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.

Call for Local Sponsors

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As mentioned, any conference or event couldn’t happen without the generosity of sponsors. For WordCamp Calgary 2014 we have an incredible group of National Sponsors lined-up to help make this year’s conference happen and keep our overall attendee costs extremely low.

But with that being said, we also want to give the opportunity for businesses, organizations and WordPress freelancers within the Calgary community to sponsor WordCamp 2014 and to reach an active audience of 150 WordPress community members, so we are offering Local Sponsorship package for our local WordPress Champions.

Local sponsorship packages are $150.00 and include the following:

  • 2 free tickets to WordCamp Calgary 2014.
  • Branding on badges, signage, and promotion materials.
  • A spot on the sidebar in our sponsors section.
  • A two hundred word blurb on our web site under our sponsorship page.
  • A blog post on our web site describing your company and what you provide to the Calgary community. (Which will be shared on our social media channels).
  • A special mail to our mailing list with your company information.
  • An opportunity to provide marketing material for your company at the registration table.
  • Thank you mention at launch/close.
  • Thank you via Facebook and Twitter.
  • And the ability to proudly announce to your customers that you’re a proud supporter of the WordPress community in Calgary.

If you’re interested in sponsoring WordCamp Calgary, feel free to send us a note at calgary@wordcamp.org with the Subject line of I Want To Be A Local Sponsor!.

June 14th, 2014 WordCamp Calgary is Coming.

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And with that we are pleased to announce that the 2nd edition of WordCamp Calgary is coming June 14th, 2014.

This year’s conference will be a celebration of everything WordPress within the Calgary community. The organizing committee is working hard to produce a full days worth of great content and networking that will appeal to a wide range of audiences – from beginner content creators all the way to hardcore developers and everything in between. We’re all booked a full day event starting at 10:00am until 5:00pm at SAIT.

Tickets will go on sale, Tuesday, May 13th 2014. But in the meantime, the team is reaching out to the local community for Volunteers, Local Sponsors and potential Speakers. We have some great speakers lined-up at the moment, but are exploring having panel discussions and a ProBono Lounge.

While we wait for tickets to go on sale, there are a few things that you can do:

We are incredibly excited for 2014 and can’t wait to see you down at SAIT. Stay tuned as we’ll be releasing even more information over the coming weeks.