Next Saturday, May 1, the WordPress community of bloggers, developers, designers and friends will gather in San Francisco for the 5th annual WordCamp SF.
If you’ve ever wondered what WordCamp was all about, the San Francisco event is the mothership, produced under the direction of WordPress co-founder and lead developer Matt Mullenweg.
There are traditions. Each WordCamp SF, Matt reports on the “State of the Word” and invites accomplished speakers who have inspired him over the previous year. This year’s confirmed speakers include Richard Stallman, the father of Free Software; Scott Berkun, bestselling author of The Myths of Innovation; and Scott Rosenberg, co-founder of Salon.com. Several more luminaries who’ll be speaking will be announced this coming week on the WordCamp SF blog.
More traditions: in addition to the keynotes, there will be talks and tracks for bloggers and developers, lightning talks on a wide range of WordPress topics, all the BBQ you can eat at lunch, commemorative t-shirts and stickers, and an afterparty at the worldwide web famous Automattic Lounge.
If you’re in the Bay Area, or can be, you should meet up with all of us at WordCamp San Francisco.
Get your ticket today and join us next Saturday!
Other Upcoming WordCamps
It’s definitely WordCamp season; just check out the growing list of upcoming WordCamps over the next couple of months! If you don’t see a WordCamp near you listed here, check the rest of the schedule at WordCamp.org. In the meantime, don’t forget that many WordCamps post video of their presentations on WordPress.tv.
April 24 (today!) – WordCamp Orange County
Irvine, CA USA
April 29 – WordCamp Nashville
Nashville, TN USA
May 1 – WordCamp San Francisco
San Francisco, CA USA
May 8 – WordCamp Paris
Paris, France
May 8 – WordCamp Argentina
Buenos Aires, Argentina
May 8 – WordCamp Chile
Santiago, Chile
May 15–16 – WordCamp Denmark
Copenhagen, Denmark
May 15 – WordCamp Victoria
Victoria, BC Canada
May 21–22 – WordCamp Italy
Milan, Italy
May 22 – WordCamp Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
May 22–23 – WordCamp Raleigh
Raleigh, North Carolina USA
May 29–30 – WordCamp Fayetteville
Fayetteville, Arkansas USA
May 29 – WordCamp Yokohama
Yokohama, Japan
June 5–6 – WordCamp Chicago
Chicago, Illinois USA
June 12 – WordCamp Reno-Tahoe
Reno, Nevada USA
June 12 – WordCamp Vancouver
Vancouver, Canada
June 18 – WordCamp Catania
Catania, Italy
June 19 – WordCamp Columbus
Columbus, Ohio USA
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Can’t wait! Gonna be awesome! 😀
You know it JJJ.
registering now!!!! 🙂
Maybe Brazil next time? 😡
In addition to the San Francisco one, there are many, many WordCamps throughout the world every year.
There was a WordCamp Brazil last year, but I haven’t heard if there will be one this year or not.
The WordCamp that will be closest to my area is in early summer. When an event has BBQ, commemorative t-shirts, and an afterparty I’m normally there! I’m quite certain that when this WordCamp comes around I’ll be too busy. 😦
~Sara
I received the mail about the wordcamp in SF and saw that there was one in Paris, where I live. Went to sign up AND IT WAS ALREADY MAXXED OUT!!! Only 10 minutes after I had gotten the mail! What a disappointment! What’s a mother to do?!?!
Too far for me 😦
Sounds like a lot of fun!!
How about Montana WordCamp? It could include real camping and fishing. Sounds fun to me! ;+)
Sounds like fun. Too bad I’m 3000 miles away!
That sounds really great! 🙂
Have a great time co-bloggers ! Wish I could be there …ENJOY !
SOMEONE BRING WORDCAMP TO NEW YORK. PLEASE.
I mean, there are probably WordCamps that go to New York but I never hear about them… O.o When are they?
Pretty sure there will be another WordCamp NYC this fall — keep an eye on http://central.wordcamp.org/schedule/
I wish I could go. 😦 But now that I know more about them, I will plan to go to one in the future. Do you offer seminars on how to improve and grow your company’s website?
There’s some great videos from past WordCamps posted at http://wordpress.tv – check the site out, there may be something that fits what you’re looking for.
Looks like a great lineup of speakers; it would be supercool if it could be webcast for those of us unfortunates not able to attend.
can make it to camp if it is outside U.S. !!!!!
Oooooooh, I live in San Francisco!
**Clicking the links to further investigate this WordCamp you speak of…
In Romania? Nothing?
WordCamps are nearly all organized by WordPress community members, so consider organizing one in Romania, please! 🙂 We have some tips on how to do this here: http://central.wordcamp.org/guidelines/
When it will be in India?
The first WordCamp India was held in February 2009 in New Delhi.
In the next turn Jakarta 😀
next time in vienna, pls! xD
how about WordCamp Manila??
Already planned: http://philippines.wordcamp.org/
When are you coming to UK?
There was a WordCamp UK held in Birmingham in 2008 — it really depends on the local community deciding to organize the next one.
This sounds great! Everyone have an awesome time ! Glad there’s one in Chicago!
sounds cool and btw i love ur twenty ten theme it is the theme ive been waiting for even though it is the new default. love the background, header, ability to put different headers on every page, it blows my brains. thought it would never come
Hey Paul, your write Matt is a lead developer. I’ve not seen him committing code lately (when was his last commit, back in 2004? ). So how do you think? I mean he’s your boss, right? So please talk nicely :).
I’m not sure what your question is, but, yes, Matt is a lead developer of WordPress: http://wordpress.org/about/
How about Dubai?
There hasn’t been one yet, want to organize the first one? 🙂 http://central.wordcamp.org/guidelines/
Wow!
I hope one’ll be held on Indonesia especially in West Kalimantan….
I AM 44 minutes away from SF!!!!!!!! But I can’t go.
Looks great!
why no Wordcamp Phoenix? Show us some love!
In the planning stages, you should get involved. http://phxwordcamp.com/
loved the last 2 WordCamp SF events but this one at $50 is out of my budget this year–even though it’s a great event and a great price…have fun, everybody! wish could be there!
Hey I wish I could attend but it is too far. However, when you come to Los Angeles I will be there…
hi Mr. Paul Kim, your event sounds really interesting, would you plan one in my country Indonesia ?
Every WordCamp except for San Francisco is organized by the WordPress community. In Indonesia, there’s a very strong WordPress community and they held WordCamp Indonesia in January 2010: http://id.wordcamp.org/
I would love to hear the speakers……you all do so much…have a good time..
May 22 – WordCamp Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
im waiting…..
How about Manila WordCamp?
See above
registering now!!!! 🙂
Oooooh, lonesome me-eee! I gotta stick around the home campgrounds, but really like what you are doing in having these WordCamps… This has got to be the reason why you are able to do so many great things in making WordPress the best place to blog… Keep up the good work and have fun doing it!
Nice! Do you need any volunteers in SF by any chance? I would love to help out!
Thanks for the offer, we are all set with volunteers for this year.
Or Norway WordCamp some day 😀
Come to Oslo, Norway!! 🙂
Wait, it’s less than a week before WordcampSF and there is no actual schedule of who’s speaking about what and when? Lame. Totally and completely lame. I’ve been waiting for weeks to get a ticket in the hope of a real schedule, but it looks pointless.
If I’m wrong about there being no schedule, someone please school me.
The schedule’s available now, Tom: http://2010.sf.wordcamp.org/schedule/ – hope you’ll be able to make it.
Feels stupid asking this. Any ideas of a wordcamp India, like ever?
See above
Any chance of having WordCamp Philippines? 🙂
oops saw it http://philippines.wordcamp.org/
Oh, I missed the one in Orange County! Too bad!
Yup. Saw it. I think the comment was not there when I commented. Or maybe I had overlooked it in my disappointment. LOL.
And after seeing the link I must say I am in major envy! Sigh….
It’s a very nice idea. Would be fun to join you! 🙂
There are WordCamps in planning stages for 2010 for Recife, Brazil and Mumbai, India. WC Malaysia is on May 22nd: http://www.wordcamp.my/ There was one in Romania last year: http://wordcamp.ro/ UK is coming in July. Keep checking here: http://central.wordcamp.org/schedule/
in indonesia? nothing?
I think that I’ve asked this before….when will wordpress come and arrange a ‘camp’ in second life…there are thousands of second life bloggers…it would be fun if nothing else!
nothing in Egypt?
maybe I should just contact the Dubai organizers and meet somewhere in between!
🙂
Too bad this is all in the US of A – I’d come if you ventured over to the UK! Still, for everyone who’s going, have fun!
Good idea! But when will it be in Canada – Manitoba – Winnipeg ?
sounds fun
Would love to go but the travel’s a bit of a killer… maybe when you hook one up in Cape Town, South Africa 😀
Hollaaa…..that’s cool
I’d love to have it on the top of the “Cervin” the view is better at high altitude!
Unfortunately too far for me too, otherwise I’d be there 😦
Wow this will be very nice when it comes to Brazil! =D
yay I am gonna join 😀
WE need a Word Camp in Toronto!!
http://wordcamptoronto.com/
Any camp on the east coast by any chance?
Check the complete schedule here: http://central.wordcamp.org/schedule/
I am sorry that WORDCAMP is not going to be organised near SERBIA. There are so many wordpress maniacs are here, in countries from former YUGOSLAVIA.
So bummed! Nothing in NY!!