Speaker Spotlight: Glenn Ansley of Full Throttle Development

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Steve M

Glenn is a local to Raleigh, NC. He has been developing WordPress plugins and contributing to the core project for several years with FullThrottle Development. He currently works at NC State University as a PHP / MySQL developer but continues to contribute to the community during his free time. While he enjoys many aspects of WordPress development, the community is what keeps him here.

Glenn will be presenting on the topic of WordPress Filters and Actions in the Developers track. Here’s an extract from what you can expect to hear from Glenn:

The hook API is what sets WordPress apart from so many other free and open source software projects. While there are multiple tutorials across the internet that teach you how to add an action or a filter, you’ll never experience the full potential of this powerful feature until you comprehend what’s taking place under the hood. WordPress Filters and Actions will take an in-depth look into the hook API. We’ll explore what it is, how it works, common pitfalls, and advanced techniques that will make you a more robust WordPress developer.

So register today for WordCamp Raleigh 2011 and come meet Glenn. Don’t forget to follow him on Twitter – @glennansley

Discounted hotel rate ends tomorrow!

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Steve M

If you haven’t booked your hotel accommodation yet and you’re looking to stay at the Sheraton Raleigh for WordCamp then you may want to visit Sheraton Reservations for WordCamp Raleigh 2011 today.

The special event rate of $109.00 per night ends tomorrow so take advantage of it while you can. The Sheraton is a beautiful hotel with very comfortable accommodations and excellent service. It’s situated in the heart of downtown Raleigh and is the location for the conference.

We look forward to seeing you in 3 weeks!

Thomas Griffin Media sponsors WordCamp Raleigh 2011

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Steve M

We at WordCamp Raleigh are pleased to announce that Thomas Griffin Media has joined us as a sponsor.

Thomas Griffin Media is WordPress design and development company. Their aim is to give you the best WordPress services in the industry. They believe that your website should work for you, and they work towards that end by taking the hassle out of the website equation. They don’t just build websites – they build relationships.

But most importantly, they love WordPress. They believe in WordPress and are excited about supporting the growth and expansion of WordPress. “We are honored to sponsor this event and look forward to meeting you there!” says Thomas Griffin.

We are certainly looking forward to seeing Thomas at WordCamp Raleigh and thank him and his company for their generous support.

Sign Language Interpreters attending WordCamp Raleigh 2011

Posted on April 24, 2011 by Steve M

We are very pleased to announce that this year we’ve been contacted by a couple of Sign Language Interpreters offering their services so that we can provide services to deaf attendees.

Carolina Price and Sarah Wheeler are both certified Sign Language Interpreters by the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf and are licenced to work in the state of North Carolina. Carolina Price is a trilingual staff interpreter for Communication Access Partners, an interpreting agency, located in Kernersville North Carolina. Sarah Wheeler is a freelance interpreter and co-owner of ASL Links an innovative partnership that focuses on providing quality educational opportunities for sign language interpreters in the state of North Carolina.

Both ladies have kindly offered to interpret speakers sessions for any attendees requiring sign language. We are very grateful to Carolina and Sarah for supporting WordCamp Raleigh, volunteering their time and being involved in the WordPress community.

Shopp Announced as a Sponsor for WordCamp Raleigh 2011

Posted on April 23, 2011 by Steve M

We are pleased to announce that Shopp, the popular e-commerce plugin for WordPress, is a Silver Sponsor of WordCamp Raleigh.

Shopp is a simply flexible, completely capable e-commerce plugin for WordPress. It adds an enormously powerful set of tools for building and deploying a creative storefronts on your WordPress-powered blog or website. Sell shipped products, digital downloads, and donations. Get more payment gateway and shipping service integrations than other WordPress e-commerce solutions including PayPal, Google Checkout and 2Checkout.

The flexibility of Shopp doesn’t end there. Shopp provides a unique balance of simple, intuitive store management tools that combine with a limitless development framework. A robust set of accessible APIs give developers power to extend and customize every aspect of the shopping process for perfect WordPress theme integration and unparalleled flexibility building not just a storefront, but a completely custom shopping experience.

Shopp is an extremely popular commercial plugin for WordPress with a low cost of entry starting at $55 for single-site support access. Buying Shopp will give you access to automatic updates, the extensive online documentation and professional support from the Shopp team. Get more from shopplugin.net.

I’d like to thank Shopp for their continued support of WordCamp Raleigh.