{"id":12,"date":"2018-10-18T09:37:18","date_gmt":"2018-10-18T09:37:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2019.bristol.wordcamp.org\/organizers\/"},"modified":"2018-12-30T09:27:29","modified_gmt":"2018-12-30T09:27:29","slug":"organisers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bristol.wordcamp.org\/2019\/organisers\/","title":{"rendered":"Organisers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our aim is to create an event which demonstrates the WordPress community at its most lovely, and also showcases WordPress in the South West.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone involved in organising this WordCamp is giving their time for free, putting effort in around paid work and family life, to give back to the WordPress community.<\/p>\n\t<div class=\"wcorg-organizers\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-organizer\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Janice Tye &#8211; Overall lead<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-organizer-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/32036231ee16ecb0defc564618b89fd477d6657cfea77109eb1790181b5c554d?s=100&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/32036231ee16ecb0defc564618b89fd477d6657cfea77109eb1790181b5c554d?s=200&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-100 photo' height='100' width='100' \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p>Graphic designer, WordPress developer and business owner. An organiser for <a href=\"http:\/\/wpbristol.co.uk\">Bristol WordPress People<\/a>, co-organiser for <a href=\"https:\/\/2017.bristol.wordcamp.org\/\">WordCamp Bristol 2017<\/a> and member of PR team for <a href=\"https:\/\/2019.europe.wordcamp.org\/\">WordCamp Europe 2019<\/a>. Enthusiastic about the WP community.<\/p>\n<p>Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/123Design\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@123Design<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-organizer\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Hannah Smith &#8211; Co-lead and Comms Manager<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-organizer-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/73f1ad01598dc5b3d9c141a3c6f3f89c98f4c5cc2008a1fe03e8f07791f83c12?s=100&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/73f1ad01598dc5b3d9c141a3c6f3f89c98f4c5cc2008a1fe03e8f07791f83c12?s=200&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-100 photo' height='100' width='100' \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hannah is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.operationcanopy.co.uk\/\">freelancer in Bristol<\/a> who offers WordPress web development. You\u2019ll find her out and about giving talks and teaching WordPress in the Bristol area. She&#8217;s also the co-organiser of the <a href=\"http:\/\/wpbristol.co.uk\">Bristol WordPress meet-up<\/a> and is a strong advocate for women in tech.<\/p>\n<p>In her downtime, she loves being outside cycling, walking or if there is snow snowboarding. She is usually accompanied by her four legged best friend, Lili the golden retriever.<\/p>\n<p>Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hanopcan\">@hanopcan<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-organizer\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Rob George &#8211; Venue Manager<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-organizer-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/926e0b47949b9cac136a78aae9fc9cbabfcdd66175aad9734fe3bbea5af05b42?s=100&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/926e0b47949b9cac136a78aae9fc9cbabfcdd66175aad9734fe3bbea5af05b42?s=200&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-100 photo' height='100' width='100' \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p>Rob is a WordPress &amp; PHP developer and an organiser for <a href=\"http:\/\/wpbristol.co.uk\">Bristol WordPress People<\/a>. He also runs a Code Club at a local school teaching kids to code.<\/p>\n<p>In his downtime can be found building random electronic projects or in the woodshop covered in sawdust.<\/p>\n<p>Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/robgeorgeuk\">@robgeorgeuk<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-organizer\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Rich Hill &#8211; Sponsors Manager<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-organizer-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f96afd59aab078113df847f2c3a346c4658617d173b87d1bc094611af838ebfd?s=100&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f96afd59aab078113df847f2c3a346c4658617d173b87d1bc094611af838ebfd?s=200&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-100 photo' height='100' width='100' \/>\t\t\t\t\t<p>Rich is an entrepreneur and among other things is CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/minddoodle.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">Mind Doodle.<\/a> He has over 20 years experience in developing innovative software. He started his first company in 2001, and has never looked back. He\u2019s an active member of the WordPress community. Through his companies he\u2019s sponsored several WordCamps, including US and Europe and attends the <a href=\"http:\/\/wpbristol.co.uk\">wpbristol.co.uk<\/a>. In his free time he enjoys playing and watching football, cooking and spending time with family.<\/p>\n<p>Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RichHill73\">@RichHill73<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-organizer\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Simon Pollard &#8211; Speakers Manager<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-organizer-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2a2be784bfab0e4297b6655208467ce498bc3a2b28c88aed505fa1a9c58cf35f?s=100&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2a2be784bfab0e4297b6655208467ce498bc3a2b28c88aed505fa1a9c58cf35f?s=200&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-100 photo' height='100' width='100' \/>\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"comment-container\">\n<div class=\"action-comment markeddown js-comment\" dir=\"auto\">\n<div class=\"current-comment js-friendly-links js-open-card\">\n<p>Simon is lead developer at <a href=\"https:\/\/dc-activ.com\/\">dc activ<\/a> where he builds websites and applications using WordPress as the main CMS to provide content.<\/p>\n<p>He is a passionate WordPress developer and is one of the founders and organisers of the <a href=\"http:\/\/wpbristol.co.uk\">Bristol WordPress People meetup<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Outside of work Simon is equally passionate about football, Nintendo, music and is a sucker for a limited edition vinyl.<\/p>\n<p>Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/smp303\">@smp303<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-organizer\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Ben Hamilton &#8211; Design Lead<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-organizer-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1eadba1291426a09ae929fb4e227b5886b6fd8068a8df41cae482eb9be33c679?s=100&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1eadba1291426a09ae929fb4e227b5886b6fd8068a8df41cae482eb9be33c679?s=200&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-100 photo' height='100' width='100' \/>\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"comment-container\">\n<div class=\"action-comment markeddown js-comment\" dir=\"auto\">\n<div class=\"current-comment js-friendly-links js-open-card\">\n<p>Ben is a graphic designer with 10 years\u2019 experience creating brands, print, and digital experiences for arts &amp; cultural organisations in the south west of England. Having moved to Bristol-based agency <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atomicsmash.co.uk\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Atomic Smash <\/a>in 2017, he is nowadays focussed primarily on UI &amp; UX design for enterprise-level WordPress integrations.<\/p>\n<p>Ben is the Design Lead for WordCamp Bristol 2019, which means he has created all the pretty colourful things you\u2019ll be encountering during your visit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Benham_Benham\">@Benham_Benham<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-organizer\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Jacob Stow &#8211; Contributor day organiser<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-organizer-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2253098b9dc1522497ede902250eb4227fc9982118aea2b614ef41afff88cc81?s=100&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2253098b9dc1522497ede902250eb4227fc9982118aea2b614ef41afff88cc81?s=200&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-100 photo' height='100' width='100' \/>\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>Jacob is a <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"freelance web developer (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/jacobstow.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">freelance web developer<\/a> based in Bristol. Predominantly working with WordPress, designing and building bespoke websites and themes. Outside of work he is a keen cyclist, climber and outdoor enthusiast &#8211; balancing up all the computer time with an interest in woodlands and conservation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Twitter: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Jacobstow (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jacobstow\" target=\"_blank\">@Jacobstow<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-organizer\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Sarah Pantry &#8211; Leading on filming and uploading talks to WordPress.tv<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-organizer-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d2c912756b519fb6619942d7863391e4aa256b817b0886ad8996215e38f4dab6?s=100&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d2c912756b519fb6619942d7863391e4aa256b817b0886ad8996215e38f4dab6?s=200&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-100 photo' height='100' width='100' \/>\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>Wrangling VIPs for <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Automattic (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/automattic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Automattic<\/a>, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Beer Judge Certification Program (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bjcp.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Beer Judge Certification Program<\/a> (BJCP) beer judge and organiser of the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Welsh National Homebrew Competition (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/homebrewcompetition.wales\/\" target=\"_blank\">Welsh National Homebrew Competition.<\/a> I love code and beer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Twitter: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"@anigeluk (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/anigeluk?lang=en-gb\" target=\"_blank\">@anigeluk<\/a><br><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-organizer\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Ronald Gijsel &#8211; volunteers manager<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcorg-organizer-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f9831d8ca7da791fb4009a71aae0ab708a866d4f1d70a7c7d323139a5b364271?s=100&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f9831d8ca7da791fb4009a71aae0ab708a866d4f1d70a7c7d323139a5b364271?s=200&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-100 photo' height='100' width='100' \/>\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>Ronald is as <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"WordPress and WooCommerce Freelancer (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/webbees.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\">WordPress and WooCommerce Freelancer<\/a> working for various agencies. 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