Author: Jonathon Leathers

Looking for information about WordCamp Vancouver 2019?

You can find all of the details here: https://2019.vancouver.wordcamp.org/

WordCamp Vancouver 2018 was another successful event thanks to the efforts of many people.

We’d like to start by thanking our generous sponsors whose financial support made this event possible:

Sky Sponsors: Bluehost, BuddyBoss, Jetpack, WooCommerce, WordFence
Summit Sponsors: DreamHost, Go Daddy
Land Sponsors: Affinity Bridge, BoldGrid
Sand Sponsors: GreenGeeks, GTA, MajorTom, RED Academy, SitePatrol
Sea Sponsors: Swanton Design

We would also like to thank all the wonderful volunteers and speakers who gave their time to ensure a successful event.

Since WordCamp Vancouver is run as a non-profit event under the WordPress foundation’s umbrella, we’d like to share our final budget numbers with the community. This is just another step by which the WordPress community demonstrates its openness and transparency:

Below you will find links to the videos and slides from the WordCamp Vancouver 2018 sessions.

The video links are to the Vancouver WordPress YouTube channel but they will also be posted on WordPress.tv soon as well.

Morten Rand-Hendriksen
Keynote: Some thoughts on WordPress, the Web, and Everything Else
Video

Morten Rand-Hendriksen
Building Progressive Themes with WP Rig
Video

Debra Williams
Divi – WordPress Theme and Visual Page Builder
Video | Slides

Mike Demo
A/B Testing – Which Way Does Your Duck Face?
Video | Slides

Eoin O’Dwyer
Gutenberg
Video | Slides

Shannon Smith
Just enough React: Getting ready for Gutenberg
Video | Slides

Ainslie Koopmans
Do I really need to pay $1000? A Website Owner’s Complete Guide to Copyright
Video | Slides

Chloe Chamberland & Colette Chamberland
How to Optimally Secure Your WordPress Environment
Video | Slides

Christina Varro
Don’t just survive, thrive as a freelancer
Video | Slides

Matt Kopala
Stop Guessing: Diagnosing & Fixing WordPress Performance
Video | Slides

Michael R. Hunter
How to Build An Agency: From Freelancer to Business Owner
Video

Carrie Forde
Webpack for WordPress
Video | Blog Post

Sydney Hake
Design and Development Collaboration for WordPress (and beyond)
Video | Slides

Ryan Chmura
Running 25 plugins (and other things my professors told me not to do)
Video | Slides

Rebeca Godin
WordPress as a Digital Marketing Hub
Video | Slides

Kirsten Starcher
How to Stay Calm and Troubleshoot Your WordPress Code
Video | Slides

Dale McGladdery
A Rose by Any Other URL: Changing your site URL or cloning your site with the WP command line tool
Video | Slides

Jamie Schmid
Don’t Break Live: Using a Staging Site Can Make Your Life a Lot Easier
Video | Slides

Larry Swanson
DIY Content Strategy
Video | Slides

We hope you are looking forward to WordCamp Vancouver tomorrow as much as we are! Here is some basic information to help you plan for tomorrow:

Code of Conduct

We want everyone who participates in WordCamp Vancouver to have a safe, enjoyable experience. Our Code of Conduct extends to all attendees, speakers, sponsors, volunteers and organizers, so please be sure to read it over before arriving.

Need help?

Volunteers and organizers will all have distinct name badges and red bandanas so if you have any questions or concerns during the event please do not hesitate to talk to them.

Location

WordCamp Vancouver 2018 will take place at UBC Robson Square (800 Robson Street). Go through the doors next to the ice rink and follow the signs down the stairs. Directions, information on parking and transit, and a map of the location can be found on this UBC Robson Square page.

Schedule

The schedule is on the website and will be on the back of your name badge at the event. Registration begins at 8am with opening remarks at 8:40am.

Catering

Coffee, tea and water will be provided throughout the event. Pastries and fruit will be available during registration. Lunch will be served at 12pm. Some small snacks will be provided in the afternoon as well.

After Party

The after party will be at The Railway (579 Dunsmuir Street) starting at 6pm. Appetizers will be provided and we’ll have drink tickets as well. Head past the bar to the room in the back reserved for us. You can chat, eat and drink there or head to the front and enjoy the live music. Read more about the venue here.

Wifi

You can connect to the ‘ubcvisitor’ network on the day of the event.

See you tomorrow!

A huge thank you to our Sky Sponsors! We are very appreciative of the wonderful support and generosity we have received to be able to put on WordCamp Vancouver this year.

A big thank you to our Summit Sponsors! Without the generous help of our sponsors we simply wouldn’t be able to put on this event.

Thank you to our Land Sponsors! If not for the support of our generous sponsors, WordCamp simply wouldn’t be the same.

Thank you to our Sand Sponsors! The generous support of our sponsors is what helps us to put on this event.

Thank you to our Sea Sponsor! Events like WordCamp can only thrive because of the generous support from our sponsors and every amount of support helps!

As the organizer of WordCamp’s after party, I wanted to find a cool, yet funky downtown location with a private-ish room and a good beer list, delicious food and a hip atmosphere. I wanted WordCampers, having been sequestered all day, to have some exposure to local Vancouverites and our city’s storied past.

That’s when I remembered The Railway Club!

I’m not talking about the dingy old Railway Club that opened in 1932 as the 7 Railwayman’s Club, a place where Los Lobos, The Tragically Hip, Blue Rodeo, and Barenaked Ladies have played over the years.

Now it’s the Railway Stage and Beer Cafe reopened in 2016 by the Donnelly Group. The decor is dramatically improved and the beer menu has expanded, and yet the club has retained its old-timey atmosphere and rustic vibe. I think it’s perfect for a bunch of geeks who have been talking code all day.

The Railway Cafe is at 579 Dunsmuir Street at the corner of Seymour. Inside, the club is shaped like a railroad track, long and narrow. There is a game room way in the back where WordCampers can talk tech over hors d’oeuvres and drinks or play a game of billiards or darts. Each attendee receives a free drink ticket.

At 8pm the music starts in the front of the house and we’re all invited to the show!

There are two bands on the bill that night: purveyors of greasy rock n’ roll, Cobra Ramone, and the darkly cinematic The Deep Cove .

So you can talk WordPress all day long, and drink and dance all night long. It will be a day to remember!

Buy WordCamp Vancouver Tickets now

There are still tickets available so get yours now and tell your bloggy friends about it.

Get your WordCamp Vancouver tickets here!

See you at WordCamp!

– Mari Kane, After Party Organizer