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3 Reasons to Attend WordCamp Omaha

Still not registered to join us Oct. 10-11? You’re in luck — there are still a few tickets available, but make sure you’re signed-up by Friday, Oct. 9 to save your seat.

If you need some convincing of why it’s a good bet — or just need some further reasons to get excited if you’re already registered — check out this list of great reasons to come.

It’s a great deal.
At just $40 for two days of informative sessions, a free (very tasty!) lunch and (while supplies last) a t-shirt and other WordPress swag, WordCamp Omaha is a steal.

You’ll learn a lot.
WordCamp Omaha is, more than anything else, a super fun learning opportunity. If you inexperienced, we’ll get you started with using WordPress. If you’re looking to grow your busines with an online presence, check out our business/content track. If you’re a designer or a developer looking to hone your skills, check out our designer/developer track. If you’re a more advanced developer, check out our developer/contributor track on Sunday.

You can network.
Get to know WordPress folks from Omaha and the surrounding region. Find a designer for your upcoming project, a client to develop a new site for or new friend.

Convinced? Register at omaha.wordcamp.org/2015 and tell your friends on Twitter and Facebook. We hope to see you soon!

Meet the WordCamp Omaha Speakers: Marianne Worthington

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Marianne loves super hero shirts, sequins, selfies and exclamation points! She is also the founder of Work Warrior LLC, a company that helps small business owners build highly functional teams by empowering their employees to become self sufficient. For over a decade Marianne has been fortunate enough to build teams that have exceeded benchmarks, saved client relationships, increased sales…done things most thought were impossible. By focusing on the tangible aspect of team building she has helped teams make the seemingly impossible.  In 2010, Marianne received her Master’s in Organizational Development from Avila University.

Hometown: Kansas City, Mo.

Contactwork-warrior.com | @work_warrior

Session: Building Healthy Online Teams

Working on projects with other people can be hard. Working virtually on these projects can make it even harder. However, there is hope! In this session participants will learn how to ensure everyone working on a project is working together to make awesome things happen. Having an understanding of virtual teams and how they work is imperative to building a great project team.  Practical tools will be given on how to utilize technology to open lines of communication, what to do when things aren’t go well on your  project, and what you can do to “get the job done.”

WordCamp Omaha 2015 is happening Oct. 10-11 at Metropolitan Community College’s Fort Omaha Campus. Get tickets today!

Thanks to Interface School, Gold Sponsor!

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Interface is building people who build the web. Our goal is twofold: Build people’s knowledge and skills for the web and increase the supply of technology talent for startups, small businesses, and corporations in the Midwest.

Contactshonna@interfaceschool.com | @InterfaceSchool

Sponsors like this one make WordCamp Omaha 2015 possible. Thanks, Interface!

WordCamp Omaha 2015 is happening Oct. 10-11 at Metropolitan Community College’s Fort Omaha Campus. Get tickets today!

Big Thanks to Flywheel, Platinum Sponsor!

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Flywheel is a managed WordPress hosting platform built specifically for designers and creative agencies. Flywheel makes it simple to build, launch, and manage client sites with its easy-to-use dashboard built from the ground up for the modern web designer. With nightly backups, blazing-fast load times, WordPress-specific security, and an awesome support team full of WordPress developers, Flywheel helps thousands of designers across the world launch projects every day.

Contact: getflywheel.com | @HeyFlywheel

Sponsors like this one make WordCamp Omaha 2015 possible. Thanks, Flywheel!

WordCamp Omaha 2015 is happening Oct. 10-11 at Metropolitan Community College’s Fort Omaha Campus. Get tickets today!