It’s time to start nailing down the schedule. As the venue has a large studio, a couple of smaller rooms, and a couple of even smaller rooms, we need to figure out how to divvy up the space and allot it to various presentations, workshops, discussions, etc. If you are planning on attending WordCamp NYC in November, please fill out this survey and let us know what topics most interest you. This will help us in confirming speakers and creating the tracks.
As a thank you, when we open registration in the fall, you’ll get an email giving you a heads up the week before we make a public announcement. Let’s face it, NYC is big, the venue only holds a few hundred people, and we will undoubtedly sell out within a week or two of opening registration. Filling in the program survey will give you an edge in terms of beating the registration crowd.
So go on and tell us what you most want to see/learn/do at WordCamp NYC!
Back on May 11th we posted the logo contest guidelines, which asked you to submit your WordCampNYC logo design by May 28th… essentially two weeks. Well, since we were too busy trying to find a venue, we didn’t do a very good job of promoting this contest. We received four entries, and two violated trademarks (you can’t use “I love NY” as a logo theme!). So we decided to extend the competition to August 31 at midnight EST. We will then post all the submitted logos on this website, and ask for your votes, with the final tally being about one week later.
Please blog, tweet and promote this contest as much as you can.
Here’s the scoop:
The Manhattan skyline? The Statue of Liberty? King Kong on the Empire State Building? What can you come up with to visually represent New York City? And can it incorporate a [W]?
The “official” WordCamp logo uses the “W” mark and text that says WordCamp. Cities around the world have used this logo, plastering it on web sites, t-shirts, programs, etc. In contrast, some WordCamp organizers create event logos that visually represent their location or community personality. New York City has more personality than most places, and our community has more design talent than anywhere else on the planet, so we should have a badass logo that will put all the rest to shame. A logo so cool that you want to wear the t-shirt every day for the rest of your natural life, after which you donate it to the museum of cool t-shirts.
If you’re a designer, illustrator, sketch artist, or generally creative person, consider designing the WordCamp NYC logo! If your logo is chosen, it will appear on hundreds of attendee t-shirts, on web sites receiving millions of hits, and on all the printed materials at the actual event in October. To allow more people to participate, we’ll hold a logo contest and let our community vote to choose the best one.
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WNET.ORG has graciously donated their office at 450 West 33rd Street to host WordCampNYC this year. Their studio will hold about 250 people (100 more than last year), and they have a number of smaller conference rooms that we will be using for breakout sessions.
Now that we have a venue, we will open registration shortly. Sign up for email updates to stay on top of WordCampNYC news.
Find out more about WNET.ORG
Has WordPress made your life better? Want to give something back? Want to be involved in putting together the best WordCamp ever? Come to the kickoff meeting for volunteers this Thursday, May 21 at 6:30pm! Learn about the different volunteer opportunities, and sign up to help with whatever tasks suit you. (And since we’re meeting at Dewey’s, maybe have a beer and/or something to eat before you head home from work.)
We’re looking for volunteers to a wide range of things, but the most urgent need is to help us find a venue and to get event sponsors. We’ll also be assigning volunteers to teams taking responsibility for things like refreshments, registration, audio/video recording, rentals, printing, etc.
Volunteering for your local WordCamp is a great way to give back to the community that makes WordPress possible, meet other WordPress users in your area, and have fun in the process. We hope to see you there!
Date: Thursday May 21, 2009
Time: 6:30pm
Location: Dewey’s Flatiron, 210 5th Avenue (between 25th & 26th St.), Manhattan (map)
Next volunteer metting will be in June.
The Manhattan skyline? The Statue of Liberty? King Kong on the Empire State Building? What can you come up with to visually represent New York City? And can it incorporate a [W]?
The “official” WordCamp logo uses the “W” mark and text that says WordCamp. Cities around the world have used this logo, plastering it on web sites, t-shirts, programs, etc. In contrast, some WordCamp organizers create event logos that visually represent their location or community personality. New York City has more personality than most places, and our community has more design talent than anywhere else on the planet, so we should have a badass logo that will put all the rest to shame. A logo so cool that you want to wear the t-shirt every day for the rest of your natural life, after which you donate it to the museum of cool t-shirts.
If you’re a designer, illustrator, sketch artist, or generally creative person, consider designing the WordCamp NYC logo! If your logo is chosen, it will appear on hundreds of attendee t-shirts, on web sites receiving millions of hits, and on all the printed materials at the actual event in October. To allow more people to participate, we’ll hold a logo contest and let our community vote to choose the best one.
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We’re changing the date for this year’s WordCamp from the previously announced date of October 24 to our new dates of November 14-15, 2009. This change is to allow Matt Mullenweg to attend, and to expand the program into a two-day event. We’re also looking for a larger venue, so if you have any leads, check out the venue requirements and let us know.
We just received confirmation that Matt Mullenweg, the founding developer of WordPress, will be delivering the keynote at WordCampNYC. Last year Matt did an awesome job delivering the “State Of The Word”, which featured a preview of WordPress 2.7 and BuddyPress.
