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the local communities that produce them, but in general, WordCamps include sessions on how to use WordPress more effectively, beginning聽<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116112346/http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/">plugin</a>聽and聽<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116112346/http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/">theme</a>聽development, advanced techniques, security, etc. To get an idea of the types of sessions typically seen at WordCamps, check out the聽<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116112346/http://wordpress.tv/category/wordcamptv/">WordCamp channel at WordPress.tv</a>.</p> <p><br class="clear"/></p> <div class="about-map"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116112346im_/http://central.wordcamp.org/files/2010/05/wordcamp-map.png" alt="" title="wordcamp-map" width="420" height="219" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2531"/></p> <div class="map-stats"> <p> <strong>207</strong><br/> WordCamps </p> <p> <strong>116</strong><br/> Cities </p> <p> <strong>38</strong><br/> Countries </p> <p> <strong>6</strong><br/> Continents </p> </p></div> </div> <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聽<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116112346/http://central.wordcamp.org/what-to-expect/">what to expect</a>聽at a WordCamp.</p> <p>The聽<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116112346/http://central.wordcamp.org/wordcamps/san-francisco-2006/">first WordCamp</a>聽was organized in San Francisco by Matt Mullenweg in 2006.聽Since then, local communities around the world have organized聽<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116112346/http://central.wordcamp.org/schedule/">over a hundred WordCamps</a>, and we anticipate that number will pass a thousand within the next couple of years.</p> <p><strong>Ready to attend?</strong> <a title="Schedule" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116112346/http://central.wordcamp.org/schedule/" class="wc-primary-button">Find a WordCamp</a></p> <hr class="clear"/> <h3>Logos</h3> <div class="logos"> <ul> <li><a 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