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Sponsor Spotlight: Google

Posted on by Jen Swisher

Google - Diamond Sponsor WordCamp 2018

We would like to thank Google for being a Diamond Sponsor. Our sponsors make it possible to continue bringing these educational, community-supporting, and entertaining conferences to cities and towns all over the world. The support of sponsors like Google allow us to keep ticket prices low so the event is accessible to all. Sponsors like these give back to the free and open source WordPress project through their awesome support of the WordPress Community and WordCamps. Continue reading “Sponsor Spotlight: Google” →

Community Spotlight: San José, Costa Rica WordPress Meetup

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San José WordPress Meetup is an active community involving students, business owners, designers, developers, bloggers, and entrepreneurs. We have grown as a community during these years and we are more people eager to learn, get involved to also participate, and always to be part of this great WordPress family.

 

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Sponsor Spotlight: Jetpack

Posted on by Jen Swisher

Jetpack - Diamond Sponsor WordCamp US 2018

We would like to thank Jetpack for being a Diamond Sponsor. Our sponsors make it possible to continue bringing these educational, community-supporting, and entertaining conferences to cities and towns all over the world. The support of sponsors like Jetpack allow us to keep ticket prices low so the event is accessible to all. Sponsors like these give back to the free and open source WordPress project through their awesome support of the WordPress Community and WordCamps. Continue reading “Sponsor Spotlight: Jetpack” →

Community Spotlight: WordPress Arizona

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Phoenix is the fastest growing city in the United States, with a rapidly growing tech sector and hometown to many WordPress businesses including GoDaddy, Bluehost, Pagely, and SiteLock. Our community is a blend of hobbyists, professionals, and industries that support the WordPress ecosystem. Despite the varying nature of these different members, we have an incredibly close and tight-knit group of people who find both professional support and friendship from our community.

 

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How to Sign Up for Contributor Day

Posted on by David Needham

Anthony Burchell helping people at the Happiness Bar at WordCamp US 2015 #wcus Photo by Sheri Bigelow, licensed cc-by-nc.

Contributor day is a time to give back to WordPress and meet the people responsible for what we have today. You don’t have to be a developer or even know anything about WordPress to participate (it may actually be an asset). Regardless, participating is an excellent way to learn more and contribute back to the project.

You don’t have to sign up to attend, but we all that you update your registration to say what team you think you may want to start at. Not sure which team is right for you? The Marketing team famously has a great onboarding process for beginners and is often a good place to start. And we encourage everyone to get up and check out other teams, so you don’t have to stay where you start the day. Continue reading “How to Sign Up for Contributor Day” →

Announcing the 2018 Kim Parsell Memorial Scholarship Winner: Nidhi Jain

Posted on by Jen Swisher

Nidhi Jain

To honor the memory of Kim Parsell, the WordPress Foundation set up a memorial scholarship to ensure that Kim’s core values would continue to be infused into the WordPress community.

Kim was very keen on seeing women participate and thrive in all aspects of the WordPress community. We believe that this year’s recipient, Nidhi Jain, is a woman whom Kim would have liked to meet. Continue reading “Announcing the 2018 Kim Parsell Memorial Scholarship Winner: Nidhi Jain” →

Community Spotlight: WP Greek Community

Posted on by Raquel

WordPress Greece, WordCamp Athens,

Have you met the WordPress Greek Community?

More than a community, we’re a big company of friends (sometimes we may say family), ’cause Greeks are supposed to be all about family, food, hospitality, craziness, drinks, smiles and tons of love. Realizing that alone you get lost, but with family, there is always a path to be found.

 

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