Next Saturday, May 1, the WordPress community of bloggers, developers, designers and friends will gather in San Francisco for the 4th 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 WordCampsIt’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 CountyIrvine, CA USAApril 29 – WordCamp NashvilleNashville, TN USAMay 1 – WordCamp San Francisco
San Francisco, CA USA
May 8 – WordCamp Paris
Paris, France
May 8 – WordCamp ArgentinaBuenos Aires, ArgentinaMay 8 – WordCamp ChileSantiago, Chile
May 15–16 – WordCamp Denmark
Copenhagen, DenmarkMay 15 – WordCamp Victoria
Victoria, BC CanadaMay 21–22 – WordCamp Italy
Milan, ItalyMay 22 – WordCamp MalaysiaKuala Lumpur, MalaysiaMay 22–23 – WordCamp Raleigh Raleigh, North Carolina USAMay 29–30 – WordCamp Fayetteville Fayetteville, Arkansas USA
May 29 – WordCamp Yokohama
Yokohama, JapanJune 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, ItalyJune 19 – WordCamp Columbus
Columbus, Ohio USA
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