We had a lot of great talks submitted for this first-ever WordCamp in Oklahoma, and with only a small number of available slots it was tough to pick just the right ones. We decided to focus on the building blocks of WordPress: community, content, security, and business.
With that in mind, we’re excited about this diverse group of WordPress bloggers, business people, developers, community organizers, and contributors, and are confident that their talks will encourage, inform, and entertain everyone who attends this year.
Visit the Speakers page on our site to learn more about each of them, and look for the schedule to be published soon.
Sponsors are a huge part of making WordCamps happen! We appreciate all the support these companies have provided. Thank you to these Silver sponsors for helping making WordCamp OKC 2016 a reality.
Sponsors are a huge part of making WordCamps happen! We appreciate all the support these companies have provided. Thank you to these Bronze sponsors for helping making WordCamp OKC 2016 a reality.
We’ve had several inquiries about our schedule for our Saturday, July 30th WordCamp. Well, it’s not quite finished yet.
So you’ll know what time to get out of bed that morning, we can give approximate times.
Registration will most likely begin around 8 AM with the first session around 9 AM. We expect to finish up between 4 and 5 PM with the after-party scheduled to begin about an hour after we conclude.
We hope that helps – stay tuned – information will be posted as it is ready.
Oklahoma City is the 27th largest city in population, but the 8th largest city in America, by land area at 602 square miles. We share this fun fact to let you know that if you’re flying into Oklahoma City for the WordCamp, you’ll probably want to rent a car. NW OKC is not a walking area and public transport in this area will not serve you very well.
Our WordCamp is at Portland & 150th St. at the Francis Tuttle Bruce Gray Center. Just a mile south of 150th is Memorial Road – a mecca of hotels, restaurants and a major mall in OKC.
We recommend this link to check out hotels along Memorial Road. Most of them will be under 3 miles to the WordCamp. This link is an interactive map from VisitOKC.com that may also be helpful. If you would like recommendations further away, use our contact form and we’ll get back with you.
Here’s a map to give you a feel of where the venue is (circled in red), and how far away the hotels are. Memorial Rd. and the John Kilpatrick Turnpike parallel each other.
WordCrash allows traveling WordPressers to view a list of friendly folks across the globe who are willing to offer free accommodations, and start a conversation with any of them about visiting their town. Save money, see the world, meet people, make friends.
With WordCamp OKC just about six weeks away the timing seemed perfect to encourage our local WordPress fans to consider signing up to be a host. WordCrash.net provides all the info you need to decide if it looks like a good fit for you and has a convenient form to use to sign up if you’re ready to enter the conversation.
A bit more from Kyle Maurer, WordCrash co-founder:
I love the WordPress community and have been fortunate to be able to travel to numerous WordPress events in the past few years including WordCamps, meetups and more. The best part about traveling to these new places is getting to meet and spend time with new people and WordCrash is great for facilitating that. I’ve consistently found that when I travel and stay with a local host rather than a hotel, I have an overall better experience. I have someone to share rides with who can show me around. I don’t end up getting lost in the worst part of town (which I have a knack for) or missing out on the city’s noteworthy sites. I create new or strengthen old relationships by spending less time alone in a hotel room. I also save a lot of money!
So if you’re open to conversations with travelers who want to experience Oklahoma City, I encourage you to sign up on WordCrash. It’s a simple site that serves only to facilitate introductions. Anything that happens after is up to the host and the traveler and WordCrash is no longer involved. You are not required or even expected to open your doors to everyone who happens to contact you. You should only do so if you feel comfortable with it.
Today’s the day – head over to our Ticketing page and snag your $20 ticket (a real bargain), to the first-ever OKC WordCamp!
Tickets For the First-Ever OKC WordCamp – $20
For our first WordCamp in OKC, we are having a 1-day User’s track. We’re working on bringing you great speakers and topics we think will interest any level of WordPress user.
Are you excited about WordCamp OKC and want to help make it happen? We need volunteers at the event to make it all work. Whether you like to keep things running smoothly, greet people, help serve food, answer WordPress questions, or something else we have a place for you.
Check out the volunteer roles below and submit the form if you can help. We’ll be in touch soon to work out all the details.
Oh, and be sure to look over the Volunteer Agreement just to be sure you know a bit about what you’re getting into 🙂
Registration Are you a morning person? Show up an hour early and help the check-in process run fast and friendly, so we can all start on time.
T-shirt handout Do you want to have a very brief conversation with most of the attendees? Handing out shirts could be the job for you. Just grab the right size and hand it over with a smile while checking a list.
Room Video Rather watch the presentation on a screen? No, not on the iPad of the person in front of you. On the viewfinder of the video camera at the back of the room! We shoot video of every talk and send it in. Eventually, it winds up on WordCamp.tv.
Happiness Bar Do you know the difference between a filter and an action, or an em and a rem? Come help answer questions and help show off the friendliness of the WordPress community. Some say it’s our best feature!
Food/Beverage Do you appreciate good meal service? You can help serve lunch, keep the snack area ready for snacking, and generally help make sure all the food stuff is good to go.
Green Room Guard Are you willing to hang out in one place for an hour or two? Having a safe place for speakers and volunteers to leave their stuff while they run around is important. We need people to stay in this room for an hour or two at a time to guard everyone’s stuff.
Emcees Are you comfortable in front of a crowd and good at keeping track of time? You could be a perfect emcee. You’ll introduce speakers/sessions and keep things running on time. Keep an eye on the clock and give speakers a heads up when they are down to 10 and 5 minutes, and let them know when their time is up. Brevity and wit a must.
Room Runners Do you like to help keep things on track? If so, this is the job for you. The room runners work with the emcees, video people, speakers, and everyone else working in the room to keep things running smoothly. Make sure there’s water for speakers, and provide support as needed for other event staff.
Airport Pickups Do you have a car and like driving? Some speakers may be flying into OKC and need to get from the airport to a hotel. While many will rent a car, for some a ride from a friendly community member would be a nice way to begin their WCOKC weekend.
Hotel Shuttle Are you willing to pick someone up on the way to WordCamp? Some speakers may need transportation from a hotel to WordCamp. If you have a car and don’t mind picking up someone on the way to WordCamp, this could be perfect for you.
Miscellaneous Are you a friendly person who just likes to help? If so, this could be a perfect fit for you. We’ll plug you into whatever slot needs someone.
