5 speakers, 1 organizer, and a Platinum Sponsorship: 10up loves WordCamp Boston
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WordCamp Boston has a special place in team 10up’s heart, going all the way back to Boston’s first camp, which I helped organize in 2010, before there was a 10up. In 2011, not 6 months after founding 10up, we reached into our pocket to offer a Silver sponsorship, and I spoke about WordPress as a CMS. In 2012, we again extended a Silver sponsorship; I debuted a talk on Enterprise, and was joined by fellow 10up speakers Jess Jurick and Luke Gedeon (who runs the neighboring Providence WordCamp). Today, two 10uppers live in the Boston metro area: Senior Engineer Dave Ross, and Engineer Kelly Dwan, who also organizes the monthly meet up and helped organize this weekend’s event. Three of our senior staff – Jess Jurick, John Jacoby, and I – all lived within ~100 miles of Boston at some point since 10up’s inception.
So it goes without saying that, above and beyond Kelly’s co-organizing, we were going to make a meaningful contribution to WordCamp Boston 2013. With more resources in hand, we’ve provided a top-tier, Platinum Sponsorship; we’re sponsoring Saturday’s lunch! You’ll find 7 of us at the conference, 5 of us speaking:
- I’m giving away 10up developer interview strategies and questions.
- Our Director of Engineering and lead bbPress developer, John Jacoby, will be giving away some bbPress secrets.
- Senior Engineer Eric Mann, hot on the heels of his talk at jQuery Conference in Russia, is teaching PHP Unit Testing, a skill set crucial to the future of WordPress.
- Are you afraid of the command line? Senior Engineer John Bloch, just coming off the TechCrunch.com relaunch last week, will teach you to fear the command line no more.
- Finally, Engineer Kelly Dwan will co-lead a Friday workshop focused on theme and plug-in UX.
You’ll find more 10uppers roaming the halls and manning the 10up table (did someone say free swag?): local Senior Engineer Dave Ross and prolific core contributor (find her face on your credits screen) Helen Hou-Sandi.
Check out my guest blog post on the WordCamp Boston website for more reminiscing about 10up and Boston connections, like our work for Boston Magazine. If you’ll be in town, find a 10upper, visit our table, be sure to see our talks, and enjoy lunch – it’s on us!