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That’s a Wrap

The organizers wish to thank everyone who participated in this year’s Dayton WordCamp. It took a lot of work but we also had a lot of fun.

We are already pre-planning for WordCamp 2019 for the first week in March next year and anticipating it to be bigger and even better.

Enjoy some images and a video from last month’s WordCamp below and again thank you for your participation.

 

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WordCamp Attendees – Here is what you need to know.

REGISTRATION

Registration starts at 8:30 am Friday and 8:00 am Saturday.

The registration area is located near the Eichelberger Forum on the first floor of the Dayton Library.

2018 Dayton WordCamp Registration

FOOD

Lunch will be served both days of the conference with additional snacks served on Saturday.

PARKING

Parking is easy. There is free parking under the library building.  Please note that you enter on the left-hand side of the entrance. If you plan to go to the after-party, you will need to remove your car from the library parking lot, but there will be plenty of parking at the event.

SOCIAL MEDIA

We will be monitoring our Twitter account @DaytonWP throughout the event and using the hashtag #wcdayton. Please feel free to post pictures and tweet your thoughts on the event throughout the day.

OUR SPONSORS

Please let our sponsors know we appreciate their support of this camp. Without their support, we would not be able to have our camp. For a full list of sponsors, visit our sponsor page. Our sponsors love to receive tweets thanking them for their sponsorship, just remember to tag it #wcdayton.

NEED HELP?

During the event, if you need any assistance, look for anyone with a grey shirt which are our volunteers.  Organizers will be wearing blue and black shirts. Either of us can help you. We are here to help make your weekend a great one.

You can also request help on our social media, or email dayton@wordcamp.org and we will do what we can to help you.

We look forward to seeing you this weekend and hope you are as excited about the event as we are!

– Your WordCamp Dayton Organizers

Did You Miss the Meetup On Gutenberg? Come Learn about it at WordCamp Dayton

Andrew had a great talk this evening on The Dayton WordPress meetup explaining the ins and outs of the new Gutenberg editor that will appear in the upcoming version of WordPress, version 5.0.

If you missed out on this informative talk, go now and purchase your ticket to the Dayton WordCamp happening May 18th and 19th. Gutenberg is anticipated to be a hot topic among participants with alot of talk about it.

Other topics that participants will be talking are marketing, e-commerce, and helping out your clients.

Go grab your ticket before we are sold out.

Are you ready to get your feet wet?

Join Niles Flores for a WordPress 101 session that will answer all the questions you have wanted to know about the platform. (Well hopefully most of them.)

This session is for beginners and people new to WordPress who want to dive into the platform and get their website or blog up and running. You will get an understanding of how to get around the WordPress dashboard, create post and pages as well as other various areas as the media library, menus, and themes.

Nile Flores is a long time WordPress designer and Developer.  She also loves contributing to WordPress, and that includes speaking at WordCamps across the United States. She loves helping people and supporting Open Source projects. We hope you come to hear her talk.

OH WOW!!! Less than 5 weeks till WordCamp Dayton

Have you been told? Are you getting excited yet? We are getting closer to WordCamp Dayton which is May 18th and 19th of next month. We are finalizing are Friday schedule and you can see our Saturday schedule now. There is a wide range of sessions for all interests and skill levels. There is something for everyone for sure.

Don’t wait until the last minute to buy your ticket, because there is a limited amount and once they are gone, there will be no more to be released.

Stay notified by signing up for our newsletter and stay tuned for keynote speaker announcements and additional sessions that are to come.

 

 

Hangout With The WordPress Crew

Are you planning on participating in WordCamp 2018? Why not volunteer some time and come for free.

We are currently looking for volunteers to help with the conference. We need helpers to set up, hand out badges, and run video cameras for speaker talks among other things.

Volunteering doesn’t mean you have to miss a favorite talk you want to see. We’ll try very hard to accommodate volunteer wishes to see speakers they are interested in.

If this sounds like something you would like to do, contact us to let us know, what times or days work out for you.

Your help is much needed!

Thank you,

Why Your Business Should Sponsor WordCamp Dayton

As a sponsor of WordCamp Dayton, you’ll gain exposure to a unique, diverse crowd of technologically savvy website designers, marketing experts, business leaders and entrepreneurs.

WordCamps are held around the world and in 2018 will be held in Dayton as a two-day event packed with workshops, speakers who are among the nation’s best website developers, hands-on training for WordPress users of all skill levels and a terrific after-party where the learning and networking continues.

We will draw beginners and intermediate WordPress users, as well as advanced developers from around Ohio and the surrounding states. Attendees will be business owners, leaders of nonprofit groups, artists, designers, developers, bloggers, agencies and businesses that sell website design and marketing services to other businesses. We’ve got a great reputation among our attendees, and are interested in sponsors who can help us support our mission to connect the WordPress community in Ohio.

Are you a good fit as a sponsor for WordCamp Dayton? Yes, if…

  • You run a WordPress or tech business and want to share your products with developers and users.
  • Your business uses WordPress for its own website or you’ve otherwise benefited from WordPress.
  • You have a service or product you want to get in front of a large number of freelancers, entrepreneurs and small businesses (say for example, you’re an accounting firm, financial planner, health insurance company, personal trainer).
  • You’re a tech recruiter or employer looking for web developers — WordPress or otherwise — you’ll be sure to find them at WordCamp Dayton.

Contact Us Today

If you are interested in becoming a sponsor, please contact us to get started.

Call Chris Celek at 937-530-0235 or email us at dayton@wordcamp.org

See All Sponsorship Opportunities >

 

WordCamp Dayton 2018 – May 18th & 19th

WordCamp returns to Dayton, May 18-19, 2018 as a two-day event packed with workshops, speakers who are among the nation’s best website developers, and hands-on training for WordPress users of all skill levels.

We invite beginners and intermediate WordPress users, as well as advanced developers from around Ohio and the surrounding states. Attendees will be business owners, leaders of non-profit groups, artists, designers, developers, bloggers, agencies and businesses that sell website design and marketing services to other businesses.

2018 will be our fourth WordCamp in Dayton and we’re excited to host you at the new Dayton Metro Library. We’ve got a great reputation among our attendees and sponsors. Please plan to join us.