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.
Time: 1:00-2:30 | Location: Macdonald Hall
Do you have goals for your website?
What about a plan for how different pages on your site help accomplish those goals?
Do your plans and design considerations change on different devices?
Join Mike Tighe for an exploration and discussion of how smart design, planning, and consideration for user experience can make a huge difference in your (hopefully Responsive) WordPress site.
Some of the topics he’ll cover:
- Lots of examples!
- Goals and conversions
- Responsive design
- Design, empathy, and making happy users
- Good markers for success
- Dos, don’ts, and pet peeves that make Mike want to swear
Time: 12:00-1:00 | Location: Macdonald Hall
It took over 6 years of failure, and trying thousands of tips, tricks and best practices to build an audience and a blog presence. One morning, everything changed. The right words came out through the keyboard, they connected with the right people, traffic quadrupled almost instantly, Publications came knocking and business started coming in from across the globe.
The journey is long, and in this session, Ernest Barbaric shares the most important lessons learned along the way.
Time: 11:00-12:00 | Location: Macdonald Hall
As you drink your coffee and get ready for WordCamp Calgary 2014, the organizing committee will go through a run down of the day’s activities, panels, sessions and workshops.
Time: 10:30-11:00 | Location: Macdonald Hall