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On Saturday, January 23, 2010, I had the opportunity to attend my first WordCamp hosted by WordCampBoston.com. WordCamp is a conference that focuses on everything WordPress, the platform that many bloggers (like me) use to host our blogs.
WordCamps are informal, community-organized events that are put together by WordPress users. Everyone from casual users to core developers participate, share ideas, and get to know each other. WordCamps are open to WordPress.com and WordPress.org users alike.
The first WordCamp was held in San Francisco, California on August 5, 2006. They are now held all over the world! This weekend on January 30, 2010, WordCamp Greece and WordCamp Indonesia will take place. For details, go to this page for schedule and information about upcoming WordPress WordCamps. Check the schedule to see when WordCamp is coming to a location near you.
For details on the Boston event, please visit WordCampBoston.com
For a video overview of the day, please visit WordCampBoston January 23, 2010 Microsoft NERD Center
But I use Blogger (or something else)
Take a look at the list of video presentations. Some of the speakers spoke about blogging tips in general. You’re bound to find something useful about creating effective videos or setting up e-commerce on your site.
Video: Watch the Ignite Wordcamp Boston Talks
“The biggest question we’ve seen concerns video of the sessions. We did record every session, including Ignite WordCamp, and Kurt is furiously preparing the videos for WordPress.tv. It’s going to take a while though, simply because we had so many sessions and he’s just one person. There is also a delay in receiving some of the videos shot by Microsoft. So, check back here over the next few weeks as we update the appropriate pages with links to the recordings.” Erick Hitter on wordcampboston.com
Skip the Conferences, Head to Camp Instead
Amanda Blum, one of the organizers of WordCamp Boston 2010 explains the concept behind WordCamp.
For 50 years, companies have been packing employees off to expensive conferences, incurring the cost of hotels, cars, airfare, and entertainment. Ostensibly, the ROI for the company was networking and potential sales, checking up on the competition, and a learning curve for the attendee.
That is, if the attendee actually spent time in any of the sessions, often long speeches cued from power point presentations in a banquet hall with pitchers of water and coffee and a rubber chicken lunch.
BarCamps, UnConferences and Meetups turn the model on its head, making the conference about community and learning more than profit models, speakers and VIP treatment. For a low cost (usually under $50), you’re treated to a day or two of short presentations in a few different tracks by speakers who haven’t been paid to attend. This results in enthusiasm at both the speaker and attendee level and a true synergy in terms of community.
Unconferences buck the trend further, asking presentations to be offered and voted on early in the day and presented later. This truly tailors the conference content to fit the attendees.
Camps are offered almost every week or two in most cities on all sorts of issues: PodCamp, WordCamp and Crisis Camp are three popular models right now. PodCamp focuses on all things technological including, obviously, podcasting, blogging, etc. WordCamps are focused on the use of popular platform WordPress. CrisisCamp is a city based attempt to create technology based solutions to international events like the Haiti earthquakes.
In common, camps are self supporting events without any profiting agent or organizer (or should be – check thoroughly to be sure any camp you pay for follows these tenants). Speakers come and speak on their own dime, and though t shirts or swag bags may be handed out, generally the vibe, dress code and speaking manner are informal. Jeans are encouraged, informal networking is expected and twittering is rampant.
A camp is a small commitment on your own part financially, but the rewards are immense. Being part of a truly encouraging and engaging audience for a short day is often far more effective than a weekend long conference. To find out more about camps, just contact your local tech council, twitter, facebook or meetup.com.
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If you’ve recently attended a conference for bloggers or developers – and you’d like to share your thoughts and new blogging tools – write something and send it to me for publication on blogcatalog’s blog at Cheryl@thatgirlisfunny.com
My name is Cheryl Ragsdale. For more blogging tips from expert bloggers, visit my blogging tips page or catch up with my mad adventures in my efforts to live a healthy, juicy life. Drop by and say hello! You can find me here at ThatGirlisFunny.
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