What is your name and what do you do for your company?
My name is Boomer Sassmann. I am head problem solver and coffee drinker at Big Boom Design.
What is the mission of your company?
Our mission of Big Boom Design is to help businesses (primarily in WNC) fix and improve upon their WordPress websites without getting stressed out in the process.
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According to DreamHost
“When you put your dreams online—your words, your photos, your creations—you shouldn’t have to worry about your service provider mining that data for marketing purposes. Those are your dreams — not ours! DreamHost’s open platform gives you the power to share your data and the freedom to control how it’s used.”
This is why we know DreamHost can be an excellent hosting option for any WordPress user. The WordCamp Asheville team had the pleasure of interviewing Brett Dunst, DreamHost’s VP of Corporate Communications, and here is what he had to say about the company and the WordPress platform.
Heya! I’m Brett Dunst and I’m DreamHost’s VP of Corporate Communications. That’s a fancy way of saying I spend my days watching over our brand’s voice and tone, fielding inquiries from press and analysts, and just generally making certain that the DreamHost story gets told in way that’s both true and beautiful. I write a lot of things!
A lot of companies have catchy mission and vision statements (we do too), but we went a bit further! We’ve got something that we call a “noble cause” that ties them both together. Our Noble Cause is, simply, “We help people own their digital presence.”
We believe that people should have the freedom to choose how their digital content is shared. In fact, that’s our vision statement!
Our mission is to foster success by providing the open web platform of choice, and for an overwhelming majority of our users, that platform is WordPress!
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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!
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.
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!
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 –
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
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):
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!
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.
With three large rooms for sessions and lots of surrounding lobby space for connecting, networking, and just hanging out, the conference center will allow our community to come learn and share together.
Each year, there are differences in program, schedule, and sometimes the venue itself, but one thing always stays the same: our wonderful community. People from all sorts of careers, locations, and walks of life come together for one weekend to learn from each other and get inspired. We believe in educating each other and learning together – this is the heart of WordCamp and what makes it so much fun!
So come learn, share, and develop with us this year. We want to see you.
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WordCamp Asheville 2018 is over. Check out the next edition!