WordCamp Philly 2017 will cover a wide variety of topics essential to freelancers and business owners who create, manage or support sites. The October 28 talks, which range from SEO and analytics to choosing web hosting and avoiding customer service disasters, are useful to anyone with an interested in web business, regardless of the platform they use or their experience level.
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From the time you walk into WordCamp Philly and register, we’ll make sure you are well fed!
First, we’ll serve a delicious breakfast. Coffee/decaf and tea, naturally – with soy milk and half-and-half available. Coffee or tea not your cup? We’ll also have assorted juices and bottled water. Bagels and muffins, too, in regular and gluten-free/vegan varieties! Cream cheese, butter, honey, and jelly will be available. And a nice fresh fruit salad.
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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.
If you’re new to WordCamp, you might be wondering just what to expect. Here are some tips and tricks to navigate you through WordCamp Philly like a pro!
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.
If you’re new to WordCamp and you’ve made it to the ticket page, you may be thinking, “But which ticket? Why is there more than one option? I’m so confused!”
No sweat. We’ll help you sort it out.
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.
WordCamp Philly 2017 is over. Check out the next edition!