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 [...]
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Mark Jaquith, Michelle Anderson, and Mark McLaren to Speak at WordCamp Portland
Posted By Aaron on August 29th, 2010
We’ve confirmed our final three speakers for our program at WordCamp Portland. WordPress Core lead developer Mark Jaquith, interactive storyteller Michelle Anderson, and business blogger Mark McClaren will be presenting. Head over to our full list of speakers to check out more information on all of our speakers.
Now that we have all of our speakers confirmed, I’ll be putting the final touches on the exact schedule of who is speaking at what time and on which day. I hope to announce the tentative schedule in the next week or so.
Much Like the Terminator, Matt Will Be Back
Posted By Aaron on August 19th, 2010
That one time? At WordCamp? When Matt Mullenweg held a “town hall” style session fielding questions from WordCamp Portland attendees about all things WordPress?
He’s doing it again.
I’m excited to announce that Matt will again attend WordCamp Portland, giving an informal “Town Hall with Matt” presentation where attendees will have a chance to ask questions to the founder of WordPress and Chief BBQ Taste Tester for Automattic.
If you haven’t yet purchased your ticket for WordCamp Portland, I think you now have one more reason to get on that.
Announcing Our 2010 WordCamp Portland Speakers
Posted By Aaron on July 12th, 2010
With over twice as many submissions as we had available speaking time, we faced some hard decisions as we put together our lineup for WordCamp Portland 2010. Taking into consideration various factors, we have a great set of presentations to announce. We have topics for everyone from blogging newbies up through hardcore code-slingers. Most of our presenters are from the Portland area, but we also have speakers traveling from Texas, California, Georgia, Nevada, Massachusetts, and New York to talk about WordPress.
Read our full list of speakers including session titles, descriptions, and short biographies.
Speakers/Schedule: Stay Tuned
Posted By Aaron on June 16th, 2010
Yesterday was the final day for speaker submissions for WordCamp Portland, and you guys didn’t disappoint. We’ve got 50-ish proposals that cover all sorts of WordPress and blogging material from the super-technical to the super-newbie.
We’ll be throwing all of those proposals in a blender, flipping the switch, and seeing what flies out.
Not really. This is not ‘nam… this is WordCamp. There are rules. In the next couple of weeks several of the WordCamp Portland organizers will review the proposals and make some decisions about the schedule and speakers. If you submitted a proposal, you should hear from us by the end of the month. Once we have things somewhat formed, we’ll announce the speaker list publicly.
Have a WordCamp Presentation Idea? Submission Deadline is June 15th
Posted By Aaron on June 1st, 2010
We’ve had some great presentations submitted thus far for WordCamp Portland, but I’m sure a few of you have an idea in your head about a potential topic. The deadline for submitting topics is June 15th.
How to Submit a Presentation Idea
We’ll again have two full days of conference, meaning we’ll be selecting quite a few speakers beyond the four that have already been announced. We might do something different this year… longer presentations should be 45 minutes, but we also might feature shorter 15 minute talks. Topics should revolve around WordPress and blogging (pretty much anything related is fair game). Themes, plugins, authoring, content, legal issues, RSS, voice, writing, database/server admin, you name it….
If you’d like to present at WordCamp Portland, please contact speaker coordinator Aaron Hockley via email (aaron@hockleyphoto.com). Let us know your topic, whether you think it would work best as a longer 45 minute presentation or a quicker 15 minute talk. A short bio/background/links to help us learn about you are also appreciated. We’ll solicit a bunch of ideas and then the organizers will make selections in late June to fill out a well-rounded docket of presentations.
Get your idea submitted soon, we are only accepting submission through June 15th!
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Announcing Our First Speakers (and a Public Call for Speakers)
Posted By Aaron on April 22nd, 2010
We’re still several months from WordCamp Portland 2010 (the event is on September 18-19), but I’m excited to announce we’ve already confirmed a few key speakers and that we’re opening the public call to fill the rest of our speaker lineup.
As we get closer to the event we’ll post more details but we have a few great speakers already planned:
- Jane Wells (UX Lead for Automattic), will speak about “How WordPress Decisions Are Made” – a look at how choices are made about the direction and details of WordPress.
- Food Carts Portland is a great resource for Portland’s awesome food cart scene. Brett “Dieselboi” Burmeister will speak about how food carts are using social media as part of (or their entire) marketing efforts.
- Designer/developer Austin Passy of Frosty Web Designs will be talking about design and theming with WordPress – we’re still working out the exact angle on his talk, but expect something visually pleasing.
- Photographer and Blogger Aaron Hockley of Social Photo Talk will present “Are You Cheating On Your Blog? Splitting Time Amongst Social Media Sites” – a look at how to mix and use various social media sites for your brand or identity.
Want to Speak at WordCamp Portland? Read This…
We’re now actively looking for speakers to fill out the rest of our lineup. We’ll again have two full days of conference, meaning we’ll be selecting several more speakers. We might do something different this year… longer presentations should be 45 minutes, but we also might feature shorter 15 minute talks. Topics should revolve around WordPress and blogging (pretty much anything related is fair game). Themes, plugins, authoring, content, legal issues, RSS, voice, writing, database/server admin, you name it….
If you’d like to present at WordCamp Portland, please contact speaker coordinator Aaron Hockley via email (aaron@hockleyphoto.com). Let us know your topic, whether you think it would work best as a longer 45 minute presentation or a quicker 15 minute talk. A short bio/background/links to help us learn about you are also appreciated. We’ll solicit a bunch of ideas and then the organizers will make selections to fill out a well-rounded docket of presentations.
Morgan Senkal Will Lead WordCamp Portland 2010
Posted By Aaron on February 9th, 2010
We’re into February, and folks have started to ask me (Aaron Hockley) about WordCamp Portland 2010.
I’m pleased to announce that Morgan Senkal (aka @morganpdx) will be assuming the leadership of this year’s WordCamp Portland event. Morgan brings a great mix of technical and event experience to the role, and I know she’ll do a great job to continue the tradition of awesome WordCamp events in Portland.
Morgan is starting to outline high-level plans; she’ll be making announcements once she’s actively seeking volunteers, speakers, and folks for other roles.
With an increased focus on some other ventures, I felt that I wouldn’t be able to devote the proper attention to coordinating WordCamp Portland. I’ll still be involved with the event in some smaller role and will help out as needed. A sincere thank you to everyone in the local WordPress community who helped make our first two WordCamps as great as they were.
~Aaron
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WordCamp Portland Videos Now Appearing on WordPress.tv
Posted By Aaron on September 29th, 2009
WordPress.tv is a project bringing together all sorts of WordPress-related videos, including those from WordCamps around the world. I’m excited to announce that the first WordCamp Portland 2009 videos are now live on WordPress.tv. The Saturday videos are being put online now, with Sunday’s videos to follow within a day or two.
Thanks to Joe for his great event streaming services and the folks at WordPress.tv for hosting the videos.
Happy viewing!
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The Streamed Sessions will be Posted Online
Posted By Aaron on September 20th, 2009
We’ve had a lot of questions about if it will be possible to view the streamed sessions at a later date. The answer is yes; we’ll get them processed and posted. We’ll be sure to announce it here, the best way to stay informed is to subscribe to our RSS feed.
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Portland-Based BootsnAll Travel Network: a WordCamp Sponsor
Posted By Aaron on September 20th, 2009
This is a sponsored post as part of BootsnAll’s WordCamp Sponsorship
Title: Portland Based BootsnAll Travel Network: PDX Word Camp Sponsor
Since 1998, the BootsnAll Travel Network has been connecting travelers and travel blogging. A private company based in Portland, Oregon – BootsnAll publishes 1000s of WordPress blogs throughout it’s travel network for Budget Travel, From expert written blogs/sites like Italy Travel Guide to blogs written from the travelers perspective on how to find cheap air tickets and international consolidator airfare to free travel blogs based on the WordPress MU platform. BootsnAll uses WordPress up and down and all around.
Back in 2001 – we started with one of the 1st blogging platforms called greymatter, moved on to Moveable Type – and have been on WordPress for 4 or 5 years now. We are thankful everyday for the vibrant community around this platform.
BootsnAll is honored and excited to be a part of this years PDX Word Camp. Please say hello to Ian, Brandy, and Chris as they listen, learn and share at this years event as well as visit our site(s). We always love constructive feedback!
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