WordUp Glasgow 2012 will take place on Saturday February 4th

By 29 days agoJanuary 9, 2012

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Following up on the very successful WordUp Edinburgh last year Martin Young and Taryn Wallis announced their next un-conference event for WordPress fans in the United Kingdom. This time the event is in Glasgow, and more specifically within the IET Glasgow: Teacher Building in St. Enoch Square.

The venue’s capacity is 125 people so it should be able to handle anyone who wants to attend, which is what the organizers like about it. ”We had to turn people away who wanted to come along [to Edinburgh], and then 12 people who had booked a place didn’t turn up, so it was very frustrating to have had to turn people away,” Young said.

Due to the higher cost of this event’s venue (and, the organizers hope, to increase attendance from those committed) you can pick up your ticket for a small sum of £5 (plus the Eventbrite Fee of £0.78). This entitles you entry to WordUp Glasgow, your lunch (sandwiches I’m told), and refreshments throughout the day.

Do you have your ticket yet?

WordCamp Norway is just over a week away (oh, and sold out)

By 32 days agoJanuary 6, 2012

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WordCamp Norway, Norway’s first ever WordCamp, is coming up quickly—January 14th in fact. If you have your ticket already, congratulations, you beat the rush. It’s completely sold out. If you weren’t able to get a ticket, don’t fret too much; there is still the possibility that more will become available before the event, at a higher price of course.

If you’re attending and haven’t checked the schedule, here’s a quick rundown. Registration starts at 9 a.m. with the welcome speech at 10 a.m. The first presentation starts at 10:15 a.m. with Automattician Hanni Ross presenting the opening remarks for everyone. After that, the schedule splits into three tracks: one for users, another for designers and developers, and the last for businesses. A Happiness Bar will be open between the presentations where you can ask for help and get answers for your WordPress questions.

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WordCamp San Diego is on track for March 24th, 2012

By 32 days agoJanuary 6, 2012

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WordCamp San Diego is a go. This year’s WCSD wil be held at the Thomas Jefferson School of Law in San Diego on March 24th, 2012. But why limit it to just one day? I heard that they may have a second day stationed at a local co-op; I’ll keep you updated as I learn more about that.

WordCamp SD 2011 was organized by Dre Armeda, Tony Perez, and Chris Daley. The trio are back for another year, with all three of them taking the reigns to run this year’s show. They have set up some very interesting sponsorship packages which allow for anyone that wants to support the event. In addition to full event sponsorships, they plan on allowing one sponsor per session at less expensive rates.

I was able to attend (and photograph) the event last year and I had a great time. It was great to meet new people and learn a thing or two about WordPress. Needless to say, I’m really excited for this year’s event.

Will any of you fine readers be attending this year?

WordCamp Atlanta tickets have sold out

By 32 days agoJanuary 6, 2012

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If you were waiting to see what your schedule was like before getting tickets for WordCamp Atlanta, you’re too late. All of their normal tickets are gone. There are still a few left for SCAD students but that’s it.

If you were one of the lucky ones to secure a ticket for yourself, the presentations list has been made public. Some of the scheduled sessions include:

  • WordPress End-User Security
  • SEO & WordPress
  • From PSD to WordPress Theme
  • HTML5 & WordPress
  • Implementing Facebook Registration

The entire list of sessions scheduled is huge and available on the WordCamp Atlanta site.

If you’re heartbroken about not being able to attend, the organizers suggest hurrying to pick up a ticket to WordCamp Birmingham because may of the presenters from Atlanta will also be there. They also ask people that can’t attend but already have tickets to consider donating them to someone else by contacting them for information on transferring tickets.

WordCamp Birmingham firms up schedule for incoming excellence

By 33 days agoJanuary 5, 2012

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The folks over at WordCamp Birmingham, also affectionately called WPY’all (I love that, by the way), have posted a firmed up schedule for the event which will take place next weekend on the 14th and 15th of January. They’ve got three different difficulty tracks, ranging from absolute beginner to developer with some big name speakers like Otto and Tammy Hart.

This is a very special WordCamp too because our very own Brian Krogsgard and Ryan Imel will be hosting sessions in the beginner track. With all these excellent speakers, this definitely sounds like the WordCamp to be at.

As a small side note, one cool thing I noticed is that they have a student registration option  that is only $20. Not only do you get full access to the conference, but a t-shirt and lunch too. If you are a student who lives around Birmingham and loves WordPress, buy this now.

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Phoenix speaker application deadline is January 13th

By 34 days agoJanuary 4, 2012

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WordCamp Phoenix wants you! Well, maybe. The organizers are still working to expand their speaker list and have put out a call for people who know their stuff.

Do you know a lot about something related to WordPress? Would the community benefit from knowing about one of your practices? Would you like to answer another question? Me too. So if you feel like you have something to offer and want to speak, you can apply on the WordCamp Phoenix site. You have to hurry though. You only have until 11:59pm on Friday January 13th to apply.

WordCamp Phoenix tickets are now available

By 45 days agoDecember 24, 2011

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WordCamp Phoenix is coming up. This year’s happens February 24-26, which is just two months away! And now tickets are available. While no specific schedules are up yet, there is information on what you can expect for each day. Friday will see the return of “full day” classes. These will take you through all levels of WordPress. If you’re interested, make sure you pick up a ticket early because you have to register for classes separately.

Saturday is the main day, with multiple tracks to choose from. Some of the topics you can expect are WordPress 101, multisite, scalability, and responsive design principles. Along with those, and more, there will be unconference areas, a genius bar and many gathering areas. Sunday will usher in the development and hack day.

Tickets for this year will run you only $35. If you’re interested in classes, make sure you get your ticket fast. As always, more information is, and will be, available on the WordCamp Phoenix site.

What WordCamp are you looking forward to the most in 2012? Why?

Tickets to sunny weather, and oh yeah WordCamp Miami, are now on sale

By 47 days agoDecember 22, 2011

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If you’ve been waiting patiently—or even impatiently, really—waiting for tickets to WordCamp Miami 2012 to be available, wait no more! Go grab one of the newly available tickets, then go work on that patience problem you have.

This year WordCamp Miami falls on the weekend of February 17th and 18th in the School of Communications Building on the University of Miami campus. Tickets are $20 for the Single Day Package and $25 for the Full WordCamp Experience Package. The Single Day Package gives you access to the main day of the event on February 18th. You also receive a t-shirt, lunch and access to the after-party. For that extra $5 you also gain full access to the workshops that are taking place on February 17th and first access to anything they’re planning for Sunday February 19th.

If you’ve been to WordCamp Miami in the past, what were your thoughts? Are you going again this year? Check out WPCandy’s previous coverage of WordCamp Miami so you know what to expect.

WordCamp Birmingham is in January, y’all

By 56 days agoDecember 13, 2011

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WordCamp Birmingham is coming with full southern flare January 14th and 15th. Sara Cannon is the main organizer of the event, which will consist of a full Saturday session and a Sunday workshop. The theme of this year’s camp is WP Yall, and you can even go to wpyall.com for an easy to remember short URL that redirects visitors to the official 2012 Birmingham WordCamp central page.

The first round of speakers has been announced for WordCamp Birmingham, and you’ll be able to hear from outstanding members of the WordPress community such as Michael Fields, Mike Schinkel, Tammy Hart, and Samual “Otto” Wood, to name a few. If you’re excited about coming down to maybe-less-cold-than-where-you-live Alabama in January, we look forward to having you. This will be my first ever WordCamp (shamefully), and I couldn’t be more thrilled to take part.

Registration is open now, and costs only $35 for a weekend pass. WordCamp Birmingham is also looking for additional sponsorships to help put on the event, and let’s be honest, who doesn’t want to be the first ever (that I know of) Kryptonite sponsor?

I’m happy to say WPCandy will be represented in Birmingham, via myself, and even Editor-in-Chief Ryan Imel if I can get him away from snowy Fort Wayne for a weekend. So go sign up and come on down to Birmingham to talk WordPress and hang out with some of the WPCandy team in January. It’s going to be awesome.

WordCamp Atlanta falls prey to domain poaching

By 60 days agoDecember 8, 2011

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Update: Thanks to the enterprising efforts of commentor Donnacha we have been in contact with Ryan Ward, the domain’s new owner. He says that he means to do no harm with the domain and that he is interested in using it to help promote WordCamp Atlanta. We’ve put him in touch with its organizers and hope it will all be resolved soon.

Update 2: Ryan has directed the domain back to the WordCamp Atlanta’s official site. Kudos to him for doing the right thing!

It looks like there’s trouble for the organizers of WordCamp Atlanta. Apparently the domain atlantawordcamp.com was redirected to the website of an (allegedly) unscrupulous realtor sometime last week. The folks behind WordCamp Atlanta are understandably upset, as apparently this was done without their knowledge or consent.

But it happens to the best of us—though it looks like this incident didn’t have quite the same happy ending. The site can still be reached though the official WordCamp.org domain; all the more reason for camps to stick with official URLs.

To end things on a happier note, tickets for WordCamp Atlanta went on sale last week. As a native of Atlanta, I’m excited! This is going to be my first WordCamp, and I’ve had the opportunity to get to know a few of the folks putting it on so I know it will be great. Anybody else planning on attending?