As day 1 of WordCamp Dallas 2009 wraps up, I thought I’d put a quick recap of the event.
Speakers: John P., Tony Cecala, Cali Lewis, Liz Straus, Lorelle VanFossen, Matthew McGarity, Mark Hopkins, Jonathan Bailey, Chris Silver Smith, Dave Curlee, Scott Kingsley Clark
Venue: University of Texas at Dallas (UTD)
Summary
The long awaited for WordCamp Dallas 2009 (Day 1) met expectations in terms of the great event that this is supposed to be. One of my favorite presentations was Cali Lewis of GeekBrief.TV . She kept it real by providing tips for building community. Her advise really touched upon some of the key reasons I see bloggers fail. A couple of points that stuck out were “blog for your community and not yourself” and “strive friends/community not fans”. From there the topics covered included readability, multimedia, legal content, monetization, and a variety of technical topics. Speaker accessibility ranging from hallway conversations to ASL Signing of all presenters was great. $30 included a t-shirt and lunch.
Being an active member of both the Dallas SEO/SEM and Social Media marketing communities, one thing I found amazing was the number of new faces I met and the lack of people from my normal circles that I met at the event. This was actually a great thing as I met new people in the industry. Of course, having TweetDeck open during the event was a must! The amount of Twittering was amazing.
My rational for this post was to simply provide additional exposure to the event as WordPress is a crucial platform in the world of blog based social media. If you are interested in the content or the speakers, there was video captured, plenty of tweets (#wcdfw09), and content from the event available.
I’m glad you enjoyed the conference!