Matt Mullenweg: “The idea for an event for WordPress users has been bouncing around in my head for a long time, as there is a really interesting group of people around WP but we don’t do nearly as many face-to-face interactions as some similar projects. A set of circumstances are coming together at the beginning of August, and I think we’re going to give it a go. August 5th, 2006 is the date… The idea is a one day BarCamp-style free conference with a party that night. There will be free BBQ for lunch, WordPress t-shirts, and a full day of both user and developer discussion. (”BarCamp-style” is a code phrase for “last minute.”)”

This sounds like great fun. I won’t get to be there, but I’ll definitely be following this on the web. If there is any potential for web casts or an IRC backchannel I’d love to get tuned in…