As for the WordCamp, I am less of a WordPress users and am less likely to travel to it, but if it was convenient to get to (ie, North East, Leeds, Sheffield, London) then I would probably come. With all the other controversy I would steer away from it being branded a “WordCamp” mind. I would have thought something like WordPressCamp was more descriptive anyway, but that is another discussion.

The cost is an issue, but I would personally try and make it free if it is a true unconference. As for mixing a traditional conference and unconference I have never seen this work, yet. Perhaps keeping the BarCamp grid, but allowing some slots to be pre-populated is the solution to making a mixed conference work. The oly other way I see of making it work is to make the pre-arranged track the secondary track, but that may well upset some speakers.

I really think Wordcamps can easily be done on BarCamp Budgets and as a true unconference with sponsorship, I’m sure its actually a great way to tap into sponsorship that normally Barcamps can’t access or don’t think to ask so its not like going to step on peoples toes.