Attending WordCamp – What You Need to Know

Is this your first WordCamp? Read the official What to Expect, and review our helpful guide below:

What to bring (each is optional):

Laptop for note-taking, participating in online/offline demos, getting help from another attendee, or showing off your stuff.

Business cards for networking.

Writing utensil and something to write on for note-taking, networking, etc.

Cell phone for networking and to take/share pictures (on social media hashtag #WCRaleigh)

A Twitter account to keep up with the #WCRaleigh hashtag posts by other attendees. Make sure to follow the official @wordcampraleigh account as well!

Slack access for asking questions. There’s a channel for each track as well as one for general information. You can also get help in the #happiness_bar channel. Sign up here: http://wordcampraleigh.herokuapp.com

Dress code: You’ll see clothes from shorts/flip flops to suits, and everything in-between, with the trend toward the casual end of the spectrum. Wear something weather appropriate that you feel most comfortable in.

What we’ll provide:

-Coffee, tea, water

-Snacks (including gluten-free)

-Five tracks of WordPress awesomeness (advance signup is required for the ]three workshops, but not for the other sessions)

-Plenty of time between sessions for networking and/or learning with speakers, sponsors, and other attendees

-Full lunch on Saturday at On The Oval

-Donuts on Sunday (Rise Biscuits and Donuts)

-Free wifi courtesy of NC State University – ncsu-guest (no password required)

Happiness Bar throughout WordCamp where you can ask questions from volunteers including speakers.

-One free drink ticket for the afterparty

How to get to WordCamp:

https://2017.raleigh.wordcamp.org/getting-to-wordcamp-raleigh-2017/

-Registration is from 8:15-9:00 in the atrium of Engineering Building 1.

Free parking in marked garages on Partners Way

-Map of our location can be found on our Location page 

FAQs:  https://2017.raleigh.wordcamp.org/faqs/

iPad, Backpack, and 55″ TV Raffle Giveaways!

Yep, you read that right! We’ve got some amazing sponsors who are very generously donating some awesome raffle prizes. All attendees are automatically entered into the raffle drawings. The drawing will be Sunday morning immediately following Cory Miller’s talk.

55″ TV – Bluehost

iPad – All in One SEO Pack

branded backpack – Siteground

 

Check out the Schedule!

Most years we announce speakers in multiple waves. We now have all the speakers confirmed and the (probably) final schedule, so we’re going ahead and releasing it today!

We’ll have 34 incredible speakers this year, including an amazing Keynote by Chris Lema as well as featured speaker Cory Miller.

Now that the schedule has been released, tickets will sell out soon, and you don’t want to miss this.

Saturday, April 22nd

Time Beginner Business Power User Developer
8:15 am
Registration
9:15 am
Opening Remarks
9:30 am
Keynote by Chris Lema
10:30 am
Break
11:00 am
12:00 pm
Lunch
1:00 pm
2:00 pm
Break
2:05 pm
3:05 pm
Break
3:25 pm
4:25 pm
Break
4:30 pm
5:30 pm
Day One Finished
7:00 pm
Afterparty!

Sunday, April 23rd

Time Beginner Business Power User Developer
7:00 pm
Afterparty!
9:30 am
Managing Your Iceberg Cory Miller
10:30 am
Break
11:00 am
12:00 pm
Break
12:05 pm
1:05 pm
Break
1:15 pm
2:30 pm
Closing Remarks

Featured Speaker : Cory Miller

Cory Miller is a former newspaper journalist turned full-time entrepreneur. In 2008, he started iThemes, one of the first commercial product companies in WordPress, that now offers key products like BackupBuddy, iThemes Security and iThemes Sync.


Topic Title: Managing Your Iceberg

Topic Description: Life is like an iceberg.

Too often we only see or share the good and great, the sunshine and success (or the above the surface stuff). But in reality, we all suffer and struggle at some point with things buried under the surface.

Particularly in the online world we’re immersed in, it’s too easy to get lost, or to suffer in silence.

My story is an example of that. In almost 9 years of entrepreneurship (10 in the WordPress community), I’ve had my share of above the surface successes (co-authoring a “For Dummies” book, building a great WP company) as well as below the surface struggles (divorce and depression).

I will be sharing my personal experiences and story and how I manage my iceberg in business and life.

Keynote Speaker, Chris Lema

Chris Lema has been building web applications since you could build them (1995). Over the last 12 years he’s used WordPress to build everything from blogs to websites to web applications for folks like his brother, his friends and companies like ABC. A regular blogger and public speaker, he is also the Vice President of Products for Liquid Web.


Keynote Title: 

Getting the Right things Right

Keynote Description:

Every day there are more things you have to think about – from new technologies to new tools, and from content management to pricing. It’s easy to get overwhelmed and confused about the essential things. Whether you’re an agency, a freelance designer or developer, a blogger or builder of website for neighbors – you’ll benefit from hearing Chris’ take on perspective, priority and performance. 

First Wave of Speakers Announced

As WordCamp Raleigh 2017 gets closer, we’re releasing the first wave of confirmed speakers. You’ll find some repeat speakers familiar to the WordCamp Raleigh crowd such as Adam Sewell, Tony Zeoli, and Alisa Herr as well as newcomers to the area such as Mika Epstein, also known as Ipstenu, a member of the wordpress.org plugin review team.

You can view the complete list here.

WordCamp Raleigh 2017 is over. Check out the next edition!