CyborgCamp Seattle is proud to announce sponsor Babeland!

Babeland has donated a grab-bag (worth $30) to be raffled off at the event. Each attendee gets a ticket, and additional tickets can be purchased for $1 a pop.

A max of 50 tickets will be sold – your spot is not guaranteed until you receive and respond to the confirmation e-mail. E-mail will include details for payment and retrieval of ticket.

You can see Ian’s work and thoughts at Escape Hatch Labs. We’re excited to have Ian at CyborgCamp Seattle!

A gorgeous space just now being settled into by the group, it has high ceilings, huge windows, and will comfortably seat CyborgCamp attendees. While parking is sparse, it is free on Sundays and there are parking lots nearby. Within blocks you can find a convenience store, Sugar Bakery, The Hideout, pho, The Corner Cafe, and many other venues.

Looking forward to seeing you out!

It will be hosted at Jigsaw Renaissance, but as they are currently finding new space, the address is as-of-yet uncertain. Check back for more details!

If you’re on Facebook, the invite page is here.

Presentation, Discussion and Analysis: The Field of Cyborg Anthropology

Cyborg Anthropology is the study of the interaction between humans and computers, and how the capabilities of our bodies are extended externally and uploaded into hypertext. We are all Cyborgs. Increasingly, we are purchasing and discarding extensions to our selves. We’re also becoming an interface culture. How we interact with machines and technology in many ways defines who we are. Cyborg Anthropology is a lens with which to understand what’s happening to us in a world mediated by dynamic objects, processes and change.

The shape of a site’s architecture makes people move, and the flow of people shapes how a site transforms over time. Profiles and avatars allow users to represent themselves asynchronously—that is, they are another extension of connection and etiquette that can be optimized or used poorly. These extensions of presence allow people to be accessed when they aren’t even there. Each of us is becoming a celebrity cyborg; a famous machine.

This session will be part presentation, part discussion, and part analysis. Comments, deconstructionist thoughts and debates are welcomed. Help be a part of a new and evolving field of study.

Hailing from PDX, Case is the founder of CyborgCamp, and has spoken at Ignite, MIT, Gnomedex, and many other events. You can find her at HazelnutOak. We’re thrilled to have her!

Come back when we tell you to for more information.

Wait a minute…what is CyborgCamp?

CyborgCamp is an unconference about the future of the relationship between humans and technology. We’ll discuss topics such as social media, design, code, inventions, web 2.0, twitter, the future of communication, cyborg technology, anthropology, psychology, and philosophy.

CyborgCamp was conceived almost entirely on Twitter and organized via wiki. Much of the buzz was generated through multiple media channels.

CyborgCamp’s aim is to have many communication channels, such as Twitter, Flickr, UstreamTV, Video and Audio recordings and live chats displayed on the screen.