This month, Juan Damia asked me to participate in the first BarCamp in Argentina, taking place in Buenos Aires. I was thrilled by the invitation, but there was no way I could fly there — I had trips lined up to the Canary Islands, Washington, and Stockholm in the coming weeks, and the schedule just didn’t allow it.

So we found another way. I recorded a 10-minute video in Spanish presenting web analytics cases from our European practice, and Juan played it during the event. I also connected online for the Q&A session afterwards, which made for an interesting cross-Atlantic exchange — Buenos Aires on a Saturday afternoon, Brussels on a Saturday night.

Here’s the video (in Spanish):

It was a great experience. The BarCamp format — open, participatory, no corporate slides allowed — is something I wish we had more of in Europe. Juan did an impressive job organizing the first edition, and from what I could tell remotely, the energy in the room was fantastic.

Thanks to Juan for the invitation and for making this remote participation work. And to everyone who attended and asked questions — you made me regret not being able to come in person. Maybe next time ;-)

Original Comments

Comment 1

Author: Juan Damia Date: October 2, 2007 Text: René, thanks again for the video! The audience loved it. Next time you have to come in person — Buenos Aires will welcome you with open arms and good steak.

Comment 2

Author: Avinash Kaushik Date: October 3, 2007 Text: Great initiative René. The global web analytics community grows stronger when we share across borders like this. Well done to you and Juan!