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News updates from WordCampNZ

WordCampers keep up to date

Written by Jason | Published on August 26, 2009

WordcampNZ featured in the NZ herald Technology section today in a piece called
WordCampers keep up to date. Go there to read the full piece or here is a snip.
Kemp says getting 100 people to give up a fine weekend to discuss a piece of software shows New Zealanders have taken WordPress to heart.
The organisers identified [...]

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WordCampNZ 09 Your Thoughts

Written by Jason | Published on August 12, 2009

Thanks for the stream of blog posts about WordCampNZ . We ‘ll compile some quotes from the ones we know about as soon as we catch our collective breath.
Organising activities for 100+ people is a lot of work, so thanks again to all the helpers and volunteers who made it all flow just that much [...]

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Thank You Wellington

Written by Jason | Published on August 9, 2009

Thanks to everyone who came to Wordcamp NZ.  A great time was had by all . We will be in touch soon with an update on prizes and other details including contact and other ID’s. Thanks again.
Sunny Wellington
Wordcamp at a bowling club
Beyond a platform.

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What Do WordcampNZ Tickets Include?

Written by Jason | Published on July 25, 2009

We’re glad you asked that question. We are now only 2 weeks out and tickets are limited so don’t delay – book your ticket today.
Everyone who purchases a ticket (only $75) gets a wordcamp t-shirt, freshly roasted coffee courtesy of CoffeeSupreme, a dozen or more presentations on WordPress related topics from great speakers and the [...]

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Win A Freecom Tough Drive

Written by Jason | Published on July 20, 2009

Thanks to those who have already bought their tickets bookings are going well and we are just under 3 weeks out.
However we really need to get the T-shirts and hoodies printed with a close -off date of 23rd of July at the end of this week. It takes 2 weeks to get the shirts produced [...]

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WordPress Stats

Written by Jason | Published on July 18, 2009

Ever wondered how may WordPress sites there are – try 15m+
“This is a collection of stats from around WordPress that we’ve decided to share with the world because there’s no good reason not to.
There are over 15 million WordPress publishers: 6 million blogs hosted on WordPress.com plus 9 million active installations of the WordPress.org software.
The [...]

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T-Shirt Sizing

Written by Jason | Published on July 9, 2009

Update: 24th July – Just finalised T-shirt & hoodie orders printing for ticket sales to date. We have a 2 week production turnaround so you can still book tickets but we will have do a second T-shirt  / hoodie print run after the event.
We expect to finalise T-shirt design and hoodies very soon. We expect [...]

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Tickets Open Now

Written by Jason | Published on July 1, 2009

We are very pleased to note that tickets sales are open now. Go to ticket page to make your booking. Thanks to those who have already bought.
Tickets include entry to all sessions on the Saturday and Sunday. We are hoping to include some other activities in the main schedule (maybe drinks) but still working on [...]

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Speaking at Wordcamp

Written by Jason | Published on June 24, 2009

Thanks for the great interest on speaking at WordcampNZ. Check the speakers page for updates.
We have some interest in “User Experience re-write of the WordPress for iPhone app” which is being organised by some developers in Melbourne.
We also have some Community Building expertise from Miraz Jordan plus insights from her other projects.
Here are two other [...]

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Media at WordCamp Wellington

Written by Jason | Published on June 15, 2009

We welcome interest from media, bloggers and others with a WordPress related interest for the upcoming WordCampNZ on August 8th and 9th.
Our special guest of honour is Matt Mullenweg – WordPress founder who says “I write code, prose, and music. I’ve taken a few pictures too.” (He continues below.)
“I am the founding developer of WordPress, [...]

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