WordCamp Melbourne | April 27-28th 2013

Alrighty, you heard us talk about it at WordCamp Melbourne 2013… and we’ve been beavering away behind the scenes to get the basics happening.. Now we’ve got a venue and a date and we want YOU!

Head over to the website at http://wpaustralia.org/pressjam for all the details where you can apply to be a participant, or, if you have a good cause who could use our help, sign up to have a site built for your organisation!

We’re looking for sponsors too… so head over to the site for all the relevant details.

Looking forward to jamming with you!!

Glenn and Dee

Here, by popular demand are the videos as they get filtered through the upload process and review process! Thanks for your Patience!

Joe Ortenzi: Inclusive Design

Mikey de Wildt : How to Survive People discovering your Plugin

The link to the whole page can be found here http://wordpress.tv/event/wordcamp-melbourne-2013/

Also, the slides are up on Speaker Deck as well!! https://speakerdeck.com/wpaustralia

Can you believe it? Nearly a week since WordCamp Melbourne 2013. It’s been a bit quiet at WCMelbourne HQ, simply as we’re taking some time to breathe!! We’ll post some follow up thoughts in the next couple of days; in the meantime… here are some follow up pictures!!

Thanks to all who attended… spoke… or helped out… Here are some cool shots and there are more if you click through to see the whole gallery. Anthony seems to have caught all of us at one time or another!! And feel free to tag images and download and use them as you will. (But please give credit both to Anthony and WordCamp Melbourne #wcmelb, thanks)

Ok, I have to tell you I’m so proud to be part of Australia’s first ever SELL OUT WordCamp!

We appear to have filled up 300 seats and with a week to spare. THANK YOU to all of you who have purchased your tickets already!! We’re so looking forward to seeing you on Saturday!

If you are now feeling really deflated that you’ve missed out… don’t lose heart. There may be a few up our sleeve so please head over and sign up to the waiting list [updated: Sorry! You guys are just too enthusiastic!! We’ve closed the wait list, we’ll be in touch with those on the list in the next couple of days.]

Until then, See you on Saturday!!

Dee (and the gang)

Well, it wasn’t enough that we pulled together a great lineup for the Users and Bloggers, we wanted to look after our extraordinary developers too… for they are the ones who keep making more WordPress! Take a bow, people, take a bow!

Here’s what’s on the table for you at WordCamp Melbourne… and now that you know, get a ticket!

If you want to add the schedule via Lanyrd or track the event you can find the listing here.

One of the challenges that goes hand in hand with organizing an event like WordCamp Melbourne is getting a list of people, and subjects up on the stage that appeals to two very different sections of the WordPress using public.

On one hand have the nerdy tech stream where people are interested in how to do nerdier, techier things with WordPress or their business, and on the other there are the people who use WordPress for their websites and blogs. This section of the community are less inclined to want to know how the engine works (or how to make it faster/better/stronger), they just want to drive the thing in the best most efficient way possible.

In organizing the speaker list for WCMelb we really wanted to look after the users and bloggers this time around. We have the tech stream pretty well catered for every year with a group of talented geeks who love to talk about what they’re doing with WordPress, but I feel a little like we’ve struggled to connect with those who want to build better blogs!!

In other years I’ve been to blogger conferences where we have great times connecting with each other and telling stories but we don’t really look after helping people with some of the technical aspects of owning a blog or a website. I really feel like WordCamp is uniquely placed to be able to cross some of those boundaries.

So, without further ado, we wanted to outline the program for the low-tech or user/blogger stream below to give people who may not have considered coming before, an opportunity to start getting excited about coming to WordCamp! If you’re a blogger, site owner or site admin who wants to know more about WordPress and connect with other people in a fun and low pressure environment, without feeling like everyone around you is a nerd I really hope you’ll see some value in the line up below and book your ticket here!

We, the WCMelb team, are pretty proud of it.

If you want to add the schedule via Lanyrd or track the event you can find the listing here.

** Please understand this schedule is subject to change as the event develops and unforeseen circumstances arise.

We are thrilled to announce that WordCamp Melbourne has been confirmed for April 27-28th 2013 at RMIT, right in the heart of the beautiful city of Melbourne.

WordCamp is a conference for WordPress enthusiasts, designers, developers, or anyone who is using WordPress for business or pleasure. We will have a range of speakers covering a broad series of topics, showing the incredible variety of uses for WordPress, from content management, blogging to e-commerce, community building, and beyond.

If you’re interested in speaking at WordCamp Melbourne submit your proposal here: If you’d like to find out about being a sponsor indicate your interest here.

Ticket sales will be available in the coming weeks, but to stay up to date with all the news and info you should follow us on twitter at @wcmelb or join our mailing list below – you can also follow our hashtag #wcmelb on twitter if you’re so inclined. We’re also on Facebook or sign up to the mailing list via the form below!