Announcing WordCamp Miami 2016

September 25, 2015 David Bisset

We have great news regarding our eighth WordCamp Miami – it will be held at FIU on February 19-21, 2016. We are also proud to announce the Ptah Dunbar will be stepping up as our lead coordinator this year!

We have been in the early staging of planning for the past two months, and we can’t wait to share with you what we’ve got planned. Some ideas, concepts, and workshops from previous years are being carried over but also several fresh new concepts as well.

If you want to wait and like to book travel way in advance (at least in WordCamp terms) you may already start looking at the same hotels we recommended last year.

Our call for volunteers, sponsors, and speakers will happen shortly so watch for those announcements. Here’s the best ways to keep updated:

Join our public Slack channel.
Join over 1000 already on our mailing list.
Follow us @wordcampmiami on Twitter.

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Be A Part of WordCamp Miami 2016

September 23, 2015 David Bisset

As of this writing we are literally days away from officially announcing our WordCamp Miami 2016 dates.

This past month we have been starting up the “event engine” which means waking up the coordinators and inviting new ones to increase the energy and diversity of WordCamp Miami planning. If you are interested in being a high-level volunteer and coordinator, please reach out to us directly.

icon128-2x In the meantime, we are happy to report that we are creating a new Slack team just for this event – and it’s completely open to the public. Which means are free to ask questions directly to the team, in addition to monitoring and offering feedback as we plan the event. What’s also great about this Slack team is that you can meet other future WCMIA 2016 attendees and start conversations BEFORE the event. It’s a great way to have meaningful talks at the event itself if you’ve already started talking beforehand!

Here’s where you can get an invite that gets you into our new Slack WCMIA 2016 team:

wcmia2016.herokuapp.com

More updates coming!

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#WCMIA Livestream Archive

May 29, 2015 Jeazy 2 Comments

Update: All videos of the speakers talk are moving to WordPress.tv.

For more information please see our post here.

We are excited to have the ability to live-stream are tracks this year at WordCamp Miami. Follow the information below to view the live-stream:

~~Links may change after lunch so please check back.~~

Also, we have a social stream page that you can follow all the tweets and pics that is happening at the event here. (https://2015.miami.wordcamp.org/social-media-stream/ )

Friday

BuddyCamp Miami:

~~Morning: http://livestream.com/accounts/13701773/events/4081950~~

~~Afternoon: http://livestream.com/accounts/13701773/events/4081959~~

Saturday

How-To (SIPA 125):

~~Morning: http://livestream.com/accounts/13701773/events/4076720~~

~~Afternoon: http://livestream.com/accounts/13701773/events/4080950~~

Content & Design (RDB 1100):

~~Morning: http://livestream.com/accounts/13701811/events/4081226~~

~~Afternoon: http://livestream.com/accounts/13701811/events/4081228~~

Developer – Sat. (CBC 155):

For FULLSCREEN view press F11.
For optimal audio quality please USE HEADPHONES when listening to presentations.

Morning: http://bizstreams.fiu.edu/Mediasite/Play/6a6935eb830b44ffbc206fb81a321a9f1d?catalog=782c160d-22e7-4cff-b427-7b8a72edbe5f

Afternoon: http://bizstreams.fiu.edu/Mediasite/Play/5ddf8b6f4b20456c97e5791c791ccbc51d?catalog=782c160d-22e7-4cff-b427-7b8a72edbe5f

Sunday

Business:

~~http://livestream.com/accounts/13701773/events/4081188~~

All Users:

For FULLSCREEN view press F11.
For optimal audio quality please USE HEADPHONES when listening to presentations.

Morning: http://bizstreams.fiu.edu/Mediasite/Play/eef12b6067eb40a9a3c7ab5c5cdf979f1d?catalog=782c160d-22e7-4cff-b427-7b8a72edbe5f

Afternoon: http://bizstreams.fiu.edu/Mediasite/Play/ef7a8bd3264c4d64a6c1ff69027b3d521d?catalog=782c160d-22e7-4cff-b427-7b8a72edbe5f

Developer (Sun):

~~Morning: http://livestream.com/accounts/13701811/events/4081231~~

~~Afternoon: http://livestream.com/accounts/13701811/events/4081234~~

If you are having problems viewing any of the live-streams please send us a tweet on Twitter @WordCampMiami and let us know. There’s no guarantee that the audio or video will play on your desktop, laptop or mobile device.

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Social Media / SMS Updates

May 28, 2015 Jeazy

Important updates such as last minute schedule changes, lunch announcements, etc. will be broadcast on SMS and Twitter.

You can signup for SMS alerts and updates now here:
https://gather.mailchimpapp.com/subscribe/sign-up-for-sms-text-alerts

You can also follow us on Twitter @wordcampmiami for the latest.

Sponsors Support

Say Hello to Duda

May 22, 2015 David Bisset

We are proud to present a new sponsor for WordCamp Miami, and they are proudly sponsoring our Development Workshops on Sunday (among some other surprises).

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Lyft

May 21, 2015 Jeazy

We’re looking forward to seeing you at WordCamp Miami and wanted to tell you about an exciting partnership with Lyft.

Try Lyft for affordable rides within minutes. Just download the mobile app to request a ride with the tap of a button. A driver will pick you up right away and take you to your destination. Yep, it’s that easy.

If you’re new to Lyft, sign up with the promo code WCMIA for a free first ride up to $20. Once you download the app, create an account and enter the code in the ‘Payment’ section. Or, we can text you a download link. Just enter your phone number here (www.lyft.com/download?code=wcmia).

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Free Uber Ride To WordCamp Miami

May 21, 2015 Jeazy

Arrive in Style with Uber!

We’re thrilled to have partnered with Uber to provide new Uber users a free ride (up to $20) to or from the Word Camp.

How does it work? Using Uber’s free iPhone/Android/Windows app, you can request a pickup and a car driven by a personal driver will show up in minutes. Your credit card is billed directly for your trip and there’s no need to tip, so you won’t need to carry cash. You can even see the car coming towards you on a map!

Follow these simple steps to get $20 off your ride:

1) Download the free Uber iPhone/Android/Blackberry 7 app (or sign up at www.uber.com/go/wcmia15)

2) Enter your information in the Uber app and promo code “WCMIA15” when you sign up.

3) Request a ride 5 – 15 minutes before you need one. $20 will be applied towards your first ride on uberX, uberXL, or uberSELECT (not valid on uberTAXI, expires 2/28/15).

Questions? Check out uber.com/miami or email supportmiami@uber.com.

Sponsors Support

Meet our Sponsor Pantheon

May 20, 2015 Jeazy

Pantheon is the website management platform top developers, marketers, and IT use to build, launch and run all their Drupal & WordPress websites.

Pantheon includes all of the tools professional developers need to build best-practice sites—like staging environments, version control, backups and workflow. Powering 80,000+ sites with hundreds of millions of page views, Pantheon’s container-based infrastructure allows you to launch websites faster, without worrying about traffic spikes, security or performance. It’s free in development. You can scale in software on the same infrastructure from day one, and never touch a server again.

After Party

#WCMIA After Party On May 30th

May 19, 2015 Jeazy

Don’t miss out on all the festivities that begin after WordCamp Miami on Saturday, May 30th!

Come straight to the official #WCMIA Networking After Party, at Dave and Buster’s, sponsored by Pantheon. It’s all happening at the Dolphin Mall, one of Miami’s hottest retail shopping centers.

Mingle easily with other workshop attendees over free appetizers, great drinks and fantastic games while unwinding from the day’s events. And while you’re there, you could end up going home with a sweet new GoPro, courtesy of Pantheon! All you have to do is be there for a chance to win BIG!

The fun starts at 6:00 p.m. See you there!

Pantheon is the website management platform top developers, marketers, and IT use to build, launch and run all their Drupal & WordPress websites.