The lineup for the inaugural BookCamp Toronto gathering, which will take place on June 6 at the University of Toronto’s iSchool, has been announced. Speakers include a mix of industry insiders “ such as BookNet Canada CEO Michael Tamblyn, Random House of Canada director of online sales and marketing Lisa Charters, and Q&Q‘s own Steven Beattie “ as well as presenters with backgrounds in technology, Web games, and graphic design. The scheduled talks will cover everything from open-source publishing to Web marketing to the “evolving ecology of the book.”

While the lineup looks promising, the event does seem to be something of a victim of its own popularity. Initially billed as an informal “unconference,” in which there would be no official speakers and participants would set their own agendas, BookCamp has since ballooned to attract nearly 300 registered participants. As a result, only one out of five time-slots is being set aside for open discussion.