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Enjoy Alex Howard‘s terrific Storify from TransportationCamp DC today (incidentally, he deserves some props for his great session sticky notes, very eye-catching):

For more great coverage, don’t miss the great coverage from the tireless Andy Palanisamy, a.k.a. @transportgooru, a one-man tweeting machine.

As Saturday approaches, take a moment or two to check our our Essential Guide to TransportationCamp. You’ll find details of the unconference model, the session board, and useful tips on proposing and leading sessions…

For example, here’s the section on creating a compelling sticky note – an essential part of the Camp experience:

Show up at TransportationCamp with your session in mind. Head to the board, grab a sticky note, and describe your session. Don’t be shy about it! You are interesting and your work is compelling and people will want to hear what you have to share. Your note must include:

• Session title
• Your name
• What kind of session it is (presentation, brainstorm, Q&A, demos, hacking…)
• More info about the session — will it be technical? are you open to co-presenting?

It helps if your sticky note is compelling (not just legible). Here are a couple of great examples:

Whether you’re coming to TransportationCamp for the first time, or an unconferences veteran, hopefully you’ll find the Essential Guide useful. See you on Saturday!

Get the camp started early! Join fellow attendees on Friday night an informal reception hosted by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. From 6pm, at 1779 Massachusetts Avenue NW (map). Our thanks to the Carnegie Endowment for hosting.

Check out the updated TransportationCamp DC page for details of our venue and the event schedule.

If TransportationCamp whets your appetite for unconferences and collaborative problem solving, consider joining Code For Livability on Sunday January 22. Details below:

The White House Office of Public Engagement and The Partnership for Sustainable Communities — U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) — invite you to join us for the Code for Livability on January 22, 2012.   The Code for Livability brings key stakeholders with backgrounds related to livability, housing, transportation and environmental issues together with experts in web development and technology to work on Solutions in REAL Time that can bring sustainability to the forefront of peoples’ everyday lives.

When: Sunday, January 22, 2012, 9:00am – 1:00pm

Where: American Public Transportation Association. 1666 K Street, NW.  Washington, DC 20006

Special Guest:  Chris Vein, Deputy Chief Technology Officer, White House

RSVP by January 19, 2012.

Register today!

TransportationCamp MTL – December 15, 2011

TransportationCamp DC – January 21, 2012

What’s that fresh smell around here? Yes, it’s the scent of new TransportationCamps brewing…

More details soon. In the meantime, we did some tidying up – find full details of past TransportationCamps East and West.

Get back into the TransportationCamp West vibe with Streetfilms‘ video wrap.

Check out the Open Transportation blog for a great selection of blog posts and coverage, videos, photos and more. Thanks to all the participants who blogged notes and reactions, including….

Designing the Future of Transit

Urban planning and open information

Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing

Language Matters: How to Gain Mainstream Usage of Livable Streets Terms and Ideas

What I learned at TransportationCamp

Tech Solutions for Transit Emerge at TransportationCamp West

BlinkTag at Transportation Camp West 2011

Where next for TransportationCamp?

and more. Keep those blog posts coming!

Pic by Cyclelicious.