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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FREE WORDCAMP TICKETS!
Posted By morganpdx on August 24th, 2010
Get yer tickets right here, (sort of) free, without shelling out any $$$:
We want YOU for the WordCamp army!
WordCamp needs 24 good beings (actually even kinda ok beings will do), to volunteer at the event. We have a LIMITED number of slots available and they are going fast! We need you, want you, got to have you!
So what do you have to do? Volunteer, even for just ONE day. You won’t be enslaved for the whole day (unless you want to!). There are plenty of things to do but most of them are finite in duration. Loan us your body, with brain still (mostly) attached and you get that Golden Ticket! Actually I don’t think it’s golden, but you get the idea.
Here is what we need:
- Your name
- Your email
- Your phone
- which day you would rather work
- any special skills or proclivities you might have (“I am good at audio” or “I like to serve coffee”, “I am a massage therapist”, “I dunno but I am a live body”)
Send this information to our Volunteer Coordinator, Louie Alvis.
None of this work is hard, some of it is fun but ALL of it is necessary. It could even give you a nice reference for your resumé! As we build this roster of Olympians you will be informed as to what day and what job you will have. Please show up on the designated day to get your assignments and Voila! WordCamp for Free!
Whoa! What the…whoa!
Posted By morganpdx on August 4th, 2010
I feel like that guy on the Memorex commercial.
You know, this guy:
AAAAAAAHHHH
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 all down for you in nice little bite size chunks. Summarize the important bits. Don’t worry, it’ll all be ok, and you’ll go to WordCamp and THEN you can be blown away, by awesome.
First, The Schedule, aka the When.
The event starts on September 18th (Saturday) at 9am (not 8pm like it currently says on the Tickets Oregon page!), throwing amazing talks your way until 5pm. Right around 6pm-ish we’ll have a NotAfterAfterParty. It’s the big party that normally is after an event where you get to mingle with the speakers and attendees and talk about all things WordPressy and have a few drinks and a general good time, but it’s in the middle, not after! Got it? Great! We’ll have the details on that a bit later. Sunday the 19th, you return for another day of WordPress goodness and delight at 9am, continuing until about 5pm or until everyone’s done and goes home.
Now, the Where.
We’re going back to the fabulous space at WebTrends, located at 851 Southwest 6th Ave, in Portland. [map] It’s right downtown, half a block from the Pioneer Courthouse Square, with excellent transit access. In fact, I’d recommend taking a bus or the MAX down, since parking down there is a bit rough. A lot rough, actually. There are parking garages nearby, however. The NotAfterAfterParty location is still TBD, but we’re looking at places close by to WebTrends so you don’t necessarily need to drive if you’d like to attend.
You know what’s next right? Yep. The Who. (Not the band)
We’ve got some amazing speakers lined up! This year, we had so many great submissions that we decided to have something of a dual track. We’ve got one track for the hardcore dev types with everything from theming, WPMU, using GitHub, and even some beginner PHP and CSS dev talks, and a second track for people interested in the less technical topics such as UX/UI, marketing, and even one of my favorite topics, accessibility. I’m going to be hardpressed to pick which talks to attend!
What
We’re just gonna go ahead and skip that one. If you’re here, I figure you know what by now, right? If not, check this link.
Why
Because. Because we can.
Finally, ZOMG HOW?? I WANNA GO THIS IS AWESOME, TELL ME!!!
Well now, that’s the spirit! All you have to do is go to the Tickets Oregon site, locate the WordCamp Portland 2010 event, and buy a ticket! When you do, you’ll be asked for your desired Tshirt size, because among all the other amazingness you get for your $40 (plus $2 service charge), you get a Tshirt with the new WordCamp Portland logo emblazoned across the front, and our amazing sponsors featured on the back. Cool!! Remember, you MUST have your physical ticket with you for entrance on BOTH days. This way, if you want to share your ticket with someone, you can just give it to them for the second day. Only one Tshirt per ticket, and you’ll probably need it for the NotAfterAfterParty as well. Stay tuned!
Any more questions? Contact us on the Twitterz! @wcpdx
2010 Wordcamp Registration Now Open!
Posted By jarvitron on August 3rd, 2010
It’s time! You can purchase your tickets at this link here. Remember to select your T-shirt size
There will be a mass email later to ask for any dietary restrictions so we know how much bacon to order.
Registration Announcements
Posted By jarvitron on August 2nd, 2010
Hello! It’s Jarvitron here and I’m sure you’re all wondering “When is registration going to open up so I can finally put my grubby dollars down and buy a ticket?”, and I’m here to tell you the answer is Tuesday at 10.
Other questions and answers?
- “Will I have to tattoo a sigil or code onto my body in order to trade goods or attend your event?”
- Emphatically, NO. After much spirited debate, we are doing just a plain old physical ticket this time. This ticket will be required at the door on both days of the event and will magically transmogrify IN YOUR HANDS into your ticket for the afterparty.
- “That’s super boring. Can I transfer my ticket to someone else?”
- Yes, a thousand times yes. (Frankly this is what killed my sigil tattoo idea). The transfer process is simple. We get a sample of both YOUR DNA, and the DNA of the person you want to transfer to. After a long bout with the sequencer, we should have at least one viable, undifferentiated “stem cell”. We knock the nucleus out of an egg cell, and then you just hand your physical ticket over to the other person and they use it to get into the event. You don’t even have to tell us about the transfer. Please do not tell us about the ticket transfer.
- “ZOMG ticket prices went up, b..b..b.bbut why?”
- This year’s Wordcamp is WORTH IT. Twice the number of speakers, two tracks of talks (one code focus and one non-technical). When you see the speakers we have in store, I will simply advise you to look down and observe that your socks have been blown clean off your feet.
- I want to volunteer!
- Slow down there Enthusiasmo! We’ll have an open call for volunteers in the coming weeks.
There will be many more updates to come as we announce speakers, call for volunteers and sponsors, I’ll have a post up Tuesday with a link to the registration page. Thanks for your patience everybody!
For Attendees: How to get to WebTrends!
Posted By Betsy Richter on September 18th, 2009
Because I’m all about the details, I’m sending out one final reminder about just where WebTrends is, what you’ll need to know about parking and building access, and some travel advisories we already know about. I’ve sprinkled it with some editorial opinions and advice — if you’re a local, please feel free to disregard!
Where are you going?
WebTrends
851 SW 6th Avenue (between Yamhill & Taylor on W side of street)
16th Floor
Portland, OR 97204-1343
Google Map link
WebTrends is in a large secured office building; we’ll be gathering on the 16th floor. Therefore, a volunteer will need to let you in and out of the building and escort you to the elevator. In the rare event that someone’s not right downstairs, you’ll need to call – we’ll have signs on the door with phone numbers; you’ll need to call via cell for access. Again, we can’t accommodate pets or children, and bikes cannot be brought into the building, either. (We’ll have details below re. bike parking.)
Note: the parking garage directly underneath WebTrends is closed on weekends.
Parking:
If you’re driving downtown (and we really recommend that you NOT do so!), know these facts first!
On-street parking:
I strongly recommend that you AVOID on-street parking. It’s prohibitive and troublesome – most meters won’t last past 3 hours, and the local ticket enforcement is fierce (I routinely get a ticket mere minutes after my meter expired.) This means if you’re doing on-street parking, you’ll have to leave every couple of hours to move your car to another spot & pay again. (You can’t just keep plugging a single meter for a single spot once you find it. Yes, I know that’s a huge pain. See warning above re. rabid ticket enforcement – and I have the tickets to prove it – and don’t follow in my footsteps!)
Don’t believe me? See what our local court system has to say!
Parking garages:
If you’re driving a car downtown, these are your best bets. Look for Smart Park, Star Park, or City Center Parking – all within a few blocks of WebTrends (see this Google Map mashup for details.) Note that different garages have different Sunday schedules; you might want to scout this out before Sunday morning!
Bicycle parking:
Justin Kistner from WebTrends (our gracious host and sponsor this weekend; please be sure to give him some props) says that there are about 8 bike staples in front of WebTrends and 3-4 more clusters across the street. Please use those – again, we won’t allow bikes in the building itself (not even in the lobby!)
Mass transit:
I’m not even going to bother to drive downtown myself – WebTrends is located a block or so away from 3 different light rail lines, so I’ll be taking MAX in. (See TriMet’s site for more information.)
Known traffic issues this weekend:
The Susan B. Komen Race for the Cure is taking place on Portland’s waterfront this Sunday morning from 7:30 – 11 am. The Broadway Bridge will be closed, but there may be some extra MAX service. Note that 45,000 people are expected downtown and plan your travels accordingly!
Also, the Sellwood Bridge is closed from 6 am – 6 pm on Sunday, September 20th for a safety inspection. Those traveling from inner SE should pick a different bridge!
Okay, that’s enough from me. Except for this: 1. Follow @wcpdx on Twitter – we’ll try to share information with WordCamp Portland attendees this way where possible. 2. Check the WordCamp Portland web site. 3. Use the #wcpdx hashtag – that way, when you encounter a transit issue, you can send a heads-up to other attendees, for example.
See you all on Saturday!
Betsy Richter, your trusty registrar
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Attendee Email – 9/13/09
Posted By Betsy Richter on September 13th, 2009
Greetings WordCamp Portland attendees! This will probably be the last communication to you before this weekend’s event. Read below to find out logistical information and other things you should know.
IF YOU CAN’T ATTEND:
If you’re unable to attend, we have a waiting list of over 50 people that would love to be at WordCamp Portland. You can either transfer your ticket to another person, or let us know that you’d like it to go to someone from the waiting list.
Either way, you’ll need to contact Betsy Richter (bdrichter@gmail.com) to have her facilitate the ticket transfer. (Do note that while we notify the waiting list recipient who originally held the ticket – including your email address – we can’t broker any financial transactions, sorry.)
Please contact Betsy by WEDNESDAY AT 5:00 PM if you’re unable to attend!
TRANSPORTATION/PARKING:
WordCamp Portland is at Webtrends (851 SW 6th Avenue, Suite 1600). (Google Map) If arriving by car, there is some street parking as well as several parking lots within a couple blocks. A better option might be to take TriMet’s MAX light rail service; the Pioneer Courthouse Square MAX stations are within a block of Webtrends.
BUILDING ACCESS:
The Webtrends offices are in a secured area of the building, so access will require escort from one of our volunteers. Attendees arriving in the morning will be let in as a group; if you arrive and there isn’t an escort available there will be instructions posted to call or txt to have someone let you in.
Note that we’re not equipped to handle pets (other than service animals) or children.
SMOKING:
Because of the secured building access, having smokers frequently leaving and returning from smoking breaks will be disruptive. If you’re a smoker, expect that we’ll be able to let you back into the building a few times per day but minimizing your in-and-out trips will allow our volunteers to enjoy more of the weekend themselves. While there is a balcony on the 16th floor, smoking on said balcony is expressly prohibited.
BEER AND BLOG:
WordCamp is invading Portland’s weekly Beer and Blog event this coming Friday. Join dozens of Portland bloggers and techies at the Green Dragon (SE 9th & Yamhill) (Google Map) from 4pm-6pm for networking and a beverage.
SCHEDULE:
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
- 12:45 – Matt Mullenweg – WordPress Q&A
- 13:45 – Jason Grigsby – Speed Up Wordpress. Make Readers Happy and Your Site Green
- 14:30 – Break
- 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
- 12:45 – Scott Porad – LOLs, FAILs and Life at the Cheezburger Factory
- 13:45 – Will Norris – How NOT to build a WordPress Plugin
- 14:30 – Break
- 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
We’ll see you all on Saturday morning!
- Aaron Hockley and the rest of the WordCamp Portland team
Attendee Email – 9/6/09
Posted By Betsy Richter on September 6th, 2009
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.
