We are just over a month away from WordCamp Halifax 2019 and we are so excited to see you there!
Sign up for tickets for 2019 WordCamp Halifax here.
Thank You Volunteers: You Make WordCamp The Special Event It Is
Hurray! Another WordCamp Halifax complete! Crystal, Mike and I would like to personally thank all the volunteers who took time out of their busy schedules to help us with everything from photography to taping down extension cords. Without you guys, Wordcamp Halifax wouldn’t have run as smoothly as it did.
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Thank You Sponsors: You Make WordCamp Halifax 2018 Possible
WOW! With our second WordCamp in Halifax under our belts, we are so happy that so many amazing people attended the event yesterday. What am amazing positive response that Crystal, Mike and I received from so many people yesterday. We’ll all be buzzing from the positive energy and new knowledge for days!
I’d like to send out another HUGE thanks to all the sponsors that helped make this event possible. Without your generous sponsorship, this event could not have been as amazing as it was. Many might not know it, but its through sponsorship that allows us to keep WordCamp tickets affordable!
Thank you sponsors!
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How To Prepare For WordCamp Halifax 2018 This Weekend
The conference is just a few days away (holy!). We want to prepare you for all the WordPress and web topics you can handle. Read on to see how you can get the most out of WordCamp Halifax:
1) Make sure you have Breakfast, but we’ll take care of the rest
Yes, there will be coffee and tea.
Yes, your ticket includes a catered lunch. And afternoon snacks. And more snacks at the Afterparty.
But meet us halfway and come with breakfast already in your belly. Lots of good brain food and whatnot 😉
2) No need to print off your ticket: come as you are!
We’ll handle all the registration details, just show up and tell us your name. Our friendly volunteers will hand you your own personalized badge. Please note that tickets are not available at the door, so buy yours before 4pm this Friday.
Registration starts at 8:00am. Opening remarks begin at 8:45am but if you’re late, we’ll have registration available all day. We’ve got you.
Also, you do not need to bring your laptop in order to get the most out of WordCamp. Some developer sessions may be beneficial to have one to follow along, but it’s not required. Sessions are lecture-style in nature, not workshops. A laptop is great if you want help at the Happiness Bar (more on that later), and there are lots of outlets in the main lobby area to charge your devices.
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4 Secrets About Panels That I Learned at WordCamp Halifax 2017
One of my favourite moments of WordCamp Halifax 2017 was the panel. Now, I might be a little biased because I was on that panel and I made a great location based joke and got a good laugh, but I wanted to take the time today to share why I think people should attend (and where possibly sit on) panels at conferences like WordCamp Halifax.
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Is WordCamp For You?
There’s nothing worse than showing up to a conference and realising that it might not be the right place for you to learn, so it’s no surprise that the question we get most is ‘Is WordCamp right for me?”
The short answer is: If you have a WordPress site, are thinking of starting a WordPress site or are looking to connect with new clients who could have a WordPress site (i.e. any small business in any field), then WordCamp Halifax is for you.
If you’re still not sure, we’ve come up with a short list of our top reasons why WordCamp is definitely for you.
Speaker Spotlight – Alanna MacNevin
Adventurer, coder, and dog-owner.
What’s been your best experience with WordPress?
I worked as a WordPress developer with a radio station in Lima
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Speaker Spotlight – Ifo Ikede
Ifo Ikede, is Isoko, from the Niger-Delta region of the west coast of Africa. They are in the launch phase of a social media and marketing company, which will focus on helping non-profits and businesses to better market to clients from non-English and non-French cultural background.
Their experience as an immigrant to Canada, as well as active participation in settlement for both immigrant and refugee groups as well as their involvement in first nations and African-Canadian integration issues puts Ifo in a unique position to be able to provide insights from lived experience as well as the thousands of years of wisdom from the ancestors, to create healthy and healing communities.
Ifo is addicted to drumming and dancing, often dancing 3 to 5 times a week, is a competitive soccer player and martial artists… and like many African grandmas loves to cook and share yummy treats…
What’s been your best experience with WordPress?
Meeting the lovely and welcoming folks at the Halifax WordPress meetup and becoming an active member. Also being able to help local and international non-profits use WordPress as a solid solution for their on-line needs.
I love how easy it is to use WordPress to provide solutions. The collection of plugins allow one to easily accomplish just about anything today… that 20 years ago, would have taken an IT team and 100s or thousands of dollars to deploy. Today we can do much better with WordPress and a handful of plugins.
This helps to reduce the barrier to enter for e-commerce or just having an engaging online presence.
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Speaker Spotlight – David Moore
Founder, Director of Operations at ShadesColour & Associates. David Moore is an eCommerce expert and developer, with over 10 years of real world experience both building online stores, and running them.
What’s been your best experience with WordPress?
I’m happy to a be a WordPress/woocommerce developer. I’m really happy. I run other businesses and WordPress has given me the means in which I can represent my own businesses, and in turn, help other businesses to better represent themselves on the internet.
I was an early adopter of WordPress. I’ve been using it since Version 2, and I’m really proud to be involved with something that has really grown in all kinds of leaps and bounds.
I’m still finding new uses for WordPress, which I think is awesome!
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Speaker Spotlight – Shawn Hooper
Hailing from Ottawa, Canada, Shawn has been building web applications since the late 90s, with a focus on WordPress since 2011. He is the Director of IT at Actionable, a learning and development startup based in Toronto. He is a core contributor to the WordPress open source project, and has spoken at WordPress events in Canada, the United States and Australia. Shawn is the lead organizer of WordCamp Ottawa 2018.
What’s been your best experience with WordPress?
Getting involved in the community. This has been my first real adventure into Open Source Software