The WordCamp Montreal call for volunteers is officially open!

WordCamp Montréal remains an affordable and independent event because of the important work done by our volunteers. Help us make this year the best WordCamp ever!

Volunteer tasks include: general assistance, helping attendees find the right room, helping with the registration desk, advance setup on the Friday before WordCamp, setup on Saturday/Sunday morning, cleanup on Saturday/Sunday afternoon, and videotaping our presentations.

Volunteers able to give at least 4 hours of their time over the weekend will receive free admission on request.

Learn more about being a volunteer, or apply to volunteer today!

Are you a freelancer or a small company or partnership using WordPress? Are you looking for a way to give back to the WordPress community? As in previous years, WordCamp Montreal is offering microsponsorships.

WordPress is a world where you don’t need to be a big company to be a professional and we want to give the smaller players a chance to contribute as well. To this end we are offering a limited number of micro-sponsorships at $200 each.

Note: Only individuals and tiny companies should purchase microsponsorships. We hope that larger organizations will find our other sponsorship levels acceptable.

Micro-sponsors won’t have big logos on the site or merch but will have text links accompanying various sponsor listings. You will also be given opportunities during the event to address attendees with a promotional message about you and whatever WordPress-related services you offer.

By limiting the number of these available we hope to make each micro-sponsor a rockstar at the event itself.

We usually sell Micro-sponsorships as a form of really expensive ticket to simplify the process of signing up.

Get your microsponsor ticket today!

The WordCamp Montreal 2015 call for sponsors is officially open!

For businesses looking to break into the web scene, and especially those looking to hire professionals skilled in WordPress, this is the ideal way to reach your audience and accrue good will at the same time.

Sponsors’ names and links will be shown on the WordCamp Montreal website (wcmtl.org) in the sidebar and in more detail on the sponsors’ page. Your logo will appear on our website at the aluminum level and above. We will also add your graphics onto printed materials at the silver level and above.

Learn more about our sponsorship program.

We’ve confirmed all our speakers and we’ve just released the tentative schedule for WordCamp Montreal. You can read all about our talks and speakers and start planning your WordCamp weekend.

How Our Talks Are Organized

This year our talks are divided into several streams: code, users, marketing, ux, theming, hands-on workshops, and special topics. We hope there will be something for everyone. All our speakers have provided prerequisites for their talks, so please read these if you want to know if a particular talk is geared towards beginners or a more advanced crowd.

About Our Workshops

This year we are organizing a number of special workshops the week before WordCamp. These are hands-on workshops. A special ticket to each workshop is required, in addition to your general WordCamp ticket. Space is limited.

Some workshops are for complete beginners and others are for very advanced users. Be sure to read the prerequisites for each workshop carefully. You will be required to bring your own laptop, and have any required software installed before arriving.

Registering for Workshops

Workshop tickets will be available for a limited time. Please do not register for workshops unless you have already purchased a WordCamp Montreal ticket. Also, please be considerate of others and do not register for two workshops offered at the same time. In both cases, your registration will be cancelled and your spot given to someone else.

Please note that the schedule is subject to change. Please double check the schedule the day of the event.

We are happy to announce that we have just published a full line-up of speakers and conference sessions. We’ve been very luck to get some excellent speaker submissions again this year on a variety of themes including: code, theming, UX, and marketing. We also have a number of special topics, and a few special workshops the week before WordCamp.

Our schedule should be up shortly, check back soon!

As part of the international WordPress community, the Montreal meetup group abides by a code of conduct, and members must follow its guidelines.

With WordCamp Montreal coming up, we thought this was a good opportunity to remind everyone that we have a code of conduct, which we take seriously. If you’re part of our community in any way, you need to be aware of the code of conduct and behave accordingly.

Please take a moment to look over the code of conduct, and get familiar with it.

We wanted to highlight these sections in particular:

If you are subject to unacceptable behavior, notice that someone else is being subject to unacceptable behavior, or have any other concerns, please let a community organizer know as soon as possible. You can contact us by email at montreal@wordcamp.org, through the contact form, or in person at any event.

Please help make the Montreal WordPress community a safe and comfortable place for all.