{"id":6074,"date":"2014-07-13T01:08:41","date_gmt":"2014-07-13T08:08:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/?p=6074"},"modified":"2021-03-17T18:51:27","modified_gmt":"2021-03-18T01:51:27","slug":"wordcamp-seattle-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2014\/07\/13\/wordcamp-seattle-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"WordCamp Seattle 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

The first thing that struck me at\u00a0WordCamp Seattle<\/a> was the inclusive sense of community. People from all walks of life, hobby bloggers and coders, grandmas, hairdressers, and hackers, came together to discuss WordPress, how to use it, and how to improve it. People were so friendly, no snobbery, no cliques, no standoffishness…<\/p>\n

\"wordcamp<\/a><\/p>\n

I have attended small scale blog conferences before, but this was the first time to attend an event of this kind for me.<\/p>\n

What is WordCamp?<\/h2>\n

WordCamps are non-profit conferences that are organized and run entirely by volunteers. No need to break the bank on wardrobe or ticket prices. This is definitely a come as you are event – be yourself, no one is there to see your shoes – and the amazingly low ticket price of $20 is offset by the many sponsors who make these conferences possible. I spent some time speaking to reps from the sponsors, and these people really get the community focus of WordCamp, and WordPress as a whole.<\/p>\n

Nearly 700 people converged on the HUB at the University of Washington for WordCamp Seattle this year. It was huge, and so well run. There were panels for rank beginners and seasoned developers, and everyone in between.<\/p>\n

So many useful sessions<\/h2>\n

The schedule<\/a> was packed, so many talks from which to choose! Here are the sessions I attended (slides used by the presenters linked below):<\/p>\n