WordCamp RI is honored to have such great support from our sponsors.
Linchpin ( https://linchpin.agency/) has been generous with both time and money since the very beginning of WordCamp RI. Did you notice the great logo this year? Thank you Linchpin for the time you put into creating that! Linchpin is a digital agency which specializes in WordPress.
Foster Grant (http://fostergrant.com/) is a sponsor this year and WordCamp RI sends you a great big Thank You!
This year marks the fifth annual WordCamp RI. Can you believe it? Here are some #Throw Back and #Flash Back highlights.
2012 WordCamp Providence logo
Our first WordCamp was held in 2012 at the University of Rhode Island’s Harrington School of Communication and Media in downtown Providence. The lead organizer was Luke Gedeon. Jesse Friedman was on the WordCamp organizing committee.
The first year we held a one-day WordCamp, on a Saturday at the end of October. There were three seminar tracks: beginner, developer, and education.
Some of the sessions and speakers were:
The After-Party was held at Congress Tavern.
WordCamp 2013 was expanded to a 2-day weekend of learning all things WordPress. The co-lead-organizers were Luke Gedeon and Jesse Friedman. There were four tracks in 2013: beginner, intermediate, advanced and marketer.
The all-day Friday in-depth sessions focused on mobile strategy, WordPress templates, and starting a WordPress website for beginners. Saturday sessions offered topics such as:
In 2013 the After-Party was held at Local 121’s Speakeasy.
2014 found WordCamp back at the Harrington School of Communication with Jesse Friedman as the lead organizer. During the last weekend in September, WordCamp started with three all-day sessions on Friday: WordPress Basics, Plugin Development, and Security.
Saturday had sessions on a variety of topics: beginner, advanced user, developer, business, education, and design. They included:
This year the After-Party was at Trinity Brewhouse.
In 2015 we stayed with the two-day format, but changed locations to the New England Institute of Technology in East Greenwich. The organizing committee wondered if WordCampers would be happy with a change in venue from downtown Providence. We need not have worried. The new location was an instant hit. WordCamp RI was held the last weekend in September. Jennifer Kusiak and Aaron Ware were the lead organizers.
The Friday boot-camp sessions were WordPress Basics, Getting to Know SASS, and Contributing to WordPress Core.
Some of the Saturday sessions included:
The After-Party was held at Chelo’s Waterfront Bar & Grille.
What’s in store for our fifth WordCamp in Rhode Island? Stay tuned to this space for developments. WordCamp RI 2016 will once again be at New England Technical Institute in East Greenwich. The dates are Friday and Saturday September 30 and October 1.
Let us know in the comments section!
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Perhaps you’ve wondered how WordCamp RI 2016 can offer two days of training, a staffed Happiness Bar (aka Help Desk), lunch each day, and an After Party for just $20 per person. Good Question!
The answer is our fabulous sponsors. They step up and underwrite the costs of putting on WordCamp RI.
One such is Rhode Island agency Oomph (http://www.oomphinc.com/) Oomph not only shares insights and advice on its website, it also helps clients with their website goals.
Axion Media Lab are digital storytellers. Their website has both a web and video portfolio. Check them out at https://axionmedialab.com/
WordCamp RI 2016 marks the 5th year for WordCamp in the Ocean State! Would you like to be involved this anniversary year as a sponsor? Fill out the contact form at the bottom of this post and we’ll get back to you.
Each year we keep the price affordable for attendees through the generous support of sponsors like you. Sponsors of WordCamp RI reach a broad spectrum of the WordPress user group. These are people who currently use WordPress: back-end coders, designers, bloggers, small business owners, and educators as well as soon to be users such as: entrepreneurs and students.
To view all sponsorship levels head over to the Call for Sponsors page. If you have more ideas, run them by us! We’re happy to work with you to create a one-of-a-kind sponsorship.
WordCamp Rhode Island is over. Check out the next edition!