessions will not be formal presentations. They will give people a chance to share ideas, meet possible partners, work through a challenge, or begin building and testing an idea together.

The day is still being planned, but it will look something like this:

• Share ideas: People suggest an idea, question, or challenge they want to work on.

• Build the schedule: The group discusses and votes on those ideas to create the day’s sessions.

• Choose a session: People join the sessions that interest them most.

• Work together: Each group works toward an idea, collaboration, or next step.

• Vote with your feet: People can join a different session at any time.

• Open space: throughout the day there is always a room/s dedicated for unplanned conversations that anyone can use.

You do not need to be an expert or have a finished idea. You just need to be ready to listen, share, and work with others.

From Philadelphia Ethical Society