Thank you to everyone that was able to attend. Presentations, more photo’s, and hopefully some video’s will be coming soon.
Photo Album
There were multiple people taking pictures on the day of the event and we appreciate them contributing those photos to the group pool on flickr. View Slideshow
Speakers
Matt Walters – View Slideshow Presentation – View Video Recording
Having been an avid WordPress user for nearly 5 years and developing in PHP for longer, within the past 3 years, Matt has started developing with WordPress by creating themes, plugins, and more recently has started contributing to the core of WordPress itself. Over the past year he has moved into WordPress development professionally, creating blogs directly for clients or using it as a Content Management System to power their entire site.
Having been an avid WordPress user for nearly 5 years and developing in PHP for longer, within the past 3 years, Matt has started developing with WordPress by creating themes, plugins, and more recently has started contributing to the core of WordPress itself. Over the past year he has moved into WordPress development professionally, creating blogs directly for clients or using it as a Content Management System to power their entire site.
Andrew Miller – View Slideshow Presentation – View Video Recording
Andrew Miller is a Search Engine Optimization consultant with Your Search Advisor and the founder of RichmondWiki.org, a freely-editable community resource for Richmond. A graduate of The University of Richmond, he started his career at The Martin Agency before becoming the in-house SEO Manager at CarMax. His current clients range from regional retailers, professional services providers, and tech startups.
Andrew Miller is a Search Engine Optimization consultant with Your Search Advisor and the founder of RichmondWiki.org, a freely-editable community resource for Richmond. A graduate of The University of Richmond, he started his career at The Martin Agency before becoming the in-house SEO Manager at CarMax. His current clients range from regional retailers, professional services providers, and tech startups.
Chris Gatewood – View Slideshow Presentation – View Video Recording
Chris Gatewood is a lawyer who works in the areas of new media, intellectual property, and software licensing. He is based in Richmond, at the firm of Hirschler Fleischer. At WordCamp, Chris will discuss legal issues frequently encountered by bloggers, such as employment issues, defamation and libel, copyright, and First Amendment matters. You can find him at the firm’s web site at hf-law.com, or on Twitter @gatewood5000.
Chris Gatewood is a lawyer who works in the areas of new media, intellectual property, and software licensing. He is based in Richmond, at the firm of Hirschler Fleischer. At WordCamp, Chris will discuss legal issues frequently encountered by bloggers, such as employment issues, defamation and libel, copyright, and First Amendment matters. You can find him at the firm’s web site at hf-law.com, or on Twitter @gatewood5000.
P. Bradley Robb – View Slideshow Presentation – View Video Recording
Bradley’s career had made him something of a roustabout where words are concerned. He’s been a blogger, a copywriter, an electronic journalist, a print journalist, and even bummed around Greenwich Village as a screenwriter for a while. Currently he writes about writing at his personal website, Bradley Robb dot Net, and is launching a fiction-writing focused at Fiction Matters (fictionmatters.com).
Bradley’s career had made him something of a roustabout where words are concerned. He’s been a blogger, a copywriter, an electronic journalist, a print journalist, and even bummed around Greenwich Village as a screenwriter for a while. Currently he writes about writing at his personal website, Bradley Robb dot Net, and is launching a fiction-writing focused at Fiction Matters (fictionmatters.com).
Tim Wood – View Slideshow Presentation
Tim Wood has over 10 years building PHP/MySQL applications. The majority of that time he has been devoted to content management systems development. His specialty is content integration between multiple OSS projects. Specifically, Tim has developed themes and plugins for WordPress sites ranging from simple blogs to ecommerce and business process driven sites. Recently he worked with clients Mirage Studios and 4Kids! Entertainment to integrate WordPress into a custom developed content management and advertising platform.
Tim Wood has over 10 years building PHP/MySQL applications. The majority of that time he has been devoted to content management systems development. His specialty is content integration between multiple OSS projects. Specifically, Tim has developed themes and plugins for WordPress sites ranging from simple blogs to ecommerce and business process driven sites. Recently he worked with clients Mirage Studios and 4Kids! Entertainment to integrate WordPress into a custom developed content management and advertising platform.
John Murden
A Richmond native, John has published Church Hill People’s News since 2004 and helped launch community blogs across the city including River District News, Near West End News, North Richmond News, Oregon Hill, and Hills & Heights. Previously published sites for local notables Punchline and Lamb of God. In real life, John is a U.S. History teacher at his neighborhood middle school and walks to work every day.
A Richmond native, John has published Church Hill People’s News since 2004 and helped launch community blogs across the city including River District News, Near West End News, North Richmond News, Oregon Hill, and Hills & Heights. Previously published sites for local notables Punchline and Lamb of God. In real life, John is a U.S. History teacher at his neighborhood middle school and walks to work every day.
Ross Catrow
Ross Catrow is the founder and publisher of RVABlogs and RVANews. A 2002 graduate of Virginia Tech, he began his career as a consultant but soon joined forces with his college roommate to co-found PharrOutLLC, a web-development firm currently serving clients on the local and national level.
Ross Catrow is the founder and publisher of RVABlogs and RVANews. A 2002 graduate of Virginia Tech, he began his career as a consultant but soon joined forces with his college roommate to co-found PharrOutLLC, a web-development firm currently serving clients on the local and national level.
Jason Kenney
Jason Kenney is one of Virginia’s first poltical bloggers, starting J’s Notes in 2001. He also writes at Bearing Drift, a news website covering Virginia and national politics. He is a founding member of RedStormPAC, an organization developed to help process online transactions and provide new media advising for Republican political candidates in Virginia.
Jason Kenney is one of Virginia’s first poltical bloggers, starting J’s Notes in 2001. He also writes at Bearing Drift, a news website covering Virginia and national politics. He is a founding member of RedStormPAC, an organization developed to help process online transactions and provide new media advising for Republican political candidates in Virginia.
Jim Hoeft
Jim Hoeft has been involved in politics for over a decade and has worked on several campaigns in Hampton Roads. He has served on the Executive Committee of the Republican Party of Chesapeake and the State Central Committee of the Republican Party of Virginia. He is the publisher of the popular conservative web site, Bearing Drift, and is also the director of Blogs United in Virginia.
Jim Hoeft has been involved in politics for over a decade and has worked on several campaigns in Hampton Roads. He has served on the Executive Committee of the Republican Party of Chesapeake and the State Central Committee of the Republican Party of Virginia. He is the publisher of the popular conservative web site, Bearing Drift, and is also the director of Blogs United in Virginia.
Photo Album
Venue
WordCamp RVA was held on Saturday, May 9th at the offices of Hirschler Fleischer, located in downtown Richmond.