Month: November 2019

WordCamp Phoenix Call for Sponsors is Open!

Posted on by Kathy Zant
Sponsor explaining his product at his sponsor booth.

We’ve opened up the Call for Sponsors for our camp taking place February 7-9, 2020 in downtown Phoenix. We’re expecting around 500 attendees from around the Phoenix area, as well as from around the world. 

Without our generous sponsors, WordCamp Phoenix would not be possible. Sponsors allow us to offer the amazing ticket price of just $50 for a two-day event to learn from our speakers, network with other WordPress users, and be immersed in this diverse and supportive WordPress community.

As Phoenix is a destination city for snowbirds escaping harsh winter climates, WordCamp Phoenix attracts a diverse and engaged audience interested in getting the most from WordPress, and the most from the companies who serve the WordPress community.

We’ve got some exciting sponsor options lined up this year. For our gold, silver, and bronze tiers, we’ve made things a little more fun to align with our retro-themed camp! View the sponsorship information page for specific details, but the basic breakdown includes:

  • Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (Gold) 
  • Saved by the Bell (Silver) 
  • Boy Meets World (Bronze) 
  • The Wonder Years (Small Business) 

For our top sponsorships, we have additional sponsorship opportunities These include:

  • Carlton Banks After Party  
  • Bel-Air Academy Lunchroom – Friday Lunch Sponsorship 
  • Slater’s Bayside High Lunchroom – Saturday Lunch Sponsorship 
  • Bayside High Coffee/Snack Breaks 

WordCamp Phoenix continues a tradition of bringing together the impressive Phoenix WordPress community and the businesses and organizations who help us power over one-third of the internet. 

To apply for WordCamp Phoenix sponsorship, complete this application. Our sponsor team will be in touch to make your sponsorship as productive as possible!

WordPress is made possible by the thousands of volunteers throughout the world that lend their time and talents to the open-source project in countless ways, including community events like WordCamp Phoenix. 

Stay Connected:

Follow our official event accounts on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram and use our official event hashtag #WCPHX to connect with others.

Call For Speakers Open Until November 16

Posted on by David Ryan
Shayda Torabi and Patrick Rauland presenting at WordCamp Phoenix 2019.

We’re accepting submissions for presentations at WordCamp Phoenix 2020 in February!

However you use WordPress — for a hobby site, side-hustle, day-job — everyone has a story to tell and WordCamp Phoenix is a conference all about helping people level-up their technology, design, content, marketing, business and community online. Our speakers help teach, inspire and excite our community about using WordPress in clever, creative and efficient ways.

  • What’s something you wish you knew when you started using WordPress?
  • What’s something you’ve learned that’s changed how you approach certain tasks?
  • What’s something you were afraid of learning, that turned out to be easier than you expected?

Or, if you’re looking for a more concrete list of topics, we have a few ideas below (but please, surprise us and don’t limit yourself to these!):

  • Best practices for securing WordPress
  • Fine-tuning performance with WordPress
  • Elevating content to your audience using SEO and Social Media best practices.
  • Running an online store with WordPress.
  • Managing website client expectations and project timelines.
  • Going beyond boilerplate content and weak call-to-actions — put your website to work as a valuable team member.
  • Everything website owners need to know about copyright or protecting visitor’s privacy.
  • Creating Themes & Plugins that take advantage of the Block Editor.
  • Designing long-life websites that grow with site owner’s needs.
  • Level-up development skills with new technologies and workflows.

No prior speaking experience is required, what’s more important is you’re passionate about your topic and have a compelling story to tell! Topics can be targeted at beginners, pros and everyone in-between.

Apply to Speak

We can’t wait to see you all in February!
The WordCamp Phoenix Team

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