I feel like that guy on the Memorex commercial.
You know, this guy:
I suspect that a lot of you might be feeling a bit like that too, with all the WordCamp Portland 2010 info flying at you in the past week. Speakers, schedules, tickets, times, dates, whaaa? I thought I’d just break it [...]
Archive for June, 2009
Two More Great Additions to our Speaker Lineup
Posted By Aaron on June 29th, 2009
I’m excited to announce a couple more speakers for WordCamp Portland.
John Hawkins: Building a Plugin – It’s Easier Than You Think
John Hawkins has worked in every aspect of the internet marketing field for over 15 years and is the Director of Online Marketing for Las Vegas-based PartnerWeekly.com. A WordPress evangelist, plugin hacker and self-proclaimed geek, John is the organizer of WordCamp:Las Vegas 2009. In his spare, time he blogs at JohnHawkinsUnrated.com, is an avid Twitterer, talks WordPress at a weekly Beer and Blog meetup, enjoys photography and spending time with his wife and two teenagers. John’s website, Twitter.
Garron Selliken: Geotagging and Mapping WordPress Content
Garron is a real estate agent turned web developer that became obsessed with interactive maps and now WordPress. His projects include complex and informative geotagging projects that use WordPress and BuddyPress as the infrastructure. To find out more, follow him on Twitter. Garron’s website, Twitter.
Calling All Sponsors For WordCamPDX
Posted By dalechumbley on June 23rd, 2009
It’s getting about that time. Time to ramp up our efforts to secure sponsors for this years 2 day WordCamp Portland event! That’s right, not just one day but TWO days of pure WordPress magic. That means as a sponsor you actually get two days of love, thanks and appreciation from the 200-250+ attendees. In addition to the love and thanks we’ll properly link/logo you up on our site. We’ll also sing your praises on Twitter, Facebook and you may also swag us up during the event. After all, we do love swag.
What does it take to be a sponsor?
I’m glad you asked. Sponsorship can happen a number of ways. Of course, we’re most happy with plain old $$$ sponsors. After all, events like this don’t come together on their own. Sponsorship of the cash variety starts at $250. Then it steps up to $500 and $1,000. (Please contact us for what each level includes) Maybe you’d like to sponsor a specific item? Want to cover the tab for the morning coffee? Perhaps the t-shirts are more your style? Maybe you’d like to host lunch one of the days? We would be happy to work this out with you. Perhaps you have a service that makes sense for this type of event and you’d like to do an in-kind sponsorship. Shoot me a call at 360.260.3253 or email me.
When is WordCamp Portland?
WordCamp Portland is happening on September 19th & 20th, 2009 at WebTrends and will be attended by a wide variety of WordPress users and the tech community in and around the Portland area. I’d imagine we’ll also draw in travelers from outside the area as well. Being a sponsor is a great way to get your name and brand in front of all these people. Don’t delay on becoming a sponsor. The earlier you make it happen the earlier we can begin to sing your praise! Please get in touch with me with any questions or to sign up to be a sponsor!
Posted in Announcements
Announcing the first WordCamp 2009 Speakers
Posted By Aaron on June 15th, 2009
I’m excited to announce the first group of speakers for WordCamp Portland 2009. We’ve got a great lineup of folks with expertise in a variety of areas. There will be other speakers announced prior to the event, along with all sorts of unconference sessions throughout the weekend. Stay tuned!
Micah Baldwin: Do Your Readers Trust You? Building Influence The Right Way
Micah is VP and Chief Evangelist for Lijit Networks, a Boulder, CO startup which provides publishers a robust search and stats tool. Lijit is Micah’s sixth startup, (having sold his last startup, Current Wisdom, in the beginning of 2007). A frequent speaker, you can read more about Micah’s philosophy of success through failure at his blog, Learn To Duck. Micah’s website, Twitter.
Jason Grigsby: Speed Up Wordpress. Make Readers Happy and Your Site Green
Jason was one of the project leads on the Obama iPhone Application and helped design the user inferface for the Wall Street Journal’s Blackberry application. He founded and organizes Mobile Portland, a local mobile development user group. He has spent the last 11 years building web sites professionally before being bitten by the mobile bug prompting him to throw caution to the wind and start a new company (Cloud Four) focused on mobile and web development. Jason’s website, Twitter.
Scott Porad: LOLs, FAILs and Life at the Cheezburger Factory
Scott Porad is the Cheezburger Technology Officer of Pet Holdings, Inc., the company behind I Can Has Cheezburger? and Failblog.org. The Cheezburger Network is a collection of web sites where everyday millions of people share moments of joy through the humor and wonder of LOL. Previously, Scott focused on online retailing at drugstore.com, and online media and content management systems for ESPN.com at Paul Allen’s Starwave. Scott’s website, Twitter.
Tyler Sticka: WordPress-Powered Portfolios
Tyler Sticka is a designer, artist, speaker and educator specializing in identity-driven new media. He has created web sites, branding, iconography and illustration for clients large and small since 2002. In addition to speaking at events like WebVisions and Refresh Portland, Tyler crafts experiences at McAfee Design Studio and teaches a web standards course at the Art Institute of Portland. His love for WordPress is only exceeded by his love for comic books and rock n’ roll. Tyler’s website, Twitter
Duane Storey: BraveNewBlog – Embracing the mobile frontier
Duane Storey is a Vancouver (BC) based blogger and the co-founder of BraveNewCode, a WordPress design and development company based in Canada. He has co-developed and open-sourced approximately ten WordPress plugins, including the WordTwit twitter plugin and the WPtouch iPhone theme for WordPress — both of which were recently announced as two of the top three WordPress plugins during WordCamp San Francisco. Duane’s website, Twitter
Additional speakers will be announced in the coming weeks; registration is expected to open in mid-July.
