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About our sponsors: Code Poet

We’re thankful that Code Poet is a generous sponsor of WordCamps across North America. Because of their generous contribution, WordCamp Calgary will be an outstanding beginning to the greater development of the WordPress community here in our own city.

It’s an interesting notion, that code is poetry. As a non-tech myself, I can still appreciate the idea that the creation of code is on par with the creation of poetry. Interestingly, you’ll find those who agree with the notion, and those who disagree. Being someone who is not a coder (nor a poet), I have no dog in the fight and can’t even come to any defensible conclusion.

The folks at Code Poet, by their very adoption of the name, are probably on the believer side. So who are they? Code Poet is a learning resource that is dedicated to those who have a professional interest in WordPress and the development of the platform. From their site:

If you use WordPress to build things for other people, we want to make your life easier. No matter whether you freelance on a solo basis, lead a small web shop, make plugins in a dark closet, or crack the whip at a large design firm, our aim is to become your go-to source of information and resources to help you expand your WordPress skills and know-how. To make you better at what you do. To make it easier to make your living and look great doing it.

And how much does this cost? Notta thing. The resources that they offer, including a few e-books, are 100%, completely, unequivocally free of charge. How about them (free) apples? If you’re thinking of getting into the WordPress business world, be sure to check out Code Poet’s articles, interviews, and other resources.

About our sponsors: DreamHost

Today we express our gratitude to DreamHost, one of our sponsors. Hosting websites for 16 years now, DreamHost offers up shared, virtual private server, and dedicated hosting to over one million domains.

Like other major sponsors, DreamHost sponsors not only WordCamp Calgary, but also WordCamps all over North America. WordPress continues to grow as one of the most important and ubiquitous platforms because of the community created through the open source development of WordPress and the ongoing education of designers, developers, and end-users through WordCamps the world over.

In addition to providing unlimited storage and bandwidth accounts for basic users (starting at $8.95 per month), DreamHost also hosts thousands of non-profit charitable organizations free hosting (US-registered charities only, mind). DreamHost also offers one-click install of WordPress for those of you who might just be getting started in learning about the tremendous power, flexibility, and simplicity of WordPress.

We’re grateful for DreamHost, whose commitment to the WordPress community means that WordCamps can continue to offer tremendous learning opportunities for minimal investment. Their direct investment into WordCamp Calgary means that we can offer a full two-day slate of WordPress speakers on a variety of topics (not to mention feeding you hungry critters), for what for many is not even a rounding error in your annual expenditures. Thanks DreamHost!

About our sponsors: Treehouse

Today I’m writing here to thank our generous sponsor, Treehouse. Treehouse is a company that offers online interactive education, bringing classes in markup languages like HTML and CSS; programming in JavaScript, Ruby on Rails, Android, and iOS; along with business classes, and a whole whack of supporting classes. In fact, some companies, like LivingSocial, BankSimple, and Automattic (the makers of WordPress) do recruiting right off of the site if people have the right badges that show what it is that they’ve excelled in.

One of my fellow WordCamp organizers, Kurt Archer, has been a member for a good long time and speaks very highly of them and the quality of their courses. I just now signed up for a one-year membership (like, mid-blog-writing), as there’s no question that I want more development skills, even if just because I’m curious how it all works together. Though helping to run a WordCamp, I’m actually mostly a non-tech guy, so I’m keen on upping my skills.

Treehouse has not only contributed to the financial success of Calgary’s first WordCamp, but they’re also sending some great swag our way to share with WCYYC attendees. They’re going to see to it that we have some Treehouse tees to give away, along with some awesome things like HTML5 Foundations and CSS3 Foundations from the Treehouse Book Series.

Here’s where things get really interesting! Whether beginner or beyond, education will ensure that you continue your expand your skills, making you better able to tackle larger projects, build your resume, and even expand your career choices. Being a company that is in the business of making sure that folks have the education that they need to success, Treehouse has offered us a number of free subscriptions to their educational programs. We’ll have a few 6-month and 12-month memberships thanks to Treehouse to get into the hands of those who can use them. Now are you excited?? Though very affordable for the value you receive, winning one of these memberships could rapidly propel your skill-building not to mention save you a few Bordens (that’s who’s on our hundred, just in case you didn’t know).

Thanks Treehouse! We’re so grateful for your help in making Calgary’s first WordCamp a reality. And all the way from Florida, no less! We’re also really stoked to be able to give away some of your high-quality educational tools to help our attendees become more proficient in technology. We’re also super-pleased to even be remotely associated with a thing called Treehouse, since treehouses are wicked fun.

And since you’re right here, you may as well click play to see the video below where they tell you about what’s going on on their Treehouse YouTube channel.

About our sponsors: Bluehost

Bluehost was one of the first two sponsors on board. The reason for their speed? They not only sponsor WordCamp Calgary, but every WordCamp in Canada and the United States. You see on the sidebar how they have their own sponsorship level? Pillar? That’s because that’s what they are to the WordPress community. A successful WordCamp needs three things: people who want to share their knowledge and experience; people who want to absorb knowledge and experience; and sponsors who help to stick it all together. I hereby dub Bluehost to be “gluehost”.

Bluehost has been providing quality web hosting solutions to businesses and individuals since 1996. That’s since before many of you were even “on the Internet”. I didn’t even have my first persistent, broadband connection for another two years…maybe three. Before there was YouTube (by nine years), before there was Google (by two years), and just shortly after eBay became a thing, there was Bluehost. They’re one of the top twenty hosts in the world, serving up close to 2 million domains in conjunction with sister companies HostMonster and FastDomain.

With shared hosting from US$4.95 per month, and dedicated hosting from only US$74.99 per month, Bluehost is well worth your look for your hosting needs.

Thanks Bluehost! We greatly appreciate your ongoing commitment, not only to our WordCamp, but to all of those awesome WordCamps that organizers around Canada and the USA put their hearts and time into. You really help us to make them great.