Author: Krystal Knapp

Krystal Knapp is a local news publisher in Princeton, New Jersey. Her websites all run on WordPress. Her favorite theme is Kadence and her favorite host is Kinsta. When Krystal isn't managing her news sites, she likes to help other publishers and solopreneurs with WordPress, social media, and communications. Want to chat or work together? Have an idea for a new tech tool for local news or a new plugin or theme? Send Krystal a message.

Krystal is active in the Philly, PhillyBurbs, and New York WordPress meetups. She has served on the WordCamp Philly organizing team since 2018. She learned how to use WordPress after attending a WordCamp to visit the Happiness Bar. She needed help with a problem, then she planned to leave. After seeing how welcoming and helpful the WordPress community was, she learned WordPress herself. She is grateful to all the wonderful people who work to share their WordPress knowledge with others and build up the WordPress community.

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Volunteers

Call for Volunteers

Want to help us make the virtual WordCamp Philly 2020 an amazing experience for everyone? Become a volunteer!

Like all WordCamps, WordCamp Philly is entirely organized and run by volunteers. Unlike most prior Camps, WordCamp Philly 2020 will be fully virtual, offering more folks than ever before the opportunity to attend and contribute! 

Volunteering to help WordCamp Philly run smoothly is a great way to get to know the local WordPress community. No technical knowledge is required to volunteer. Most of the volunteer positions are simple browser-based tasks, and we’ll provide a training session to ensure everyone is up to speed. We encourage anyone to volunteer, no matter your experience, but we especially encourage Philly locals who want to get more involved in our community. 

This year’s responsibilities include:

  • Emcee – Introduce Camp speakers at the start of each talk
  • Chat moderator – Monitor live discussions and ensure all participants follow the WordCamp Code of Conduct
  • Hallway track greeters/moderators – Help people who have questions about the Camp. Monitor the unofficial Hallway Track interactions and ensure participants adhere to the WordCamp Code of Conduct.
  • Happiness Bar helpers – Help Camp attendees with their WordPress questions.
  • After-Party helpers – Monitor the after-party interactions and ensure participants have fun and adhere to the WordCamp Code of Conduct.

If you’re interested in being a part of the WordCamp Philly magic, please fill out our volunteer form.

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Speakers

WordCamp Philly Q&A for speaker applicants

Considering applying to be a speaker for the virtual WordCamp Philly 2020, which will be held on Saturday, September 26? If you have questions, want to discuss an idea for a talk, or would like to learn more about the format of this year’s conference, drop in for a chat at our virtual office hour on Monday, July 20, at 6:30 p.m. We will host the office hour via Zoom.

Find information about how to join the meeting by copying and pasting this link in your browser: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EBtHbb1ihc1xIQ3OCFLOXhUaVtKPYcgO6MYx_Dz17Hs/edit?usp=sharing

New and Traditional Formats

We are looking for speakers, especially from the Philadelphia region, to share their knowledge and stories with the WordPress community. While we welcome traditional speaker talks with slides, we are also seeking other formats to make the virtual conference an engaging experience for the community.

Application Deadline

You can submit your speaker application through 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, July 22. Applicants are asked to limit their submissions to three proposed talks.

Drop by for an informal chat during our office hour! If you can’t make the office hour but you are considering applying to be a speaker, please don’t hesitate to reach out to the team with questions by filling out our contact form.

WordCamp Philly 2020 is over. Check out the next edition!