During this year’s BarCampVancouver on Granville Island we had a sidetrack that featured WordCamp as well as PhotoCamp in the afternoon. In case you missed it, I have a small recap up on my site and here are some of the featured talks:

Andy Peatling – BuddyPress
Keith Murray – WordPress for Newbies
Brad – WordPress as a CMS
Tris – SEO tips
Lloyd Budd from Automattic – The Business of WordPress
Greg from Donat – sni.ps
John Biehler – FAlbum plugin

John also shared his top 3 most-recommended WordPress plugins, which include FeedEntryHeader, WordTwit, and Quicktag Manager.

So far I’ve had a great time at all of Vancouver’s WordCamps and we’re looking forward to the next.

There have been a few WordCamps in Vancouver and the Fraser Valley over the last year but none have compared to the scale and grandeur of San Francisco’s master gathering of WordPress enthusiasts. Duane from Brave New Code attended this year and is bringing back all sorts of ideas for the city’s next WordCamp, which sixty4media will be co-organizing with him at BarCamp Vancouver.

BarCamp is an ad-hoc un-conference born from the desire for people to share and learn in an open environment. It is an intense event with discussions, demos and interaction from attendees.

All attendees are encouraged to give a demo, a session, a presentation, or help with one. All attendees are expected to be participants. All presentations are scheduled the day they happen. Prepare in advance, but come early to get a slot on the wall.

Presenters are responsible for making sure that notes/slides/audio/video of their presentations are published on the web for the benefit of all and those who can’t be present.

Anyone with something to contribute or with the desire to learn is welcome and invited to join.

If you have any suggestions about what you would like to see at WordCamp during BarCamp feel free to drop us a comment. We’re hoping to incorporate some elements from San Francisco as well as bringing in experts to share their thoughts and knowledge on all fronts. This will be a learning session for rookies and veterans, all celebrating our favourite blogging platform.