Comments on: WordCamp Ireland: The Aftermath

By: Melissa

Melissa — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:03:38 +0000

I am not sure what others expected from this, but I learned a lot and enjoyed the talks.

The only complaint I could make was that the lack of signage in the first hour of the camp made finding the right room confusing – but they were up after the first talk and everything else was great. The amount of info I got on WP was fantastic and it was obvious that the organisers and speakers really cared about their subject.

Any lack of socialising on my part was not a rejection of Wordcamp or snobbery – I’m just a shy retiring person. I’d definitely go again.

By: Jennie Molphy

Jennie Molphy — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:15:33 +0000

Hats off to you for putting it all together!
I drove down from Dun Laoghaire on the Sat and Sun and, as a WP newbie, found it all really stimulating.
One of the nicest aspects was the mix of people there. I knew no-one and didn’t know what to expect, the fear being that it would be populated by either geeks with heads stuck in laptops, or cliques who all seemed to know one another. And it wasn’t like that at all.
The only unfortunate thing was that there were a few sessions that clashed and I couldn’t get to everything!

By: Notes from Day Two of WordCamp Ireland | Steve Flinter

Notes from Day Two of WordCamp Ireland | Steve Flinter — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:04:03 +0000

[...] again, huge congratulations are due to Sabrina, Katherine and their team of volunteers. I see that they have just signed up to run WordCamp in 2011. I’m already looking forward to [...]

By: Leslie

Leslie — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:41:13 +0000

Thanks once again for all your effort over the weekend and leading up to it. I had a great time and would not miss the next.

Good to hear about 2011.

By: Eddie

Eddie — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:33:46 +0000

“Edit: Fuck it, we’re up for 2011. It’s on!” <== This is great to hear :-)

I was only disappointed at one thing and that was Garrett not delivering his presentation through the medium of modern dance like he said he would the night before ;-)

By: Garrett Coakley

Garrett Coakley — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:11:30 +0000

I finally made it back home. But before I flake out and sleep for 24 hours straight I just wanted to say thanks to everyone for making me feel so welcome. It was one of the best conferences I’ve been to for a long while. And I’ve definitely never spoken anywhere as beautiful as the Set Theatre. What a venue.

By: Sabrina Dent

Sabrina Dent — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:49:30 +0000

All of the kids were great fun; thank you so much for bringing them and we’re looking forward to seeing them next year! It was great to meet/see you, and thanks for all the help :)

By: Sabrina Dent

Sabrina Dent — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:45:17 +0000

Thanks for all the nice comments! I’m really, really glad you guys had such a great time and it was *wonderful* to meet so many ace people in Kilkenny.

To be perfectly frank, though, the people who were not so happy had legitimate issues. The tech track was twice as crowded as we thought it would be, and lacked seats. The conservatory will need custom blackout drapes next year. And the huge number of walk-in registrations put us way over estimates for lunch on the first day .

But 97.5% of the people attending took these setbacks in stride and got on with having a fantastic weekend. I mean, how great that the speakers are so wonderful, people were hanging onto the door frames just to get an ear in the room! How exciting that there was so much interest in WordPress in Ireland that we ended up with 20% more people than we estimated as our maximum (and 20% less lunch…) And God knows, nobody in Ireland is ever going to complain about a clear and sunny day :)

By: Anna Browne

Anna Browne — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:28:47 +0000

My kids cried at having to leave, in fact they made me stay for the last two talks (and I’m really glad that they did) – they were excellent. (The talks. My kids were kind of annoying at that stage.)

They will be begging to be allowed back to the next one – whenever it is – what leverage! Please let me know will in advance as it will ensure best behaviour…

By: Evert Bopp

Evert Bopp — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:27:56 +0000

“The tiny percentage of people who came from the Vegas – Le Web – NextGen circuit were less happy”

Are you shitting me?! Are these people for real?
What a bunch of muppets.

Sounds like WCIRL was fantastic and I for one am kicking myself for missing it.