{"id":492,"date":"2010-06-11T16:50:31","date_gmt":"2010-06-11T22:50:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordcampchicago.com\/?p=492"},"modified":"2011-04-21T21:59:45","modified_gmt":"2011-04-22T02:59:45","slug":"a-great-big-thank-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/a-great-big-thank-you\/","title":{"rendered":"A Great Big THANK YOU!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been a week since WordCamp Chicago 2010 ended and I, personally, have yet to really put thoughts and pictures together from the event &#8211; but it was a great success&#8230;.and one that we are definitely going to repeat next year!\u00a0 We&#8217;re already plotting and planning!\u00a0 I will have my photos up within the week &#8211; I have a TON of them, so be prepared \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>For anyone who has organized an event like this, you know that it&#8217;s NO small task and takes a lot of organization, time and work to pull it off.\u00a0 I want to take this opportunity to thank the individual folks responsible for helping me get it done:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Chris Wilson<\/strong>, my husband &#8211; &#8211; he is not on Twitter or Facebook, nor does he have a blog or website (but he does have <a href=\"http:\/\/search.twitter.com\/search?q=%23chrisnotontwitter\">his own hashtag<\/a>) &#8211; so I have no URL to share for him &#8230; he&#8217;s not much of a WordPress user, but he supports my work and my passion and helped a great deal in organizing WordCamp Chicago from the venue planning, sponsors, equipment, printing, t-shirts and overal preparations &#8211; as well as volunteering and helping at the registration table, and during the event.\u00a0 Now that&#8217;s love!<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lindsey Hardegree <\/strong>| <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/lindseyattizzy\">@#LindseyATTizzy<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/tizzyconsulting.com\">Tizzy Consulting<\/a> &#8211; aside from donating $200 towards the event, Lindsey was extremely helpful in helping me pull together information for the web site, Twitter announcements and some last minute organization of speaker information, photos and bios.\u00a0 Lindsey was also priceless on the day of the event by playing ringmaster at the registration table and keeping 500 WordPress fanatics in line and organized during registration, as well as answering questions and general help throughout the weekend &#8211; thank you, Lindsey!<\/li>\n<li><strong>Melissa Hoppe<\/strong> | <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/melhop91\">@MelHop91<\/a> &#8211; Melissa is my daughter and she was SUCH a big help before, during and after the event with all the planning and preparations that needed to go in to it.\u00a0 She is not a WordPress user &#8211; &#8211; really, she doesn&#8217;t know much about WordPress beyond that fact that her mother wrote a book about it \ud83d\ude42\u00a0 But, she&#8217;s a helpful soul and really got into the weekend.\u00a0 Now that it&#8217;s over &#8211; she wants to become a WordPress Power User!\u00a0 Thank you, Melissa!<\/li>\n<li><strong>AJ Arend<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/ConsoleMayhem\">@ConsoleMayhem<\/a> &#8211; AJ was extremely helpful at the registration table all weekend long!\u00a0 Thank you, AJ for your time and hard work helping us make WordCamp Chicago a successful event!<\/li>\n<li><strong>Brian Gardner<\/strong> | <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/bgardner\">@BGardner <\/a>| <a href=\"http:\/\/studiopress.com\">StudioPress<\/a> &#8211; Brian was instrumental in bringing together the fine list of speakers that the attendees were able to enjoy all weekend long!\u00a0 Brian also spent all weekend entertaining the folks in the Dev Track, while I entertained in the User track &#8211; thank you, Brian!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>To all of our <a href=\"http:\/\/wordcampchicago.com\/speakers\">speakers <\/a>who made the event special<\/strong> &#8211; thank you very much for sharing your time and experience with all of us at WordCamp Chicago!\u00a0 I cannot tell you how many emails I&#8217;ve received with feedback that the sessions at this year&#8217;s WordCamp were AMAZING &#8211; and it&#8217;s because of all the speakers who gave their time, work and wisdom that helped all of our attendees bring home some great knowledge, tips, tricks and ideas in their journey through WordPress.\u00a0 <strong>THANK YOU ALL!<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Find your WordCamp Chicago 2010 Speakers and Organizers on Twitter:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/williamsba\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"493\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/a-great-big-thank-you\/williamsba\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/files\/2010\/06\/williamsba.png\" data-orig-size=\"73,73\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"williamsba\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/files\/2010\/06\/williamsba.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/files\/2010\/06\/williamsba.png\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-493\" title=\"Brad Williams\" src=\"https:\/\/2011.chicago.wordcamp.org\/files\/2010\/06\/williamsba.png\" alt=\"Brad Williams\" width=\"73\" height=\"73\" \/><\/a> <a title=\"Josh Byers\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/joshbyers\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"494\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/a-great-big-thank-you\/joshbyers\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/files\/2010\/06\/joshbyers.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"73,73\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"joshbyers\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/files\/2010\/06\/joshbyers.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/files\/2010\/06\/joshbyers.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-494\" title=\"joshbyers\" src=\"https:\/\/2011.chicago.wordcamp.org\/files\/2010\/06\/joshbyers.jpg\" alt=\"Josh Byers\" width=\"73\" height=\"73\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/strebel\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"495\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/a-great-big-thank-you\/strebel\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/files\/2010\/06\/strebel.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"73,73\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Jsh Strebel\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/files\/2010\/06\/strebel.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/files\/2010\/06\/strebel.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-495\" title=\"Josh Strebel\" src=\"https:\/\/2011.chicago.wordcamp.org\/files\/2010\/06\/strebel.jpg\" alt=\"Josh Strebel\" width=\"73\" height=\"73\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/srobbin\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"496\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/a-great-big-thank-you\/srobbin\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/files\/2010\/06\/srobbin.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"73,73\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"srobbin\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/files\/2010\/06\/srobbin.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/files\/2010\/06\/srobbin.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-496\" title=\"Scott Robbin\" src=\"https:\/\/2011.chicago.wordcamp.org\/files\/2010\/06\/srobbin.jpg\" alt=\"Scott Robbin\" width=\"73\" height=\"73\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/daisyolsen\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"497\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/a-great-big-thank-you\/dolsen\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/files\/2010\/06\/dolsen.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"73,73\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"dolsen\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/files\/2010\/06\/dolsen.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/files\/2010\/06\/dolsen.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-497\" title=\"Daisy Olsen\" src=\"https:\/\/2011.chicago.wordcamp.org\/files\/2010\/06\/dolsen.jpg\" alt=\"Daisy Olsen\" width=\"73\" height=\"73\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/aaronjorbin\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"498\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/a-great-big-thank-you\/aaronjorbin\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/files\/2010\/06\/aaronjorbin.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"73,73\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"aaronjorbin\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/files\/2010\/06\/aaronjorbin.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/files\/2010\/06\/aaronjorbin.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-498\" title=\"Aaron Jorbin\" src=\"https:\/\/2011.chicago.wordcamp.org\/files\/2010\/06\/aaronjorbin.jpg\" alt=\"Aaron Jorbin\" width=\"73\" height=\"73\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/danmilward\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"499\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/a-great-big-thank-you\/milward\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/files\/2010\/06\/milward.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"73,73\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"milward\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/files\/2010\/06\/milward.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/files\/2010\/06\/milward.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-499\" title=\"Dan Milward\" src=\"https:\/\/2011.chicago.wordcamp.org\/files\/2010\/06\/milward.jpg\" alt=\"Dan Milward\" width=\"73\" height=\"73\" \/> <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/thecorkboard\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"500\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/a-great-big-thank-you\/kylejones\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/files\/2010\/06\/kylejones.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"73,73\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"kylejones\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/files\/2010\/06\/kylejones.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/files\/2010\/06\/kylejones.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-500\" title=\"Kyle Jones\" src=\"https:\/\/2011.chicago.wordcamp.org\/files\/2010\/06\/kylejones.jpg\" alt=\"Kyle Jones\" width=\"73\" height=\"73\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/janeforshort\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"501\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/a-great-big-thank-you\/jane\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/files\/2010\/06\/jane.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"73,73\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"jane\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/files\/2010\/06\/jane.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/files\/2010\/06\/jane.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-501\" title=\"Jane Wells\" src=\"https:\/\/2011.chicago.wordcamp.org\/files\/2010\/06\/jane.jpg\" alt=\"Jane Wells\" width=\"73\" height=\"73\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/jharr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"502\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/a-great-big-thank-you\/jharrington\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/files\/2010\/06\/jharrington.png\" data-orig-size=\"73,73\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"jharrington\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/files\/2010\/06\/jharrington.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/files\/2010\/06\/jharrington.png\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-502\" title=\"Jeremy Harrington\" src=\"https:\/\/2011.chicago.wordcamp.org\/files\/2010\/06\/jharrington.png\" alt=\"Jeremy Harrington\" width=\"73\" height=\"73\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/amandablum\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"503\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/a-great-big-thank-you\/amanda\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/files\/2010\/06\/amanda.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"73,73\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"amanda\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/files\/2010\/06\/amanda.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/files\/2010\/06\/amanda.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-503\" title=\"Amanda Blum\" src=\"https:\/\/2011.chicago.wordcamp.org\/files\/2010\/06\/amanda.jpg\" alt=\"Amanda Blum\" width=\"73\" height=\"73\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/scottstawarz\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"504\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/a-great-big-thank-you\/stawarz\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/files\/2010\/06\/stawarz.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"73,73\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"stawarz\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/files\/2010\/06\/stawarz.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/files\/2010\/06\/stawarz.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-504\" title=\"Scott Stawarz\" src=\"https:\/\/2011.chicago.wordcamp.org\/files\/2010\/06\/stawarz.jpg\" alt=\"Scott Stawarz\" width=\"73\" height=\"73\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/johnjamesjacoby\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"505\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/a-great-big-thank-you\/jjj-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/files\/2010\/06\/jjj.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"73,73\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"jjj\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/files\/2010\/06\/jjj.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/files\/2010\/06\/jjj.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-505\" title=\"John James Jacoby\" src=\"https:\/\/2011.chicago.wordcamp.org\/files\/2010\/06\/jjj.jpg\" alt=\"John James Jacoby\" width=\"73\" height=\"73\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/andrea_r\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"506\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/a-great-big-thank-you\/andrear\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/files\/2010\/06\/andrear.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"73,73\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"andrear\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/files\/2010\/06\/andrear.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/files\/2010\/06\/andrear.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-506\" title=\"Andrea Rennick\" src=\"https:\/\/2011.chicago.wordcamp.org\/files\/2010\/06\/andrear.jpg\" alt=\"Andrea Rennick\" width=\"73\" height=\"73\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/freeholdhal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"507\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/a-great-big-thank-you\/halstern\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/files\/2010\/06\/halstern.png\" data-orig-size=\"73,73\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"halstern\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/files\/2010\/06\/halstern.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/files\/2010\/06\/halstern.png\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-507\" title=\"Hal Stern\" src=\"https:\/\/2011.chicago.wordcamp.org\/files\/2010\/06\/halstern.png\" alt=\"Hal Stern\" width=\"73\" height=\"73\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/cmross\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"508\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/a-great-big-thank-you\/cross\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/files\/2010\/06\/cross.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"73,73\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"cross\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/files\/2010\/06\/cross.jpg\" 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data-image-title=\"ron\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/files\/2010\/06\/ron.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/files\/2010\/06\/ron.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-512\" title=\"Ron Rennick\" src=\"https:\/\/2011.chicago.wordcamp.org\/files\/2010\/06\/ron.jpg\" alt=\"Ron Rennick\" width=\"73\" height=\"73\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/SKSDesigns\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"513\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/a-great-big-thank-you\/shannon\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/files\/2010\/06\/shannon.png\" data-orig-size=\"73,73\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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data-image-title=\"jimturner\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/files\/2010\/06\/jimturner.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/files\/2010\/06\/jimturner.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-516\" title=\"Jim Turner\" src=\"https:\/\/2011.chicago.wordcamp.org\/files\/2010\/06\/jimturner.jpg\" alt=\"Jim Turner\" width=\"73\" height=\"73\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/corymiller303\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"517\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/a-great-big-thank-you\/cory\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/files\/2010\/06\/cory.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"73,73\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"cory\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/files\/2010\/06\/cory.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/files\/2010\/06\/cory.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-517\" title=\"Cory Miller\" src=\"https:\/\/2011.chicago.wordcamp.org\/files\/2010\/06\/cory.jpg\" alt=\"Cory Miller\" width=\"73\" height=\"73\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/lisasabinwilson\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"518\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/a-great-big-thank-you\/lsw\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/files\/2010\/06\/lsw.png\" data-orig-size=\"73,73\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Lisa Sabin-Wilson\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/files\/2010\/06\/lsw.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/files\/2010\/06\/lsw.png\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-518\" title=\"Lisa Sabin-Wilson\" src=\"https:\/\/2011.chicago.wordcamp.org\/files\/2010\/06\/lsw.png\" 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data-image-title=\"Melissa Hoppe\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/files\/2010\/06\/mel.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/files\/2010\/06\/mel.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-520\" title=\"Melissa Hoppe\" src=\"https:\/\/2011.chicago.wordcamp.org\/files\/2010\/06\/mel.jpg\" alt=\"Melissa Hoppe\" width=\"73\" height=\"73\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/bgardner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"521\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/a-great-big-thank-you\/brian\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/files\/2010\/06\/brian.png\" data-orig-size=\"73,73\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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height=\"73\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>To our sponsors &#8211; &#8211; a great big thank you from everyone at WordCamp Chicago &#8211; &#8211; we would NOT have been able to do this without you!<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/infolinks.com\">InfoLinks<\/a><\/strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/infolinks.com\"> <\/a>&#8211; <\/strong>Big thanks to Shay and Tomer from InfoLinks as our Platinum sponsor for WordCamp Chicago.\u00a0 They sponsored the event, as well as hosting a booth at the event where they baked yummy chocolate chip cookies all day long, while providing attendees with some great information on monetizing a WordPress blog with their great new<a href=\"http:\/\/www.infolinks.com\/resources-plugin.html?pluginID=1\"> plugin for in text advertsing<\/a>.\u00a0 They are a really nice bunch and made the event so much fun with their involvement &#8211; thank you, InfoLinks!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.godaddy.com\/hosting\/wordpress-hosting.aspx\"><strong>GoDaddy<\/strong> <\/a>&#8211; As a Gold sponsor of WordCamp Chicago &#8211; GoDaddy helped us make the event rock!\u00a0 They sponsored our power stations and Flavio and Dana attended the event and several WordPress users had the opportunity to sit and chat with them about GoDaddy&#8217;s services.\u00a0 They also provided us with some really super swag bags that we filled up with goodies for our attendees. GoDaddy included some of their own swag in the bags &#8211; &#8211; one of which were orange GoDaddy stress balls <a href=\"http:\/\/wordcampchicago.com\/2010\/06\/08\/what-happens-when-godaddy-gives-us-the-balls-to-show-corymiller303-our-appreciation\/\">which were used to show Cory Miller our appreciation after his presentation was over<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/fordummies.com\">ForDummies<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; the For Dummies division of Wiley Publishing sponsored WordCamp Chicago as a Gold level sponsor .. which was great since they were representing my own books, WordPress For Dummies and BuddyPress For Dummies.\u00a0 Thanks, Wiley and ForDummies for helping us put on such a fabulous event in Chicago!<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/wiley.com\">Wiley Publishing<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; not content with simply sponsoring with the ForDummies brand.. we also had several other Wiley authors in the house in Chicago including Brad Williams, Hal Stern and David Dramstra who all wrote Professional WordPress.\u00a0 As another Gold level sponsor of WordCamp Chicago &#8211; we thank you and were proud to have you involved!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ithemes.com\"><strong>iThemes<\/strong> <\/a>&#8211; aside from having two very informative speakers at our event (Cory Miller and Chris Jean), iThemes also sponsored as a Silver Level sponsor this year and their support was well recieved and very much appreciated!\u00a0 They also gave away 500 iThemes t-shirts at WordCamp Chicago which were very popular with the slogan &#8220;My Blog Can Beat Up Your Blog&#8221; on the front &#8211; &#8211; nothing like some blog wars to get the energy pumping at WordCamp!\u00a0 Thank you Cory and your team at iThemes &#8211; they are great friends of WordCamp Chicago!<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/shopplugin.net\">Shopp Plugin<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; BIG thanks to Jon and John over at the Shopp Plugin, an e-commerce solution for WordPress users.\u00a0 Their generous support as Silver Sponsors really helped make the event a success.\u00a0 They also attended WordCamp Chicago, which was really super since attendees and users were able to meet the folks behind such a great plugin!<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/getshopped.org\">GetShopped<\/a><\/strong> (WP E-Commerce) &#8211; 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