{"id":1499,"date":"2016-06-19T18:00:23","date_gmt":"2016-06-19T18:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2016.ottawa.wordcamp.org\/?p=1499"},"modified":"2016-06-19T14:34:52","modified_gmt":"2016-06-19T14:34:52","slug":"thank-you-for-helping-us-stage-wordcamp-ottawa-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ottawa.wordcamp.org\/2016\/thank-you-for-helping-us-stage-wordcamp-ottawa-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Thank You for Helping Us Stage WordCamp Ottawa 2016!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You can\u2019t stage an event like WordCamp Ottawa 2016 without help\u2014and your event Organizers have quite a few people to thank.<\/p>\n<h2>Our attendees<\/h2>\n<p>First of all, we must thank the many people who came out to listen, ask questions, offer opinions, make friends and explore business opportunities during the last couple of days. An event like this one needs an understanding and appreciative audience\u2014and we certainly had one this year!<\/p>\n<h2>Our volunteers<\/h2>\n<p>We\u2019d like to add a special thanks to our volunteers who worked tirelessly for the benefit of all. Our volunteers included:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rick Alexanderson<\/li>\n<li>Albert Chan<\/li>\n<li>William Dear<\/li>\n<li>Andree Dionne<\/li>\n<li>Lisa Foley<\/li>\n<li>Karen Fox<\/li>\n<li>Steve Puddick<\/li>\n<li>Alex Robinson<\/li>\n<li>Jane Qin<\/li>\n<li>Chris Studholme<\/li>\n<li>Christina Wall<\/li>\n<li>Christie Witt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Our speakers and presenters<\/h2>\n<p>A great group of speakers shared their knowledge and insights at WordCamp Ottawa 2016. In doing so they helped make the Ottawa WordPress community stronger and better at using WordPress web software. Our speakers included:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Michelle Ames<\/li>\n<li>Richard Archambault<\/li>\n<li>Jonathan Bardo<\/li>\n<li>David Bird<\/li>\n<li>Michal Bluma<\/li>\n<li>St\u00e9phane Boisvert<\/li>\n<li>Mike Dickson<\/li>\n<li>Ryan Erwin<\/li>\n<li>Miriam Goldman<\/li>\n<li>Meagan Hanes<\/li>\n<li>Brian Hogg<\/li>\n<li>Shawn Hooper<\/li>\n<li>Hector Jarquin<\/li>\n<li>Alison Knott<\/li>\n<li>Shanta R. Nathwani<\/li>\n<li>Jamie Oastler<\/li>\n<li>Anthony D Paul<\/li>\n<li>Shelly Peacock<\/li>\n<li>Jonathan Perlman<\/li>\n<li>Kathryn Presner<\/li>\n<li>Rick Radko<\/li>\n<li>Christopher Ross<\/li>\n<li>Brian Rotsztein<\/li>\n<li>S\u00e9bastien Sanche<\/li>\n<li>Jai Sangha<\/li>\n<li>Toufic Sbeiti<\/li>\n<li>Jordan St Jacques<\/li>\n<li>T-Rave<\/li>\n<li>Jasmine Vesque<\/li>\n<li>Ting Yang<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Our sponsors<\/h2>\n<p>We couldn\u2019t have held our WordCamp without sponsors. Their contributions meet about three-quarters of the cost of holding the event. That makes them quite literally essential\u2014and on behalf of the organizers and all involved in WordPress in Ottawa I\u2019d like to thank every one of them. Our sponsors included:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hover \u2014 Platinum Sponsor<\/li>\n<li>WooCommerce \u2014 Platinum Sponsor<\/li>\n<li>Jetpack \u2014 Platinum Sponsor<\/li>\n<li>Bluehost \u2014 Platinum Sponsor<\/li>\n<li>Flywheel \u2014 Gold Sponsor<\/li>\n<li>Pantheon \u2014 Gold Sponsor<\/li>\n<li>GoDaddy Pro \u2014 Gold Sponsor<\/li>\n<li>BackupBuddy \u2014 Silver Sponsor<\/li>\n<li>Plesk \u2014 Silver Sponsor<\/li>\n<li>WPML \u2014 Silver Sponsor<\/li>\n<li>DreamHost \u2014 Silver Sponsor<\/li>\n<li>The WP Crowd \u2014 Bronze Sponsor<\/li>\n<li>Carleton University \u2014 Venue Sponsor<\/li>\n<li>Funkdawg Films \u2014 Small Biz Sponsor<\/li>\n<li>Live Composer \u2014 Small Biz Sponsor<\/li>\n<li>Impeka \u2014 Small Biz Sponsor<\/li>\n<li>TuCuatro \u2014 Small Biz Sponsor<\/li>\n<li>Gravity Flow \u2014 Small Biz Sponsor<\/li>\n<li>Real Estate News Exchange \u2014\u00a0Small Biz Sponsor<\/li>\n<li>WP Blog Support \u2014 Small Biz Sponsor<\/li>\n<li>Jeremy Clarke \u2014 Small Biz Sponsor<\/li>\n<li>LimousineReleaseDate.com \u2014 Small Biz Sponsor<\/li>\n<li>StickerGiant \u2014 In Kind Sponsor<\/li>\n<li>Ottawa Print Services \u2014 In Kind Sponsor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We\u2019d like to add special appreciation for Carleton University, for allowing us to hold WordCamp Ottawa 2016 there. It was a fine venue.<\/p>\n<p>And we\u2019d like to thank Patty Boland\u2019s, a great place with a friendly and inviting atmosphere, for offering us an excellent venue for our Networking Get-together on Saturday night.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can\u2019t stage an event like WordCamp Ottawa 2016 without help\u2014and your event Organizers have quite a few people to thank. 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