Excellent.

Meeting of Tech Ops types at the Coach and Horses on 2 November 2010.

The deadline for WordCamp UK 2011 venue bids has been extended again to 15 December 2010.

More ideas for the venue have been posted to the WordCamp UK mailing list, and in view of this, a new deadline is now in place.

See the current locations being investigated – further bids will be considered if they meet or exceed the 2011 venue requirements.

The event is planned to be held on the weekend of 16-17 July 2011 as the follow-up to WordCamp UK 2010.

Please note the final name of the event may be subject to change.

The results of A List Apart’s 2009 Web Design Survey have been published.

Very interesting findings.

I partcipated both in this survey and the previous one – the 2010 survey is expected to be carried out shortly.

The deadline for current bids for the WordCamp UK 2011 venue has been extended to 15 October 2010.

A bid was received from Jon Eland for Leeds by the original deadline, however, two futher bids for Scarborough and Windsor need further time in order to prepare their proposals.

This will allow the WordCamp UK mailing list to consider a potential choice of venues in deciding the winning bid.

It’s not proposed to consider any further bids for the event, which is planned to be held on the weekend of 16-17 July 2011 as the follow-up to WordCamp UK 2010.

Please note the final name of the event may be subject to change.

Pictured is the data.gov.uk and friends session from Open Tech 2010, which I attended yesterday.

It was one of the sessions that made up part of a great and informative day.

Looking forward to next year’s OpenTech already!

I’ll be attending Open Tech 2010, the “informal, low cost, one-day conference on slightly different approaches to technology, politics and justice”, on Saturday 11 September.

After attending last year, I’m really looking forward to an enjoyable and informative day.

If you’re going – I’ll see you there!

Bids for the venue for WordCamp UK 2011 are now being invited from individuals or groups.

Bids, against the final version of the venue requirements, must be posted to the WordCamp UK mailing list by 1200 (midday) on Thursday 30 September 2010 at the latest.

The decision on the winning bid will be subsequently made by the mailing list.

This event, planned to be held on the weekend of 16-17 July 2011, will be the follow-up to WordCamp UK 2010.

Please note the final name of the event may be subject to change.