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WordCamp Speakers 2018: Aaron Campbell

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Aaron Campbell is the WordPress Security Team lead, currently funded by GoDaddy to work full time with WordPress. He has been a web developer for 18 years and has worked with organizations like Google, Disney, and Harvard.

Aaron has been contributing to WordPress core for a decade, and was co-lead on the WordPress 3.6 release.

Aaron wowed WordCamp Fayetteville last year with a session on being an introvert in the WordPress community. This year, he’ll be speaking about online reputation.

Watch another of his presentations:

Read a blog post from Aaron’s website:

The Open Web Matters

 

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WordCamp Speaker 2018: Nathan Ingram

Nathan Ingram of iThemes will be joining us at WordCamp Fayetteville 2018. Nathan is Host at iThemes Training and the creator of >ADVANCE Coaching, so he spends pretty much all his time teaching WordPress entrepreneurs to improve their business and their lives.

Nathan will be telling us what he learned the hard way in his session, “What I Wish I’d Known About Freelancing.” With 20 years of experience under his belt, he has a lot of knowledge to share.

Here’s a recent blog post of Nathan’s that a lot of us can learn from:

The Problem with Being a Problem Solver

And here Nathan is on WordPress TV bringing wisdom to entrepreneurs:

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WordCamp Speakers 2018: Ben Pollock

Ben Pollock has been wrangling the WordPress 101 track for many years. This year, we’re changing it up — there is no WordPress 101 track. We’re hoping participants will get up and move from one room to another, meeting new people and having fun finding out new things.

Don’t worry. There will be at least one session every hour that is designed for beginners. And Ben will start you off with the basics in the first time slot of the day.

Ben is a digital media specialist for the University of Arkansas College of Education and Health Professions, and has also served as instructor at the University of Arkansas School of Journalism and Strategic Media.

Check out a presentation from the past:

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WordCamp Fayetteville Fundraiser

WordCamp is a valuable experience. If you send your team members to WordCamp, you can expect a high level of inspiration and increased information. WordCamp Fayetteville 2018 will have sessions on the REST API, business strategy, social media, SEO, analytics and data-driven decisions, online reputation, blogging, and much more.

On a personal level, you’ll have fun, meet new people, and hear great new ideas. Andrea of the Central WordCamp team says that one of the most common terms people use to describe WordCamp is “life-changing.”

There are also parties, prizes, and amazing networking opportunities.

Yet the tickets are super inexpensive — about 10% of what you’re used to paying for local conferences. So how does all this WordPress goodness get paid for?

Sponsorships, for one thing. Local, national, and global sponsors cover a lot of the costs. This year, we’re offering microsponsor opportunities, too. Get all the details at our Sponsors page.

But we’re also having a fundraiser.

This is the first ever fundraiser in WordCamp history. It’s happening this Saturday, May 12th, from noon to 4:00 p.m., at the Gallery on Fourth in Bentonville.

WordPress experts will be on hand to answer your questions and assist with your website.

Yes, that’s correct. Walk into the Gallery on Fourth on Saturday afternoon and ask us anything you want about your WordPress website.

This is first-come, first served, and we’ll be making tweaks and giving advice rather than redesigning websites, but you’ll save hundreds of dollars by getting this WordPress goodness absolutely for free.

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Call for Speakers

Call for Speakers - WordCamp Fayetteville

WordCamp Fayetteville 2018 will take place on June 23rd, 2018. We plan a full day of sessions on topics of interest to all kinds of WordPress users, from bloggers to developers, designers to entrepreneurs.

We want you to speak! You’ve been excited about something you’ve been doing lately with WordPress, right? This is the time to share.

Just fill out the simple form below and we will reach out to you.

If you’d like to propose multiple topics, please submit the form multiple times, once for each topic.

Before submitting your speaker proposal, please log in to WordCamp.org using your WordPress.org account*.

If you don’t have an account, please create one.

* This is your account for the official WordPress.org website, rather than your personal WordPress site.










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2018 WordCamp Speaker: Dave Navarro, Jr.

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Dave Navarro, Jr. is the lead web developer for the Topeka & Shawnee County Library and Director of Digital Media for Alpha Media Topeka Radio. In addition to plugin and theme development, he’s a social media expert.

We met Dave at WordCamp Kansas City (WordCamp is a great place to meet people!). He has joined us at WordCamp Fayetteville for several years now, sharing well-researched talks on a variety of topics.

This year, Dave is bringing us something a little more personal. “I’m in my 50’s now and I’ve been an entrepreneur since I was 8,” he wrote. “My first business was a lemonade stand, but I ran my stand like a restaurant and made good money. Most importantly, I learned a LOT… And that’s been my story… learning from lots of mistakes, failures and successes.”

Dave wants to share with us his discovery of WordPress and how it resurrected his passion for being an entrepreneur and web developer. His presentation, “Never worked a day in my life,” will be the keynote presentation for WordCamp Fayetteville 2018.

So many people tell us that WordCamp has changed their lives. Maybe Dave’s presentation will inspire you in your life as an entrepreneur or web developer. Maybe it will start you on a completely new path.

Be sure to buy your ticket so you won’t miss anything!

See one of Dave’s presentations in this WordPress TV video.

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Call for Volunteers

Call for Volunteers - WordCamp Fayetteville

Want to support a good cause? Want to meet new people and have fun? Want to come to WordCamp Fayetteville for free?

Satisfy all those desires by volunteering for WordCamp Fayetteville 2018. We need people on the day of the camp — June 23rd — and also for the planning and preparation.

Fill out this simple form and we will reach out to you quickly.







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Call for Sponsors

Call for Sponsors - WordCamp Fayetteville

 

Step Right Up and Become a Sponsor!

WordCamp Fayetteville is an annual conference that supports, teaches and encourages people who use the content management system WordPress. It is more than just a day of professional development for writers, bloggers, small  business owners, non-profits, developers, and designers. It’s a community that supports these efforts all year long.

WordCamp Fayetteville is only made possible by the support of our local community. Investing even a little bit, through direct donations or donations of needed goods, helps build and grow a community that makes a difference.

“By investing a little bit of finances into this endeavor, I’m part of making it possible for all of these businesses and industries to grow in their craft. To grow in a craft that, in turn, helps me and my clients. That, in turn, helps my local economy and community because businesses and nonprofits are empowered by what they learn at WordCamp Fayetteville.”– Jamie Smith, owner of Jamie’s Notebook  [Read More]

All Sponsors Benefits

  • Recognition on WordCamp website.
  • A brief blog written featuring your company.
  • Unlimited distribution of swag and/or literature to WordCamp attendees.
  • And the following…

Gold– $1,000

  • A dedicated, descriptive blog post featuring your company and sponsorship – which will also be broadcast via Social Media.
  • Regular sharing of your company information and sponsorship on our Social Media accounts leading up to, during, and after the event.
  • A Shout out during the opening and closing remarks of event day.
  • Eight WordCamp Tickets.

Silver– $500

  • A dedicated, descriptive blog post featuring your company and sponsorship – which will also be broadcast via Social Media.
  • A Shout out during the opening and closing remarks of event day.
  • Six WordCamp Tickets.

Bronze– $250

  • Included in a blog post on our website that features all companies on this sponsorship level.
  • Two tickets to WordCamp.

Micro-Sponsorships
For the first time ever WordCamp Fayetteville is offering new ways to show your support with Micro-Sponsorships. Find out more on our Tickets Page.

Magic Media Sponsorship
Get a media pass, listing you as a media sponsor if you promote the event and plan to cover it.

Find out more about becoming a sponsor by filling out the form below. One of our committee members will be contacting you. Thank you for your support!

 









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Welcome to WordCamp Fayetteville, AR, United States

We’re happy to announce that WordCamp Fayetteville is officially on the calendar!

WordCamp Fayetteville will be June 23rd, 2018  at Donald W. Reynolds Center For Enterprise Development – U of A Campus.

Follow WordCamp Fayetteville on Facebook & Twitter to stay up to date on the most recent news. We’ll be keeping you posted on all the details over the coming months, including speaker submissions, ticket sales and more!

2018 WordCamp Fayetteville is over. Check out the next edition!