<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Glad to see there is plenty of interest in Edu focused WordCamps. In person or virtual is all good. It really doesn't matter if you remember to video / stream / archive presentations to <a href="http://wordcamp.tv">http://wordcamp.tv</a> or similar. Definitely does a great favor to those of us in education who have only faint memories of those things once called "travel and conference budgets"<div><br></div><div>Jess</div><div>(aka <a href="mailto:james.planck@nicholls.edu">james.planck@nicholls.edu</a>)</div><div> <br><div><div>On Sep 9, 2010, at 12:55 PM, Helen Hou wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div>Definitely interested in a focused WordCamp. In-person would be nice, but<br>virtual works, too.<br><br>-- <br>Helen Hou-Sandi (MM’08)<br>Web Developer, Eastman School of Music<br>ESM 35A<br><br><br><blockquote type="cite">From: "Whisler, Dave" <<a href="mailto:dkwhisle@uncc.edu">dkwhisle@uncc.edu</a>><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Reply-To: <<a href="mailto:wp-edu@lists.automattic.com">wp-edu@lists.automattic.com</a>><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2010 15:04:09 -0400<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">To: <<a href="mailto:wp-edu@lists.automattic.com">wp-edu@lists.automattic.com</a>><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Subject: Re: [wp-edu] Educational Focused WordCamp?<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Count me in as well.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">David K. Whisler | Oracle & MySQL DBA/Developer & Joomla Administrator<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">UNC Charlotte | The William States Lee College of Engineering<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">9201 University City Blvd. | Charlotte, NC 28223<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Phone: 704-687-3964 | Fax: 704-687-2352<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><a href="mailto:dkwhisle@uncc.edu">dkwhisle@uncc.edu</a> | <a href="http://www.uncc.edu">http://www.uncc.edu</a><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">------------------------------------------------------------------------<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">---<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">-----Original Message-----<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">From: <a href="mailto:wp-edu-bounces@lists.automattic.com">wp-edu-bounces@lists.automattic.com</a><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">[mailto:wp-edu-bounces@lists.automattic.com] On Behalf Of Joseph Ugoretz<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 2:59 PM<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">To: <a href="mailto:wp-edu@lists.automattic.com">wp-edu@lists.automattic.com</a><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Subject: Re: [wp-edu] Educational Focused WordCamp?<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Count me in, too!<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">-- <br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Joseph Ugoretz, PhD<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Director of Technology and Learning<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">William E. Macaulay Honors College - CUNY<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">35 West 67th St.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">New York, NY 10023<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">212.729.2920<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><a href="http://macaulay.cuny.edu">http://macaulay.cuny.edu</a><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">On Sep 8, 2010, at 2:55 PM, Jane Wells wrote:<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"> Hi Jeff. There have been several in the last two years, with the<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">first <br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">one being at George Mason (<a href="http://wordcamped.com">wordcamped.com</a>). There have also been<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">academic tracks at larger WordCamps (New York City), and SIGs put on<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">through traditional academic conferences. WordCamps are meant to be in<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">person face-to-face conferences, for building local communtiy, and we<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">have not approved any virtual events using the WordCamp name before<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">for <br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">this reason. That said, it's been awhile since there was an<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">academic-only WC, and there are enough colleges and universities using<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">WordPress that there would be more than enough interest for another<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">one.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">Jane<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">On 9/8/10 2:48 PM, Jeff VanDrimmelen wrote:<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">Hey All,<br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">I am new to the game, so perhaps this is already out there somewhere,<br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">but have we ever done an Educational Focused Wordcamp? If not, I<br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">propose we do one. We could learn so much from each other about our<br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">special needs.<br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">I am thinking that with budgets and distances between Wordpress users<br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">a virtual Wordcamp would be the best option. We have Elluminate<br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">rooms <br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">we can donate to the cause. Maybe meet for a day and have a couple<br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">of different tracks.<br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">What do y'all think?<br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">~Jeff<br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">------------------------------------------------------------------------<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">----------------------------<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">Jeff VanDrimmelen MA, CMBA<br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">Instructional Technologist, Educational Technology<br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">Office of Arts & Sciences Information Services<br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">University Of North Carolina at Chapel Hill<br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">CB 3056, 07 Howell Hall<br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3056<br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">919.530-0698 (Direct Line)<br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">Check my calendar and chat with me - <a href="http://oasis.unc.edu/people/jeff">http://oasis.unc.edu/people/jeff</a><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">Create your own free webspace here at UNC at <a href="http://web.unc.edu">http://web.unc.edu</a>.<br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">EMAIL POLICY: I try to only check email twice daily at 12:00PM ET and<br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">4:00 PM ET.If you require urgent assistance, please contact me via<br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">the <br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">phone number listed above.<br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#144FAE"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#540000"><br></font></font></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></div></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>