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'' : this.value;" onblur="this.value=(this.value=='') ? 'Search' : this.value;"/> <input type="submit" class="button" value="Go"/> </form> </div> <h2>About</h2> <p class="lead">The <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101121030917/http://http//2006.sf.wordcamp.org/">first WordCamp</a> was organized in San Francisco by Matt Mullenweg in 2006.</p> <p>Since then, local communities around the world have organized <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101121030917/http://central.wordcamp.org/schedule/">over a hundred WordCamps</a>, and we anticipate that number will pass a thousand 聽within the next couple of years.</p> <p>So what is a WordCamp? WordCamps are casual, locally-organized conferences covering everything related to聽<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101121030917/http://wordpress.org/">WordPress</a>, the free and open source personal publishing software聽that powers over 25 million sites on the web.聽WordCamps come in all different flavors, based on the local communities that produce them, but in general, WordCamps include sessions on how to use WordPress more effectively, beginning <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101121030917/http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/">plugin</a> and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101121030917/http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/">theme</a> development, advanced techniques, security, etc. To get an idea of the types of sessions typically seen at WordCamps, check out the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101121030917/http://wordpress.tv/category/wordcamptv/">WordCamp channel at WordPress.tv</a>.</p> <p>WordCamps are attended by people ranging from blogging newbies to professional WordPress developers and consultants, and usually combine scheduled programming with unconference sessions and other activities. For more information on common WordCamp elements, read about <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101121030917/http://central.wordcamp.org/what-to-expect/">what to expect</a> at a WordCamp.</p> <h3>Logos</h3> <p>If you’re writing about WordCamp, you can use the following logos:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101121030917/http://central.wordcamp.org/files/2009/04/wplogo-notext-cmyk.pdf">WordPress Logo</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101121030917/http://central.wordcamp.org/files/2009/04/wordcamp-textonly-rgb.pdf">WordCamp Logotype</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101121030917/http://central.wordcamp.org/files/2009/04/wordcamp-rgb.pdf">WordPress Logo with WordCamp Logotype</a></li> </ul> <p>WordPress.org also has a wide variety of regular <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101121030917/http://wordpress.org/about/logos/">WordPress logo graphics</a>.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"> </div> </div> <div id="ft"> <p class="ftnav"></p> <h6 class="codeispoetry">Code is Poetry.</h6> </div> </div> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20101121030917js_/http://central.wordcamp.org/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.form.js?ver=2.02m"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20101121030917js_/http://central.wordcamp.org/wp-content/plugins/contact-form-7/scripts.js?ver=2.3.1"></script> </body> </html>