Author: Jake Jackson

Call for Sponsors

A ticket to WordCamp Port Macquarie will be sold at $55, making it affordable and helping to ensure the event is accessible to more people.

In reality though, the cost of providing a single attendee with a weekend full of great speakers, food & coffee for the duration, a social event on the Saturday night, and an awesome environment to network and meet new life-long friends, costs more than the price of admission.

That’s where you come in… With fantastic sponsors like you, we can make this happen, and help each other out while doing it.

We have finalised our sponsorship prospectus, and we are inviting anyone interested in Sponsoring Wordcamp Port Macquarie 2019 to get in contact with us. We have several packages this year to match most budgets.

Sponsor WordCamp Port Macquarie

WordCamps are known to be one of the best value for money conferences, with packages starting as low as AUD $500 and 100+ WordPress End-Users and Developers in attendance it’s a great way to share your brand with prospective customers and future employees.

With very few technical conferences held in the surrounding area, there is big potential for untapped expertise and brand reach.

With your help, we would love to make this an annual event!

Tickets Now on Sale for WordCamp Port Macquarie

It’s been 12 months in the making, and today it’s my pleasure to announce that tickets to the inaugural WordCamp Port Macquarie (Australia’s first regional WordCamp) are now on sale for only $55 AUD!

Purchase Tickets

WordCamp Port Macquarie will be held at Charles Sturt University (CSU) on October 5 and 6, 2019, over the long weekend. The weekend was selected specifically to give attendees travelling longer distances a rest day before returning to work, and provides travellers the opportunity of extending their trip and enjoying a working holiday in beautiful Port Macquarie.

There will be three tracks at WordCamp Port Macquarie. The event will include two main speaker’s tracks, with 24 presentations covering a range of topics (TBA) run over the two-day event. There will also be a third Health/Well-being track, which will focus on mental/physical health in a less-traditional fashion.

Interested in speaking at WordCamp Port Macquarie? Head to our Call to Speakers page to apply.

We hope to see you at WordCamp Port Macquarie 2019!

Call for Speakers

The first ever WordCamp Port Macquarie is happening on the 5th and 6th of October 2019 at Charles Sturt University Campus, Port Macquarie. We’ve got a date, a venue, and now we need passionate speakers who want to share their knowledge with the local community!

Tracks

There will be three tracks at WordCamp Port Macquarie. The event will include two main speaker’s tracks, with 24 presentations covering a range of topics run over the two-day event. There will also be a third Health/Well-being track that takes place outside (there will be no projector), which will focus on mental/physical health in a more relaxed outside environment.

The two main tracks will be recorded and uploaded to WordPress.tv at a later date. The Health/Well-being track will not be recorded.

Length of Talks

We’ve allocated 45 minutes total for each presentation in the main track. There’s no hard and fast rules here, but aim for 30-minute presentations with an additional 15 minutes for questions / discussions with attendees.

The Health track will likely take place between the main presentations and run for 15 minutes each, but this will depend on exactly how much interest we get in our Call for Speakers (we’re flexible and open to suggestions).

Closing Date / Announcement Date

Submissions close 14th September 2019. Once submissions have closed, the selection process will start and we will notify each application on whether they were selected or not. Speakers will be announced to the public on the 20th September 2019.

Topic Ideas

The following is a non-exhaustive list of potential topic ideas for the two main tracks:

  • Administration / Sysops
  • Blogging / Podcasting / Vlogging
  • Business / Managing or Scaling a Business
  • Case studies / Show-and-tell
  • Content / Copywriting
  • Community / Meetups
  • Design
  • Development / Advanced Development
  • Marketing
  • E-Commerce / Memberships
  • SEO / SEM
  • Workflows / Software & Tools

The following is a non-exhaustive list of potential topic ideas for the Health track:

  • Work-Life Balance
  • Anxiety / Depression / Stress
  • Healthy Eating / Diet
  • Mental Health Days / Leave
  • Therapy / Meditation / Sleep
  • Mental Health Plan
  • Exercise / How to incorporate more of it in your day
  • Loneliness / Human Interaction
  • Telling your Story

Both new and experienced WordCamp speakers are welcome to apply. If you have a topic you’re passionate about and/or are an expert in (whether listed or not) please don’t hesitate to apply!

Applying

We are no longer accepting new speakers. Thanks to all applicants that have applied!