FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sept. 10, 2009
WORDCAMP BIRMINGHAM KEYNOTE SPEAKERS INCLUDE
WORDPRESS FOUNDER AND HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The keynote speakers at WORDCAMP BIRMINGHAM will be Matt Mullenweg, creator of WordPress, and Esra’a Al Shafei, one of its most important proponents. The two join a roster of presenters from the region and across the nation.
“We’re thrilled that Matt could attend despite his extremely busy schedule,” says André Natta, WordCamp organizer. “And having seen Esra’a speak at Social South [in August], I know her presentation will touch hearts and minds.”
Mullenweg developed WordPress, a popular software package used for blogging, Web sites and content management. In 2007, PC World named him one of the “50 Most Important People on the Web” (he was reportedly the youngest on the list at age 23).
Al Shafei is the director of Mideast Youth, a human rights organization. The 22-year-old student campaigns for freedom of speech and religion from her home in Bahrain, organizing protests, social media campaigns and more using the group’s Web site, Mideastyouth.com.
WordCamp Birmingham is a two-day homegrown conference with seminars on WordPress and blogging. The event takes place Sept. 26 at Innovation Depot and Sept. 27 at Shift Workspace, both in downtown Birmingham. Tickets are $40 for the weekend.
Event sponsors include AL.com, Birmingham Ad Network, Bright House Networks, Campaign Monitor, Innovation Depot, Microsoft, Shift Workspace, Skribit, The Terminal, UAB School of Engineering and Woo Themes.
For more information and to register, visit http://wordcampbirmingham.org .
André Natta is available for interviews to discuss first steps to blogging and WordPress. Contact him at acnatta@gmail.com or 205-276-6585.
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Thanks for the mention. Hope to see you and other SPJers there!
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