Sweet, Sweet Stickers

October 24, 2010 by Brad Williams • Comments Off on Sweet, Sweet Stickers

We hope you like stickers, because StickerGiant.com was awesome enough to be our Sticker Sponsor and provide lots of these for all WordCamp Philly attendees. Expect a bunch – along with other cool WordPress stickers and pins – to be placed in your bag when you check in on the morning of the event.

Remember to be there between 8:00a and 9:00a to check in, get your bag, and head on into the opening remarks. The rest of the day is in your hands with a great lineup of speakers. Just be sure to put one of these bad boys on your laptop. 😉

And if you haven’t registered yet, there are still a few tickets left!

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VaultPress Joins our Sponsors!

October 23, 2010 by Brad Williams • Comments Off on VaultPress Joins our Sponsors!

VaultPress, the new and beta-licious subscription service powered by the folks at Automattic, protects, secures, and backs up your WordPress-powered blog or web site…even from alien attacks. They have also graced WordCamp Philly with their awesome support and a Gold sponsorship.

If you’re a WordPress user and value your data and site security, do yourself a favor and see what the service has to offer.

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More Givaways

October 22, 2010 by Brad Williams • Comments Off on More Givaways

We had our first giveaway a few weeks ago, where 30 registered (and randomly selected) individuals received sweet t-shirts. But wait – there’s more!

Expect several great giveaways on the day of the event, which is quickly approaching. So far, the lineup includes several great WordPress-related books (kindly donated to us by Wrox Press) and an Amazon Kindle. Some other prizes may still surface, as well. The prizes will be given out during the closing remarks at the end of the day, so make sure you’re still there! If the Phillies make it to the World Series, the game won’t start until 6:30, anyway!

How will we decide who gets the goods? Expect some tricky Halloween and WordPress trivia with your fellow attendees.

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Making WordPress Work at Work with Doug Stewart

October 21, 2010 by Brad Williams • Comments Off on Making WordPress Work at Work with Doug Stewart

Doug Stewart: the man, the myth, the legend (and co-organizer of the Philly WP Meetup!) is talking: Making WordPress Work at Work

Change Plans. Risk Analysis. *Synergy*. Words to make the stoutest IT veterans blanch. Fear not! With a little care, creativity and a hearty helping of plugins, WordPress can make life in the cube farms of even the Fortune-est of the Fortune 500 companies just a bit more bearable. A ten-plus year veteran of the IT industry, and WordPress 1.0 user, Doug has a vast range of knowledge surrounding WordPress.

Doug is one of the many Philadelphia area speakers we have scheduled for the event. Make sure to get your tickets in time for WordCamp Philly 2010!

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Andrew Nacin Presents: What’s Next for WordPress

October 20, 2010 by Brad Williams • Comments Off on Andrew Nacin Presents: What’s Next for WordPress

Andrew Nacin photoAndrew Nacin, one of the juggernaut core developers of WordPress, will be giving the afternoon shared session titled: What’s Next for WordPress.

Andrew will discuss the state of the WordPress project, offer an overview of 3.0 and the upcoming release of 3.1. Andrew will also review the project’s core philosophies and what they tell us about what might be in store for the future of WordPress. You’ll also be introduced to “the WordPress family” — the future of bbPress, BuddyPress, WordPress for mobile, and more. He’ll even cover making WordPress.org a better resource for all.

Andrew has an abundance of WordPress knowledge (some even speculate he’s half robot) and his presentation is not to be missed! And as always don’t forget to #blamenacin.

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Spooky WordPress: Disturbingly Brilliant Uses of WP

October 20, 2010 by Brad Williams • Comments Off on Spooky WordPress: Disturbingly Brilliant Uses of WP

Brad Williams and Brian Messenlehner, co-founders of WebDevStudios, are going to take you on a thrilling ride in their presentation Spooky WordPress: Disturbingly Brilliant Uses of WP.

Brad and Brian will be demonstrating interesting and amazing ways you can use WordPress! This is not your standard WordPress showcase presentation. Have you ever seen a WordPress powered iPhone app? How about a Facebook or Open Social app running WordPress? In this presentation you will!

This presentation will get you thinking outside the box on what WordPress can do, beyond normal websites! Brad and Brian will be presenting in the Springsteen track so be sure to get your tickets today!

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Registration Reminder

October 8, 2010 by Brad Williams • Comments Off on Registration Reminder

Don’t forget that if you want to be guaranteed a t-shirt in your size, you need to register by October 10. The t-shirts are ready to go, and we need to order them at that time with the sizes that we have. The remaining sizes will be guessed, and we promise to match you with your size as best we can. So – If you register beyond October 10 (this Sunday), you will certainly still receive a shirt, but we just can’t guarantee that it will be in your exact desired size. So get registered!

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Need a Place to Stay?

October 3, 2010 by Brad Williams • Comments Off on Need a Place to Stay?

If you’re traveling to WordCamp Philly and need a place to stay, we’ve added some recommendations to our Accommodations page. All of the recommended hotels are situated in Center City Philadelphia, which is just a 5-minute train ride to Temple University’s main campus. We will be posting travel specifics (where to take the train, which trains to take, which times, etc.) shortly, so please stay tuned.

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Shirt Giveaway!

September 30, 2010 by Brad Williams • Comments Off on Shirt Giveaway!

As the first of our many giveaways, Cory Miller of iThemes and WebDesign.com has generously donated us 30 of these awesome shirts.

How do you win one? That’s easy! Simply register for WordCamp Philly by tomorrow (Friday, October 1) at 5:00pm (yes, Philadelphia time) and your name will automatically be included in the random drawing. Everyone who registered prior to this announcement is also included in the pool.

We’ll try to match the shirt size you provide during registration as best we can with the shirts we receive. If you’re one of the lucky winners, you’ll be notified via e-mail and be given the shirt when you check in on the morning of the event. Winners will be chosen and notified on Sunday, October 3.

A huge thanks to Cory for the donation and support (iThemes is also a Silver sponsor)!

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PodCamp Philly Is This Weekend!

September 30, 2010 by Brad Williams • Comments Off on PodCamp Philly Is This Weekend!

PodCamp Philly 2010Philadelphia is all about brotherly love, so we’re showing some brotherly love for another awesome Philadelphia conference happening this weekend: PodCamp Philly!

PodCamp is a Barcamp-style community unconference for anyone interested in podcasting, blogging, video-casting and social media. The Spirit of PodCamp is about people willingly coming together to share, teach, learn and grow, becoming better at what we do and sharing it with the world.

PodCamp Philly has a solid agenda with some great presentations lined up, including these WordPress topics: How to Customize WordPress Sidebars and Navigation and Podcasting with WordPress.

This two-day event is an awesome value for only $20! Be sure to get registered today and don’t miss PodCamp Philly 2010!

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