Every now and then I like to remind people about upcoming WordCamps. WordCamps are locally-organized, casual conferences held all over the world that focus on WordPress. Bloggers, developers, and every other kind of WordPress fan get together to show off cool things they’ve done with WordPress, teach and learn from each other, meet new co-conspirators, and generally have a crazy fun day or weekend with other people who share their love of WordPress. Often, members of the WordPress.com team from Automattic are in attendance, and would love to meet more of you!
There are WordCamps this weekend in Albuquerque and Portland, so if you’re anywhere near these cities, you should try to attend (we’ll be there!). In Portland, the WordPress Foundation also will be sponsoring some special activities around Software Freedom Day (I’ll be at this one, testing and giving a sneak peek to attendees of some new features in the works).
Is there a WordCamp coming up near you? Let’s find out!
Sep 15: WordCamp Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa
Sep 16-18: WordCamp Albuquerque Albuquerque, NM
Sep 17-18: WordCamp Portland Portland, OR
Sep 24: WordCamp Lisboa Lisboa, Portugal
Sep 24: WordCamp Germany Koln, Germany
Sep 25: WordCamp Sofia Sofia, Bulgaria
Oct 1: WordCamp Louisville Louisville, Kentucky
Oct 8-9: WordCamp Sevilla Seville, Spain
Oct 15-16: WordCamp Jabalpur Jabalpur, India
Nov 5-6: WordCamp Toronto Toronto, ON
Nov 5-6: WordCamp Gold Coast Gold Coast, Australia
Nov 5-6: WordCamp Philly Philadelphia, PA
Nov 12: WordCamp Caguas Caguas, Puerto Rico
Nov 12-13: WordCamp Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
Nov 12-13: WordCamp Detroit Detroit, MI
Nov 12: WordCamp Richmond Richmond, VA
Nov 12-13: WordCamp Denmark Copenhagen, Denmark
Dec 17: WordCamp Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV
Feb 3-4 WordCamp Atlanta Atlanta, GA
There are also a number of WordCamps still in the early organizing stage that do not yet have dates set. These include: Ft. Wayne, IN; London, UK; Edmonton, Canada; Baku, Azerbaijan; Oslo, Norway; Sacramento, CA; Birmingham, Alabama; Pittsburgh, PA; Omaha, NE; Orlando, FL; Tokyo, Japan; Paris, France; Zagreb, Croatia; Nashville, TN, Washington DC, Baltimore, MD; Bangkok, Thailand; Istanbul, Turkey.
Hope to see you soon at a WordCamp near you!
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Hopefully there is one in Seattle next year. Can’t drive down to Portland.
There’s no WordCamp in London? Pity…
If you look at the bottom of the post, there’s one in the works, but they are still looking for a venue to choose a date. If you’d like to get involved and possibly join the organizing team, email support at wordcamp dot org and Andrea (WordCamp Central coordinator) can make some introductions.
O Wow! In India too! I’ll attend it must.
Orlando has a site up with December 3, 2011 as an announced date.
Why Jabalpur of all the places in India? Who blogs from Jabalpur? Kidding. One in Mumbai, please!
since Florida’s been the site of some (interesting) political action, why leave us out? love you and need to make sure you get your vitamin C.
oh i see it now, orlando. pish posh. come to where the real fun awaits, Southwest Florida’s Suncoast. 🙂
Oooo…I’m looking for one in Texas. Thank you. Please, keep this kind of information updated.
I believe there’s one in the works for Austin.
As a relatively new blogger, I can’t even imagine the tips and tricks I’d pick up at one of these events. Please please PLEASE make Sacramento happen — just a 2-hour drive over the Sierras, and I’m THERE! 😉
Will the WordPress blog be the only way to find updates on these events — or is there another source?
There was a link in my post to the main site: check out WordCamp Central.
I’m interested in a Sacramento CA Wordcamp. How can I follow-up?
Email support@wordcamp.org
Hooray, I see London mentioned.
Hope it’s when I’m free…..
please make a wrdcamp again with Athens as a destinatination, it would be really great 😀
Jakarta, Indonesia??
Where will come to Singapore or Malaysia??!!! : (
Ditto nuvofelt for the London WordCamp.
has there ever been or is there planned a WordCamp in Alaska??
Why no Boston or New York?
Boston happened over the summer, and New York is in the process of getting organizers approved.
Aloha from Maui! Wouldn’t it be fun to have a Word Camp in Maui? Believe it or not, you can get work done here…..just wake up a bit earlier, enjoy a surf session, shower and then Camp Out! Let me know if I can help organize WordCamp Mau. You’ll get lots of interests I’m sure. Gotta go, I have a date with Sea Turtles at Napili Bay…..a hui hou, malama pono (until then, take care).
It’s tonight in Albuquerque! Oh, no. Needed a little more notice. So sorry to miss it!
Minnesota at all? We’ve got the Mall of America! Haha
Any plans to come to Ireland??
Where and when is the camp in Istanbul – Turkiye ???
As mentioned, Istanbul does not have a date yet because they are still in the process of getting a venue nailed down.
Any chance there will be a WordCamp in St. Louis, MO?
You just missed it, it was in August!
I’d love one to be organised for Bristol UK. I’d be delighted to help!!
Grr…I can’t go! I still have school when the one in Las Vegas is going on! 😛
Oh yeah, and you should start on in Chicago, Illinois or Madison, Wisconsin!
You just missed Chicago, it was this summer. No one has applied to start one in Madison yet, maybe it should be you! http://plan.wordcamp.org
It would be great if you could come to the Frankfurt, Germany area. I’d go to the one in Cologne, but the timing is bad – I leave for France that day.
Indonesia too
France is not just Paris. Why not try a provincial City such as Montpellier or Nîmes, that way some of us country boys could come along.
The locations of WordCamps are dependent on where people volunteer to organize them. If you want to see one in a provincial city near you, consider getting a WordPress meetup group together, and then get in touch with WordCamp Central to inquire about organizing a WordCamp. http://plan.wordcamp.org
can it come to Egypt !
WordCamp in Australia!! Great news:)
Can you have one in Minneapolis? We have a very strong literary and writing community here and have one of the highest literacy rates in the country. I would love to attend!!!!
@Jane Wells
I read the email and then clicked to read this because I also am interested in the London, England WordCamp – and I have emailed support@ as suggested.
And if WordCamp gets to Edinburgh, that would be sweet.
São Paulo is about to have it’s WordCamp date defined, most likely november 19th.
Everyone is welcome to attend.
I live in Oneonta, New York and post my blog from here. Of course I understand that it’s in an urban network where the excitement lies; still, I think that I could use some communication with others who might be in the same sort of situation. Luckily, I do have an MIT connection, otherwise I’m sure no one but my best friend would read this. Dorothy Bloom
I live in Jakarta – Indonesia and I hope someday the worldcamp will be held in Jakarta too.
Gold Coast, Australia? Excellent. I’ll see if I can get a group together.
Hopefully Vancouver, BC will be added someday!
I belong to a writers’ group in Fort Wayne, IN. A lot of us are trying to learn more about blogging. This is great!
Orlando? get me on board. better yet, put Tampa on the list and I will do the footwork to organize up some people here!!
San Diego PLEASE! Great idea and would love the opportunity. Hopefully, I’ll see you soon.
WordCamp San Diego happened earlier this summer, sorry! Try joining the WordPress meetup group there in the meantime, and maybe you can be part of planning next year’s event.
When will you be in California, the San Francisco bay area?
Sorry, you just missed WordCamp San Francisco in August! There is an active meetup group there though, so you should check out one of their events. http://www.meetup.com/wordpress-sf/
Would love to attend one of these. How about NYC?
How about here in Philippines?/
how i wish i can join the upcoming world camp in WordCamp Gold Coast Gold Coast, Australia
(Australia is my dream destination)
GO..go…go WordPress!♥
WordCamp Gold Coast did look pretty nice! I searched Google and I found a recent comment from someone who said they are interested in setting up a WordPress Meetup in the Phillippines. Try searching for WordPress Meetup information and you’ll find it.
Bawean Indonesia
Would love to see this in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
What about Israel? We need your wisdom. Please do not forsake us.
There is usually a WordCamp planned in Isreal each year. Contact the local WordPress group to find out what they’re planning or keep an eye on the WordCamp Central schedule page for updates.
Thanks for that, So when are you coming to New Zealand???
regards, Lizzi
There was a WordCamp New Zealand in February 2011. Try getting in touch with the local WordPress meetup group there to find out if they’ve got plans for a WordCamp in 2012.
That’s good to know that there is one in your country.
How about in the Philippines then?
Do you have any plans of having a WordCamp in Salt Lake City, UT?
You just missed one there a couple of weeks ago!
How about ~Cork Ireland~we need a camp please.
Cork is lovely. 🙂 Try contacting the local WordPress community there to see if there’s interest in planning a WordCamp.
Any plan to visit DUBAI ???
I know there have been WordPress meetups in Dubai in the past. Try checking in with your local WordPress community to find out more!
If you could consider adding Manchester, UK as a location that would be great as there is a massive IT community and the biggest university camp in Europe. thanks Candace James UK.
Where do you find out about the date and time for the event? I am in North Cal, so the closest to me would be Sac.
I am sorry I did not read the entire thing. I just now read that the date has not be set.
Please don’t tell me I’ve just missed one in Vancouver, Canada … and is there anything planned for here?
There was a WordCamp Vancouver in May 2011. Try checking in with the local WordPress meetup group to see what they’re planning for 2012.
Hi Don’t you to want to have a WordCamp in Nepal?……..
Try a search, I think you’ll find some discussion about WordCamp Nepal planning. 🙂
No UK Wordcamp? Disappointing…..
Sorry, I have just seen there may be one in the pipeline. I hope so!
Hurry up London – I need to go on a course there asap!!
Make sure you don’t forget Brighton UK [London-on-sea] in your world camp planning
Wow this is great. I tried to browse through the list but I can’t see my place, so maybe next time… 🙂
Nothing planned for Manchester, England?
Actually, I believe Mike Little, co-founder af WordPress is heading up the organizing team for a WC in Manchester.
ORLANDO! Yesssss! Mickey and Minnie say definitely come to Orlando! I’m in Tampa and I want WordCamp to come to Florida, thank you very much!
Yeah, E-Mail me when you end up in NYC.
Any wordcamps in St Louis or Chicago?
Both of those cities had WCs this summer. Try joining a local WP meetup group in the meantime.
I am a brand-new WordPress blogger and this sounds like something wonderful! What about Ottawa Canada, or have I missed it? Carol
I don’t remember seeing a WordCamp Ottawa, but there is one in Montreal every year.
No WordCamp in Italy?
WordCamp Milan usually happens in May. Check with the local WordPress meetup group to find out more.
I wish you will be in Vietnam!
I wish that too. 🙂 Talk to Philip and find out what you can do to help!
Will there be WordCamp in Singapore?
WordCamp Singapore 2011
just happened on Nov 20. I hope you were able to attend!
Wonderful news! Hopefully the London one won’t be too central since I live on the outskirts… It is all ages allowed there, right?
Absolutely! All ages allowed.
Please let me know when there is a word camp coming to the Dallas/Fort Worth area, I would love to attend.
Shame on WordPress…..I mean it in a loving way…………..Oregon people need time to plan a trip to Portland. It’s 5 hr. from me……..I got the email on Sept 16 about the Portland seminar on the 17th and 18th. Sigh!!!!
PLEASE, give better notification.
David
This WordCamp sounds Awesome! I just wish that you had one in South Carolina, I just moved from Louisville, KY 2 years ago and you have one there. Hopefully there will be one her in sunny SC soon! I love blogging what’s important to me that helps and supports others!
Looking forward to WordCamp Sacramento! Thanks for this update.
There will be the event in Italy? 😦 we are still lagging behind here .. I would be very interested in an exchange, have recently entered into wordpress but I am really happy to be there, these are very beautiful blog!
Would love a WordCamp in Connecticut (or Mass or NY)
Jane,
Thank you for letting us know about the upcoming Wordcamps. That is such a great idea. I like to attend a local bloggers meetup group each month, but something like this would also be awesome.
Edward Pena
Anything in the works for Southern California?
You just missed Orange County, San Diego, and LA!
Oh, is this WC held by IYF? is there anyone that knows about IYF?
I searched for IYF and I found they hold something called World Camp, which is a little different. WordCamps are about the open source WordPress software.
This is a great idea – looking forward to attending one in CT or NYC. Thanks!
Why Bangladesh is not included here? 😦
We want it in Bangladesh………..
Wow, great meeting. But it to sad, if there is no WordCamp in Jakarta, Indonesia.. Success for WordPress.com team 🙂
Makes me wish I still lived in Kentucky. Regardless, this is an awesome concept!
I’ve noticed this on LinkedIn too: the Brits, Indians, Chinese, South Africans, Germans, Mexicans or whatever do not assume everyone else on a worldwide group knows what their local terminology means or where their local town is, unless, say, it’s London (England) or Cairo (Egypt). Many of the Americans, though, assume everyone knows where, say, Athens GA is. To me, for example, Portland is a peninsula on the Dorset coast!
Exciting. Wish you had one in Ohio. I know, not much to say about us, but since I am Here, it would’ve been nice =)
There was one in Columbus just recently.
In all Africa there only one workshop being organized in Kenya. I am really surprised. This part of the world is among those mostly in need of this kind of activities because better informed citizens will more effectively advocate for a better governance.
All of the WordCamps are local, community organized events. If you’re interested in setting one up in Africa or if you know someone who is, you can start at http://plan.wordcamp.org/
I was discussing the chance of having some WP Camp events in some cities in Colombia where I currently work. Are there any guidelines and help for this?. I think WP has not going hard enough on its gas pedal, requiring more community work around the world. WP, a fine instrument, need to be shown and experienced… that´s what I see for the places I´d worked in latam.
It remembers me a recent phrase by Ed Everett (ex -Redwood City city mgr) “If you build community, you can build almost anything”… lets build a stronger WP… dont you agree?
I agree. 🙂 There are guidelines posted. See the Become an Organizer post on WordCamp.org as well as the WordCamp planning site.
See you in Bangkok!
Wish there was one in Hyderabad India 😐
Please add Auckland and Christchurch, New Zealand as well. Thank you.
There should be one in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
We’d love it if you started one! Check out the WordCamp.org post about how to become a WordCamp organizer.
This is a great idea – looking forward to attending one in CT or NYC. Thanks!
There’s no WordCamp in Malaysia?? Or at least Singapore would be good.
How can we get you to hold one in Minneapolis, MN?
The events are locally organized. Maybe you’d be interested in organizing an event in Minneapolis.
Any chance you could bring a WordCamp to Orlando in late October 2011? Please please please????!!!! Thank you for being such a supportive company. So many people love WordPress and I want to switch over completely to my WordPress account.
WordCamp Orlando 2011
is coming up in December! Just in time for the holidays. 🙂
😐 Romania?
There was one in 2009. See if you can get another started!
I’m new to WordPress and didn’t know about WordCamps. Like others, I would like to see one in my area, Montreal, Quebec.
A WordCamp is usually held in Montreal every year. Keep an eye on the schedule for updates or get in touch with the local WordPress community there.
Hey, there’s one right in my city. I’ll make it a priority 🙂
We’d like to have one in Springfield, Missouri or Fayetteville, Arkansas
WordCamp Fayetteville 2011
was held in July. Get in touch with your local WordPress community to find out more about future WordCamps there.