On the first day of WordCamp London 2015, I was meandering around the Happiness Bar when I first noticed the punk wapuu stickers covering the swag table. “These are so damn cute!” I muttered out loud. Admittedly, I can’t get enough of wapuu, and every new variation inspires shrieks of delight. Scott Evans, an organizer…
WordCamp London 2015 was held at the London Metropolitan University this weekend. The sold-out event attracted 600 attendees from the local UK WordPress communities and beyond. In selecting a theme for the event, organizers drew inspiration from London’s punk subculture, which emerged in the mid-1970’s. The posters, lanyards, t-shirts, and custom wapuu designs all exemplified…
WordCamp London 2015 kicked off this morning with Contributor Day. 100 attendees convened at the graduate center on Holloway Road for a full day of giving back to WordPress, BuddyPress, and GlotPress. Contributors wrote and tested patches, created documentation, answered support questions, and collaborated on marketing materials.
This past weekend, more than 300 people attended WordCamp St. Louis, MO, 2015 on the campus of Washington University. For more than half of the attendees, this was their first WordCamp. With four tracks going on at the same time, attendees had plenty of opportunities to learn. Great WiFi As to be expected, WiFi coverage…
Organizing an event the size of WordCamp Europe is a year-round endeavor. The 2015 event is just four months away, speaker applications are closed, and the organization team is already asking for applications for the next host city. So far, the camp has been held in Leiden and Sofia, and will come to Seville in…
WordCamp St. Louis, MO, takes place on March 14th-15th on the campus of Washington University. Tickets are still available for $25 which covers both days and gets you a T-Shirt, access to events, the after party, and community day. The event features two days of learning about WordPress with four tracks of sessions. Two tracks…
Designers and front-end developers who work with open source software have an exciting new event to look forward to in the UK this summer. ThemeConf was announced today – a brand new conference created to help themers, designers, and front-end developers recharge their batteries with a variety of unique sessions on the world of themes.…
WordCamp Miami is one of the largest and longest-running annual WordPress events, thanks to its dedicated organizers and volunteers. Last year, the event attracted 770 WordPress enthusiasts from around the world. Co-organizer David Bisset expects that attendees will be in the range of 800 this year for its 6th edition. The event has sold out…
WordCamp Prague is gearing up for its second edition on February 28, 2015. The event will be held at the University of Economics. Organizers are planning two tracks of presentations: one for end users and bloggers and the other for WordPress developers and programmers. Co-organizer Vladislav Musílek said that the team is expecting 300-350 attendees.…
Tickets are on sale for the 3rd annual, WordCamp North Canton, OH, May 8th-9th. Tickets are available for Friday and Saturday, Friday only, or Saturday only. Friday features a full day of learning split between entrepreneur and WordPress sessions. Saturday is a full day of WordPress sessions with breakfast and lunch included in the…
Those who use the self hosted version of WordPress have access to WordCamps, annual conferences dedicated to WordPress. Meanwhile, there has never been a conference focused on WordPress.com. Press Publish is a new series of events focused on WordPress.com and Jetpack. The first is scheduled for March 28th, 2015 in Portland, OR. There’s also a…
Last week, I attended the third annual PressNomics conference in Phoenix, AZ. The event focuses on the business side of the WordPress ecosystem and provides opportunities for business owners to learn from those who are blazing a path towards success. On the evening before PressNomics, I joined several business owners for dinner. A half hour into…
WordSesh, the 24 hour virtual WordCamp, begins tonight at 7PM EST when one session per hour for 24 hours straight will stream live on the WordSesh homepage. It’s free to attend with sessions covering a wide range of topics including, WordPress performance, WooCommerce, and business advice. Take a look at the schedule to see a…
The Atlanta metro area will soon be getting a new type of WordPress meetup, targeted towards programmers and designers. Local organizers Mike Schinkel and Micah Wood announced the Atlanta WordPress Coders Guild on Meetup.com and have already attracted 55 members who identify themselves as coders. Due to the group’s unique requirements, it is not affiliated…
The very first WordCamp Salvador is set to take place in Brazil this weekend on December 6th, bringing together approximately 160 attendees who are excited about connecting through WordPress. The more developed south and southeast regions of Brazil have had WordCamps in the past, but WordCamp Salvador will be the first in the northeast. Co-organizer…