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

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.

Check out the great lineup of speakers for WordCamp Raleigh

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Steve M

If you haven’t checked out the Speakers page yet, go take a look now. You’ll find a dazzling lineup of local and national speakers including some well-known names in the WordPress community and on the WordCamp circuit.

If you haven’t registered yet head on over to the Registration page. And don’t forget to take advantage of the special room rate for accommodation at The Sheraton Raleigh hotel. This discounted rate only lasts until Friday 29th April so hurry!

Book your room at the Sheraton with the WordCamp Raleigh discount group rate.

Speaker Spotlight: Tony Zeoli

Posted on May 15, 2010 by Steve M

WordCamp Raleigh is happy to announce, what I believe is our final speaker addition … Anthony Zeoli is the founder of Digital Strategy Works, a web strategy & development company whose clients include the Associated Press, Cablevision Systems Corp, Lehman Brothers, and JP Morgan Chase.

He also owns and blogs about hip-hop at Netmix.com plus is the Director of Interactive Media at the National Museum of Hip-Hop.

Session:

“WordPress & Multimedia: Podcasting, Streaming Video & Photos”

WordPress is an incredibly powerful publishing engine, but it also has amazing capabilities for audio, video and photos.

In this session, we will cover many tricks, tips, options, and tools to power your audio podcasts, manage your videos and display your images.

Tools that we will cover include ways to power your audio podcasts using Podcasting and Blubrry plugins.

For video we’ll look at Kaltura, a freemium service for video, and WordTube, which uses the Open Source JW Player to run video content directly from your server. This session will also provide options for embedding video from YouTube, Vimeo, Google and more.

Finally we will learn about the popular NextGen Gallery plugin to display albums and galleries and the number of associated image viewer plug-ins that display your photos in a variety of ways, and a few tricks to make sure your php doesn’t exceed the upload memory limit.

Bio:

Tony is the founder of Digital Strategy Works, where he has been active developing media & entertainment-related websites utilizing best of class streaming and multimedia products since 1995 for a wide range of clients, including: the Associated Press, Cablevision Systems Corp, Zondervan, Lehman Brothers, and JP Morgan Chase.

He is also involved in start-ups, including his own Netmix.com, Entertainment Media Works, and the National Museum of Hip-Hop. Tony relaunched Netmix on WordPress in 2004 as a blog and a way to host his DJ podcasts using the Podcasting plugin.

Tony is also the host of the WordPress Westchester Meetup group, which is sponsored by The Journal News, to serve WordPress fanatics in the Westchester County, NY area.

When he’s not plotting digital strategy for clients, he loves to drive the lane on the b-ball court, put a few X’s in frames at the bowling alley, and spin deep and melodic tech-house music in his DJ sets.

Follow Tony:

Website: DigitalStrategyWorks.com
Twitter: @dswks

Speaker Spotlight: Grant Swaim

Posted on May 14, 2010 by Steve M

We have our final few additions to round out our Speakers group and are happy to announce our latest speaker, Grant Swaim, who is the author of the soon-to-be-released, “Technology Guide for Today’s Automotive Technician” and an automotive expert and instructor.

Session:

“How to Build a Membership-style Website”

While there are many ways to monetize a website, one of the more lucrative models is to sell access to premium content. This approach requires careful consideration and special software that may differ from a traditional shopping cart approach.

In this presentation, we will cover the best practices for building a membership-based site including WordPress solutions and traditional website solutions.

Bio:

Grant, who has a passion for cars, computers, and education, is a full time automotive instructor in the North Carolina Community College system and the author of “Technology Guide for Today’s Automotive Technician”, due out in May 2010. This book will cover digital technology and how it is utilized within the automotive service industry.

He has also been building the online course to deliver this content. In the process of building this membership-style site, Grant did extensive research on publishing platforms, membership software, and ecommerce solutions. Grant is a true educator and is always willing to share his experiences to make the path easier for others.

Grant’s past presentations include “The Automotive Educators Podcast” which was a weekly show about the art of teaching automotive technology.

Follow Grant: