Four WordPress business people will share their thoughts on the economy as it relates to WordPress during WordCamp Philly. The panel will start at 1:30 pm Saturday, October 28.
The panelists are Brad Williams, Tom Rose, Kim Coleman and Lou Fuiano.
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It’s a bit of a no-brainer that our theme is Halloween — but rest assured, we are totally into it. Whether you decide to show up to sessions in costume, present your talk dressed up or save it for the After-Party, we encourage the costuming! WordCamp is already tons of fun, so why not add a bit more?
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Marc Coleman, the founder, chief executive officer and president of The Tactile Group, will present “The Risks and Rewards of Community” for the WordCamp Philly 2017 keynote speech.
Whether based on place, purpose, principles, or software, any community is only as strong as the interactions amongst its members. Marc’s talk will touch on the the power of diverse perspectives and offer some actionable parameters for supporting empathetic dialogue.
The Tactile Group is a Philadelphia-based application development and web design agency. With a diverse staff of 14 in 2017, the firm’s mission states “Designed to give a damn, we actively seek work whose goal is to improve the quality of life for all people.” The company’s clients include the U.S. Department of Education, the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia International Airport, PGW, and the City of Boston.
In response to popular request, WordCamp Philly is adding a new sponsor level: Business Microsponsor! The sponsorship may be purchased from our Tickets page.
The Business Microsponsor is exactly like the Individual sponsorship except that a company’s name rather than a person’s will be added as a sponsor on our site.
Both include:
The Business Microsponsor and Individual sponsorship join the Platinum, Gold, Silver and Bronze sponsorships. To see the full range of sponsorships and what they include, visit our Become a Sponsor page.
The WordCamp community encompasses a plethora of different types of people from many different walks of life. This diversity gives our community strength and is a source of pride. That’s why we work really hard to accommodate needs.
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They’re ready! We have the 21 sessions that comprise the Designer, Developer and Business/Freeelance tracks up on the Sessions page for everyone to peruse.
If you’d like to compare them side by side to start planning your day, check out the Schedule. We’ll be announcing our keynote speaker, panelists and more about our 101 track soon, and you’ll see that information added to the schedule as the month progresses.
We’ll have lots more to tell you as the big weekend approaches. Follow @WordCampPhilly on Twitter or subscribe to our site to keep up with the latest on WordCamp 2017.
“Happiness sounds good”, you say, “but what IS a Happiness Bar?”
The Happiness Bar is a Help Desk – where some wonderful volunteers from the WordPress community are ready to help you troubleshoot your WordPress problems, answer questions and point you to resources you can use after WordCamp Philly.
Continue reading WordCamp Philly 2017 Will Have a Happiness Bar!
We are so excited you’re coming to WordCamp Philly! We know that you will want a nice place to stay to get your rest for all the amazing sessions we have planned for the weekend. Philadelphia boasts over 35,000 hotel rooms in the region, so your options are limitless! This year we decided to provide you with a list of accommodation options allowing you to find the best solution for your time in the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection.
As a WordPress newbie myself, one of the most beneficial things I’ve done in order to learn about and embrace the WordPress community is to volunteer!
It’s a great way to get involved, meet new friends, connect with existing ones and just overall have a great time. I hope you consider giving us a hand at WordCamp Philly 2017 as it will be great to work with you!
We just can’t get enough of Wapuu so, of course, we had to create WordCamp Philly Wapuus for 2017!
We’re proud to introduce the four new Wapuus appropriately costumed for our October event (as you should be) holding various Philly icons of food, art, history, and music:
WordCamp Philly 2017 is over. Check out the next edition!