W C S Y D W RAP U PPA R RA M ATTA M E E T U P

W C S Y D

• WordCamp Sydney

• So I missed it?

• Second time there has been a WordCamp in Sydney

• WordCamp is the THE WordPress conference

• WordCamp.org

• Will there be another one?

T H E S P E A K E R S

• 26 Speakers were scheduled for two days

• 45 minute sessions / 2 streams

• Something for everyone WordPress related

• Dev Stream for Developers - Technical Topics

• User Stream for Bloggers - Using WordPress type topics

• Three people who I “strong armed” into coming had no prior experience with WordPress and still found the conference valuable

H I G H L I G H T S

• So many great sessions, were there any stand outs?

• Dee Teal’s Keynote Address

• Community

• Cath Beaton (of the Sydney Meetups)

• Lessons Learned from Client Training

• Scott Huntley (…uh…me!)

• Beginner’s Guide to Popping the Bonnet

T H E N E T W O R K I N G

• The real value to conferences like WordCamp is the Networking

• Mingling during breaks

• Official Party on Saturday

• Unofficial Party on Sunday

• Twitter + Hashtag + Conference = Instant Friends

W H AT WA S I T L I K E T O P R E S E N T AT W OR D C A M P ?

• In a word: Fantastic

W H AT C A N I D O T O R E C A P T U R E T H E W OR D C A M P FE E L I NG ?