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The All Important WordCamp Calgary 2014 Schedule

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You’ve picked-up your ticket (or at least will be picking up a ticket soon) and now you need to plan your day. Well, you’re in luck as last week we launched the WordCamp Calgary 2014 Schedule. So why not check out the official schedule below.

Please Note: The Afternoon sessions are all an hour long, not a half an hour long as it shows. (Except for Kurt Archer’s WordPress 3.9.1 session which is a half an hour long)

Saturday, June 14th, 2014

Time Content Creators Code Creators Pro Bono Lounge
10:00 am
Registration
10:30 am
Opening Remarks/Welcome To WordCamp
11:00 am
Finding Your Voice – Learnings From 6 years of Failure Ernest Barbaric
Favorite session: Finding Your Voice – Learnings From 6 years of Failure
Pro Level Workflow Michael C. Breuer, David Luecke
Favorite session: Pro Level Workflow
12:00 pm
Designing Your Site With Intent Mike Tighe
Favorite session: Designing Your Site With Intent
Advanced Theming with HTML5 Michael C. Breuer, David Luecke
Favorite session: Advanced Theming with HTML5
1:00 pm
Mentor Lunch
Pro Bono Lounge
2:00 pm
Inside the Black Box of Web Design Pricing Jeff Archibald
Favorite session: Inside the Black Box of Web Design Pricing
Reclaiming the Editor Sean Goresht
Favorite session: Reclaiming the Editor
3:00 pm
Generating Success from your WordPress site, How To Get Exposure In a Crowded Online Market. Irene Seto, Ernest Barbaric, Tony Tighe, Erin Rosar
Favorite session: Generating Success from your WordPress site, How To Get Exposure In a Crowded Online Market.
Building Themes For Clients: What You Need To Know When Handing Over The Keys To End Users. Andrew Forbes, Dan Stephenson, Aleah Dunfield
Favorite session: Building Themes For Clients: What You Need To Know When Handing Over The Keys To End Users.
4:00 pm
Everything WordPress: Ask The Experts, Be An Expert
Favorite session: Everything WordPress: Ask The Experts, Be An Expert
WordPress 3.9.1 Walkthrough Kurt Archer
Favorite session: WordPress 3.9.1 Walkthrough
4:30 pm
Everything WordPress: Ask The Experts, Be An Expert [Continued]
Favorite session: Everything WordPress: Ask The Experts, Be An Expert [Continued]

We also have the full schedule available in a easier to read Google Docs format.

Important Notes

  • Badge Pick-up and Registration starts at 10:00am sharp in the Heritage Hallway.
  • Content Creator sessions will be happening in Macdonald Hall and Code Creator sessions will be happening in the Classroom.
  • Opening remarks, Mentor Lunch and the final panel – Everything WordPress: Ask The Experts, Be An Expert will all occur in Macdonald Hall.
  • Yes, you are allowed to jump between tracks. Even if you said you’d be interested in the Code Creators track you can still attend the Content Creator sessions. There are no restrictions.
  • The WordPress Schedule creator has a bit of a wonky kink in it, so please note the following
    • The Pro Bono Lounge runs from 12-4 in the Heritage Hallway
    • The Mentor Lunch will run from 1:00pm to 2:30pm in Macdonald Hall
    • The Afternoon sessions are all an hour long, not a half an hour long as it shows. (Except for Kurt Archer’s WordPress 3.9.1 session which is a half an hour long)
    • The first session in the afternoon for the Code Creators starts at 2:00pm in the Classroom and the first session in the afternoon for the Content Creators starts at 2:30pm in Macdonald Hall

Call for Volunteers

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As the WordCamp Team keep trucking along with the planning of this year’s edition, we’d like to put a call out for Volunteers and Pro Bono Lounge Mentors.

We’ve had a good selection of people volunteer to help with the logistics on the day of (Registration, room help, etc.,) and a couple people volunteer for the Pro Bono Lounge, but we’re looking for a few more people to help out.

In particular we need:

  • 8-10 Volunteers to help with registration in the morning and the rooms during the day.
  • 5-6 Pro Bono Lounge mentors to help with manning the Pro Bono Lounge Area during the morning and afternoon.

If you’re interested in volunteering please fill out our Volunteer Form.

The Pro Bono Lounge & Mentor Lunch

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As we start finalizing the talks, panels and schedule for WordCamp 2014, we also want to explain two of the additional events we have planned. Below is a synopsis of two of the unique events we have planned for this year’s edition.

Pro Bono Lounge

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This full-day Pro Bono lounge (or sometimes referred to as Happiness Lounge) will pair up struggling business owners and entrepreneurs with expert WordPress professionals for free consultations and quick fixes. Bring your laptop, ideas and sketches There will be plenty of wifi and outlets.

The Committee will be looking for WordPress experts to volunteer slots of time at throughout the day. If you’re interested in participating, send us a note at calgary@wordpress.org.

The Pro Bono Lounge will run from 12:00 – 4:00. The Pro Bono Lounge will be located in the Hallway beside Macdonald Hall.

Mentor Lunch

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Ever attended a lunch at a conference and wanted to sit down with people and just ask questions about what you’ve learned throughout the day? Ever wanted to sit down and talk about Javascript, WordPress Plug-ins, Learn more about the WordPress Meet-up Group or learn about different events in the city? Well, we are going to try something a bit different at this year’s WordCamp.

Introducing the Mentor Lunch. During the Lunch break we will be opening up the MacDonald room and setting up tables for people with common interests to sit down, chat and ask questions. The idea is to provide an avenue for networking and learning throughout the Calgary community. We know that it can sometimes be very intimidating to attend a conference on your own, so why not sit down and with a group of other Calgarians interested in a certain topic and share a conversation over lunch.

And don’t worry if you want to escape for a bit to have lunch on your own that’s totally fine too.

The Committee will be looking for mentors and local organizations to volunteer their lunch hour to act as a conversation starter. If you’re interested in participating, send us a note at calgary@wordpress.org.

The Mentor Lunch will run from 1pm-2pm in Macdonald Hall.