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WordCamp delivers the goods at a great venue

Centennial Corporate Communications student, Sean Bailey, chats with Ehren Cheung of Toronto's Dundurn Press.

Centennial College was the official Blogging Capital of Canada during the first weekend in October. The Student Centre at Progress Campus hosted WordCamp Toronto, one of the biggest blogging conference tours in the world powered by WordPress, the popular personal publishing platform.

Bloggers from Nevada, Montreal, Niagara Falls and Cambridge came to Centennial in hopes of gaining some new insight into the vast world of blogging and social media. According to Amber Sziklasi, a Centennial Broadcasting and Film student, the conference did not disappoint.

“It’s great because I feel I have a better sense of how the future is going to move. Blogging is amazing because rather than getting our info from the media, we can get it from one another. It’s literally a whole new world.”

The conference had a heavy lineup of notable blog gurus such as Jane Wells, Joseph Thorneley and WordPress creator Matt Mullenweg. The conference touched on podcasting, web galleries and shared tips on blogging like a pro. In addition, WordPress previewed its new 2.7 version.

“We’re dedicated, as always, to keeping WordPress small, simple and light,” says Mullenweg. His speech ended with an uproar of applause. In turn he graciously extended his own kudos to the college for the pristine organization of the conference.

WordCamp Toronto was largely powered by Centennial students, notably the Broadcasting students who taped the entire conference and the Corporate Communications students who volunteered at the various stations.

“We didn’t have to volunteer,” says Sean Bailey, who is in his first semester of Corporate Communications and Public Relations at the Centre for Creative Communications. “I wanted to be a part of this day because I knew I would learn a lot. I’m also very proud that it’s hosted at Centennial. It shows the school is committed to keeping up with the times and embracing new trends.”