Agenda
The following was the agenda from 2009. The 2010 agenda is being organized now.
There are two “streams” for the day, the “Blogger” stream (Room 1016), and the “Technical” stream (Room 1009). Attendees are welcome to move back and forth between either stream, depending on their interest in the topic.
There will also be The Campout located in the Student Lounge, where people are welcome to set up their laptops and exchange ideas, tips, etc. in an informal way. This will be open all day!
Click here for speaker biographies.
8:30am – 8:45am (Gymnasium)
Registration, Informal Coffee/Tea
8:45am – 8:55am (Gymnasium)
Speaker: Paul Holmes, IdeaZone.ca
Topic: Welcome to WordCamp!
9am – 12pm
Separate “Streams” (see below)
12pm to 1pm (Gymnasium and Student Lounge)
Lunch
1pm – 3:50pm
Separate “Streams” (see below)
4pm – 5pm (Gymnasium)
The WordCamp Roundup
An informal discussion and panel featuring Raul Pacheco-Vega, Lloyd Budd, Lorraine Murphy, and others.
BLOGGER STREAM
9am – 9:50am
Speaker: Catherine Novak, IdeaZone.ca
Topic: Promoting Your Blog Using Social Media
10am – 10:50am
Speaker: Mike Vardy, The Mike Vardy
Topic: Developing Great Content: How To Write Gooder
11am – 12pm
Speaker: Cindy Stephenson, PR Perspective
Topic: Research, Topic Selection and Writing Styles
1pm – 1:50pm
Speaker: Tris Hussey, A View from the Isle
Topic: Extra Tools Every Blogger Should Have
2pm – 2:50pm
Speaker: Lorraine Murphy, Raincoaster Media
Topic: Wordpress.com or Wordpress.org: The Right Choice for You
3pm – 3:50pm
Speaker: Raul Pacheco-Vega, Hummingbird604.com
Topic: Integrated Social Media Site-Building
TECHNICAL STREAM
9am – 9:50am
Speaker: Jodie Gastel, In Jodie’s Brain
Topic: Setting up WordPress
10am – 10:50am
Speaker: Robin Heppell, Funeral Futurist
Topic: WordPress as a CMS
11am – 12:00pm
Speaker: Jeff Richards, Constant Content
Topic: Wordpress Plugins, Making Your Site Great and Letting Others Help!
1pm – 1:50pm
Speaker: Ross Dunn, Stepforth Web Marketing Inc.
Topic: WordPress and Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
2pm – 2:50pm
Speaker: Paul Holmes, dotcanuck Web Services and John Overall, Fire Dragon Hosting
Topic: Domain Name Selection and Acquisition, Website Hosting and Conversion to WordPress
3pm – 3:50pm
Speaker: Chris Burdge, bWEST Interactive
Topic: Blog Marketing Strategies (includes Analytics and Monitoring)
