Category Archives: Announcements

The Official WordCamp Gold Coast T-Shirt

24th October 2011 by Sennza Pty Ltd • 1 Comment

We have some exciting news today! Below are the designs for the official WordCamp Gold Coast T-Shirts. Males have the choice of Black or “Gold Coast” Yellow.  Unfortunately due to the stock of our t-shirt supplier we can only provide … Continue reading The Official WordCamp Gold Coast T-Shirt →

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Speaker: Dion Hulse – What I’ve Learnt From Working In Open-Source

22nd October 2011 by Sennza Pty Ltd • Comments Off on Speaker: Dion Hulse – What I’ve Learnt From Working In Open-Source

Dion is currently one of a select few with the privilege of WordPress core commit access. Having made close to 300 Trac tickets, uploaded well over 500 Trac patches (as well as too many commits to count) and had over 200,000 … Continue reading Speaker: Dion Hulse – What I’ve Learnt From Working In Open-Source →

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Speaker: Kate Swaffer, My Unseen Disappearing World: Using WordPress to Capture Memories

20th October 2011 by thenbrent • 2 Comments

We received dozens of excellent speaker applications for WordCamp Gold Coast, and Kate’s application really stood out. Her proposed title captured my attention, but it was only after I read the description that I realised what the title was alluding … Continue reading Speaker: Kate Swaffer, My Unseen Disappearing World: Using WordPress to Capture Memories →

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Speaker: Vlad Lasky – Securing Your WordPress Website

18th October 2011 by thenbrent • Comments Off on Speaker: Vlad Lasky – Securing Your WordPress Website

Like any web application, there are measures we can take to improve the security of our WordPress site. That’s why we’re excited to have Vlad Lasky sharing his expertise on security at WordCamp. Vlad is a computer systems engineer with … Continue reading Speaker: Vlad Lasky – Securing Your WordPress Website →

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Speaker: Vikki Maver, How to Write for an Online Audience

6th October 2011 by thenbrent • Comments Off on Speaker: Vikki Maver, How to Write for an Online Audience

Since 2008, Vikki has been training others on how to improve their writing at work. It’s with great pleasure I announce that Vikki will be sharing her expertise at WordCamp Gold Coast in a session on writing for the web. … Continue reading Speaker: Vikki Maver, How to Write for an Online Audience →

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Speaker: Brett Morgan, Making Blogs Graphical (with HTML5)

5th October 2011 by thenbrent • Comments Off on Speaker: Brett Morgan, Making Blogs Graphical (with HTML5)

Most blog content is text, but with the emergence of camera phones and photo-sharing apps, visually immersive blogs are becoming increasingly popular. At WordCamp Gold Coast, Brett Morgan is going to show a vision of a new way of constructing … Continue reading Speaker: Brett Morgan, Making Blogs Graphical (with HTML5) →

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Speaker: Andrew Davis, Getting Online: How to Build Your First Website using WordPress

3rd October 2011 by thenbrent • Comments Off on Speaker: Andrew Davis, Getting Online: How to Build Your First Website using WordPress

WordCamps bring together folks of all skill levels, from core-developers to first-time bloggers. That’s why we’ve signed Andrew Davis up to run a session especially for new-comers to WordPress. During his session, Andrew will show how easy it can be … Continue reading Speaker: Andrew Davis, Getting Online: How to Build Your First Website using WordPress →

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Workshop: WordPress Plugin Development 101 with Anthony Cole

30th September 2011 by thenbrent • 1 Comment

In the history of WordCamp in Australia, there have been a total of 3 events. Anthony Cole has helped organise the two of these. WordCamp Gold Coast will be the first camp in Australia or New Zealand Anthony has attended without … Continue reading Workshop: WordPress Plugin Development 101 with Anthony Cole →

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Speaker: Troy Dean, Running a Small Business as a WordPress Developer

27th September 2011 by thenbrent • 2 Comments

After the first day of WordCamp Melbourne in February, a group of about 20 headed to an Italian restaurant nearby for dinner. It wasn’t long after the beers started flowing that the conversation turned to business. Anyone who was at that … Continue reading Speaker: Troy Dean, Running a Small Business as a WordPress Developer →

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Speaker: Jodie Miners, Building a Web Presence for your Community Group, for Free

26th September 2011 by thenbrent • Comments Off on Speaker: Jodie Miners, Building a Web Presence for your Community Group, for Free

In this day and age, every community group, sporting team or not-for-profit group needs their own web presence. That’s why we’re excited to have Jodie Miners presenting at WordCamp Gold Coast on building a web presence for your community group … Continue reading Speaker: Jodie Miners, Building a Web Presence for your Community Group, for Free →

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