Posted in June 2007

WordCamp & WordPress Japan Meetup in Okayama

WordCamp 2007

I am excited to say that I am going to WordCamp this year!

The schedule was put up sometime today. I like that the topics are well rounded – no particular weight on one topic such as blogging itself or WordPress’ technical aspect. Being 2 full-day conference on one software, variety is a good thing. Plus, they have something for everyone – freelance web designer, online marketer, hard-core programmer, sysadmin, and of course bloggers.

I’m particularly interested to hear Barry Abrahamson & Matt’s presentation on WordPress performance. “Iterative Design in Agile Environments” by Rashmi Sinha looks good too… Good thing they don’t have multiple presentations at the same time – it was so hard to choose between so many interesting topics & presenters at SxSW. I hate making decisions. I am so bad at it when it comes to multiple things that all look so good.

WordPress Meetup in Okayama

Date:
Sunday, July 1
Location:
Kurashiki, Okayama (Details TBA)
Organizer
Masayan
Signup:
Please show your interest by posting your comment & name @ WordPress Users Meeting 07 Registration.

I’m also going to another WordPress event in Japan on July 1st. It’s the 3rd Annual WordPress Japan meetup! Last year it took place in Tokyo and we had a pretty good turnout. This year, it’s going to be in beautiful Kurashiki City in Okayama prefecture.

Everyone I met at the past WordPress Japan meetups has been so nice (I’m not just saying that… I really mean it). They are all very enthusiastic about using WordPress to do whatever they are doing… personal blog is probably the most popular reason for using WordPress; there were also a bunch of people using WordPress as a business platform, fully customized CMS, muti-user blog service, etc.

So I hope this year’s meetup will be as much fun as the past 2 years! I just can’t wait for both of these events :)

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Featured by Michigan in Pictures

One of my favorite photo blog, Michigan in Pictures picked my Flickr photo “Shiawassee River” on their June 9th post!
I took the picture in October 2005 short after we started kayaking. It was a really nice fall day and the trip on the river was beautiful.

Shiawassee River

I like Michigan in Pictures because it features photos from all around Michigan, taken by many different people – you get to take a peak at their lives and feel like traveling to places through their eyes. You also learn something new about Michigan on each post. It’s not just a photo blog, but they tell you the state’s history, culture, people, etc. that’s related to the picture.

Plus, the site is a good example of making a great use of wordpress.com blog too. :D

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