The Schedule

January 1, 2010 | Posted in Blog |

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The schedule is coming together really nicely. We have all but a couple of speakers confirmed. Thank you to all who applied – we had nearly 100 speaker applications! WOW! We did our best to select speakers who have unique experiences and insight that will reach the attendees the best.

SATURDAY
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.	Networking Breakfast
10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.	Welcome and housekeeping
10:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.	Session 1 - Blogging and Social Media with Joseph Thornley
10:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.	Break
11:00 a.m. - 11:05 a.m.	Success Story 1
11:05 a.m. - 11:35 a.m.	Session 2 - WordPress Showcase with Doug Hanna
11:35 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.	Music/DJ
12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.	Session 3
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.	Lunch
1:30 p.m. - 1:35 p.m.	Success Story 2
1:35 p.m. - 2:05 p.m.	Session 4 - WordPress for Newbies with Kathryn Presner and Shannon Smith
2:05 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.	Break
2:15 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.	Session 5 - CMS with Jamie Oastler
2:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.	Music/DJ
3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.	Session 6 - Writing for Multiple Blogs with Mark Evans
3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.	Wine & Cheese
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.	Busses return to downtown Toronto, etc.
6:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.	After party @ Fionn MacCool's - 235 Bloor Street East
SUNDAY
9:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.	Welcome & Announcements
9:15 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.	Session 7
9:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.	Video Presentation
9:45 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.	Session 8 - SEO with Brad Gosse
10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.	Break
10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.	Session 9 - Blogging at the Core of Brand Building with Michael Banovsky
11:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.	Music/DJ
11:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.	Session 10 - Blogging for Business with George O'Neill
11:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.	Closing remarks
12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.	Buses return

13 Comments to “The Schedule”

January 5, 2010 at 8:53 pm
Zack says:

Could we possibly get more information on what the sessions are going to be?
January 5, 2010 at 8:58 pm
admin says:

We’re still firming up many of the speakers but we will update it as we confirm times.
January 6, 2010 at 12:44 pm
Craig says:

Any plan to have multiple streams, to allow folks to focus on their interests? (eg. designers, programmers, bloggers, new users, etc)
January 6, 2010 at 1:59 pm
Mathieu Yuill says:

Hi Craig, thanks for your question.

We played with the idea of having multiple streams in 2008 and again this year. Ultimately we decided against it for a few reasons two of which being in our exit surveys in 2008, a very small per centage of people responded they would prefer multiple streams the other being we focus on getting the best speakers that appeal to the WordPress community as a whole and multiple streams would dilute the pool.
January 6, 2010 at 3:09 pm
Lucas Cobb says:

I agree with Mathieu, a little taste of everything seems like the best medicine. Though streams would help individuals focused on one nitch, it might be hard to fill up a day and a half worth of topics in one specific stream.
January 7, 2010 at 6:31 pm
Len says:

I have done a couple websites using WordPress, one for a photographer with a shopping cart from PayPal, and one so I can post some of my pictures.

I used to do some coding on mainframes, and used Basic and some Clist and various languages. But nothing too heavy, i.e. I never held the title “programmer”. And I don’t know php, although I was able to muddle through some of just looking at it’s structure, and perusing an O’Reilly book certainly didn’t scare me, it aroused my interest actually.

I am interested in learning more about how to implement WordPress to build websites, I guess using it mainly as a CMS, but don’t know if the WordCamp is a good use of my time.

What do you think? Is it worth it?
Thinking about Toronto in March…
January 7, 2010 at 8:48 pm
Cindi says:

Len,
I attended NYC in November. I had been using WP for three years as a blogger, but I used pre-existing themes. I wanted my very own. I started tinkering in October. Attending WordCamp was the best thing I did, which is why I am here trying to figure out how to make it to Canada. It wasn’t so much that I learned how to do stuff, I learned what stuff could be done — something that could have taken me months or years to experience on my own. Little things were the biggest thing for me. I used jquery to add and “-” in front of subcategories so I could reduce the amount of indent in the sidebar but still make it readable. Prior to WordCamp, I would have gone into each subcategory and added “-” to the description. I went home with a bag of new tools. All I had to do was to figure out how to use them.
January 7, 2010 at 9:32 pm
Mathieu Yuill says:

@Len There is going to be a session on using WordPress as a CMS and there is also a session on using WordPress to build a business Web site. Those two would probably fit the bill for you.
January 20, 2010 at 10:36 pm
Robbie says:

Still trying to create my first business like web site for my own use. Would the camp be good for me or will it be to far over my head for a self learner?
January 21, 2010 at 6:02 am
Mathieu Yuill says:

@Robbie – this would be a great conference for you to attend. We actually have one session called “WordPress for Newbies” We also have a few sessions that talk about building your WordPress site and one specifically on branding.
January 29, 2010 at 9:48 am
Shawn says:

There appears to be an error on the from page for the “The Schedule” frame. Possibly something to do with the PHP code?

I already use WordPress for my business and built 8+ WordPress non-blogging websites. Is this event for me?
January 31, 2010 at 1:58 am
Mathieu Yuill says:

@Shawn,

We’ve received feedback from users of all skill levels that these types of conferences are great experiences. Some people attend and take away lots from the sessions themselves from a very entry level point of view while others, typically those more experienced, leave the conference with those one or two great tips that help them solve an advanced problem they’ve been working on or a best practice they hadn’t come across.

In addition, the networking opportunities are outstanding and it could be argued the $35 registration fee is worth it for that alone.

And don’t worry – your 8+ WordPress non-blogging builds won’t make you the veteran at this conference – you’ll have lots of people around you you can learn from.
February 1, 2010 at 10:27 pm
Brad Gosse says:

Looking forward to speaking about SEO and wordpress. Should be a fantastic event!