I'm a Senior Analyst at BCIT and would be interested in spearheading something here as well. Perhaps, given Michael's interest, a lower mainland Word-edu-Camp might be doable.<br><br>We haven't gone as far down the Wordpress road as UBC, but do have it in place and are slowly moving forward. I'm trying to push forward with a Wordpress strategy, so a WordCamp would be ideal!<br>
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T: 604.456.1119 | E: <a href="mailto:jwanless@bcit.ca">jwanless@bcit.ca</a> </font><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><br>On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 10:33 AM, Ha, Michael <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:michael.ha@ubc.ca">michael.ha@ubc.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div><a href="http://blogs.ubc.ca" target="_blank">http://blogs.ubc.ca</a> | <a href="http://sites.olt.ubc.ca/" target="_blank">http://sites.olt.ubc.ca/</a></div></font><div><div></div><div class="h5"><br><div><div>On 2010-11-15, at 10:27 AM, Jane Wells wrote:</div>
<br><blockquote type="cite"><div>One of the biggest hurdles for organizing a WordCamp in any city is <br>finding a venue. Ideally, venues are donated, so that the organizers can <br>focus on content rather than raising lots of money for room rentals, and <br>
one of the best sources of venue donation is college and university <br>campuses. They tend to have various room sizes, projectors, etc. and are <br>usually easy to get to. Since academia is a growing area of WordPress <br>
use, it frequently happens that hosting a WordCamp at a college campus <br>is possible because someone at the college wanted to be involved in <br>bringing a WordCamp to their school. A faculty member who wants his/her <br>
department to host/sponsor a WordCamp has built-in access to facilities <br>and services, while an outside organizer would be handed off to <br>conference rentals, when what is usually appealing about campuses is the <br>
classroom format.<br><br>Why am I telling you this? If you are on this list, chances are you're <br>using WordPress in an academic setting. Some WordCamps, like New York <br>City, feature an academic track due to close collaboration with college <br>
personnel, and I'd like to see this trend continue.<br><br>If you work for a college with a campus that would make a good setting <br>for a WordCamp and would be interested in getting involved, let me know. <br>I can try to put you together with local people who are also interested <br>
in organizing a WordCamp. Whether you try to include an academic track <br>or not, bringing WordCamp to your campus has benefits on all sides.<br><br>While I'm at it, is anyone here affiliated with any San Francisco <br>
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