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About jillbinder

I lead the Diverse Speaker Training group in the WordPress.org Community Team. We have a workshop that encourages more diverse folks to apply to speak at WordPress events. I helped organize the first BuddyCamp and for three years co-organized WordCamp Vancouver. I was named one of the top 100 Influencers of WordPress in 2014 by Torque Magazine and one of the top 10 Women of WordPress by CloudWays.

Happiness Bar

Have you got a WordPress question that has been bugging you? Do you wish you could sit down with an expert and your website and get it figured out?

Announcing the return of the WordCamp Vancouver Happiness Bar.

We are lucky to have some of the top WordPress minds speaking at our WordCamp, and they will be available throughout the day at the Happiness Bar to help you with your tech support questions — live!

Tricky configuration question? Plugins issues? Wanting to bring WordPress in your enterprise but wondering if it’ll fit in? Other? Bring it on, the experts will help.

WordCamp Vancouver After Party

After a great  day of talks, panels and networking, join us for the WordCamp Vancouver After Party. A great chance to talk WordPress with fellow WP enthusiasts in a relaxed setting.

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This year, we’ll be hosting the After Party at the Rogue Kitchen and Wetbar in Gastown, just a few minutes walking distance from the WordCamp Vancouver venue.

The party starts at 6pm and the address for the restaurant and bar is 601 W. Cordova St.

 

Please note that while an I.D. is not required to be present at the after party, the restaurant may require 2 pieces of I.D. if you’re going to be drinking alcohol. Drinking age in B.C. is 19.

Thanks to the generosity of our sponsors, food and drinks will be provided by WordCamp. You will also be able to purchase your own food and drinks if you wish.

Note that the main WordCamp venue is the blue WordPress logo, while the after party location is the grey WordPress logo:

WordCamp Vancouver 2013 Speaker Schedule

This year we received over 35 speaker applications for WordCamp Vancouver. It took several hours of deliberation and a lot of difficult decisions. We could only fit 14 speakers in our two main tracks, so this made it especially difficult to choose when so many great individuals applied. We’ve decided to introduce a third track where we’ll be hosting several shorter talks.

Take a look at our speaker line-up. https://2013.vancouver.wordcamp.org/speakers/ You will find that there is something for everyone, of all levels and many interests. In particular, there are a lot of development and power user / power entrepreneur talks.  If you’re new to WordPress, we also have a couple of talks for you that will give you great tips to get started.

Schedule: https://2013.vancouver.wordcamp.org/schedule/

Have you bought your ticket yet? You have only one week, until July 17th, to purchase it at the early bird price of only $20. https://2013.vancouver.wordcamp.org/attend/

If you are a company or an individual who is interested in supporting the WordPress community, it’s not too late. There are sponsorships and microsponsorships available. In addition to getting your ticket(s), you get a few other perks as well. https://2013.vancouver.wordcamp.org/sponsor/

One of the perks is getting recognized on our website. A big thank you to the sponsors that we have so far, as seen in our sidebar on most pages: BCIT, DreamHost, Code Poet, CACloud.com, 10up, Forge and Smith, SFN Design, WPML .org, Michael Swanton, and IvyCat Web Services.

If you would prefer to show your support by volunteering, the volunteer applications are here: https://2013.vancouver.wordcamp.org/volunteer/

We are looking forward to seeing you for a great day on Saturday, August 17th!

Could you give a 10 minute lightning talk?

Do you have a quick topic related to WordPress that would be interesting or useful to our community?

Consider giving a 10 minute lightning talk at this year’s WordCamp Vancouver on Saturday, August 17th!

Suggestions:

  • Quick “how to”s
  • Show off your workflow or setup
  • Demo your favourite plugin
  • Tell us about a cool project you’ve worked on (focusing on your lessons learned, not on self-promotion)
  • Hidden features of WordPress that you wish everyone knew about
  • etc.

The deadline to submit an application is coming up on Wednesday, July 3rd. Please mention in your form that it is a lightning talk proposal. If you are accepted, you will receive free entry to the day.

https://2013.vancouver.wordcamp.org/speak/