I'm the other co-ordinator for WPScotland along with @Taryn. I'll try and answer a couple of the points raised above.

Firstly I want to reiterate that we didn't name the event WordUp as any sort of statement on WordCamp guidelines.

Our WordUps are hopefully going to be a series of events, run in in October, February and May of each year, leaving the July slot open for WPScotland people to attend WordCampUK. This gives WordPress enthusiasts "north of the border" three events on their doorstep while still being able to attend WordCampUK - roughly one event every three months. This is why we named our first event WordUp Edinburgh 2011 - there will be one in three different cities around Scotland each year, but because we're only just getting started there'll only be one in 2011. We thought it best to start the naming convention from the start.

WordUps will be small events, filling the gap between 10-15 person meetups and the 250+ that go to WordCampUK.

As mentioned above, there are only really two of us running WPScotland, and between meetups and WordUps we're kept incredibly busy - we don't have the resources to run an independent event that would do the WordCamp brand justice.

On a personal note, I'm not sure I'd want to run anything in competition with WordCampUK - it's a terrific event and I imagine that the UK title makes it considerably easier to acquire sponsorship. Also, the WordCampUK guys have offered invaluable advice and support on getting WPScotland up and running, so going against them wouldn't be the nicest way to repay them!

However, as Taryn mentioned, we are preparing a bid to host WordCampUK in Edinburgh in 2012. Even if we don't win and it isn't in Scotland, we'll do our best to be there and support it in any way we can. That's what WordPress is all about - collaboration and community.

Who knows, maybe in the future there'll be an appetite for a big WordCamp Scotland. If that's the case, then I'll be happy to work with anyone to make it happen.