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Our first WordCamp was held in 2012 at the University of Rhode Island’s Harrington School of Communication and Media in downtown Providence.\u00a0\u00a0The lead organizer was Luke Gedeon.\u00a0Jesse Friedman was on the WordCamp organizing committee.<\/p>\n
The first year\u00a0we held\u00a0a one-day WordCamp,\u00a0on a Saturday at the end of October.\u00a0 There were three seminar tracks: beginner, developer, and education.<\/p>\n
Some of the sessions and speakers were:<\/p>\n
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- “Plugin Development – Stirred not Shaken” by Jon Desrosiers<\/li>\n
- “From Employee, to Freelancer, to Business Owner (An Unnatural Progression)” by Aaron Ware<\/li>\n
- A\u00a0“Panel: The use of WordPress at The Harrington School of Communication and Media, URI” led by Jonathan Friesem.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
The After-Party was held at Congress Tavern.<\/p>\n
2013<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nWordCamp 2013 was expanded to a 2-day weekend of learning all things WordPress.\u00a0 The co-lead-organizers were\u00a0 Luke Gedeon and Jesse Friedman.\u00a0 There were four tracks in 2013: beginner, intermediate, advanced and marketer.<\/p>\n
The all-day Friday in-depth sessions focused on mobile strategy, WordPress templates, and starting a WordPress website for beginners.\u00a0 Saturday sessions offered topics such as:<\/p>\n
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- “How We Built the Harrington School Website with WordPress” by Renee Hobbs<\/li>\n
- “Real-Time Site Personalization” by Jesse Friedman<\/li>\n
- “Plugin Development” by Jon Desrosiers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
In 2013 the After-Party was held at Local 121\u2019s Speakeasy.<\/p>\n
2014<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\n2014 found WordCamp back at the Harrington School of Communication with Jesse Friedman as the lead organizer.\u00a0\u00a0 During the last weekend in September, WordCamp started with three all-day sessions on Friday: WordPress Basics, Plugin Development, and Security.<\/p>\n
Saturday had sessions on a variety of topics: beginner, advanced user, developer, business, education, and design.\u00a0 They included:<\/p>\n
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- “WordPress Security: Fundamentals for Professionals” by Joseph Herbrandson<\/li>\n
- “You Will Never Be Good Enough”\u00a0by Aaron Ware<\/li>\n
- “Flexibility of WooCommerce ”\u00a0by Danny Santoro.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
This year the After-Party was\u00a0at Trinity Brewhouse.<\/p>\n
2015<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nIn 2015 we stayed with the two-day format, but changed locations to the New England\u00a0Institute\u00a0of Technology\u00a0in East Greenwich.\u00a0 The organizing committee wondered if WordCampers would be happy with a change\u00a0in venue from downtown Providence.\u00a0 We need not have worried.\u00a0 The new location was an instant hit.\u00a0 WordCamp RI was held the last weekend in September.\u00a0 Jennifer Kusiak and Aaron Ware\u00a0were the lead organizers.<\/p>\n
The Friday boot-camp sessions were WordPress Basics, Getting to Know SASS, and Contributing to WordPress Core.<\/p>\n
Some of the Saturday sessions included:<\/p>\n
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- “Child Themes” by Ajay Coletta<\/li>\n
- “The World Of WordPress: Roles, Tasks, and Skills in WordPress Development” by Colin Murphy<\/li>\n
- “Content is King, but You Don\u2019t Have to be its Slave” by Aileen McDonough.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
The After-Party was held at Chelo\u2019s Waterfront Bar & Grille.<\/p>\n
2016<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nWhat’s in store for our fifth WordCamp in Rhode Island?\u00a0 Stay tuned to this space for developments.\u00a0 WordCamp RI 2016 will once again be at New England Technical Institute in East Greenwich.\u00a0 The dates are Friday and Saturday September 30 and October 1.<\/p>\n
What are some of your best memories of WordCamp here in the Ocean State?<\/h3>\n
Let us know in the comments section!<\/p>\n
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This year\u00a0marks the fifth annual\u00a0WordCamp RI.\u00a0 Can you believe it?\u00a0 Here are some #Throw Back and #Flash Back\u00a0highlights. \u00a0 2012 Our first WordCamp was held in 2012 at the University of Rhode Island’s Harrington School of Communication and Media in … Continue reading Our Fifth Year of WordCamp RI<\/span>