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Speaker Spotlight – Chris Van Patten

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Chris Van Patten is the founder and creative director of Tomodomo, which helps magazines (and other content publishers) build powerful subscription websites that editors and readers love. He has spoken at WordPress events in Barcelona, Boston, Houston, Toronto, and many other cities around the world. Chris writes at tomodomo.co and chrisvanpatten.com, and tweets as @ChrisVanPatten.

What’s been your best experience with WordPress?

Getting to contribute to a platform with an important mission — making publishing accessible to millions around the world, while letting them own their data — has been exciting and meaningful.

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Speaker Spotlight – Enrique Hoyos

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Enrique helps businesses identify unmet needs, goals, opportunities and challenges. His main focus is digital marketing, where he leverages quantitative and qualitative data to develop integrated marketing strategies that connect brands to their consumer needs.

What’s been your best experience with WordPress?

I think that the aggregate experience I’ve had with WordPress has been my best experience. Allowing me to build a website without many of the expertise required and in less time has been a game changer.

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Announcing Our AfterParty Location!

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Afterparty Announcement

 

Just because sessions stop at 5:00pm doesn’t mean the WordPress fun has to!

Join speakers and fellow attendees for a post-camp party at The Grawood directly after WordCamp Halifax wraps up! There will be complimentary snacks, complimentary drinks, and all the comradery you can handle. What better way to end a jam-packed day of education, networking, and friendship than mingling some more? Continue reading Announcing Our AfterParty Location! →

Come Volunteer for WordCamp Halifax 2018

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Applications Are Open Until Thursday, June 7th

Want to not only attend but be involved in Halifax WordCamp preparation and during the big day? Become a volunteer and help us make it the best ever! There are many ways you can give us a hand. And as a volunteer, you get a free ticket to WordCamp Halifax and become part of the WordPress Halifax growing community.

You don’t have to be a WordPress whiz, just someone who loves to help out others.

If you have already bought a ticket and are selected as a volunteer, we will refund your ticket.

Complete list of tasks can be found in the submission form.

 

Diversity Tickets For Under Represented Groups

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The WordPress community spans the globe and includes thousands of people who are interested in WordPress. If you have an interest in WordPress, you’re a part of the community!

We’re working on creating an inclusive WordCamp Halifax, with the aim of increasing the diversity in our community. We truly want to create an event that anyone with an interest in WordPress can attend and get a lot out of.

We believe everyone should feel welcome to join in the WordPress fun and have access to the many opportunities this community provides.

WordCamps are one such opportunity. Organized entirely by volunteers, they’re a chance for the community to get together, learn, exchange knowledge and celebrate WordPress.

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One Time…At WordCamp: Lessons Learned from WordCamp Halifax 2017

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Last year was my first ever WordCamp. I’ve been using WordPress for about 4 years now and last year I got to sit on a panel and share with the Halifax WordPress community what it was like running a business that was based mostly on building within the platform. I’d like to think that everyone learned something. I know that I did so I thought that I’d share a few unique things with you.

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3 Reasons Why Freelancers and Small Companies Should Consider Sponsoring WordCamp Halifax 2018

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Are you a freelancer or company with less than 5 employees looking to reach a special group of prospects? Have you exhausted your usual networking haunts? Are you looking for an event to connect more directly with prospects in a less formal setting? Maybe a micro-sponsorship with WordCamp Halifax 2018 is perfect for you!

On June 16, 200 people will attend WordCamp Halifax 2018, Atlantic Canada’s only WordPress related conference. These 200 people represent a wide variety of businesses and industries who use WordPress to publish content on the web. With a group this diverse in a friendly un-conference style you can be sure that your brand will be seen by attendees in a variety of ways.

So why would a business owner wish to sign up for a Microsponsorship with WordCamp Halifax? Read on!

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6 Reasons You Should Be At WordCamp Halifax 2018

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Whether you are just starting your first WordPress website or have been using the platform professionally for years, there is one event in the WordPress community that you can’t afford to miss.

We’re talking about WordCamps. These are locally organized, 100% volunteer-run conferences that are hosted by the WordPress community, for the WordPress community.

If you’re not sure what you would get from attending a WordCamp, check out the list below for our top 6 reasons you should make your way to a WordCamp near you. And for our Atlantic Canadians: WordCamp Halifax is happening June 16th and is the only WordPress conference east of Montreal. So, you know… attend!

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WordPress is Turning 15 – Come Celebrate With Us!

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WordPress turns 15 in May, and the WordPress Halifax Meetup is throwing a party on May 23rd to celebrate!

Join us at the Dal Student Union Building from 7 pm – 9 pm for cake, snacks and the usual friendly comradery. Take the opportunity to showcase your site on the big screen, learn how to upgrade your PHP and of course, get all the help you need at the Happiness Bar.

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