Greetings WordCamp Portland attendees!

In about two weeks, we’ll have over 200 bloggers, technologists, and other WordPress enthusiasts gathered for Portland’s largest blogging conference.  Here are a few pieces of information about the sessions and schedule.  We’ll be sending out an another update later this week with logistical information including parking, transportation, and other last-minute things to know.

SCHEDULE:

We’ve published the tentative schedule.  Note that all times and sessions are subject to change, but this is the plan as it currently stands:

Saturday, September 19

• 8:15 – Doors open / Registration
• 9:00 – Welcome/opening/intro to unconference
• 9:30 – Micah Baldwin – Do Your Readers Trust You? Building Influence The Right Way
• 10:30 – Cami Kaos / Dr. Normal – Bondage: How to be your podcast’s Dom, not its Sub
• 11:30 – Lunch
• 13:00 – Matt Mullenweg – WordPress Q&A
• 14:00 – Jason Grigsby – Speed Up Wordpress. Make Readers Happy and Your Site Green
• 15:00 – Duane Storey – BraveNewBlog – Embracing the mobile frontier
• 16:00 – Tyler Sticka – WordPress-Powered Portfolios
• 16:45 – Closing Comments

Sunday, September 20

• 9:00 – Welcome/networking
• 9:30 – Lorelle VanFossen – Tags and Categories: Are You Uncategorized?
• 10:30 – John Hawkins – Building a Plugin – It’s Easier Than You Think
• 11:30 – Lunch
• 13:00 – Scott Porad – LOLs, FAILs and Life at the Cheezburger Factory
• 14:00 – Will Norris – How NOT to build a WordPress Plugin
• 15:00 – Garron Selliken – Geotagging and Mapping WordPress Content
• 16:00 – Scott Hendison, Amber Case, Dawn Foster, Rick Turoczy, and Nate DiNiro – SEO Smackdown Panel
• 16:45 – Closing Comments

SUGGEST TOPICS FOR THE SEO SMACKDOWN:

Sunday afternoon we’ll have a SEO Smackdown Panel, discussing the merits of SEO tactics vs. focusing purely on writing content.  Have a question about search engine optimization?  Suggest a question for the panel by leaving a comment on this blog post.

ASK WORDPRESS QUESTIONS TO MATT MULLENWEG:

We’re excited to have Matt Mullenweg (founding developer of WordPress) in attendance; he’ll be fielding questions in a “Town Hall” style forum.  Have a question for Matt?  We’ll be taking questions from the audience but would love to have a few questions ahead of time to start the discussion.  Leave your question for Matt on this blog post.

BRING YOUR UNCONFERENCE IDEAS TO WORDCAMP:

In addition to the announced speakers, we’ll have “unconference”-style time available throughout the weekend.  Rooms will be available for groups to discuss topics not on the agenda.  Would you like to lead a presentation on a WordPress or blogging-related topic?  Bring your idea and suggest it when we start unconference scheduling on Saturday morning.

Maybe you want to talk about a topic even though you’re not an expert?  You don’t have to be an expert to suggest an unconference session; you only need to be willing to start the discussion.  We’re anticipating a wide range of topics to be suggested (both technical and non.)

PLEASE TAG AND SHARE WORDCAMP CONTENT

We look forward to the various blog posts, photos, and videos that are likely to come out of WordCamp Portland.  As you write, post, and tweet, tag things with “wcpdx” (#wcpdx on Twitter) so that your content can easily be found.

IF YOU CAN’T ATTEND

If you’re unable to attend WordCamp and would like to transfer your ticket to another person, please contact our Registration coordinator, Betsy Richter:

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We look forward to seeing you on September 19th and 20th for WordCamp Portland.  Expect an email with last-minute logistical information in the next week or so.

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