Thanks to everyone who attended BARcamp Chicago 2010. We had several great talks, an excellent drunken panel discussion and plenty of food and drink for everyone. I would especially like to thank those of you who gave a talk. You are the ones who make BARcamp Chicago 2010 a BARcamp style event.

For the first time in BARcamp Chicago's history, we had multiple BARcompany contestants. Three new businesses were entered into the competition. The winning contestant was Rugged Scents which invented a new male cologne called Smoque. The cologne intends to makes its wearer smell like fresh campfire right out of the shower. You can read more about the inspiration for Smoque here.

If you missed the event and would like to see what happened, take a look at our photos on Flickr.

I would like to give one last thanks to our BARcamp Chicago 2010 sponsors. Thanks to Google, Argument Clinic, MailLaunder, Sticker Mule, SingleHop, Inc, Orbitz, Ramon DeLeon & Domino's Pizza, OfficePort Chicago, Digital Bootcamp, Todd Carothers and the PSC Group. You can read more about each sponsor on the Sponsors page.

Thanks again to all those who attended. Hope to see you all at BARcamp Chicago 2011.

Barcamp is coming up in just a couple days! In addition to our open talk schedule, we have a few special events planned for this weekend:

• BARcompany - A contest, with prizes, for developing a business plan and prototype over the weekend.
• Drunken Panel Discussion - A lively, interactive open ended panel discussion, in the true spirit of BARcamp.
• Nerdy Movies - Will be playing all night. Bring your own if you'd like!

See you there!

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