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In Honor of Ada Lovelace Day, Get Discounted Tickets Oct. 11 & 12

Named for Ada Lovelace, a 19th-century mathematician widely regarded as the world’s first computer programmer, Ada Lovelace Day “aims to increase the profile of women in STEM and, in doing so, create new role models who will encourage more girls into STEM careers and support women already working in STEM.”

In honor of the event and as part of encouragement of women in STEM, we’re offering 30-percent-off tickets  when you purchase on Oct. 11 or Oct. 12 and use the promo code ADA.

WordCamp Omaha aims to be an inclusive space that promotes women and other traditionally under-represented groups in tech. The admission cost gives you access to two full days of insightful speakers, networking and fun, plus it helps to support the WordPress Open Source Project and the non-profit WordPress community in Omaha. Get your tickets today!

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WordCamp Omaha Just a Month Away!

Our two days of WordPress awesomeness — Nov. 5 and 6 — are coming up fast! If you haven’t yet registered, get tickets before they’re gone.

Please share the excitement on Twitter, Facebook, by email, via carrier pigeon, or however you like. We’re spreading the news with the hashtag #wcOma and will be sharing more on the festivities schedule, our kick-ass speakers and sponsors and more soon.

See you soon!

Meet the WordCamp Omaha Speakers: Adam W. Warner

Adam W. Warner discovered the world of WordPress in 2005 and has been working within the community ever since. To feed his entrepreneurial spirit, he founded several WordPress-focused businesses that provide education, plugins and consulting services for online business owners. He is a true product evangelist for WordPress in spirit and personality, and that also happens to be his job title at SiteLock. In addition to WordPress, Adam is passionate about his family, robots and of course, life, the universe and everything.

Twitter: @SiteLock

Session: A Beginner’s Guide to Successful Email Marketing

WordCamp Omaha 2016 is happening Nov. 5-6 at Metropolitan Community College’s Fort Omaha Campus. Get tickets today!

Meet the WordCamp Omaha Speakers: Kevin Moser

Kevin Moser is currently the Director of Digital Communications for Nebraska’s 150th Anniversary. He graduated from the University of Nebraska – Lincoln with a degree in psychology but has built websites for more than 12 years now. Work tends to dominate Kevin’s life, but when he has free time he enjoys photography, bicycling, and writing.

Twitter: @VinMoser

Session: Contract to Completion

WordCamp Omaha 2016 is happening Nov. 5-6 at Metropolitan Community College’s Fort Omaha Campus. Get tickets today!

Meet the WordCamp Omaha Speakers: Andy Melichar

Andy thrives on discovery. From the beginning of his web dev career, he has focused on discovering what makes the web and the world tick. Through his diverse background of branding, marketing, web development, and currently team management, Andy has developed a knack for seeing opportunity in unknown spaces. At night, Andy can be found throwing up a WordPress website for a family member, friend, or local non-profit. During the day, Andy and his team at A2 Hosting work to create solutions that make the WordPress hosting experience easier, safer, and more robust for their customers and the community at large. Andy is active in both WordCamps and local WordPress meetups in the Detroit and Ann Arbor area.

Session: I CAN HAZ MORE PERFORMANZ?

Twitter: @andymelichar

Website: www.ke0ata.com

WordCamp Omaha 2016 is happening Nov. 5-6 at Metropolitan Community College’s Fort Omaha Campus. Get tickets today!

Meet the WordCamp Omaha Speakers: Rob Ruiz

I have been doing web design for over 10 years now; WordPress user for four years. Developing plugins for a little over a year. I also do a lot of graphic design, animation and UI/UX design. I’ve also been a DJ for about 15 years and I teach multiple music-tech-related topics at Guitar Center. I own a business called Bizzle Designs, which specializes in WordPress-based websites for small-to-medium-sized businesses of all kinds.

Session: Admin Experience: The New UX

Twitter: @robcruiz

Website: www.bizzledesigns.com

WordCamp Omaha 2016 is happening Nov. 5-6 at Metropolitan Community College’s Fort Omaha Campus. Get tickets today!

Meet the WordCamp Omaha Speakers: Josepha Haden

Josepha comes from a long line of writers and was raised to be a life-long learner. She has a passion for language and storycrafting, a skill she practices on starsandthemoon.com. Josepha has over a decade of experience using SEO, data analysis, and content marketing to bring success and visibility to clients all over the world. Since 2010, she’s been working in her hometown of Kansas City to increase digital literacy and get more women in technology. Josepha works at Automattic as a community organizer for the WordPress open source project and can be found on Twitter as @josephahaden.

Session: Contributing Without Code

WordCamp Omaha 2016 is happening Nov. 5-6 at Metropolitan Community College’s Fort Omaha Campus. Get tickets today!

Meet the WordCamp Omaha Speakers: Josh Broton

Josh Broton is the owner and lead developer of Broton Digital Consulting, a small team of designers and developers passionate about solving complex problems for clients using custom web and mobile apps. He spends his days writing JavaScript and his nights assembling Lego sets with his family. Also: very INFP.

Session: WordPress + React: A Match Made in Heaven

Twitter: @joshbroton

Website: www.joshbroton.com

WordCamp Omaha 2016 is happening Nov. 5-6 at Metropolitan Community College’s Fort Omaha Campus. Get tickets today!

Meet the WordCamp Omaha Speakers: Josh Collinsworth

Josh Collinsworth is a graphic designer turned WordPress developer who spends his days working as a Happiness Engineer for Flywheel and his evenings teaching Interface Web School’s WordPress specialization course. He enjoys getting nerdy about CSS and great beer, sometimes simultaneously.

Session: Easy WordPress Security for Everyone

Twitter: @jjcollinsworth

Website: www.joshcollinsworth.com

WordCamp Omaha 2016 is happening Nov. 5-6 at Metropolitan Community College’s Fort Omaha Campus. Get tickets today!

Meet the WordCamp Omaha Speakers: Andrew Wikel

Andrew Wikel is a WooCommerce ninja at Automattic. He is committed to open source values and loves working with WordPress. He fell in love with WordPress in 2008, and has been working with it in some capacity since then. E-Commerce is something that he has been doing almost as long as working on the web itself. A husband, a father, a WordCamp addict, a coffee snob, lover of shiny things, and a California native living in Illinois.

Session: Customer Information Security in E-Commerce

Twitter: @slash1andy

Website: www.automattic.com

WordCamp Omaha 2016 is happening Nov. 5-6 at Metropolitan Community College’s Fort Omaha Campus. Get tickets today!

WordCamp Omaha 2016 is over. Check out the next edition!