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!
by JoyMarie Adamonis-Friedman
The WordCamp RI 2016 After-Party is the perfect chance to relax, unwind and network with other WordPress enthusiasts like yourself. It is also a great chance to speak one-on-one with the organizers, speakers and volunteers, whereas they might have been unavailable during the conference. Many people have made great connections at these previous events. If the networking doesn’t draw you in, then the food, drinks & fun times surely should!
Finn’s Harbourside
We are “making waves” with this years After-Party! We have secured a waterfront spot in East Greenwich at Finn’s Harborside. We will be partying the night away in our very own private tent right on the docks overlooking Greenwich Bay. The menu will be an ode to all that Little Rhody has to offer. Rest assured, the infamous clamcake will make an appearance! The menu alone will delight the foodies of the group. The night also features a private open bar, music and some fun surprises along the way.
We take every aspect of WordCamp to heart and aim to plan an amazing conference from start to finish. The After-Party is a continuation of the WordCamp RI experience, one that shouldn’t be missed! Your WordCamp RI badge is your ticket in! That’s right; the food, drinks & fun are all included in your ticket price! So don’t forget your badge and I hope to see you at Finn’s Saturday October 1st at 6pm!
Finn’s Harborside
38 Water St, East Greenwich, RI 02818
October 1st 6-10pm
Ticket: your WordCamp RI Badge
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/
Today’s Flash Back Friday memory from WordCamp RI 2015 is almost a philosophy talk. John Eckman posits that many developers create websites using a design that was made for books, then try to reshape content to fit that design. He argues website developers should start by knowing what the content will be and then come up with the best design. He outlines approaches to achieve that.
Fascinating talks like this will be part of WordCamp RI 2016 at New England Tech in East Greenwich on September 30 and October 1.
In the meantime, here’s a look back at John’s talk:
So to honor (or should I say honour) our international friends, during this month of International Friendship Day, here’s a guide to Rhode Island English.
Are you watching TV (or should I say “the telly”) and want to change the channel right from where you are sitting? Just use the “clicker.” Why do that? Because it’s “wicked” easy. (Also pronounced wikkit.)
If our Irish friends come to the Ocean State and want a cold ice cream drink, do not order a “milk shake.” In RI a milk shake is milk shaken with syrup. If you’d like ice cream in it, ask for a “cabinet” (yes, like the furniture!) or a frappe (pronounced “frap”).
Would you like a healthier cold drink? Water, perhaps? You get that from the “bubbler” (pronounced bubbla.)
You see, in RI we add Rs where there are none, and to make up for those extras we take away Rs where there should be some. So for instance, we have a lot of “hot.” You know, the organ that pumps blood and holds love. However, if you have a wonderful concept to explain, let everyone know about your “idear.”
It’s mealtime and you’d like to invite someone to join you, just ask “jeet?” (did you eat?) If that person has not yet, they might respond “no joo?” (no, did you?)
Rhode Island has the nickname “The Ocean State.” And yes, we are the smallest state in the USA. We do not have an official animal, but we do have an official bird: The Rhode Island Red (chicken). First bred right here. The official state fish (would I kid you?) is the Striped Bass, adopted by the state’s General Assembly in July of 2000.
The state drink is coffee milk, as in milk with coffee flavored syrup stirred in. (Pul-eez, chocolate milk is so passé.)
Our state shell is the quahaug (pronounced co-hog). What’s that you say? You think I left out a word? You think our official state shellfish is the quahaug? No, my friend, you under-estimate Rhode Islanders. It is the shell of the shellfish which is official. We have an official state shell. And I strongly suspect we are the only state in the Union with that distinction!
So we wish our WordCamp siblings in Belfast a successful first WordCamp and look forward to the day you can come to visit us! We’ll have a wikkit good time!
WordCamp RI will be held September 30 and October 1 at the New England Institute of Technology in East Greenwich.
WordCamp Belfast will be held 1 and 2 October at the Peter Froggatt Centre in Queens University Belfast.
Did you notice my bi-lingual skills in presenting the dates of the two WordCamps? In RI we’re wikkit smaht.
So your website is generating all kinds of statistics and pie charts. What do they mean? What does this information tell you would be a good next step for your website? Today’s Flash Back Friday memory is the talk given at WordCamp RI 2015 by RC Lations: “Tracking Meaningful Moments on Your Site.” He outlines some tips so you’ll be able to tell if the data indicates you are on a good course or if you should take some corrective action. RC quotes Albert Einstein “Information is not knowledge.” However, with RC’s suggestions, you can start to translate that information into knowledge.
Come back to WordCamp RI 2016 for more great sessions like this. We’ll be at New England Tech in East Greenwich once again. The dates are September 30 and October 1.
The following Q-and-A is adapted from a conversation which took place on the WordPress RI Meetup discussion board. If you are interested in learning more about the monthly WordPress Meetups, check http://www.meetup.com/WordPressRI/
You may find the most cost-effective tech help you can get is at WordCamp RI!
You can reach Mary Beth on Twitter @maryelizabeth55
Many WordPress websites could benefit from, or would like to attract, both local and international audiences. How can you achieve that? Today’s Flash Back Friday memory from WordCamp 2015 takes a look at the coding behind the scenes. Dave McHale shows how to use many of the more common translation functions. He hopes sessions like this will get more developers to use such functions in their products in the future.
Make sure you attend this year’s WordCamp RI at New England Tech in East Greenwich, September 30 and October 1.
WordCamp Rhode Island is over. Check out the next edition!