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title: 'WordCamp Portland 2009 continues to add awesome speakers'
date: '2009-07-14T14:57:27-07:00'
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categories:
  - Events
  - Oregon
  - Portland
  - WordCamp
  - Wordpress
tags:
  - 'cami kaos'
  - 'dr normal'
  - Speakers
  - 'will norris'
  - WordCamp
  - 'wordcamp portland'
  - wordcampdx
  - Wordpress
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# WordCamp Portland 2009 continues to add awesome speakers

Now if Portland had to pick a favorite blogging application, I would venture a guess that it would [WordPress](http://wordpress.org), the open source CMS that [runs many a blog in the Portland area](http://siliconflorist.com/2008/09/17/80-wordpress-designs-from-portland-and-the-silicon-forest/ "80+ WordPress designs from Portland and the Silicon Forest").

And as I’ve mentioned—and will likely continue to mention ad nauseam—there’s no better place in Portland to learn about WordPress. Especially as [they continue to add awesome speakers]( mce_href= ">WordCamp Portland</a>, the annual gathering of WordPress-o-philes being held at Webtrends, September 19-20. </p> <p>Truth be told, WordCamp Portland gets more and more interesting every day because <a href=").

You know the [original speakers for WordCamp Portland](http://siliconflorist.com/2009/06/15/wordcamp-portland-2009-announces-initial-speakers/ "WordCamp Portland 2009 announces initial speakers"), but here are some recent additions you may have missed:

- [Cami Kaos and Dr. Normal: Bondage: How to be your podcast’s Dom, not its Sub](http://www.wordcampportland.org/2009/07/will-norris-cami-kaos-dr-normal/)
- [Will Norris: How NOT to build a WordPress Plugin](http://www.wordcampportland.org/2009/07/will-norris-cami-kaos-dr-normal/)
- [John Hawkins: Building a Plugin – It’s Easier Than You Think](http://www.wordcampportland.org/2009/06/two-more-great-additions-to-our-speaker-lineup/)
- [Garron Selliken: Geotagging and Mapping WordPress Content](http://www.wordcampportland.org/2009/06/two-more-great-additions-to-our-speaker-lineup/)

No doubt, organizer [Aaron Hockley](http://twitter.com/ahockley "Aaron Hockley") still has some other tricks up his sleeve. So stay tuned.

For me, September can’t get here soon enough.

For more information, visit [WordCamp Portland](http://www.wordcampportland.org/ "WordCamp Portland") or follow [@wordcampdx on Twitter](http://twitter.com/wordcampdx "WordCamPDX"). (Like WordCamp Portland? Or maybe you’re more of a WordCamp PDX type? [Make sure to let them know](http://twitter.com/wordcampdx/status/2636803677 "Two Ps or not two Ps. That is the question."). And of course, two “p”s or not two “p”s. That is the question.)

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