What's Bitnorth, you ask?

It's an informal, eclectic gathering North of Montreal. The format is participatory: if you attend, you have to present. The things we discuss are wide-ranging (think Barcamp-meets-TED.) It's also fast-paced, since each presentation lasts only 10 minutes.

In 2009, Bitnorth happened on Hallowe'en weekend. A shuttered summer camp by a lake with poor cell phone signal and no Internet. If you think that this sounds like the makings of a horror movie, you may well be right.

Are you ready to present?

In keeping with the timing, this year's theme is Disguise. Of course, the theme is just a suggestion. You could talk about how gamblers disguise their emotions, or how financial markets hide fraud. You could explain camouflage in nature, or how other cultures mask their appearance. You could look at misunderstandings based on digital communication, or how to apply make-up.

2008 was our first Bitnorth. It was great. We learned a lot, and we have lots of things we want to do again, plus plenty of new ideas.

Come join us.

"Bitnorth expanded my network, my knowledge, my views and my mind. Both sides of my brain left very happy."
Duncan Hill

• It's participatory.
  Like Fight Club. If you come, you have to present/share/teach.
• It's disconnected.
  Be here and now with the people who attend. Your online friends can wait.
• It's informal.
  No fancy food, no fancy clothes, no fancy people.
• It's eclectic.
  If you don't like the topic, wait ten minutes.
• It's for smart people.
  Get up and engage us. Tell us something we didn't know.
• It's about technology changing people, and people changing technology.
  But that's not a rule.