Smug declarations aside, I’m pretty happy with today’s programs. Hands down, it was one of the BEST blog events of 2008. WordPress is something all the participants were passionate about, and you can really see how much bloggers are interested in learning more about this powerful blogging platform. There was an eclectic mix of participants – newbies, probloggers, personal bloggers, developers, designers. All the breakaway sessions were well attended (because they’re all interesting), and the afternoon’s plenary session was especially interesting because it was when Matt Mullenweg<\/a> delivered his State of the Word address and had a short Q&A session with the campers. I think Matt was amused at how we love to take photos and took plenty of shots of campers taking a picture of him. <\/p>\n I guess that’s one of the reasons why this was such a fun event: Matt was so easy going and friendly. Despite his popularity and status, he remains down to earth. It really was such an honor to meet a person like Matt Mullenweg.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Of course, a big part of why this event was one of the best ever are the organizers. I have to hand it to the Mindanao Bloggers<\/a>; they really worked hard for Wordcamp Philippines<\/a>, and it paid off. I was watching them work while I was waiting (because I arrived way too early), and I saw every volunteer doing their assigned tasks, and all the leaders working with them, instead of just ordering people around. That, my friends, is the recipe for a great event \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n Looking forward to Wordcamp Philippines 2009! The Old Media Coverage:<\/strong> Some WordCamp Photos from WordCampers:<\/strong> 6. WordCamp Philippines 2008<\/a> by AJ Matela While preparing to go to bed after a long day, I just realized that I’ve attended two Wordcamp firsts: the first Wordcamp in Australia (Wordcamp Melbourne 2007), and the first Wordcamp in Southeast Asia (Wordcamp Philippines 2008. Darn you Beijing for holding one last year; it would’ve been first in Asia!) Smug declarations aside, I’m […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[51,6],"tags":[781,923,1882,924,925,1873,667,74],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/justwandering.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/383"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/justwandering.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/justwandering.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/justwandering.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/justwandering.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=383"}],"version-history":[{"count":29,"href":"https:\/\/justwandering.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/383\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3174,"href":"https:\/\/justwandering.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/383\/revisions\/3174"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/justwandering.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=383"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/justwandering.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=383"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/justwandering.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=383"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Matt](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3211\/2832579193_3daf615fc4.jpg?resize=500%2C375\")
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\nMatt and his fans<\/em><\/div>\n
\nThen there was the serious business of camwhoring after the program XD We all posed for a class picture with Matt, then the Wordcamp organizers and volunteers had their photos taken with the huge backdrop. Then comes the jumpshots. Matt was so amused by all of it, that he had to join the other photographers in taking photos and joining the organizers eventually. Almost everybody wanted a photo with Matt, and he willingly obliged to each request, even chatting up the groups who came up to him for a photo.<\/p>\n![\"Wordcamp](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3176\/2833418222_9a4f2deb73.jpg?resize=500%2C375\")
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\nWordcamp Philippines Organizers and Volunteers<\/em><\/div>\n
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\nList of Wordcamp posts ganked from Jezhlau<\/a>:
\nThe New Media Coverage:<\/strong>
\n0. The Best and Most Memorable Blogger Event in the Phils<\/a> by Jehzeel Laurente
\n1. I Got Wordcamped!<\/a> by Tess Termulo
\n2. The First WordCamp in Southeast Asia<\/a> by Adrian Jeric Pe\u00f1a
\n3. My WordCamp Experience<\/a> by Master Betong
\n4. WordCamp Philippines<\/a> by Hannah Rika Villasis
\n5. WordCamp Philippines 2008<\/a> by Nina Fuentes
\n6. Matt at WordCamp Philippines 2008<\/a> by Binary Silver
\n7. Matt Mullenweg Highlights from WordCamp Phils<\/a> by The Bachelor Girl
\n8. WordCamp Philippines Report by Fear the Spork
\n9. WordCamp Philippines Shirt Please by Evenly Piece
\n10. WordCamp Philippines 2008 by Alrenz Cabasa
\n11. WordCamp Philippines 2008: A Success!<\/a>WordCamp Phils, 1st Southeast Asia WordCamp by Ana Katharina Pena
\n13. WordCamp Philippines 2008 Aftermath<\/a> by Zero Blade
\n14. WordCamp Philippines 2008 by Mae Paulino
\n15. WordCamp Philippines 2008<\/a> by Green Bucks
\n16. Matt Mullenweg<\/a> by Charmed Mom
\n17. WordCamp PH 2008 and Afterparty by Carlo Reid
\n18. WordCamp Philippines After-Party by The WordCamp Philippines Blog
\n19. WordCamp Philippines 08 by Project 365 Days
\n20. WordCamp 2008 Philippines<\/a> by Karla Redor
\n21. Live Blogging from WordCamp Philippines 2008 by Spilled Lustre
\n22. WordCamp Philippines 2008<\/a> by Aja Lapus
\n23. Experiencing WordCamp Philippines 2008 by Here’s to Life!
\n24. WordCamp Manila Blow-by-blow<\/a> by Jonel Uy
\n25. Just got home from WordCamp Philippines 2008<\/a> by Jayvee Fernandez
\n26. Bloggers’ Event: WordCamp Philippines<\/a> 2008 by Ada Lajara
\n27. WordCamp Philippines 2008 Winners and Bloopers<\/a> by Funny Sexy
\n28. WordCamping 2008<\/a> by Billycoy
\n29. Ernie Meets Matt Mullenweg<\/a> by AJ Matela
\n30. Matt Mullenweg, Volunteers, and WordCamp Phils by Misteryosa
\n31. The WordCamp in Philippines by Mark Aethen Agana
\n32. Matt Mullenweg<\/a> by Animo Hosting
\n33. WordCamp Manila 2008, I was there! by Sha Ang
\n34. On WordCamp 2008 and Meeting Mr. WordPress<\/a> by Diventare.org
\n35. My WordCamp Philippines 2008 Experience<\/a> by Regnard Raquedan
\n36. WordCamp Philippines Status Report by AWB Holdings
\n37. Live from De La Salle CSB, Marocharim is at WordCamp!<\/a> by Marocharim
\n38. For the Love of WordPress by Kristina Ana Matanguihan
\n39. WordCamp Pilipinas Success by Ikabon
\n40. WordCamp 2008: For Healthy and Wealthy Blogging<\/a> by Hitokiri Hoshi
\n41. WordCamp 2008 Philippines Success by Arvin’s Thoughts
\n42. WordCamp, Meeting Matt Mullenweg<\/a> by Miss Wicked
\n43. Meeting Matt at WordCamp 2008<\/a> by Urriza.net
\n44. Finally, WordCamp Philippines 2008<\/a> by Estan
\n45. Toothache Vs. WordCamp Philippines<\/a> by George Putong
\n46. Notes and Photos, WordCamp Philippines a Success<\/a> by Tonyo Cruz
\n47. Some WordCamp Philippines Afterthoughts<\/a> by Undercover
\n48. Live Blogging in WordCamp<\/a> by Pageman
\n49. My WordCamp Experience<\/a> by Junele Malaga Caravana
\n50. WordCamp Philippines A Success!<\/a> by WordPress Philippines
\n51. Bakla Goes to WordCamp Philippines<\/a> by Bakla Ako
\n52. My WordCamp 2008 Experience<\/a> by Micaela Rodriiguez
\n53. WordCamp 2008 Philippines: It’s a success!<\/a> by Joyceish
\n54. My WordCamp 2008 Experience<\/a> by Fitz Villafuerte
\n55. A Personal Evaluation of WordCamp Philippines 2008<\/a> by Danny Arao
\n56. An Event Which I Failed To Attend<\/a> by Dexter Panganiban
\n57. The WordPress WordCamp Fever by Pinoy Web Listing
\n58. WordCamp Philippines by Batang Yagit
\n59. Philippine WordCampers 2008 by Sabrina Lajara
\n60. WordCamp Philippines 2008 by Roanna Roro
\n61. On Meeting with Mr. WordPress, Web Standards and Other Stuff by Shari
\n62. WordCamp Philippines 2008 Highlights<\/a> by Sophia Lucero
\n63. WordCamp Philippines 2008<\/a> by Mong Palatino
\n64. WordCamp Philippines 2008 by Rowjielogy
\n65. I was WordCamped by The Industrious Time-Waster
\n66. HURAH! for WordCamp Philippines<\/a> by Migs Hipolito
\n67. WordCamp is on today at De La Salle – CSB<\/a> by AIM CSB
\n68. WordCamp Philippines 2008 Updates<\/a> by Teacher Julie
\n69. My WordCamp Philippines 2008 Experience<\/a> by Icezorg
\n70. I was at WordCamp Philippines 2008<\/a> by Gail Villanueva
\n71. WordCamp Philippines 2008 Ramblings<\/a> by Sarah Cada
\n72. Weekend Snapshots #6 WordCamp Philippines by Joni Ang<\/p>\n
\n1. WordPress developer previews new version in RP<\/a> by Inquirer.net
\n2. WordPress enthusiasts meet for WordCamp<\/a> by GMANews.tv
\n3. WordPress Developer lauds RP blogging community<\/a> by Alexander Villafania<\/p>\n
\n0. WordCamp Philippines 2008<\/a> by Jehzeel Laurente
\n1. WordCamp 2008 Photos<\/a> by Jayvee Fernandez
\n2. First WordCamp in Southeast Asia<\/a> by Hannah Rika Villasis
\n3. WordCamp Philippines 2008<\/a> by Tess Termulo
\n4. WordCamp Philippines<\/a> by Ada Lajara
\n5. WordCamp 2008<\/a> by Regnard Raquedan<\/p>\n
\n7. WordCamp at Benilde<\/a> by Normz
\n8. WordCamp Philippines 2008<\/a> by Micaela Rodriguez
\n9. WordPress Philippines 2008<\/a> by Shari
\n10. WordCamp Philippines<\/a> by Sofimi
\n11. WordCamp Philippines 2008<\/a> by Andrew Dela Serna<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"