IT’S official. WordCamp Philippines is slated for September 6 at the College of St. Benilde, Taft Ave., Manila. The event is being organized by the same team that made the 1st Mindanao Bloggers Summit possible last year.

It’s quite hard to believe how just when I started fiddling with WordPress sometime during the first week of May, news came out a couple of days later as to the possibility of hosting the country’s first WordCamp. I’m giddy to go but perhaps it’s better if I douse my hopes a bit just in case it doesn’t live up to the hype I’m subconsciously building in my mind.

What I had in mind was a bit of greens and outdoors just to make the place conducive enough for learning and writing (Ateneo would have been it *hint*). Then again, internet connection is more a priority than ambiance, of course. With the venue decided, I just hope the event will lean more towards end-users with just enough of a side dish to make your average developer happy.

So if you’re interested at all in coming, gear up your laptops. 9/6 is a date!

IN other news, happy 5th birthday WordPress! Too bad the San Francisco party is on the other side of the world and there’s no way to get this penniless ass over there.

Update: The list of sponsors has been updated and from the looks of it, it’s going to be a big thing.

• i.PH: the Domain for Individuals
• Free Online Flash Games
• Wazzup Manila Philippines
• Real Estate CRM
• Real Estate Website Designers
• Orange County Real Estate
• Auto Insurance Quotes
• Lane Systems Inc.
• RedMedia
• Orange County Business Lawyer
• Cebu Pacific Air
• Buddy Gancenia Reality TV
• SmartBro Wireless Broadband
• SPOT.ph
• Make Money with Performancing Ads