Thanks to the generosity of Brian Gardner and the StudioPress team, I’ll be heading to Boston to attend WordCamp Boston on January 23rd. StudioPress has reimbursed me for half of my plane ticket to Boston. It’s not even Christmas and the event has sold out with an extensive waiting list. There will be four different tracks ongoing during the event which is being held in the Microsoft NERD Center a.k.a. the New England Research and Development Center. There will be a handful of awesome speakers at the event but I have my hand in the cookie jar in trying to be a moderator for the panel featuring Jane Wells of Automattic, Carl Hancock of GravityForms and Joshua Strebel of Page.ly to talk about Monetization In A Free World. At least, I think that is the name of the session but it will be about monetization regardless.
I think I’d make a great moderator for this session because of the discussions I’ve been able to be apart of on both sides of the fence. I think I could ask some very interesting questions for all three members of the panel including the one question that seems to perplex those who want to make money through using WordPress and that is, how do you make money on something that is free. I’m not guaranteed to be the panel moderator but I think I have a good shot. If I don’t make it, I’ll just make my presence known by asking all kinds of questions!
Again, I’d like to thank StudioPress for continuing to support me and the WPTavern community through methods of purchasing advertising and helping me to attend WordCamp Boston.
Will I see you in Boston?
Nice.. Would be cool to have you moderate the panel.
Look forward to meeting you IRL.
It looks like a good time, Ashley and I will be there.
@strebel – Yeah. I’m looking forward to going and am pretty interested in this particular panel session.
@Ryan Imel – Nice. Will be cool to hook up and chat again.
WordCamp BOS 2010 tickets are sold out already… 6 weeks before showtime.
http://wordcampboston.com/2009/12/16/wordcamp-boston-sold-out-additional-tix-release-details/. Glad I did not get a hotel already. According to the last post if you purchase a sponsorship you can still get tickets. Individual Sponsorships are $100.
Looks like it is official.. you are moderating the panel.
http://wordcampboston.com/program/#a1
Now for me to brush up on the topic I suggested :)