Freelance Camp Expands To San Francisco

The Global movement of Freelance Camp takes a new twist this June.

The 9-5 grind is gone. How independent professionals work, who they work for, and when they do it are more flexible, but also more complicated. That's why two freelancers from Santa Cruz, Shane Pearlman and Margaret Rosas put together the first Freelance Camp back in 2008.

Freelance Camp's mission is simple, help independent consulting professionals be in business for themselves, not by themselves.

The one-day un-conferences, organized independently and run from the barcamp.org playbook have taken place on three continents for three years and the organization is proud to announce that San Francisco's own Freelance Camp will take place on June 5th at the NextSpace Coworking San Francisco, 28 2nd Street, 3rd Floor. Tickets are available on Eventbrite http://freelancecamppro2010sf.eventbrite.com/.

Run by a local team of volunteers, and always organized for the benefit of the local freelancing community and not for profit, all proceeds (net of expenses) are donated to the organizer's nonprofit of choice. So far, all the events have included breakfast, a working lunch and an after party.

Freelance Camp take a wide view on who exactly a freelancer is: if you're a developer, designer, blogger or bookkeeper, great. Same story if you work as a realtor, lawyer, carpenter, engineer, or inventor. The un-conference is set up to help anyone who needs more information on the issues that confront independents.

Due to popular demand, the organizers of Freelance Camp San Francisco 2010 have created a new sub-brand, Freelance Camp PRO. This “unconference” will target attendees who have been running a freelance business full time for a year or more. The event will be smaller (+/- 100), topics more advanced, and participation is expected to be at a higher level than the past camps.

The morning will kick off with coffee and pastries, and a brainstorm of desired topics. Participants with something to contribute or a specific topic idea generate the breakout sessions which are then scheduled throughout the rest of the day. Freelance Camp PRO will culminate with an after party to further the networking and knowledge exchange in a casual, social setting.

Throughout the event, Freelance Camp PRO will share live tweets and updates to the Wiki page, so the fun and learning can be followed outside of the space.

Join other independent professionals on June 5 at NextSpace Coworking San Francisco, 28 2nd Street, 3rd Floor. Attendees will receive free schwag from Speck, a leading iPod, cell phone, satellite radio and electronic accessory products company based out of Palo Alto, California.