Since we announced #wcmtl a few months ago tons of people have asked how they can help or lend a hand. To all those people here’s your chance! There’s just under a week until WordCamp. We’ve got almost everything worked out to make sure its a smooth ride, but me (Jeremy) and Sylvain are only two people, and we’ll need a lot of help on … Continue reading Volunteers Wanted: Sign up to help make WordCamp Awesome

Details still to be confirmed, but there will be a WordCamp alcohol-drinking evening after the first day of the conference. Our intended venue is St-Sulpice, a huge bar within easy walking distance of the SAT with an even huger outdoor patio that should be able to fit as many of us as we can wrangle. They also have adequate bar food so people can eat … Continue reading Afterparty on Saturday Night (11th) at St-Sulpice

We’ve updated our schedule page with presention and bio details for all the speakers we’ve confirmed so far. We need more! Help us fill the schedule with useful talks! Read full article for info about speakers and a list of great talk ideas for pros who can’t think of what to present. Continue reading Speakers list updated – More Speakers Needed! HALP!

We are thrilled to announce that we will be opening WordCamp Montréal with a special Question and Answers session with Matt Mullenweg, the founder/evil genius behind WordPress, and we want to know what questions you want to hear answered. Please post your WordPress question (about the past, present or future of WordPress) in the comments on this post. We will put together a list of … Continue reading Matt Mullenweg Special Q&A session (and Jane Wells!)

Timed perfectly (i.e. accidentally) with today’s release of WordPress 2.8 tickets for WordCamp Montreal are now available. Register now!   Inscrivez-vous! To keep things simple we are using EventBrite, a site that organizes the process of registering people for your event. Just head over there and the sign up process should be simple. If you have any problems please contact us, we want to see … Continue reading Registration is open, get your tickets today!

Amazing news. The SAT (google maps) is the coolest, most high-tech venue in Montréal and we’ve confirmed that WordCamp Montréal will be taking place there. When we started planning #wcmtl the SAT had construction slotted during the weekend of July 11-12, but it turns out they are available after all, which is a huge stroke of luck for us! From their site: Founded in 1996, … Continue reading Venue Confirmed: SAT – Society for Arts and Technology!

I was asked via email: Hi Sylvain. I was checking to see if you know about the final date for Montreal WordCamp. We’re all trying to book our summer travel plans, some of which overlap with the Jazzfest dates, so it would be very helpful to know the actual date you’re planning the event to be. Could you let me know? Thanks so much! I … Continue reading Biting the bullet for the official date: July 11-12th 2009

Things are shaping up, we have a date and will announce location soon… looking for volunteers to help with the event, leave a comment here if you want to give us a hand. This will be held during Montreal Jazz Festival in July. Continue reading WordCamp Montreal 2009