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The SitePoint Podcast is coming to WordCamp Raleigh!

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We are pleased to announce that the SitePoint Podcast is coming to WordCamp Raleigh. This will be the first ever live, in person broadcast of this hugely popular podcast that discusses the latest news and happenings in the world of web development and design, offering opinion and fresh thinking for web developers and designers.

SitePoint PodCast

The show will be hosted live and attendees at WordCamp Raleigh are invited to participate as part of a live audience where you will have the opportunity to ask questions and take part in quizzes and other contests. Those that attend will have a good chance of walking away with a prize as the SitePoint hosts and their guests will be giving away over $1,000 worth of books and premium plugin and theme licenses, courtesy of SitePoint, Wiley, AMACOM, iThemes, Headway Themes, StudioPress, Semper Fi Web Design and others.

The SitePoint Podcast is hosted by Brad Williams, CEO of WebDevStudios.com and co-author of “Professional WordPress”, Kevin Yank, Technical Director of sitepoint.com and author of “Build Your Own Database Driven Web Site Using PHP & MySQL, 4th Edition”, among other books, Patrick O’Keefe, owner of the iFroggy Network and author of “Managing Online Forums”, and Stephan Segraves, an educational researcher.  Brad and Patrick are both speaking at WordCamp Raleigh and Stephan is attending, so this will mark the first time that three of the four podcast hosts have been in the same place at the same time.

Confirmed guests for the show include Cory Miller, CEO of iThemes, Brian Gardner, CEO of StudioPress, Grant Griffiths, co-founder of Headway Themes, Jeff Chandler, host of WordPress Weekly and owner of WordPress Tavern, Gregory Ng, VP, Creative Director at Brooks Bell Interactive and The Frozen Food Master at Freezer Burns, Lisa Sabin-Wilson, author of “WordPress for Dummies” and “BuddyPress for Dummies”, Aaron Brazell, author of “WordPress Bible”, Steve Mortiboy, co-organizer of WordCamp Raleigh and Project Manager at Semper Fi Web Design and Michael Torbert, co-organizer of WordCamp Raleigh and Senior WordPress Developer at Semper Fi Web Design.

The SitePoint Podcast is the official podcast of SitePoint, one of the largest web development communities online, offering articles, tutorials, discussions, books and more focused on design, development, programming, online marketing and monetization, among other subjects.  So come join Brad, Patrick, Stephan and their guests for this very special event.

Sponsor Spotlight: Margaret Roach

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WordCamp Raleigh is pleased to announce the addition of Margaret Roach as a Silver Sponsor. Margaret Roach is a blogger and author whose career has included positions at The New York Times, Newsday, and Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, where for many years she was Executive Vice President/Editorial Director. Her anticipated memoir about walking away from the fast lane for a dirt-road rural life is due in February 2011 from Grand Central Publishing. Margaret is a big supporter of the WordPress community and of WordCamps. Her current projects include A Way to Garden and The Sister Project. Find her also at MargaretRoach.com.

I would like to thank Margaret for her continued support and generosity to the WordPress community. Please visit Margaret’s various sites to learn more about the projects she is involved in.

Sponsor Spotlight: Margaret Roach

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WordCamp Raleigh is pleased to announce the addition of Margaret Roach as a Silver Sponsor. Margaret Roach is a blogger and author whose career has included positions at The New York Times, Newsday, and Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, where for many years she was Executive Vice President/Editorial Director. Her anticipated memoir about walking away from the fast lane for a dirt-road rural life is due in February 2011 from Grand Central Publishing. Margaret is a big supporter of the WordPress community and of WordCamps. Her current projects include A Way to Garden and The Sister Project. Find her also at MargaretRoach.com.

I would like to thank Margaret for her continued support and generosity to the WordPress community. Please visit Margaret’s various sites to learn more about the projects she is involved in.