Agreed. A camp would be awesome, but the people who really ought to be there (users and designers/developers alike) could have a difficult time actually getting there.<div><br></div><div>WordPress is becoming more well known in Education, and if we got the word out on a targeted site, it could become all the more popular. Perhaps even popular enough that all of the larger cities or college towns would want an Education track.</div>
<div><br></div><div>- Velda</div><div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 3:15 PM, Helen Hou <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:hhou@esm.rochester.edu">hhou@esm.rochester.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">That's where I'm hung up a little bit as well, actually. I knew that the<br>
idea of a resource beyond conferences would be stepping out of bounds, if<br>
you will, so thank you for calling that out. I still love the idea of a<br>
targeted WordCamp, but I know that for myself (and probably for a lot of us<br>
working for educational institutions), the time/money/ability to travel to a<br>
conference is very limited. Since there seems to be a lot of interest in<br>
sharing information, why not start with a site and keep the goal of a<br>
WordCamp in mind? Should we start a new e-mail thread to clarify?<br>
<div class="im"><br>
--<br>
Helen Hou-Sandi (MMı08)<br>
Web Developer, Eastman School of Music<br>
ESM 35A<br>
<br>
<br>
</div>> From: Jay Collier <<a href="mailto:jay.collier@thecompass.com">jay.collier@thecompass.com</a>><br>
<div class="im">> Reply-To: <<a href="mailto:wp-edu@lists.automattic.com">wp-edu@lists.automattic.com</a>><br>
</div>> Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2010 17:01:47 -0400<br>
> To: <<a href="mailto:wp-edu@lists.automattic.com">wp-edu@lists.automattic.com</a>><br>
<div class="im">> Subject: Re: [wp-edu] Educational Focused WordCamp?<br>
><br>
</div><div><div></div><div class="h5">> Are we envisioning a space that is primarily in support of a WordCamp, or one<br>
> that will support WordPress users in education above and beyond conferences?<br>
> (I'm aware of the desire to make sure the label "WordCamp" is reserved for<br>
> that use.) Being clear up front could avoid issues down the road.<br>
><br>
><br>
> On Sep 9, 2010, at 4:53 PM, Helen Hou wrote:<br>
><br>
>> Iıd be willing to contribute some design/dev time to get a site going. I<br>
>> think a part-discussion part-article WP higher ed/general edu resource would<br>
>> be a great thing! Sort of branching off from the WordCamp idea, but they<br>
>> could go hand-in-hand, especially for those of us who have only ever heard<br>
>> rumors of travel/conference allowances :)<br>
>><br>
>> --<br>
>> Helen Hou-Sandi (MMı08)<br>
>> Web Developer, Eastman School of Music<br>
>> ESM 35A<br>
>><br>
>> On Sep 9, 2010, at 4:49 PM, Jeff VanDrimmelen wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> I think this is all a great idea. Let's start working on something on the<br>
>> <a href="http://wordcamped.org" target="_blank">wordcamped.org</a> site. I can certainly do some development and get up a forum<br>
>> or something where we can discuss topics/dates, etc. I think it would have<br>
>> been tremendously helpful to have something like that when I started out and<br>
>> that seems like a great place for it! Thanks for offering Dave.<br>
>><br>
>> ~Jeff<br>
>><br>
>> From: Dave Lester <<a href="mailto:davelester@gmail.com">davelester@gmail.com</a>><br>
>><br>
>> I'm happy to lend the <a href="http://wordcamped.org" target="_blank">wordcamped.org</a> <<a href="http://wordcamped.org" target="_blank">http://wordcamped.org</a>> domain for such<br>
>> purposes -- I've let it become stale over time.<br>
>><br>
>> Dave<br>
>><br>
>> Sent from my iPhone<br>
>><br>
>> On Sep 9, 2010, at 4:38 PM, Jay Collier <<a href="mailto:jay.collier@thecompass.com">jay.collier@thecompass.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>>> I'd be happy to initiate a simple WP site to continue this discussion and<br>
>>> capture our knowledge in anticipation of a face-to-face confab. The caveat<br>
>>> is that I'm not much of a developer or designer, but it could always evolve<br>
>>> to something more sophisticated in future. Any objections?<br>
>>><br>
>>> -Jay<br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>> On Sep 9, 2010, at 3:57 PM, James Groom wrote:<br>
>>><br>
>>>> I too would be excited by this, and virtual or in-person works well. I<br>
>>>> actually like the idea of a focused space where people write up or present<br>
>>>> what they are doing virtually, and we find a way to focus it as an ongoing,<br>
>>>> updating resource online. Perhaps this will give us the occasion to work<br>
>>>> towards such an event/publication we can all feature and be featured.<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> Jim<br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
><br>
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