{"id":899,"date":"2009-08-07T01:07:03","date_gmt":"2009-08-07T01:07:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.org\/development\/?p=899"},"modified":"2021-06-04T11:59:18","modified_gmt":"2021-06-04T11:59:18","slug":"upcoming-wordcamps-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/2009\/08\/upcoming-wordcamps-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Upcoming WordCamps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every now and then I see someone ask in the dev channel how they can meet up with other local WordPress developers. We&#8217;re thinking about ways to make WordPress.org more of a resource to facilitate local connections, but in the meantime, I thought it might be helpful to publicize some <a href=\"http:\/\/central.wordcamp.org\/schedule\/\"> upcoming  WordCamps<\/a>, the weekend conferences organized by local communities to talk about all things WordPress.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/wordcamp.org.nz\">WordCamp New Zealand<\/a>:<\/strong> Wellington, New Zealand, August 8-9, 2009<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/wordcamphsv.org\/\">WordCamp Huntsville<\/a>:<\/strong> Huntsville, Alabama, USA, August 15\u201316, 2009<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/la.wordcamp.org\/\">WordCamp Los Angeles<\/a>:<\/strong> Los Angeles, California, USA, September 12, 2009<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/wordcamp.ph\">WordCamp Philippines<\/a>: <\/strong>Makati City, Philippines, September 19, 2009<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wordcampportland.org\/\">WordCamp Portland<\/a>: <\/strong>Portland, Oregon, USA, September 19-20, 2009 <em>(Last year&#8217;s PDX WordCamp was awesome, IMO.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wordcampseattle.com\/\">WordCamp Seattle<\/a>: <\/strong>Seattle, Washington, USA, September 26, 2009<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/wordcampbirmingham.org\/\">WordCamp Birmingham<\/a>:<\/strong> Birmingham, Alabama, USA, September 26-27, 2009<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/wordcampnl.org\/\">WordCamp Netherlands<\/a>:<\/strong> Utrecht, Netherlands, October 31, 2009<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/2009.newyork.wordcamp.org\/\">WordCamp NYC<\/a>:<\/strong> New York, New York, USA, November 14-15, 2009 <em>(<a href=\"http:\/\/2009.newyork.wordcamp.org\/2009\/07\/24\/logo-contest-again\/\">Logo contest in progress<\/a>!)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/wordcampmexico.wordpress.com\">WordCamp Mexico<\/a>:<\/strong> Mexico City, Mexico, November 20, 2009<\/p>\n<p>If any of these are within a reasonable distance to you, consider attending. WordCamps are a great way to meet other WordPress users, find collaborators, and expand your t-shirt collection*. I know I&#8217;ll be hitting at least a few of these; WordCamps are also a great way to get user feedback to take into consideration while we&#8217;re making decisions about what to include in core.<\/p>\n<p>You can always find an up-to-date list of upcoming WordCamps at <a href=\"http:\/\/central.wordcamp.org\/\">WordCamp Central<\/a>. You can also try searching for WordPress groups at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.meetup.com\/\">Meetup.com<\/a> to find more regular monthly gatherings in your area.<\/p>\n<p>*<em>Most WordCamps include an event t-shirt in the registration fee. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every now and then I see someone ask in the dev channel how they can meet up with other local WordPress developers. 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