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WordCamp Raleigh 2011 dates announced

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Spring is almost here and soon it will be time for WordCamp Raleigh 2011.  Planning has begun in earnest for this year’s event and just like last year we hope you will find this the best forum for learning about WordPress.

I'M ATTENDING WordCamp RaleighWe are pleased to announce that the dates for WordCamp Raleigh have been confirmed as Saturday 21st May and Sunday 22nd May.  This is the same weekend as last year and we’re pleased that the location for the conference is also the same.

Sheraton Raleigh Downtown will again be the location for WordCamp Raleigh.  This exceptional hotel in the heart of downtown Raleigh was the perfect location for last year and will be again this year.

We are excited to be lining up a first class lineup of speakers to present on a wide range of WordPress topics.  Check the Speakers and Schedule pages as we add presenters and build the schedule for the one and a half day conference.

Visit the Registration page to buy your tickets and use the coupon code EARLYBIRD to get a $10 discount (limited number of tickets available).

We do hope you can attend this year and we look forward to welcoming you to WordCamp Raleigh 2011.

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.