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A few days ago we wrote about two upcoming WordCamps: San Francisco and New York City. Shortly after posting, even more details emerged about the upcoming WordCamp 2008 in San Francisco, CA. This particular WordCamp is usually the biggest and greatest WordPress event of the year, showcasing an abundance of speakers, workshops, and more.

When?

WordCamp 2008 will be held in San Francisco, CA on Saturday, August 16, 2008. This year, the event is located at the Mission Bay Conference Center, just down the road from AT&T park along the shore of Mission Bay. Tickets are just $20 and include admission for the day and a free t-shirt. You can still sign up online, so get your ticket soon!

Speakers

WordCamp 2008 features a great list of speakers. Those conducting presentations at the conference include Lloyd Budd, Andy Peatling, Sam Bauers, Tom Coates, Liz Danzico, Tantek Çelik, and Chris Lea.

Topics Of Discussion

Among these speakers, a variety of topics will be discussed such as “Secure Coding with WordPress”, “Open Source business models”, “Crazyhorse, Next-generation WordPress”, “WordPress APIs — iPhone and Beyond!”, and “Hassle-free Upgrades”. Sounds like it’s going to be one hell of a party.

Gravatar Badges

Do you have a gravatar on the web? Well, this year’s WordCamp SF badges will include a gravatar (up to 512×512 pixels) with an image of your choice. If you plan on going, make sure to set up your badge before attending!

So Who’s going?

If you’re going, let us know in the comments! We’re hoping that a few people who go will either do a live blog, Twitter the event, or set up a live video feed. WPCandy is also looking for a person to do some stuff for us while at the event, so if you’re interested, please let us know!

One of the conferences we’ve seen growing in popularity lately is WordCamp. These events are great opportunities to get together and meet other WordPress users from around the area. Most of these events aren’t hosted by Automattic. Rather, they can be planned and organized by anyone who has the time, resources, and organization skills to host a conference in their area. Here are two major WordCamps coming up in the US that we thought you might like to know about. Read more…

It’s been a while since I’ve written a post due to my lack of internet access while away on vacation. What’s a vacation without sitting back, putting your feet up on a random coffee table somewhere, and browsing the web using Wifi? Pfft, not a vacation at all. Anyways, as soon as I got back (and bought a new 85-watt MacBook charger since I somehow misplaced my other one) I checked my RSS feeds and was overloaded with tons of new WordPress news! Here’s a wrap-up of what’s going on in the WordPress Community these days.

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Now for all you fellow British WordPress users out there, this came as a keen interest to me. It has been suggested by Tony Scott, that a UK version of the famous WordCamp was requested to be held right at the heart of the country.

The idea of the WordCamp has been floating around cyberspace for a while, but it is now just a case of whether people will attend, at what location, and is it possible for a sponsor to help with costs and fees. There is also a lot of talk about London being the location because it’s really easy to get to there. There are tons of trains to and from London during the day.

If you’re wondering what a WordCamp is, well it’s basically a large gathering of WordPress users and developers that meet in one location and talk about everything and anything WordPress.

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