On Wed. April the 30th from 5:30 to 8:30pm we are getting together at the Network Hub to share and exchange tips and how-tos on Wordpress and blogging in general. We will also learn how to reach a larger audience by using a Wordpress blog in conjunction with other web services and Social Networking websites such as Flickr, YouTube, Slideshare, Facebook, and Google Calendar.
WordPress is perhaps the most commonly used Blogging web application on the web. We blog to express ourselves, share our thoughts, or promote our businesses. WordPress is one of the simplest forms of Social Media Content Management Systems where one or few people write blog posts, and many readers are able to provide feedback through comments. The social aspect of a blog makes it a very effective Communication and Marketing tool. Wordpress is an Open Source software released under the GPL and many aspects of it relies on the wisdom of the crowds. Wordpress comes with a large list of plugins developed by community members. Many successful blogging techniques and methods have also been created as a result of community members who have collectively built on each other’s ideas and creativity.
Many WordPress users are coming from a non-technical background, so a group of community members on Tazzu.com suggested we have a WordPress Camp event to share tips and learn more about this great Social Media CMS.
What is the format of the event?
The Event is 3 hours long. 7 Presenters get 20 minutes each to share their ideas. There will be two 20 min. breaks, so we could socialize a bit and have a laugh.
Do you have tips and knowledge to share?
Please submit your topic as a comment on this blog post. Community members will vote and choose the 7 topics that they would like to learn more about.
NOTE: DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS IS THURSDAY APRIL 17th - MIDNIGHT
Would you like to sponsor this event?
You could contribute to the event by either providing funds or spreading the word and becoming a media sponsor. In exchange we will put your logo, name and link on all the publications and announcements in regard to this event.
We use the fund for:
- The projector rental
- Coffee and Doughnuts
- The first round of Beer for the after party at the Steamworks
- Paying my student loan (kidding … )
- Sushi dinner for the organizers (kidding again …)
Become a Media Sponsor and we would place your name and website on all our announcements
- Write a blog post about the event
- Take pictures from the event and share them online
- Make video clips from the event and share them online
- Twit, Twit, Twitter the event !!!
You can either contact me or Jeannette to become a sponsor
Would you like to sponsor this event?
Tazzu Business & Technology Community Members
- PeerGlobe Technology (Web Development & Integrated Mobile Solutions )
- JenTekk Web Solutions (Website Design & Development)
- rmd Studio Inc. (Custom CMS & Social Media Solutions)
- The Network Hub (thank you for providing us your beautiful space and wi-fi access)
- Blog, Flickr, Facebook, Twitter us and join this list
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Awesome! I will be there and I am looking forward to it. I would be happy to share the basics on using Wordpress to create a custom library, catalog, or other mashup-type site.
Broken link on the Network Hub - missing e.
PS.
I’d like to speak.
http://www.synchronous.ca is ENTIRELY Made of wordpress, and some people don’t want to believe it.
I’ll convince.
O sweet!! I will be there for sure. Might bring a couple of friends too. This is going to be really awesome. Thanks for making this happen.
@Kulpreet - sounds great, looking forward to it
@Jeff - Thank you for pointing out the broken link, and submitting your topic
@Eddie - I’m sure it’ll be a blast. This is really a community inspired and driven event.
I’ll be there for sure. Thank you.
I’ll be there! No speeches from me though
I’d like to speak (love a captive audience!) - perhaps something social media-related.
I haven’t completely figured out what to speak about - so am open to suggestions as to what people want to hear about. Any thoughts?
I’d like to be a speaker on the topic of adding photos to your WordPress.com OR WordPress blog. Flickr images, permissions, links, gallery plugins, badges, etc.
I’d be happy to speak about wordpress and mobile blogging (i.e. how to read and write from an iPhone).
Sorry for the delay in responding. We’ve been busy with the Open Web Conference.
@Diarmuid - Looking forward to meeting you there
@Liesa - Looking forward to meeting you, thank you so much for sponsoring us
@Monica - You’ll make an excellent presenter. Use whatever topic that you like and can be summed up in 20 minutes. You are a great writer and I’m sure you’ve plenty useful information to share.
@Rebeca - we are thrilled to have you in our event, we are looking forward to your great tips. You are a blogging star.
@Duane - Welcome to Tazzu! mobile blogging is quite exciting topic, can’t wait to hear the tips you are going to share with us.
You guys are great, thank you so much for stepping forward!
I’ll put it on my calendar.
Rastin,
Put me down for a talk. Tentative talk, “The Joys of Amateur Blogging.” The talk would be about why, although I write professionally, I mostly keep my blog amateurish, and why I think non-monetized blogs are a good thing in general.
I plan on attending, too!
Sound’s interesting, I’ll be there. Minna’s place is always a great place for meetings.
Apologies that I’m coming in past the midnight last night deadline, but I’d like to offer up a talk on “Good Typography in WordPress”.
I will be there. Is there any other way to RSVP?
Thank you for setting this up.
Vida
I will be speaking on how to make money off a Wordpress blog.
Successfully launched a WordPress site used by several thousand people from around Metro Vancouver. Looking forward to using Wordpress on future projects.
@Bruce Byfield - that’s wonderful we’re looking forward to it
@Greg - Typography is interesting!
@John Chow - way to go John! I’m sure people would be thrilled
We will be announcing the list of presenters and sponsors within the next 24 hours
@raincoaster, @Erika, @Pete, @Vida, @John A - Looking forward to meeting you
Thank you everybody
I’m in! Just discovered WordPress and am a complete novice on blogs. Looking forward to it!
sign me up! Ill be there too (can I come?!)
Ok, I’m in love with what you did with my masthead!
Just a suggestion… Capitalize the P in WordPress.
Is there any kind of registration? I’d like to attend.
@L Ong, @angela hubbard - Looking forward to meeting you too.
@Liesa - Thank you for being our sponsor
@Syd - You can RSVP on our Facebook event announcement or just simply show up
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=13776102015
I’m coming. This sounds great. I have 3 Wordpress sites and a Movable Type (not so good) one as well and need to network and learn more about the community etc.
Cheers,
Shane
I would like to attend if there is still space. For 2 people please.
This is like the fourth local WordPress event I can’t go to (alas, I am bound for Banff) but some day I intend to talk to whomever will listen about the technology and ideas behind http://thrind.xamai.ca (which is, believe it or not, WordPress).
This event looks great - I would love to meet some fellow BC bloggers. Anything I need to do to register or is this comment enough?
@Shane - Looking forward to seeing you!
@JJ, @peter - you don’t have to register. You could either RSVP on facebook:
@thrind - that is the coolest ever theme that you have
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=13776102015
or simply just show up
Hey Rastin,
Great speaker lineup and even more interesting topics. Can’t wait to sit in to learn more.
Minna
I would love to come and learn and meet fellow bloggers. I am new to this and working on humanitarian ‘works’.
Hugs
Mel
I guess I’ll just have to saunter over to this also then!
I plan to be there. I have also put out a notice on the Vancouver MetBlog
Great idea. I’ll be there. We use Wordpress at the UBC School of Journalism for the student website, http://thethunderbird.ca/, as it offers a powerful but easy to use CMS to showcase the student work.
@Melanie, @Carlo - looking forward to meeting you
@Stephen Rees - Thank you so much for spreading the word. I will add your name to the list of our media sponsors today. Looking forward to meeting you. ps: I love the 1930s - 1940s look & feel of the Vancouver Metroblog
I’m really sorry I can’t attend this, since I believe it’s a really hot topic that is useful to so many people. All best wishes on a great event. I’m sure those who attend will really gain a lot.
Obviously you know I’ll be there, and although I will not be live-blogging, I will be doing a post-WP camp re-cap, most likely using some of the techniques and tips that I’ll be learning at the camp
Maybe I’ll present at the NEXT WP Camp
@Barry - We will be having future Wordpress events too
@Raul - That would be wonderful, Thank you! You are so awesome
This looks to be an interesting event. I hope I can make it. We have been working on modifying WordPress to function as a full fledged CMS for some time now and it will be interesting to see what other people are doing. With some careful coding and proper theme design you can make sites based on WordPress that look and feel nothing like blogs yet have all the benefits of the platform. It is an exciting avenue of opportunity and I’d like to get in touch with other people who are working on similar projects.
Hi …myself and one other wordpresser would love to attend…newbies at all these ‘get togethers’
Kerry
Great topic - great speakers!
I’m excited!!!
See my post for Beyond Robson about the Camp here:
http://www.beyondrobson.com/tech/2008/04/tomorrow_wordpress_blogger_camp/
I’m so RELIEVED! I thought it was in the bloody morning! Much more civilized, blogger-friendly hours, these. Thank you for that courtesy.
I don’t have any talk prepared, but if anyone wants to fire me some questions about Wordpress.com, I’m happy to answer what I can.
Sounds interesting. Myself and a friend are going to be there.
I will be there for sure.
Thanks to all involved in putting this together. See you there.
Cheers, Shawn
Won’t be able to attend but maybe you could post what happened at the event, so that it can help all of us later on. Thanks!