Hey all,
Just a quick update for those of you who subscribe via RSS! I’d just like to remind you all that WordCamp Gold Coast has been announced (And will take place on Nov 5th & 6th at Bond University), and not only that, but is also open for ticket sales, accepting speaker nominations, and seeking sponsorship!. If you’re interested in WordCamp going-ons, please subscribe the the WordCamp Gold Coast RSS Feed
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Update: Just a quick update for those coming from search engines, the WordCamp Gold Coast website is up and running at: http://2011.goldcoast.wordcamp.org/ head over there for updated information :) – D
Hi All,
Just thought I’d let everyone know that we’ve (Me, Bronson, Lachlan and Brent) decided upon a date and venue for WordCamp Gold Coast 2011!
Yes, Fantastic news right? But the catch, Well, There is no catch! Other than the fact neither will be announced until we’ve got everything finalised and deposits paid.
So sit tight, It’s a-happening ( October – Novemberish ), We’re currently in the paperwork section of a few things, so once we’ve got our website up and running with details of the event I’ll be posting another update to give a callout to potential sponsors and all that jazz!
Also, Don’t forget about the Brisbane WordPress meetup’s, being held monthly, we’re getting a nice flow of regular users, Designers, Developers and everything in between now, The next meetup is the 7th of July at the Edge in Southbank and is more than just a Evening meetup, We’re planning a full day of workshops! It’ll consist of a drop-in session where people can come along and chat with WordPress people, Network, get some tips on their own sites, people are putting their hands up to help out with marketing your website, etc, so it’s looking to be a great day for those of you who might only be able to spare an hour or 2 at some point on your Saturday :) (But if you’re one of the few that only comes along for the evening chats in the Pub, I’m sure we can still accommodate you :))
Last weekend was WordCamp 2011, Lots of things were said and done, there was an afterparty that not many talk about (and many suspect the organisers were still drunk the next day), and of course – there were talk from a lot of interesting people.
But of course, this isnt to write about those people, the events, or anything else, this is purely a post to post up a few things which I mentioned.
First part, My presentation: How to become a WordPress Surgeon: An introduction to WordPress Core Contributing. – in reality, it was decided 5 minutes before hand the content, so give me some slack :)
Direct Link: http://wcmelb.blip.tv/file/4826938/
Now the links I promised:
And links that are just awesome:
WordCamp Australia 2008 is over, And i’m back home now.
How was it? Great.
Go again? Yes.
Invite everyone else to come along? Hell yeah!
Unfortunately I didn’t have a chance to get some business cards printed up before WCAU, So to those of you who asked, Sorry; Hopefully i’ll get my Portfolio website up and running shortly. (And not surprisingly, Turns out, i also had a Twitter account, Not that i understand a word of how to use it)
To all of you who i met out down there, Thanks for turning up, It was great meeting you all, Jane and Matt deserve a special mention though, Both for the speeches and the discussion you guys provided the event with (Oh hey, Sorry for the odd introduction Matt :) – it was good to get odd reactions).
Highlight? Originally it would’ve been Matt’s speech, But (And i wish i had a photo of this) was the reason for the dodgy wireless coverage, Some of you will know it was due to a wireless router not working correctly (which was on Matt’s table too). The reason the router wasn’t routing? It wasn’t plugged in! When pulling up the network cables later Sunday evening, I found out that someone had forgotten to crimp the other end of the network cable, so it wasn’t actually plugged into the network.. Oops indeed..
Onto more pressing issues, At a small meeting afterwards to discuss the future of the WordCamp Australia Association, The idea of smaller meet ups was brought up, Personally i’d like to see something happen in the Brisbane/Gold Coast area, Any takers? Not a full weekend event, Not even a day event, Just a gathering for lunch or something similar, If we can get up a good enough group of people together from the area, It might be possible to get WordCamp Australia in Brisbane for 2010 (2009 will likely be Sydney again).
So, If anyone is in the Northern Rivers district/lower QLD and up for catching up at any stage give me a yell, and we’ll see what can be organised.
Finally, To whoever is organising the BuddyPress WordCamp install, Hurry up and get it done :) Traveling home isn’t a good excuse!