WordCamp Philly will be back in 2019, and soon we’ll be seeking more great speakers, volunteers and sponsors to create another memorable event for the WordPress community. But first, we’re kicking off our planning with an invitation to each of you to apply for a spot on our organizing team.
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Farewell for Now. See You at the Next One?
As we wrap up WordCamp Philly 2018 Contributor Day and say farewell to the weekend, we want to express our appreciation to all the folks who registered and braved the weather and travel conditions to join us at the University of the Sciences. You’re the reason we do this. You’re the best. Thank you.
All of us on the organizing team hope you found the weekend educational and rewarding. We also hope you’ll join us again for the next WordCamp Philly!
Coming Full Circle: Celebrating Philly’s Murals
We launched the WordCamp Philly 2018 website back in April with a look at the city’s amazing murals that contributed to the design of the site. Appropriately, we’re coming to the end of our event weekend as Philly approaches the end of Mural Arts Month — another celebration of community.
Oddly, we had not planned this. Our celebration of something uniquely Philly is the serendipitous end to a tale of loss, lack of design talent and smartphone cameras.
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Speaker Slides!
As we get the slides from today’s talks, we’ll post links for you:
- Keynote, presented by Tracy Levesque
Detour Notice: Road Closing Near the U Sciences Campus
If you’re driving to the University of the Sciences campus for WordCamp Philly this weekend, be aware of the ongoing construction work on Woodland Avenue. If you were planning to come up Woodland from below 43rd Street, you’ll need to take a detour.
We’ve added details and a map to our Travel Directions page.
After the WordCamp Philly Sessions: a Party!
Following the sessions on Saturday, October 27, we invite you to attend the official WordCamp Philly After-Party!
This year the After-Party will be held at Clarkville, a restaurant known for slinging homespun comfort food out of a giant double-decker pizza relic while serving craft beer and wine.
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Join Us for Contributor Day on Sunday, October 28!
Contributor Day will take place on Sunday, October 28, at University of the Sciences, in the same location as the day before. We will be in the main building. Doors open and check-in starts at 12:30 pm. Contributor Day activities begin at 1 pm and conclude at 5 pm.
- 12:30-1 pm: registration opens
- 1-1:30 pm: opening remarks and Contributor Day overview
- 1:30-2:30 pm: team collaboration
- 2:30-3 pm: networking activity
- 3-4:30 pm: team collaboration
- 4:30-5 pm: recap of teams’ work and closing remarks
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Call for WordCamp Volunteers!
“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. We hope you consider giving us a hand at WordCamp Philly 2018. I.t will be great to work with you!
Speaker Application Period Closes with Record Submissions
Thank you, everyone! Our WordCamp Philly speaker application period has closed, and we’ve received a record number of submissions. Over the next few weeks we’ll look over all of them and select our speakers. Once we decide, we’ll contact everyone who submitted.
Be watching for our announcements of who will speak this year!
Have You Found Us on Social Media?
A lot will be happening between now and when WordCamp Philly opens on October 27, 2018. We’ll be announcing our speakers and their presentation topics, as well as a host of updates in the coming weeks.
The easiest way to keep up to date with the latest news and announcements is to follow us on Facebook or Twitter.
We’re @wordcampphilly in both places. Our hashtag is #wcphilly.
