Our volunteers

Our volunteers came on board to help us run the event. They were absolutely fantastic and without them we could not have made WordCamp Bristol 2019 the welcoming, friendly and inclusive event it was. Here they are in action!

Our MCs

James Frost
Dave Barr
Laura Nelson
Mark Wilkinson

Our time keepers and mic runners

Simona Gerrard
Rachel Pollard
Darron Thevarajah
Andy Webb

Our film crew

Sarah Pantry
Phil Purves

Sarah Pantry

Our reception desk team

From left to right: Janice Tye, Simon Pollard, Claire Chappell, Laura Hunter, Rachel Pollard, Henry Bacon and Rob George
From left to right: Claire Chappell, Simona Gerrard, Henry Bacon.
Claire, Henry and Rachel

Our social media team

From left to right: Karla Kampos, Hannah Smith, Lorena Perez and Aleksandra Osinska
Karla Kampos
Karla and Hannah
Lorena and Hannah

Day 2 of WordCamp Bristol – the day in tweets

Thanks to Sarah for making this for us – here’s a time lapse of the comings and goings in track 1 for the day

Morning in Bristol

10:00 So what have the new HTML5 elements ever done for accessibility? Graham Armfield

https://twitter.com/lumpysimon/status/1130036720337137665

10:00 A study in green Wholegrain Team

11:00 The magic (key)word: why your site is not getting the traffic it deserves Jesse van de Hulsbeek

11:00 Build blocks without writing JavaScript Mark Wilkinson

https://twitter.com/dreamabstract/status/1130069932123873280

12:15 Lightning Talks Rich Copping, Luminus Alabi, Tess Coughlan-Allen

12:15 Meet Your Friends the Gutenberg Blocks Karla Campos

https://twitter.com/MulberryDesign/status/1130072838218625024

14:00 Building websites using React.js and WordPress API Mitko Kochkovski

14:00 Making a CMS for Humans Becky Taylor

15:00 Selling WordPress Scott Jones

15:00 What WordPress can learn from how OpenStack communicates Nicola Heald

Slides and photos still to come!

Closing remarks

https://twitter.com/PiersTincknell/status/1130136570390933504
https://twitter.com/lumpysimon/status/1130140477364289536

Love for WordCamp Bristol 2019 and the wider WordPress community

https://twitter.com/robjglover/status/1130481795449987072
https://twitter.com/lumpysimon/status/1130140477364289536
https://twitter.com/keithage/status/1130461315087122432
https://twitter.com/lumpysimon/status/1130101470999793665
https://twitter.com/PiersTincknell/status/1130136570390933504

Saturday night social – the story in tweets (the ones that are PG rated anyway!)

And if you enjoyed the very random selection of songs played (note this was a selection of choices from the organisers and volunteers) here you go 🙂

Day 1 of WordCamp Bristol – the day in tweets

Arrival and reception desk

https://twitter.com/dreamabstract/status/1129661845382533120

Community fun and antics throughout the day

Summary of the day by attendees

9:45 Gutenberg | How a WordPress studio adapted David Darke

https://twitter.com/MulberryDesign/status/1129674286862618629


9:45 – A Timesaver’s Guide to the Command Line Keith Hyde

https://twitter.com/_tommyferry/status/1129683869781942272
https://twitter.com/nbatch_/status/1129672387337904128

11:00 Legacy systems in your head (and why they matter at work) Lizzie Darville

https://twitter.com/magicroundabout/status/1129698134647554048

11:00 Taking flight with TailWind CSS Oliver Davies

12:00 Why Multisite? Uses for WordPress Multisite you may not have thought of Rachel McCollin

12:00 WordPress, the Community and Your Mental Health Dan Maby

Lunch and breaks

14:15 Custom theme building structures & techniques to save your sanity! Jonny Allbut

https://twitter.com/nbatch_/status/1129740116040323074

14:15 Why is now the right time to put purpose over profit… spoiler alert – purpose equals profit! Joss Ford

15:15 Building Intelligent Layouts Michelle Barker

15:15 The Art of Problem Solving Ben Everard

16:30 Thinking in patterns Tammie Lister

16:30 Collaboration is the key to success Richard Franklin

Bristol’s first ever Contributor day

Our day ran on Friday 17th May 2019 from 10am – 3pm at The Pavilion, a great venue on the waterfront looking over the harbour. We had 27 contributors covering a wide range of skills and experience levels contributing to design, theme review, support and WordPress.tv.

Opening and closing remarks

Jacob Stow and Hannah Smith led the organising of the Contributor day. At the start of the day they extended a warm welcome to all attendees and set the aims for the day, which was simply to learn and share knowledge about the WordPrecc community.

An overview of the room

The support team

Led by Dave Barr.

The design team

Led by Tammie Lister.

The theme review team

Led by Andy Webb.

The WordPress.tv team

Led by Hannah Smith.

The ‘other’ team

Final checklist for WordCamp Bristol 2019

WordCamp Bristol 2019 kicks off tomorrow – yes that’s Friday the 17th May. We’re so excited to get you all together! Here’s a quick run down of some of the resources available on our website to help you plan your weekend with us.

The venues and finding us

Check out our location, dates and travel page for info and addresses on our venues. If you fancy getting an idea of what these places look like on the inside you can check our venues photos page.

The main conference at the School of Chemistry
Our Saturday night social will be at the Watershed with lovely views of the harbour
Friday’s Contributor day will also be on the waterfront with lovely views

Schedule

We’re so incredibly proud of the speakers who will be sharing their knowledge with you. We have some really amazing sessions lined up for you on our schedule. If you need a little helping hand deciding what to attend, we’ve summarised the talks into topics in our post ‘What’s on the schedule for me?

Bring your own lanyard if you have one

One of our initiatives is bring your own lanyard. Many of us will have lots of these sitting in drawers or hanging around our offices. Please bring your own if you have one, and if you have other WordPress branded lanyards bring them for others. More details on our ‘Sustainbility and environmental considerations’ post.

We’re asking attendees to bring their own lanyard and any other spares they have at home to be reused.

Contributor day

Contributor day is completely free but don’t forget a separate registration is required. Now is the time to register if you’re going to join us so we can plan the catering. If you’d like to know more about what will be happening and to find out about the tables you can join check our Contributor day page.

Our wonderful sponsors

It’s only through the support of all our sponsors that we can offer you so much for just £35. Please show your thanks by taking the time to say hi to them during the event.

Still got questions?

Drop us a line through the contact form on our website and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can.



We’re down to our last few tickets now so if you have colleagues or friends planning to come, tell them to get a wiggle on and buy now – we’re sure we’re going to sell out.

See you soon!

What’s on the schedule for me?

As WordCamp Bristol 2019 approaches (18th and 19th May), we’re sure you’re all going to be studying our incredible schedule in detail picking out the talks and speakers you want to see.

We thought we’d help you out and share our top picks by topic. Hold on to your hats, WordCamp Bristol is going to stuff your brains full of knowledge and your hearts with loveliness!

I’m interested in design and user experience

Becky Taylor: Making a CMS for Humans

Tammie Lister: Thinking in patterns

Karla Campos: Meet Your Friends the Gutenberg Blocks

Ben Everard: The Art of Problem Solving*

Lizzie Darville: Legacy systems in your head (and why they matter at work)

Rich Copping: Creative confidence and shifting designers mindset (Lightning Talk)

I’m interested in marketing

Jesse van de Hulsbeek: The magic (key)word: why your site is not getting the traffic it deserves

Scott Jones: Selling WordPress Business

I’m interested in back-end development

Jonny Allbut: Custom theme building structures & techniques to save your sanity!

Rachel McCollin: Why Multisite? Uses for WordPress Multisite you may not have thought of.

Keith Hyde: A Timesavers Guide to the Command Line

Mitko Kochkovski: Building websites using React.js and WordPress API

Mark Wilkinson: Build blocks without writing javascript

I’m interested in front-end development

Michelle Barker: Building Intelligent Layouts

Oliver Davies: Taking Flight with Tailwind CSS

I’m interested in sustainability and the environment

Joss Ford: Why is now the right time to put purpose over profit… spoiler alert – purpose equals profit!

Wholegrain Team: A study in green

I’m interested in how WordPress businesses operate

David Darke: Gutenberg | How a WordPress studio adapted

Scott Jones: Selling WordPress

Richard Franklin: Collaboration is the key to success

Nicola Heald: What WordPress can learn from how OpenStack communicates

I’m interested in thinking differently about myself and work

Dan Maby: WordPress, the Community and Your Mental Health Other

Lizzie Darville: Legacy systems in your head (and why they matter at work)

Luminus Alabi: Rocking Remote Work: Living Your Best Life & Maintaining Your Sanity Lightning Talk)

Tess Coughlan-Allen: Using WordPress to do_action Lightning Talk)

Nicola Heald: What WordPress can learn from how OpenStack communicates Other

Rich Copping: Creative confidence and shifting designers mindset (Lightning Talk)

Our venues

Image of Bristol skyline with Find Us text

With WordCamp Bristol just around the corner, we thought we’d give you a sneaky peek inside the wonderful venues we have booked for the main conference, the after party and contributor day.

If you haven’t yet booked your tickets, you’d better get a wiggle on before we sell out!

Main conference venue – School of Chemistry, University of Bristol

The School of Chemistry is an absolutely brilliant venue for us to hold the main conference in. Here’s a few pictures so you can get a feel for what the event will be like.

The tracks

Outside space

Other inside space

Arriving at the School of Chemistry

Saturday night social

Our social on the Saturday night is at the Watershed on Bristol’s lovely harbourside. We’ve hired a private space at the back. If you came to WordCamp Bristol 2017, the main conference was held here.

Please ensure you have a valid ticket for the main conference if you plan to attend the social.

Contributor day

This is being held on Friday the 17th May at the Pavilion, also on Bristol’s lovely harbourside. Remember you need to register separately for the contributor day and must also have a ticket for the main conference in order to attend.

We look forward to seeing you at one or all of our beautiful venues.