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Your WordPress video-selfies

Video-selfie messages of friendship across the WordPress community

Share the birthday spirit and send us a short video-selfie we can use on WordPress’s 15th anniversary.

If you use WordPress as a professional, a hobbyist or have recently joined the worldwide community, we would like to share a quick message from you to our WordCamp Belfast attendees on 25-27 May 2018.

Help the WordPress community reach even more people!

Blue balloon with WordPress logo and 15 Anniversary printed in whiteWe believe we are the only WordCamp taking place in the world on the actual anniversary day, 27 May 2018. There’s no better way to celebrate than sharing how amazing the WordPress community is than by bringing together messages of friendship from across the world.

 

Here are just some of the ideas from the selfies we have had so far:

  • say ‘Hi’, where you are from and why you love WordPress
  • blue band with words 'poetry' and 'WordPress'tell us how to say ‘code is poetry’ in your native language or one of the languages you speak
  • include a hello or a voice over with a picture from your local WordPress MeetUp or WordCamp
  • send a special message of friendship to all those at WordCamp Belfast on the 15th anniversary of WordPress
  • record a message of friendship and say a little bit about your local WordPress community. We aim to record clips to send back to as many communities who send over a friendship video-selfie as we can (if you are coming to Belfast and can help with this – fill in our contact form).

How to submit a video message…

The easiest way is to upload your video to YouTube, and send the link to belfast@wordcamp.org and we will contact you.

Alternatively videos can be shared via Dropbox or Google Drive, then send the download link to the above email address.

We can then upload it to the WCBelfast YouTube Channel.

As another alternative you can WhatsApp them to +44(0)7591087379

We aim to edit the videos into a collection and upload them to WordPress.tv as part of the anniversary celebrations. We are also working with the WordPress Marketing Team on a video interviews project.

Share your enthusiasm for WordPress and the community.

WordPressers and their pets

For a campaign launching at WordCamp Belfast 2018, we are collecting images of WordPressers (age 21+ only) with their favourite pet. We are particularly interested in pictures of WordPressers with their dogs to use in presentations during the weekend in the spirit of helping to break down barriers between different languages, web specialisms and countries.

We have been running surveys and interviews on WordPressers and their dogs (and cats) and discovering how conversations about pets can often help bring people together and break down conversation barriers especially if you are new to a community, speaking the language of the event for the first time or talking with attendees from different sectors of work.

So find your four-legged friend, with or without a bit of WordPress swag, and take that picture. We will using the photos on a Flickr gallery.

You can send your images (please check these are free for us to publish) here.

#WP15

> Discover what is happening to mark the WordPress 15th anniversary across the world

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Exciting lineup of speakers – Last few tickets available

wordpress logo in white and greyIt’s the last week to book for our awesome line-up of WordCamp speakers coming to Belfast for the WordPress 15th anniversary.

We have speakers coming from across the world. Book a ticket and come join us for a learning, knowledge-sharing and sheer fun event.

Here are just some of the wonderful speakers who will be helping us make this a very special WordCamp.

  • Corey Maass
    Corey is a full-stack web developer with a love for entrepreneurship and building web apps on WordPress. He currently lives in Saugerties, New York, USA. He will be giving a talk on ‘Building a Web App MVP with Little or No Code’ and a lightening presentation (shorter talk) ‘How I Overcame Six Months Without Progress’.
  • Tammie Lister
    Tammie is very well known in the WordPress Community. She is based in England and is an experienced designer who works for Automattic. Tammie works on the WordPress.org project and has spoken at WordCamps far and wide. Her talk for WordCamp Belfast is entitled ‘Building for Stress Cases’.
  • Mike Rynart
    Mike is a full-time Front-End Developer living in Rotterdam. He has been creating websites for more than 10 years. Over time, he has branched out his skills with responsive design, web development and an enthusiasm for website performance. Mike’s talk is entitled ‘How to Improve your Website Performance.’
  • Peter Meehan
    Peter is based in Belfast and has been running bigrockdesigns computer training consultants for almost 15 years. He includes WordPress in his firm’s digital marketing master course as a key element in digital marketing. Peter will be speaking on Sunday and his talk is entitled ‘In-bound Marketing – Integration with WordPress.’
  • Amanda Webb
    Amanda from Spiderworking in Kildare has been working in digital marketing since 2009. In 2017, her blog was named one of Social Media Examiner’s Top 10 Social Media Blogs. She also won two awards at the Blog Awards Ireland in 2017 including Gold for B2B Blog. She has written for some of the world’s leading social media websites including Jon Loomer, Social Media Examiner and RazorSocial. Amanda is also a regular contributor to the AgoraPulse blog.Her talk for WordCamp Dublin 2017 was highlighted in the feedback from delegates for its usefulness. We are pleased she will be able to join us in Belfast on the Saturday with a talk entitled ‘Supercharge It – How to Revitalise your Blog Content for More Exposure & Sales.’
  • Marissa Goldsmith
    Marissa is a digital analytics specialist from Washington DC, USA. She works with not-for-profit organisations, governments, and SMEs on auditing and implementing digital data collection strategies, helping them to use the information gleaned from analytics reports in a privacy-friendly way to maximise donations and resource allocation. When she’s not elbow-deep in spreadsheets, her side-passion is accessibility. Marissa’s talk at WordCamp Belfast will tell of her journey to become a passionate accessibility advocate.She will also join Heather Burns to discuss GDPR and Google Analytics.

This is just a selection of our speakers for WordCamp Belfast 2018.

> Discover our full list of speakers

> The WordCamp Belfast 2018 schedule

Don’t miss out on this amazing opportunity to meet other WordPress enthusiasts and immerse yourself in the world of WordPress for an entire weekend (grab some free swag, talk about anything but WordPress and dance at our amazing after-party!). See you there!

> Sign-up for your ticket to WordCamp Belfast 2018

> Join us for a contributor event on Friday 25 May 2018 (free tickets)

 

 

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Have you signed up as a volunteer for WCBELFAST?

Sign-up now and be part of a global community.

Volunteers for WordCamps come from across the world, different backgrounds and all sharing one common purpose – to make this learning, knowledge-sharing and community event fun, accessible for all and a celebration of what can be achieved when people work together on open source projects.

If you are interested in developing a local WordPress MeetUp, hoping to be a future WordCamp organiser, wanting to be working amongst others to help guide you through your first WordCamp or just enjoy being involved in making this event special, we want to hear from you.

Thank you to all those who have volunteered already and if you are helping at the event itself you should have received your volunteer ticket booking codes by email.

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Doing the Business at WCBELFAST 2018

So, you know you are highly creative or perhaps technically skilled. But could your business skills do with a refuelling pitstop to boost your career progression ?

The eagerly anticipated programme for WordCamp Belfast 2018 features a strong list of business-based talks and workshops to help you appreciate, brush up or polish your business skills. The calibre of the international team of speakers means this is an opportunity not to be missed and remember it is available to you for the weekend attendance ticket price of just £25!

Here is a flavour of what is on offer.

  • Revisiting the Basics – Let’s Build a Website Together
    Kayleigh Thorpe
  • How You Can Come Up With Content Ideas For Any Website (Lightning Talk)
    Marcin Kilarski
  • Stuck in a Rut: How I Overcame Six Months Without Progress (Lightning Talk)
    Corey Maass
  • Getting the Balance Right: GDPR and Google Analytics
    Heather Burns, Marissa Goldsmith
  • Easing the Hurricane Called Team
    Ricardo Castelhano
  • Supercharge It – How to Revitalise your Blog Content for More Exposure & Sales
    Amanda Webb
  • Don’t Hesitate, Start your Blog Idea using WordPress Now!
    Matt Boyd
  • Making the Most Out of SEO to Grow your WordPress Plugins & Themes Business
    Ahmed Khalifa
  • Building for Stress Cases
    Tammie Lister
  • WordPress can help to save the media!
    Una Murphy
  • Follow the Data
    Dave Potter
  • How to Build a Business around WordPress
    Lincoln Islam

All the above sessions are subject to change in the event of unavoidable circumstances which run beyond our control.

> Schedule, WordCamp Belfast 2018

> Speakers at WordCamp Belfast 2018

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Get your ticket for WCBELFAST 2018

WordCamp followers of the world, set your sights on Belfast 2018! It has a fantastic programme, as befits the the 15th anniversary of WordPress. In fact, Belfast is the only WordCamp taking place anywhere on the actual anniversary itself, Sunday 27 May!

WordCamp Belfast has three packed days of opportunities for people interested in as a hobby or working in web, digital and WordPress, and will run from 25 to 27 May 2018.

We start with a Contributor Day on Friday 25 May 2018, followed by a series of presentations throughout the weekend.

The volunteer team behind the scenes has gathered-in suggestions and put together the detailed topics and speakers we know you want to hear. WordCamp Belfast 2018 is aiming high. We thank our speakers who are travelling from the local area, across Europe, the US, Asia and other places to make this a very special #WP15 anniversary WordCamp.

We realise not everyone coming will be on an expense account budget (including us!) so tickets to enable you to access presentations on either or both Saturday and Sunday can be had for just £25, and what is more, the Friday Contributor Day is free. The weekend ticket also includes entry to the after party celebrating WordPress’s 15th Anniversary on Saturday evening. The tickets for the event are kept so low thanks to the volunteers who work to create and develop WordCamps, the WordPress Foundation, sponsors and the WordPress community at large.

Micro-sponsorship opportunities are available and major potential sponsors are most welcome to contact the organisers to find out more.

Check it out and join WordCampers at this special WordCamp:      https://2018.belfast.wordcamp.org/

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Could you sponsor WordCamp Belfast 2018?

Does your company use WordPress? Could you join our fantastic list of sponsoring organisations that are helping to support WordCamp Belfast 2018?

We are seeking company sponsorship to support a very special WordCamp, the series of international meetings organised and attended by the WordPress community. This year, WordCamp Belfast 2018 is taking place on the weekend of the 15th anniversary of WordPress.

Sponsoring a WordCamp is a great way to directly interact with a wide range of web professionals including developers, designers and content writers from within the worldwide WordPress community.

Our sponsors are an important part of WordCamps. At Belfast 2018 we are keen to develop partnerships which will help us deliver not only the event, but also engagement with attendees in developing their understanding and enthusiasm of WordPress and its opportunities.

The three day WordCamp Belfast includes a Contributor event on 25 May 2018, followed by two days of talks, workshops and panel discussions, bringing together both enthusiasts and digital and content professionals on 26-27 May. It will take place at the city’s highly renowned Queen’s University.

“WordCamps are a great opportunity for companies that benefit
from a free and open source software like WordPress to
give back to the project that’s given them so much.
Many companies are built around WordPress.
A company that sponsors might have a lot of customers who love WordPress, other companies might just use WordPress,
love it, and want to give back.” – WordCamp Central

How can I find out more?

For details of the six sponsorship packages and remaining availability go to:
https://2018.belfast.wordcamp.org/call-for-sponsors/

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WP anniversary celebrations – join us in Belfast

WordPress will be 15th years old this May 27th, 2018!

On Sunday, May 27th, we’re planning a global event celebrating the WordPress 15th Anniversary with WordPress community groups around the world.

You are invited! Discover the delights of Northern Ireland and help us to celebrate 15 years of the WordPress community across the world.

Don’t forget to spread the word, let’s make this WordPress birthday memorable.

Learn and share knowledge, and meet with existing and new friends within the WordPress Community.

We are collecting messages and video clips of your favourite memory of being part of the WordPress community and to mark the 15th anniversary. We would like to include messages from other WordPressers in as many different cities and countries as possible.

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