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WordCamp PDX Volunteers Still Needed

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WordCamp PDX 2015 is just over a week away and we need a few more volunteers. If you would like to help other WordPress users during the October 24, 2015, event, hurry to sign up for a volunteer position.

WordCamp PDX volunteer coordinator, Matthew Eppelsheimer of Rocket Lift has announced that volunteers are still needed for the following jobs on the day of WordCamp:

  • Audio/Visual: We will be filming and photographing as many presentation events as possible. If you are handy with a still or motion camera, or would like to help with the A/V tasks associated with the event, sign up now.
  • Front-door greeters: Have a winning smile and like saying hello? We need greeters to welcome folks to WordCamp and direct them to their destination.
  • Food & beverage servers: Got a strong serving arm? We will have snacks and a big lunch and we need people to help prep the food and deliver it to hungry WordCampers.

If any of these qualifications matches your skill set, head to our handy dandy volunteer form to let us know you want to get involved (and into WordCamp free).

Organizer Justin Sainton Invites You to WordCamp PDX

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The organizer of WordCamp PDX, Justin Sainton, personally invites you to Portland, Oregon, and this year’s exciting WordCamp PDX. He talks about the theme of WordCamp this year, discussing how WordPress, something that powers 25% of the web, impacts 100% of all of us.

Justin is overseeing a huge team of volunteers working overtime to ensure you have an exciting WordCamp event this year.

There are still tickets available but they are selling fast. Get yours today for only $20.

We’ve Got WordCamp PDX 2015 T-Shirts!

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WordCamp PDX 2015 t-shirt demo example.

WordCamp PDX t-shirts are coming!

When you registered for WordCamp PDX 2015, you were given the option to get a free t-shirt. The designs are in and we’ve added some extra sizes to accommodate different body types. The t-shirts will be coming in men’s and women’s sizes from small to XXL.

T-shirts will feature the beautiful artwork featuring the St. John’s Bridge and Portland skyline, especially designed for the WordCamp PDX 2015 site by Ryan Wheaton, a WordPress fan and visual designer in Portland.

We’ve adjusted some of the t-shirt sizes, so take a moment to change or double check your t-shirt size request before the deadline, October 15. Continue reading We’ve Got WordCamp PDX 2015 T-Shirts! →

What’s on the WordCamp PDX Menu? Ethiopian Magic

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Vegetarian combination, Injera

WordCamp PDX is excited to announce that Bete-Luka’s Ethiopian Restaurant will be serving up our lunch on Saturday, October 24.

Bete-Luka’s cuisine reaches deep into Ethiopian culture and history with a wide range of meat and vegetarian dishes to spice up your foodie soul.

According to their website:

Unlike the food of almost any other country, Ethiopian cuisine has grown in a vacuum, undiluted by outside forces. Its mountainous geography kept it largely isolated from its neighbors, and unlike other African countries, Ethiopia escaped European domination, except for a five-year Italian occupation/war with Italy. Only its position as a stop on ancient trade routes brought Ethiopia the cardamom, cloves and cinnamon, fenugreek, turmeric and other spices that are used so creatively.

Ethiopian food is served on centerpiece platters over injera, accompanied by plates of more injera, rolled up like so many dish towels. To eat, you simply tear off pieces of injera and scoop up bites of food.

Our traditional menu incorporates beef, lamb and chicken. And due to the Orthodox Church’s fasting seasons vegetarian dishes come in abundance and variety of flavors.

As many know, WordCamp is an international conference held in over 70 cities and regions annually, wherever WordPress users come together to learn from each other and expand their WordPress connections. Portland is an international port with ships arriving from around the globe bringing spices, foods, people, and cargo that infuses itself into the culture of the city it passes through. We’ve decided to bring that international flavor to WordCamp PDX.

The menu for WordCamp PDX will cover all food needs. Ethiopian food is typically gluten-free, and we will have food for vegans, vegetarians, and meat lovers.

NOTICE: Please note that if you haven’t set your food preferences or wish to change them or your t-shirt sizes, check your WordCamp PDX ticket confirmation email. Click the link to edit your choices and save them. Do it now. We will be closing that ability very shortly. Continue reading What’s on the WordCamp PDX Menu? Ethiopian Magic →

Help Spread the WordCamp PDX Love

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Help spread the word about WordCamp PDX in Portland, Oregon, October 24, 2015.

Please download and save one of more of our badges and add them to your site. Wrap a link to this site around them and add them to a post about the event or add them to a Text Widget in your sidebar.

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