WordCamp Ottawa 2014

The second annual WordCamp Ottawa is now officially on!

Where, when

WordCamp Ottawa 2014 will take place in the Minto Centre at Carleton University on the May 3 – 4 weekend.

Optional Pre-camp

• Thursday, May 1, 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Introduction to WordPress for those who are new to WordPress

WordCamp Weekend

• Saturday, May 3, 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., featuring 45-minute sessions in three tracks.  Saturday will include lunch.
• Sunday, May 4, 12:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., featuring 1-hour-and-45-minute sessions in three tracks

What’s planned

The Introduction to WordPress session on Thursday aims to help beginners and those new to WordPress get their bearings before the Saturday and Sunday sessions.

The Saturday sessions will be divided into tracks to meet the needs of those who want to publish content, create sites or customize sites.

The Sunday sessions are longer to allow presenters time to dive into more involved or advanced topics.  We also hope to have some hands-on workshops.

Registration

Registration for WordCamp Ottawa 2014 is open!  Register before April 1 and save $7.

Updates

To keep in touch, you can sign up for our Newsletter, and follow us on Twitter and Facebook.

Sponsors

Looking for an effective way to build your business profile with the Ottawa WordPress Community? Why not become a WordCamp Sponsor? We offer a range of sponsor options. Learn more.

Volunteers

If you’d like to contribute to the local Ottawa WordPress community and help make this WordCamp a success, join us as a volunteer. Learn more.

Speakers

Are you an expert on a topic of interest to beginners or those with more experience? Are you comfortable addressing a crowd of more than 300? We’d like to hear from you! Learn more.

Ideas welcome

And if you’d like to share a suggestion that would help us make this event a better match for your needs, please get in touch.

Your WordCamp Ottawa 2014 organizers are pleased to report that the work is starting to pay off.

Location, date

We’re close to finalizing where and when this year’s WordCamp Ottawa will be held. After we’ve announced the venue and dates, we plan to issue our first, formal calls for Speakers, Sponsors and Volunteers.

Now is a good time to step forward

To date, several companies and individuals have asked us about sponsorship and speaker opportunities—and we’re grateful for their interest. If you’re thinking about how you can help make this event a success, please feel free to get in touch.

Updates on the way

Meanwhile, returning here often will help you stay informed about the newest developments for WordCamp Ottawa 2014, as will signing up for our Newsletter and following us on Twitter and Facebook.

It’s a little early to welcome you to WordCamp Ottawa 2014—but the plans are underway.

As we have new details to share, we’ll post them in these pages. Feel free to let us know if you like what you see and if there’s anything you’d like us to add.

About WordCamps

If you’re new to WordCamps you’ll want to know that they’re casual conferences where beginners, experts and everyone in-between can learn and talk about WordPress—and network.

Tentative date

Right now it looks like WordCamp Ottawa 2014 will take place the first few days of May. The date depends in part on the venue, though. Look for an update here soon.

Sessions over three days

The current plan is to make WordCamp Ottawa 2014 a three-day event:

• Thursday: A two-hour evening session introducing WordPress
• Saturday: A full day of 45-minute sessions in three tracks
• Sunday: A half day of 1 hour and 45 minute sessions in three tracks

Saturday tracks

Speakers and topics are being chosen to match the knowledge, experience and skills of:

• Content Creators, who want to learn how to publish content on a WordPress site
• Site Creators, who want to learn more complex tasks but aren’t designers or developers
• Code Creators, designers or developers who want to learn about topics such as site set-up, theme design, plugin development, development best practices and more

Sunday tracks

The sessions in these tracks will focus on more involved topics, such as installing a site, customizing themes, plugins and more.

The Happiness Bar and other WordCamp standards

The Happiness Bar, where WordCamp registrants can ask experts technical questions, will be available. Lunch on Saturday is expected to be included. Ticket prices will be held at close to those of last year.

Return here for updates

Whether you’re new to WordPress or an expert, you can look forward to knowledge and networking opportunities at this event. Return to this page for updates.

Consider volunteering

If you’d like to help out as a Volunteer or Speaker, we’d like to hear from you—particularly once we have our Volunteer and Speaker application pages online. Keep us in mind, meanwhile, and return to this page to learn when the application pages are ready.

Sponsorship

If you’d like to become a Sponsor, please consider the opportunities today.

Join the Ottawa WordPress Group

And if you’re interested in learning about WordPress between now and WordCamp Ottawa 2014, please feel free to join The Ottawa WordPress Group.