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title: 'WordCamp Portland: WordPress geeking slated for Sept 27'
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# WordCamp Portland: WordPress geeking slated for Sept 27

[![WordPress](https://i0.wp.com/siliconflorist.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/logowordpress.gif?w=925)](http://wordcampportland.org "WordPress")Ever been to an unconference? We had one [here in Portland at the beginning of May](http://siliconflorist.com/2008/05/05/barcamp-portland-the-weekend-that-was/ "BarCamp Portland the weekend that was") called [BarCamp Portland](http://barcamp.org/BarCampPortland "BarCamp Portland"). And during that BarCamp, a number of folks had the opportunity to lead and attend a few sessions on hacking [WordPress](http://wordpress.org "WordPress"), the popular open-source blogging and content-management system. Those sessions formed, by design, a mini-version of [WordCamp](http://central.wordcamp.org/ "WordCamp"), a series of grassroots, locally managed conferences for WordPress developers.

So how was the mini-WordCamp received?

Well. Very well, in fact. Interest was high. And the discussions were good. (One of the more packed sessions I attended was a WordPress session.) And that got [Aaron Hockley](http://hockleyphotography.com "Aaron Hockley") to thinking: Maybe we should get rid of the “mini” and have a full-fledged WordCamp.

And guess what? That’s exactly what he’s done.

### Announcing [WordCamp Portland](http://www.wordcampportland.org/ "WordCamp Portland")

[Hockley has announced](http://www.wordcampportland.org/2008/06/announcing-wordcamp-portland/ "Announcing WordCamp Portland") that we will, in fact, have the opportunity to attend a full-fledged [WordCamp Portland](http://www.wordcampportland.org/ "WordCamp Portland").

Do you use WordPress? Want to get more out of WordPress? Need some WordPress tips? Well then, mark September 27 on your calendar with a big W. Simply WordPress curious? You’re welcome, as well.

I’m excited. And I know some other folks around town are already champing at the bit to attend WordCamp Portland, as well. Among them, [Betsy Richter of the newly launched Our PDX](http://ourpdx.net/2008/06/save-the-date-wordcamp-portland-on-for-927/ "Save the date WordCamp Portland")—a WordPress blog, itself:

> \[I’ve\] already blocked September 27th off on my calendar and am volunteering my time to help make this happen – I really loved the energy at BarCamp & am a total WordPress idiot savant (brilliant at some things, not so hot at others), so am thrilled to see this coming together.

As with every unconference, there’s a dire need for three things: sponsors, volunteers, and participants. So, if [WordCamp Portland](http://wordcampportland.org "WordCamp Portland") sounds even remotely interesting to you, why not take a second to [RSVP on Upcoming](http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/761020/ "RSVP for WordCamp Portland") to help give the organizers an way to better gauge interest?