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WordCamp Buffalo opens registration

Posted by on August 30, 2012 with Comments are off for this post

Did you know the first ever WordCamp Buffalo will be held this year, at Lyons Hall in Canisus College, on October 20? They’ll have a great lineup, a happiness bar, and all the awesome you could ever wish for in a WordCamp. Buy a ticket today!

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WordCamp Chicago T-Shirts Sold Separately

Posted by on August 23, 2012 with Comments are off for this post

Want a WordCamp Chicago t-shirt but can’t attend WordCamp Chicago? Want one for your grandma or kid sister? It’s your lucky day, because now (if you’re in the Chicago area) WordCamp Chicago tees are on sale separately – meaning, you don’t have to buy a whole extra WordCamp ticket to get a t-shirt! Is that deal better than a deep dish pizza? You decide.

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WordCamp Vegas Tickets Go On Sale

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Organizers for WordCamp Vegas opened registration today! Go grab your ticket; the lineup this year looks great. WordCamps have been organized in Vegas since 2009, and everyone seems to agree that the community is getting pretty good at it. ;)

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WordCamp Providence has set their date

Posted by on August 21, 2012 with Comments are off for this post

This is the first WordCamp for Providence; the local meetup has been active since 2009, and they’re ready to hold their first large-scale event. WordCamp Providence will be held on October 27 at the University of Rhode Island’s Providence campus. The organizers will be posting a formal  call for speakers, sponsors, and volunteers very soon. Go Providence!

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Sao Paulo Call for Speakers ends July 27

Posted by on July 26, 2012 with 3 replies

Tomorrow WordCamp São Paulo‘s call for speakers will end. Have you submitted your session idea yet? If not, there’s still time! Propose your talk now through the form here: http://saopaulo.wp-brasil.org/proposta/

They’re accepting ideas for both workshops and presentations. The topic must be related to WordPress, and it’s best to indicate which of the three tracks it applies to: programming, design, or content.

What are you waiting for? WordCamp Sao Paulo wants YOU!

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WordCamp Close-Up: Sydney

Posted by on July 18, 2012 with 3 replies

WordCamp Sydney is this weekend, and has a really exciting schedule. Dee Teal, lead organizer, took some time out of her very busy schedule to tell us a little bit about WordCamp Sydney and her WordPress community. Dee also has a great talk on WordPress.tv on Getting Involved in the WordPress Community; you should check it out!

How long has your meetup been active? 

The Sydney WP meetup has been in the system since October 2010, but really only became well-established in July of 2011. Our membership list has just cracked 400 recently, and the uptake has been really growing consistently since early this year. It won’t be long before we’re looking for a bigger venue for our monthly gathering!

How did you and your team decide to try to organize a WordCamp?

We attended WordCamp Gold Coast in November 2011, or at least a few of us did and given that it was the most recent WordCamps have been in centres other than Sydney we felt like it was overdue to have one here. It was kind of a spontaneous decision but the team that gathered around it in those early days was awesome :) (still is) and the idea just took off.

What have been the most challenging aspects, so far?

Getting a venue took a lot longer and cost a lot more than we wanted. Trying to anticipate how many people would come and finding a place that was affordable and could accommodate what we anticipate will be a sizable (for us) crowd was a challenge.

What has been the most rewarding part, so far?

For me, it’s the team. They’re awesome. We’ve all got different strengths and seeing the guys use theirs with a common purpose to get this event off the ground has been fantastic. For me, the people thing is what it’s all about and so seeing WordCamp Sydney come together, so that we can bring more people together around WordPress, is a real kick.

What are you the most excited about? 

Hanging out and talking about WordPress and not having people look at me funny.

What kind of experience do you hope attendees will have at your WordCamp?

I hope the users will come away having learned how to better make WordPress work for them, I hope the developers will come away with new skills and new ideas for their next big theme or plugin. I hope everyone will take the opportunity to meet new people and make new connections!

What is your favorite WordCamp story?

Any story where someone has a great time a their first WordCamp and comes back for more… or goes home to organize a meetup or gets back into WordPress development after having put it down for a time (heard that a bit after WordCamp NZ).

What makes your WordCamp unique?

Have you been to Sydney? Have you seen The University of Sydney? it’s all just so BEAUTIFUL!

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WordCamp Weekly Update: July 9, 2012

Posted by on July 9, 2012 with 3 replies

Are you ready for the Stupendous And Amazing Three WordCamps that are happening on July 14-15? Of course you are.

WordCamp Boston is one of the major events in the WordCamp calendar, and this year features three tracks stuffed with great programming for two full days. Does Boston love WordPress as much as it loves sports? Tough call, but if we’ll find out anywhere, it’ll be this weekend at Boston University.

WordCamp Columbus is *the* WP event in the great state of Ohio, hosted this year at Ohio State University. This year organizers have planned FOUR tracks of sessions: Beginners, Marketing, Power Users, and Developers. John James Jacoby, lead developer of BuddyPress and bbPress, will give the keynote address. Tickets are still available, so if you’re in the neighborhood, go!

Speaking of big deal events, WordCamp Edinburgh is a whole bunch of WordPress amazingness packed into three tracks plus happiness bar plus “random overflow room,” as it says on the schedule. If you’re likely to randomly overflow with love for WordPress this weekend, Surgeon’s Hall is the place to be.

Upcoming WordCamps:

What are you waiting for? You can buy tickets for these upcoming WordCamps right now:

These WordCamps don’t quite have tickets on sale yet, but have found a venue and announced their date!

Venue and/or Help Needed:

WordCamp organizing teams in these cities are still looking for the right space. If you have a great idea for a free or cheap WordCamp venue in any of the below locales, or are willing to lend a hand, email the organizers via the below links:

Call for organizers:

If you want to lead or join an organizing team, review the guidelines and fill out the application. Organizing a WordCamp is a lot of work, but it’s really rewarding.

 

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WordCamp Weekly Update: June 14, 2012

Posted by on June 8, 2012 with 3 replies

WordCamp Curitiba is this weekend; only the third WordCamp to be held in Brazil! If you can’t make this one though, don’t despair, as WordCamp Sao Paulo just set their date for August 25! Get ready to rock some WP in Portuguese by checking out this great content from WordCamp Curitiba 2010.

Upcoming WordCamps:

What are you waiting for? You can buy tickets for these upcoming WordCamps right now:

These WordCamps don’t quite have tickets on sale yet, but have found a venue and announced their date!

Venue and/or Help Needed:

WordCamp organizing teams in these cities are still looking for the right space. If you have a great idea for a free or cheap WordCamp venue in any of the below locales, or are willing to lend a hand, email the organizers via the below links:

Call for organizers:

If you want to lead or join an organizing team, review the guidelines and fill out the application. Organizing a WordCamp is a lot of work, but it’s really rewarding.

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