WordCamp Kent 2018

WordCamp Kent 2018 will be held June 9-10 at Kent State University Hotel & Conference Center. Tickets are only $40 and cover both days of sessions and networking and include a t-shirt, access to the after-party on Saturday night, coffee & snacks, lunch on Saturday, and some awesome swag.

We are expecting around 125 attendees, but sessions are broken down into three (3) classroom-style rooms where you can feel free to ask questions directly to the speakers. There is also a quiet area in the Conference Center if you identify as an introvert and would like space to retreat to during the event.

We have speakers from a variety of backgrounds including bloggers/content writers, authors, web designers, developers, SEO experts, and entrepreneurs. Information about our awesome sessions and speakers will be posted this week!

If you have applied to be a speaker, sponsor, or volunteer, we have tickets reserved for you and will be notifying you shortly on how to claim your tickets.

We are so excited to meet everyone June 9-10!

Don’t want to wait? Join the Northeast Ohio Meetup group or check out our Slack channel to get involved as a WordCamp Kent volunteer!

April 30, 2018April 30, 2018

Announcing Our Keynote Speaker – Kyle Maurer

WordCamp Kent is rapidly approaching (June 9th-10th)! We are excited to announce that we have selected Kyle Maurer as our keynote speaker.

Kyle works at Sandhills Development on Easy Digital Downloads which is a WordPress plugin that makes selling digital products ridiculously simple. He’s a native of Jackson, Michigan, co-hosts the Get Options podcast, and helps organize meetups and WordCamps in the region while brewing fine beer and playing guitar as often as possible.

He has always been a big supporter of the Northeast Ohio WordPress community and we are deeply honored for WordCamp Kent 2018 to be his first keynote presentation. We are very excited to have Kyle speak this year!

Keep checking back for the other speaker announcements and the schedule!

April 13, 2018April 26, 2018

Silver Level Sponsor Spotlight: DreamHost

This post was submitted by DreamHost, a Wordcamp Kent 2018 sponsor!

DreamHost loves Kent! The seasons are gorgeous, the food makes you feel like you’re home, and the people are lovely. We thought to ourselves, “We kent not sponsor WordCamp Kent!” So we are!

DreamHost is proud to be a sponsor of WordCamp Kent 2018!

Here’s a crazy statistic! On average, we have 1.8 WordPress installations for every single customer at DreamHost. That’s a whole lot of WordPress all over our servers. With WordPress powering over a quarter of all sites on the web, it’s hard to see why anyone wouldn’t get excited about its incredible ability to give voices to the voiceless through lovingly-crafted lines of poetic code.

DreamHost supports WordPress with our time, with our talent, and with our technology. We’ve built incredible managed WordPress hosting options like DreamPress that make it run like lightning!

WordPress brings the creativity of people and the power of computers together in a way that few platforms have been able to accomplish. The WordPress community is incredible and never ceases to amaze us! It’s full of thousands of helpful people, all focused as much on improving the core platform as it is to ensuring that anyone who wants their voice heard online gets that chance.

WordCamps take the best of the WordPress community and bring it offline. WordPress users, designers, and developers of all skill levels gather together for two days of learning and networking in one of the most supportive environments you’ll find in the tech world.

We’re thrilled to be sponsoring WordCamp Kent this year and can’t wait to hear your stories!

March 12, 2018March 9, 2018

Call for Sponsors

WordCamp Kent would not be possible without the support of You! Yes, you, our sponsors! In addition to our amazing global sponsors that contribute to all WordCamps in a certain region of the world, we need the help of our community sponsors to make Kent the best WordCamp it can be.

WordCamp Kent will be happening this year on June 9th-10th!

How can you help? You can help by sponsoring us! We have several different sponsor levels to choose from with several perks that comes with each level:

$1,500 Gold (Limit of 3 Community Sponsors)

4 tickets to WordCamp Kent
Large logo placed on the site
Large logo on promo material
Blog post & social media update(s) introducing your business as a sponsor
Brief introduction during remarks at WordCamp Kent
Dedicated sponsor table in the main networking area.

$1,000 Silver (Limit of 3 Community Sponsors)

3 tickets to WordCamp Kent
Medium logo placed on the site
Medium logo on promo material
Blog post & social media update(s) introducing your business as a sponsor
Brief introduction during remarks at WordCamp Kent
Shared sponsor tables in the main networking hallway.

$500 Bronze

2 tickets to WordCamp Kent
Small logo placed on the site
Small logo on promo material
Blog post & social media update(s) introducing your business as a sponsor

$250 Small Business

1 ticket to WordCamp Kent
Mention on the website of your sponsorship

February 19, 2018April 16, 2018

Call for Speakers

WordCamp Kent is looking for speakers for the 2018 conference happening June 9th-10th! We’re looking for WordPress enthusiasts who want to inspire and inform other WordPress enthusiants on all things WordPress!

At WordCamp Kent, our attendees include designers, developers, marketers, business owners, bloggers, and content strategists who all come together to learn, connect and have a great time.

Sessions will be 45 minutes, with 25-30 minutes allotted for your talk and 15 – 20 minutes for Q & A and further discussion.

The deadline to submit your application is 11 PM EDT on Sunday, April 15th, 2018. You will be notified when a decision about your submission is made, no later than April 30th.

General guidelines for speakers:

We’ re looking for talks that are relevant to casual WordPress users, experienced developers, and anywhere between.
We always on the lookout for new speakers of ALL ages and backgrounds.
You do not need to be a professional speaker, but you should be knowledgeable about the topic you are presenting.
You are encouraged to apply even if you have never spoken at a WordCamp before. If you need some inspiration, take a look at some of the great talks published on WordPress TV.
All submissions are reviewed by the organizer committee. Be prepared to submit your speaker slides or review your presentation with an organizer prior to the event if asked.
Speakers will be provided free admission to WordCamp Kent 2018 and also get to attend a speaker dinner, but we cannot reimburse travel, lodging, or other expenses.

General Topics

WordPress Fundamentals
Blogging and Content Creation
Design and User Experience
Backend Development
Workflows
Marketing and Branding
Running a WordPress Based Business
Themes
Plugins
Security
Digital marketing & growth

KNOW SOMEONE YOU WOULD LIKE TO HEAR SPEAK ? If you know a person who is a great speaker, or maybe a new speaker with tons of knowledge to share, and would like to nominate them to speak, get in touch via our Contact Form and let us know who it is, where they are located, and what it is they speak about, as well as a way for us to get in touch.

If you’d like to propose multiple topics, please submit the form multiple times, once for each topic.

Our call for speakers is now closed. Thank you to all who applied!

July 20, 2017February 2, 2018

Welcome to WordCamp Kent, OH, USA

We’re happy to announce that WordCamp Kent is officially on the calendar!

WordCamp Kent will be held at the Kent State University Conference Center in downtown Kent, June 9-10, 2018.

Subscribe using the form in the sidebar to stay up to date on the most recent news. We’ll be keeping you posted on all the details over the coming months, including speaker submissions, ticket sales and more!

WordCamps are informal, community-organized events that are put together by WordPress users like you. Everyone from casual users to core developers participate, share ideas, and get to know each other.

These conferences are designed to showcase the local community, and WordCamp Kent is no exception. Featuring speakers and sponsors from the northeast Ohio region, WordCamp Kent will provide great opportunities for learning and networking.

Can’t wait until June? Join the Northeast Ohio Meetup group or check out our Slack channel to get involved as a WordCamp Kent volunteer!