WP15 – WordCamp Belfast

May 23, 2018May 23, 2018

#WP15 anniversary word search

To celebrate the 15th anniversary of WordPress, we have a specially-designed word search.

As our attendees start to make their way to the beautiful city of Belfast for this year’s conference, we are launching this competition. Even if you decide not to enter your final answers, we hope it will keep you entertained during your travels. The competition will close on the 15th anniversary itself, Sunday 27 May 2018 morning at 11am BST.

If you are not able to make WordCamp Belfast 2018, follow all the news at #WCBELFAST on Twitter.

We will be announcing two winners of this competition in the closing remarks on Sunday: one will be an attendee at the WordCamp and another to be drawn from the entries submitted from members of the WordPress community following the event on Twitter or our website. You can send your entries to us by email – please include the text ‘word search entry’ in the subject to help us find your submission.

Enjoy!

You can download a copy of the word search as a PDF to edit electronically or print.

> WCBELFAST&WP15_WordSearch (PDF)

Or you can download a copy of the word search in MS Word format.

> WCBELFAST&WP15_WordSearch (MS Word)

Discover WordPress terms with the jargon-busting glossary produced by the volunteer Marketing Team. This is an evolving document.

> WordPress Jargon Glossary

Let the games begin

For those attending WordCamp Belfast 2018, we will have more word games for you, We will also have a variety of board games for you to play as part of our WordPress anniversary celebrations and After Party.

We want to involve the wider WordPress community in our celebrations and to reinforce friendships and connections across the world. Here are some of the ways you can join us.

> Video-selfies invited from the WordPress community

> WordPressers and their dogs – send us your pics for our campaign which launches on the 15th anniversary (the information can be found half way down the page)

May 18, 2018June 21, 2018

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!

We 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
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

May 12, 2018May 12, 2018

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/

March 30, 2018May 12, 2018

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.

Grab your ticket from the WordCamp

Site: https://2018.belfast.wordcamp.org/tickets/