The car journey down from Ladysmith with a fellow “WordPresser” to WordCamp Victoria 2010 generated some exciting conversation as this was both our first WordCamp and we didn’t know what to expect. Connie is a local artist, web designer and WordPress enthusiast who was great company all day, especially as co-pilot on the mad dash home to return the rental car in time!

WordCamp Victoria

WordCamps are informal, community-organized events for people interested in WordPress, a gold standard CMS tool. Everyone from casual users to core developers participate, share ideas, and get to know each other.

WordCamp Victoria 2010

With several clients already on WordPress, this was an excellent opportunity not only to learn about the upcoming release of WordPress 3 but to learn more about what this tool has to offer businesses and how we can implement WordPress-based solutions for them.

We attended the following sessions:

• Chris Burdge – Promoting Your Blog Using Social Media
• Tris Hussey – WordPress 3 SEO
• John Overall – 10 Features To Maximize Your Self-Hosted WordPress Website
• Tim Ayres – Blogging for Business
• Robin Heppell – WordPress For Your Business Website
• George Plumley – Converting Existing Sites to WordPress

WordCamp session

(yep, that’s me standing at the side)

All in all, a thoroughly worthwhile event, not only for the inspiration it gave me but the ideas and possibilities to develop PMD further.