Comments on: WordCamp Hong Kong 2009

By: Yann Le Berre

Yann Le Berre — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 09:21:08 +0000

WordPress used to be blocked in China, it’s not any more for some time now.

By: David

David — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 05:44:41 +0000

Thanks Ryanne & Thomas for your comments. As I live over the border in Shenzhen I didn’t mind the location so much but can understand for most Hong Kongers (is that what you’d call yourselves?!) it was a bit of a hike.

I’ll look forward to meeting you hopefully next time!

By: Thomas Crampton

Thomas Crampton — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 03:36:19 +0000

For me, presentations are only a small part of this kind of gathering. The conversations in the corridor and friendships are the real reason to attend. I do hope we have another WordCamp soon.

While I like the venue (AMAZING sphere – and great photo above) it is way too far away for most people. Somewhere more central in Kowloon or Hong Kong would be great next time.

By: ryanne

ryanne — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 20:11:14 +0000

I was there too and I have to agree that the topics were a bit shallow when compared to the wordcamps held in other parts of the world, esp. the States, part of the reason I believe is that the user base of wordpress in Hong Kong is still very small. If only there’s a way to get more people to use wordpress in Hong Kong!

By: David

David — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 02:53:50 +0000

Better communication shouldn’t cost anything in monetary terms. It’s more a change of mindset and behaviour than anything else. This of course takes time and we are beginning to see this in some Chinese companies but it’s a very slow process. I don’t expect this can fully happen until old managers have retired and the education system in China has changed to focus less on memorizing text books and more on collaborative learning.

By: Joy

Joy — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 11:37:29 +0000

Well,I don’t agree with Sabrina.
I think many companies in China are changing now.Esp.big companies either from Taiwan or HK, some mainland companies are trying to bring more these kinda stuff.Maybe are just not mature because it costs energy and money and some of them cant afford for now.

By: sabrina

sabrina — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 19:42:58 +0000

I think in mainland, field communications are quite few…
People are not good at sharing and showing their new concepts or ideas…
So, you can’t find any workshop, speech, or public presentation in companies….Normal employees work in a very closed environment…