Woohoo! The big day is here. Tickets for WordCamp Asheville are on sale NOW and going fast!

Tickets for WordCamp  are $40 and that includes a t-shirt and lunch both days (Saturday, August 18 and Sunday, August 19). Pretty sweet deal, huh?

Friday’s PreCamp is a hands-on workshop aimed at helping beginners get a new WordPress site up and running, and is packaged along with WordCamp for $70.

Check out our Schedule to see what you’ll be learning at WordCamp!

Also, keep an eye out for attendee announcements and reminders, as well as event details and information leading up to the event on Facebook and Twitter!

Calling all Volunteers for WordCamp Asheville 2018

We are looking for people who love WordPress and are enthusiastic, organized, and energetic.  You don’t have to be a WordPress expert – you just need a smile and a willingness to help.

We are looking for volunteers to help with registration, to be moderators in sessions, and for a bunch of other roles that help make WordCamp a success.

If you are wondering how to get involved, please click the link below and head on over to our volunteer page loaded with info and a handy form for you to fill out.

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There is no guarantee we can give you a certain volunteer task or duty; however, we’ll do our best to match you with the task or duty that best fits your skills, schedule and interests. Volunteer roles will be defined as the event draws closer. Please provide as much information as possible.

We look forward to having you as a part of the volunteer team!

Join Us

Speaker Submissions Now Being Accepted

Presenters and WordPress lovers have until 11:59 PM on Friday, May 25th, 2018 to submit their ideas for talks at this year’s WordCamp Asheville.

Interested in being considered? You can apply from anywhere, so if you are looking for a reason to visit the mountains and escape the summer heat –

Apply now and tell us what you want to talk about!

Speakers can choose to present on topics related to website development, web design, business, marketing, content, plugins, and much more. To find out more details about what is involved CLICK HERE TO LEARN HOW TO BECOME A SPEAKER. We are always looking for unique topics that allow participants to learn applicable WordPress skills

It’s 2018 – Elevate, Empower, Engage!

Our theme this year is all about reaching the next level as we seek to Elevate, Empower, and Engage the WordPress community. We might even have some friendly retro video game fun in the spirit of enjoying a throw back as we move forward. It’s not required to have the theme as part of your presentation, but we’d love to challenge you to include it.

We look to have a diverse lineup of speakers and sessions that focuses on all aspects of the WordPress Community. We’ll be spreading speaker talks across beginner, intermediate, and advanced topics and are most interested in talks that are new and unique with real-world examples.

Here are a few ideas for topics we’d love to see (but get creative, we’re open to anything WordPress):

• Style guides/branding
• Gutenberg for Developers
• Gutenberg for Users
• Balancing Design and Content
• Working with Images – Optimization
• Illustration/Type
• Site Optimization – Page Load Speed
• Effective Marketing Strategy
• Content First
• Google Analytics Primer (with relation to content strategy)
• Headless WordPress for developers

Apply to Give a Full Talk and a Lightning Talk

This year we have given potential speakers two options: present on a topic for 45 minutes and answer attendee questions, or consider also presenting a 15 minute lightning talk and inspire everyone with a simple, yet brilliant idea. If you have more than one idea to pitch, multiple applications are gladly accepted!

What do you want to learn about in 2018? Tell us in the comments below!

Sponsor Signup Form

WordCamps are casual, volunteer-run events. Sponsor support for WordCamp enables attendees to experience the event for a low cost; just $20 per day! A low cost ensures accessibility to freelancers, small businesses and anyone who wants to attend.

Being a sponsor gives you an unique opportunity to invest in the Asheville and WordPress communities. The attendees are made up of web-savvy professionals who work in media, publishing, film, music, art, technology, education, health care, financial services, government… you name it. Letting members of our community know you support them will earn you their goodwill.

We have all benefited from using WordPress; now is the perfect time to give something back. We’ve created sponsorship levels to fit every budget from large corporations to small local businesses to independent freelancers. Even if you are a small agency, restaurant, magazine, or an individual wanting to give back because you know that WordPress has helped you and your business, we have a support level for you.

If you would like to show your support and help make the Asheville WordCamp great, sign up to be a sponsor!  You can also learn more about becoming a sponsor if you would like more information.

If you have any questions about sponsoring the Asheville WordCamp, please contact John Dorner.