Hello WordPress friends and blogging neighbors! I (Morgan Senkal) am thrilled to take over the fabulous work that Aaron Hockley has done with WordCamp here in Portland. My two goals for this event are:
Make WordCamp Portland 2010 as fabulous as last year
Make it even better, if that is even possible!
I decided that the very first [...]
Normally this sort of blog post would follow the event, but I wanted to get this out in the public while folks are still reading this blog.
I’d like to say thank you to the various organizers/volunteers that are making WordCamp Portland happen. The core group of organizers has been actively working on this event since January. Betsy Richter has done a great job wrangling our registration process, which has involved a wait list and overflow process that’s kept her very busy over the past few weeks with the registration and the thorough communication surrounding those lists. Dale Chumbley has spent the last few months talking with potential sponsors, explaining the value of a WordCamp sponsorship and taking care of details such as payment delivery and communication between parties. Rick Turoczy has helped with our bookkeeping as well as publicity through his little floral venture. Kat Markert has talked with dozens of food vendors to arrange for two full lunches, morning bagels and muffins, two days of snacks, and a full range of beverages (coffee, water, pop, beer) for the weekend. Robin Catesby has helped with a variety of hospitality roles including providing some information for out of town attendees as well as a few things to help take care of our (all volunteer) speakers.
We’ll have other volunteers working on tasks on Saturday and Sunday including assistance with registration, T-shirt distribution, organizing the unconference grid, assisting with food setup and cleanup, escorting attendees into the secured area of the building, audio/visual setup and troubleshooting, and more. Take a moment to say thanks to the folks that are helping WordCamp happen.
WordCamps are very much community events, and WordCamp Portland wouldn’t happen without the dedicated WordPress community in Portland. Thank you.
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