The date for WordCamp Seattle 2014 has been announced! It will be on Saturday, June 28th at the University of Washington, the same venue as last year’s event.

If you’d like to be notified when speakers are announced and tickets go on sale, just visit http://2014.seattle.wordcamp.org and enter your e-mail address in the ‘Subscribe for Updates’ box in the right-hand sidebar.

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One of the best parts of WordCamp is that it brings together people of all backgrounds and skill levels. From someone who’s never used WordPress, to a developer who has written much of the code behind the platform, WordCamp is meant to be accesible to all, no matter your skill level or background.

For those that write code (often coined “developers”), WordCamp often isn’t the best venue for hands on application of the coding concepts discussed. In order to take advantage of having so many great developers in Seattle at the same time, we are hosting an informal “Developer Day” Sunday June 9th, the day after WordCamp.

The developer day will be an open, informal gathering aimed at providing a more “hands on” opportunity to share, learn, and apply concepts talked about at WordCamp. We have a rough outline of the day, however it’s also open to group co-working, unconference sessions, and anything that developers want to bring to the table.

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