The Buffalo WordCamp shirt was again printed by You and Who (whose logo is visible where the tag would be), which means that 1,600 meals were donated (one for each shirt) to those in need. I think every WordCamp should do this. (related tweet)
Buffalo WordCamp has just wrapped up and folks are hopefully going to take new ideas back to their own projects. There were many great talks and even panel discussions that turned into more of a WordPress support group for the audience and panelists alike. A first for Buffalo WordCamp that I hope they repeat. Also a plus, 48% of the attendees and 35% of the speakers were female, better ratios than I’ve seen at many other conferences.
My Slides
If you just come for my slides, then you are at the right spot. I’ve embedded them here, or you can go see them at SlideShare. In addition to questions and feedback from the audience, I’ve already gotten some feedback from the Twitterverse. In particular my use of the word “continuum” on slide 77. I am open to suggestions for a better word, so feel free to share.
Photos
I grabbed some photos from the event as well, captioned below (originally posted on my Tumblr, where they are larger).
This year the event was held in the new Science Hall at Canisius College. This is the atrium where lunch was served and announcements were announced (shot taken shortly after the lunch crush).Some of the announcements being announced by announcers and co-organizers Ben Dunkle and Andy Staple.A nice spread of pastries to get the day going. I am amazed I only ate one.Accessibility talks never net a huge crowd, but at least those who did show up wanted to learn more, had good questions, and challenged me.After a quick Twitter poll, I broke from my normal pattern of wearing more professional attire and went with the Montgomery Ward mechanic’s shirt with the fur collar.The badge had the day’s schedule printed on the back (handy), and they also provided a printed schedule (also handy).View of the cemetery from one of the talks.A view from the after-party at Western New York Book Arts Center.Some sample type at Western New York Book Arts Center. If you’ve never been and you are at all interested in type, you should visit.
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