Content may be King, but do you have to be a serf? Here are some great tips from Aileen McDonough in her talk at WordCamp RI last year. This might be the best stress relief you have all day!
Come back to WordCamp RI this year for more great sessions. Once again our host is New England Tech Institute at their East Greenwich campus. The dates are Sept. 30 and Oct. 1.
Some have expressed an interest in applying to WordCampRI to be a speaker in 2016, but are not sure what we want.
Here’s some help for you! First, check out our blog post with general topic ideas.
Secondly, look at what was presented last year. Do you have added information? A new angle on a topic? Or maybe we need to run the same session again this year!
WordCampRI 2015 ran a day-long boot camp for those who wanted help setting up their website.
There was a day-long session to advance the skills of coders.
Website administrators concerned with SEO (Search Engine Optimization) found this seminar of great value.
There was even a valuable people-skills session on managing expectations.
Does that have the wheels in your brain turning? Check out the complete schedule from WordCamp RI 2015 to come up with ideas how to bring this year’s WordCamp RI to the next level! Then apply to be a speaker!
WordPress has grown and with that growth has come the need for people with varying skills. On this Throw Back Thursday, gain a new appreciation for the different ways so many people contribute to WordPress. Here’s a video of Colin Murphy’s talk at WordCamp RI 2015:
WordCamp RI is accepting applications from potential speakers for WordCamp RI 2016. What are we looking for?
Talks of interest to:
On Friday September 30 we’ll be running day-long training for those who want an in-depth look at a topic. That’s about six-hours of training.
On Saturday October 1 we’ll have a series of 45-minute sessions.
Apply for either or both. The bullet list applies to both days also. Every year we have all-day tracks that are geared to beginners and to advanced users.
WordPress is used by more than one-fifth of the websites in the world. That means a lot of different people would like to learn a lot of different things!
If you’d like to submit an idea for a talk, go to the speakers page. We’d love to hear from you!
or Throw Back Thursday… whichever you prefer. We’re busy getting ready for WordCamp RI 2016 at New England Tech Institute. However just at this moment, it’s time to relax, take a breath, and relive a highlight from last year’s WordCamp. Remember our keynote speaker? It was past WordCamp RI lead organizer Jesse Friedman speaking about “Engineering Positive Change.” Revel in the memory, or watch his talk for the first time. Here’s a link to Jesse’s talk at WordCamp RI 2015:
We’re happy to announce that WordCamp Rhode Island is officially on the calendar!
WordCamp Rhode Island will be September 30 and October 1, 2016 (Friday and Saturday) at New England Institute of Technology – East Greenwich Campus.
This is our Fifth WordCamp Anniversary!
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WordCamp Rhode Island is over. Check out the next edition!