UA Newswire writes on college connection to WordCamp Fayetteville

July 6, 2011 by Christopher Spencer • Comments Off on UA Newswire writes on college connection to WordCamp Fayetteville

Thanks for the write up from the UA Newswire about WordCamp Fayetteville:

Two University of Arkansas professors and several alumni will present workshops at this year’s WordCamp Fayetteville, Arkansas’ premier web technology event dedicated to all things WordPress.

WordCamp Fayetteville will take place Saturday, July 30 at the Donald W. Reynolds Center for Enterprise Development on the University of Arkansas campus. Registration is at 8 a.m. and workshops begin at 9 a.m. It is sponsored by the non-profit WordPress Foundation.

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Price bumps to $35 July 10 and $40 July 22

July 6, 2011 by Christopher Spencer • Comments Off on Price bumps to $35 July 10 and $40 July 22

The price of tickets to WordCamp Fayetteville goes up $5 to $35 on Sunday. It creeps up again by $5 to $40 on Friday, July 22.

We want you to get the best value possible, so please consider buying your ticket now to get the best price around. Google WordCamp Fayetteville 2011 and you also see some discounts through coupons.

See ya there.

 

 

 

 

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The Belford Group makes Sunday’s WordCamp a reality | Meet the Sponsors

June 28, 2011 by Christopher Spencer • Comments Off on The Belford Group makes Sunday’s WordCamp a reality | Meet the Sponsors

Whew!

We’re going to have a ton of information all day Saturday at WordCamp Fayetteville. It only seems fitting that we make Sunday an “unconference” day.

The Belford Group has graciously offered to host the Guru Gallery at their offices in Fayetteville for that day. The Guru Gallery is where WordCamp participants get the chance to hang out, talk about what they’ve learned, compare notes and help each other learn more about WordPress. As a web design/software development company, The Belford Group is just the right fit for this occasion.

They are located at 2175 Stone Chapel Lane Fayetteville, AR 72704.

That’s not all. Angela Belford, co-owner of The Belford Group, is presenting two workshops during the main conference day. Angela is lending her expertise in analytics with both our Business and Blogger tracks. She’s also served on our volunteer committee and been a valuable resource in planning this conference.

Thanks to The Belford Group for being Author sponsors of WordCamp Fayetteville. They’ve been invaluable as we’ve put together this event.

A note from The Belford Group:

We’re honored to be a part of WordCamp Fayetteville as we host the Guru Gallery. Angela can’t wait to show just how interesting and useful analytics can be.

As a web development and software design company, we fully understand how important it is to have both a functional and attractive online presence. We love supporting people who want to learn more about how to make this a reality.

We welcome the WordCamp Fayetteville participants to our offices for the Guru Gallery and trust you’ll find it to be an educational and fun time!

 

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Chaz Bizar booked for After Party event

June 22, 2011 by Christopher Spencer • 3 Comments

No party is complete without tunes.

Last year, Emily Kaitz provided some great music at New Design School. It was a chill affair where we got to give away a lot of swag and relax and hang out together.

This year we are at Scarpino’s just off Dickson and DJ Chaz Bizar is throwing down the tunes for us. He’s a talented music master who is bound to keep us all entertained with his broad selection.

Continue reading Chaz Bizar booked for After Party event →

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Innovate Arkansas gives WordCamp Fayetteville a plug

June 21, 2011 by Christopher Spencer • Comments Off on Innovate Arkansas gives WordCamp Fayetteville a plug

Thanks for the mention, Innovate Arkansas. We appreciate the plug.

WordCamp Fayetteville Set for July 30-31 – Innovate Arkansas.

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Student scholarships available to WordCamp Fayetteville

June 21, 2011 by Christopher Spencer • Comments Off on Student scholarships available to WordCamp Fayetteville

WordCamps around the world are dedicated to making an amazing tech conference experience available to anyone for a staggeringly low price tag.

We understand that even $30 can be challenge on one group that needs this kind of training the most to make themselves competitive in the workplace: students.

So we are making student scholarships available to students who contact us through this site.

Just leave a note and request a scholarship and tell us what school you attend and what year.

We do have a limited number of these student scholarships so please request yours soon.

You can pay us back in enthusiasm for WordCamp Fayetteville.

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Paze picks up the tab | Meet the Sponsors

June 21, 2011 by Christopher Spencer • Comments Off on Paze picks up the tab | Meet the Sponsors

Don’t forget to give it up for Paze Interactive while you are sipping on an adult beverage Saturday night at the WordCamp After Party.

Not only are they sponsoring the entertainment and edibles (and drinkables) at the After Party, but they launched WordCamp Fayetteville last year by being our biggest sponsor.

They wanted to see a tech conference in Fayetteville as much as we did. The difference: They were willing to give the money to see it happen.

Paze is a tech gem in Fayetteville. Hidden in their secret arcane towers on the north end of town, they create websites, web-based apps and some tremendously awesome mobile apps for the iPhone and iPad.

Have you played Farkle? That thing is seriously addictive. Have you checked out KUAF’s mobile app? Yep, that’s Paze.

Paze President Neal Colston and Vice President Wes Booker are WordCamp’s sugar daddies, keeping the price of an awesome two-day conference crazy cheap.

Give them a head nod as you down your tipple.

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WordCamp Fayetteville gives away five free passes

June 20, 2011 by Christopher Spencer • Comments Off on WordCamp Fayetteville gives away five free passes

What’s more affordable than $30 for a two-day conference. Not much except if you got the same thing for free.

Congrats to KyleJudkins, paulprewitt, conceptualwork, CedarBerryLLC and sjarvis for winning free passes to WordCamp Fayetteville.

Please contact me at christopher@ozarksunbound.com to claim your free pass. You have 48 hours, roughly till 5:30 p.m. Wednesday to claim it before I start moving down the list.

 

 

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Calendar listing on Arkansas Geek Central

June 17, 2011 by Christopher Spencer • 1 Comment

Thanks to Arkansas Geek Central for the calendar listing. Geek gotta stay together, right?

I wasn’t even aware of this website until recently, but then when I arrived and looked at the listing it confirmed how closely woven this state is, tech-wise. I recognized several of the organizations listed and even participate in some of them.

You should definitely check out Arkansas Geek Central.

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Tentative WordCamp Fayetteville speaker schedule

May 15, 2011 by Christopher Spencer • 1 Comment

WordCamp Fayetteville Tentative Speakers list

This is a rough first-draft of the schedule. It’s very subject to change but should give you an idea of what awesomeness abounds at WordCamp Fayetteville. Thank you to everyone who submitted a proposal.

Speakers will receive an e-mail very soon with details.

All Tracks

Noon – Lunch and Jane Wells’ Keynote – “Where We Are Going: WordPress in the Future

1 p.m. – Finding Your Niche: Online Business Rising forum (Moderator: Jon Schleuss)

Guru Gallery will be available all day for one-on-one conferences in media room

Blogger

9 a.m. – Writing for the Web (Sara White)

10 a.m. – Guest Blogging: How to find the best and avoid the pests (Andy Crofford)

11 a.m.  – The Arkansas Angle student-run multimedia magazine (Tom Hapgood and Bret Schulte)

2 p.m. – Numbers & Graphs & Keywords, Oh My! (Analytics for the blogger) (Angela Belford )

3 p.m. – The DIY Website: Using WordPress for Nonprofit Organizations’ Website (Angie Albright, Jody Dilday)

4 p.m. – WordPress and Education (Jane Wells)

Business

9 a.m. – Monetizing Your Blog Beyond the Banner Ads (Syed Balkhi)

10 a.m. – Target Practice: Using Analytics To Improve Your Aim (Angela Belford )

11 a.m.  – Texture, Rhythm and Scale: The Elements of Design (Sonia Davis Gutierrez)

2 p.m. – Social Media Consistency: Skip the Overwhelm and Create a Schedule That Works (Lela Davidson)

3 p.m. – Making WordPress Profitable for Agencies / Design Firms (Cotton Rohrscheib)

4 p.m. – How to Harness the Power of Facebook to Build a More Interactive Community for Your Blog (Syed Balkhi)

Developer

9 a.m. – The Ultimate WordPress Experience – WordPress as a CMS (Mitch Canter)

10 a.m. – Win friends and influence people with BuddyPress (Shelley Keith)

11 a.m.  – Custom Post Types and You (Mitch Canter)

2 p.m. – Bare-Bones WordPress: Starting Your Theme With Starkers, HTML5 Boilerplate, and 960 Grid System (Tom Black)

3 p.m. – Embrace the Mullet: CSS is the Party in the Back (a CSS ‘how-to’) (Tom Hapgood)

4 p.m. – Theme Builder and Security (iThemes representative)

 

 

 

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