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WordCamp UK show of hands

At this stage in planning for WordCamp UK it would be extremely useful to get a show of hands indicating the number of people likely to attend.

This will help in making arrangements such as booking a suitable venue.

Following discussion on the WordCamp UK mailing list the following assumptions are currently being made:

• Dates - Saturday and Sunday 19-20 July 2008.
• Location - Birmingham.

Therefore could everyone indicate if they can attend WordCamp UK, making these assumptions, by adding their name to the attendees page on the event wiki.

It would be useful if responses could be made by 1200 (GMT) on Friday 18 April 2008 at the latest.

Hopefully this will give us a good idea of numbers likely to attend.

WordCamp UK proposed date

A date for the planned WordCamp UK is now being proposed.

Following discussion on the WordCamp UK mailing list the weekend of 19-20 July 2008 is being considered.

Post your responses either here or on the WordCamp UK mailing list (registration required).

New WordCamp UK site

There’s now a WordCamp UK site to publicise the proposed event.

The content is fairly simple at the moment, given that we are at an early stage in the project.

Eventually the site can carry full details of the event with schedule, location and facilities for booking tickets.

To spread the word it would be extremely helpful if those who’ve expressed an interest blog about the event and include a link to the new site.

Many thanks to Alex Shiels from Automattic for setting up this the site.

WordCamp UK proposal

Inspired by WordCamp Dallas 2008 I’m floating the idea of WordCamp UK at some point this year.

The idea has already gone around a number of WordPress mailing lists and elsewhere, and in the light of feedback I’m posting this to ascertain the level of interest.

Don’t hesitate to add a comment to this post so the practicality of such an event can be gauged.

I’m happy to take part in organising such an event if it seems to be a good idea - it would be useful even at this early stage to see if anyone else is prepared to be involved in making arrangements etc.

Here’s one description of WordCamp:

WordCamp is a (semi) BarCamp-style conference where users of the Open Source blogging software WordPress can meet and share tips and experiences with one another.

Some initial thoughts to get the discussion going:

• Format: A little more structured, such as WordCamp Dallas 2008, or more BarCamp, as WordCamp Hamburg?
• Size: Number of attendees?
• Location: London or other city? Take into account travelling and accommodation.
• Sponsorship: Would be good to subsidise the event!

Finally a list of previous WordCamps I’m aware of:

• WordCamp Hamburg
• WordCamp Argentina
• WordCamp Israel
• WordCamp Melbourne
• WordCamp Beijing
• WordCamp 2007
• WordCamp 2006

Plus WordCamp Report for reference.

Update Saturday 22 March 2008 at 1531: I’ve set up a WordCamp UK mailing list.

Update Monday 24 March 2008 at 1522: Here’s the RSS feed for comments to this post.

Update Thursday 27 March 2008 at 0649: WordCamp Melbourne and Argentina added to list above.

Update Monday 31 March 2008 at 0028: I’ve now set up a WordPress UK wiki.

Blog wars!

Well - not really - but this post by Matt Mullenweg needed to be said.

I agree with many of the comments to the post: Movable Type is a nightmare compared to WordPress.

Version umpteen

Welcome to version umpteen of this site.

I’ve put together a new design, and moved to a WordPress platform, an estimable system I’ve used for a number of recent projects.

I’ve had various journals, ramblings and assorted jottings over the years on this domain.

I’ve decided to start again and begin posting on a regular basis.

Hope you enjoy my thoughts - feel free to contribute comments.