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PodCamp Toronto is Canada’s largest free gathering of creative, tech, and digital professionals. We welcome a diverse group of participants to share knowledge, learn and strive to make ourselves and our community better!
Yes, it is 100% free for all registered attendees. Run entirely by volunteers, and thanks to our generous sponsors that cover any costs, we are able to run this unconference free of charge.
Absolutely, we would love your support! To enquire, please contact our sponsorship coordinator Evelyn at sponsorship@podcamptoronto.com, or check our our sponsorship package here
An unconference is a facilitated, participant-driven event centred on a theme or purpose (in this case, podcasting and various forms of digital media). Because we’re an unconference, we encourage our participants to exercise the “Law of Two Feet” (see next Q)
When a participant finds they are not learning or contributing to discussion, they must find a discussion where they can learn something by taking their “two feet” elsewhere. Participants also cross-pollinate ideas by spreading discussion ideas as they go.
PodCamp Toronto will run from 8:00am to 6:00pm on Saturday, February 21 and 10:00am to 6:00pm on Sunday, February 22.
Use this handy form to register for attendance
Our event takes over the halls of the Rogers Communications Centre at Ryerson University. The building is located at 80 Gould Street, Toronto (between Church and Jarvis/Dundas and Gerrard).
There are several public transit options available (please refer to the TTC Trip Planner to determine your route). There are also bicycle racks on the premises, and there are several paid parking lots in the area.
Parking is not provided on-site, though there are several paid lots and some street parking available in the immediate area. Heated underground parking is available directly across Gould Street underneath the Metro grocery store. To access it, come north from Dundas up Dalhousie Street (one way) and the entrance to the garage will be on your right just before you get to Gould.
Yes, participants can join us at Ryerson’s Rye in the Ram pub at 55 Gould Street to network and chat with our community on Saturday, February 21st.
Yes, we have returned to the Ryerson’s Rye in the Ram pub due to popular demand to give guests more space to network after the event. And more space for foosball, of course!
Thanks to the generosity of our sponsors, the party is free. Food will be provided but is first-come first-served, so be sure to get there early and stay all night! A drink ticket will also be provide for all participants upon arrival and a cash bar is available.
Sunday, February 15
Tuesday, February 17
Please take a look at our Session Guide here for session types, topics, and skill levels.
Though final consideration is given to the PodCamp Toronto organizing team at large, we consider the demand for each session, determined by what attendees are adding to their personal schedules.
Due to the high demand for sessions, we cannot guarantee a specific day or time to any speaker. If applying to present at PodCamp Toronto, please ensure you’re available to attend both days of the event.
You can register to build your own personal schedule on our sessions page. You’ll see a star next to each session that has been approved. Please click the star to add sessions you’re interesting in seeing at PodCamp Toronto to your own personal schedule.
45 minutes, including Q&A (if you plan on it). Volunteers will let you know when you are approaching your time limit. We are committed to a strict schedule, so we thank you in advance for abiding by the time allotted equally for each participant.
Please bring your laptop and any accessories you’d need to hook it up to an HDMI projector. All rooms at Rogers Communication Centre are equipped with an HDMI projector/television. We will have a couple adapters on hand, but we can’t guarantee one for every presenter.
We welcome submissions from everyone in the community.
To submit a session idea, please fill out the this form.
Absolutely, we would love your support! To enquire, please contact our sponsorship coordinator Evelyn at sponsorship@podcamptoronto.com, or check our our sponsorship package here
PodCamp Toronto is entirely volunteer-driven! We always need enthusiastic volunteers in a range of areas: manning the registration desk, room hosting and greeting attendees at our traditional Saturday night social. Many previous volunteers have gotten more serious and joined our core organizing team! For more details, please contact our Volunteer Coordinator Samuel at volunteers@podcamptoronto.com.
We don’t have any specific requirements: simply whenever you have time! Whether it’s all weekend, one day or one afternoon, any time you can devote would be amazing!
What don’t you get?! You’ll be part of Toronto’s coolest digital media community, attend some great sessions and meet awesome people. We make sure volunteers have the opportunity to attend the event and get the most out of it for themselves too! Not to mention, there’s the opportunity to network with a marketers, community managers, podcasters and more. And of course, you’ll get a fine addition to your resume and we’re happy to give you a reference!
We would love to have your support at the event. Shoot an email to our volunteer coordinator Sam at volunteers@podcamptoronto.com and he’ll get in touch!
More FAQ'sYou can register to build your own personal schedule on our sessions page. You’ll see a star next to each session that has been approved. Please click the star to add sessions you’re interesting in seeing at PodCamp Toronto to your own personal schedule.