Saturday pick-up information

7:45 am – Bus pick up at Union Station (York St. outside of the Royal York)

8:00 am – Bus pick up at Yonge & Bloor (in front of the Bay)

8:15 am – Bus pick up at Yonge & Eglinton (North West corner outside of the Pickle Barrel)

8:40 am – Bus pick up at Scarborogh Town Centre (Jack Astors Parking lot)

and drop off at Centennial Colleget at 941 Progress Ave. Then the bus will begin the pick up at:

5:00 pm – Bus pick up at Progress Campus

5:15 pm – Bus drop off at Scarborough Town Centre

5:35 pm – Bus drop off at Yonge and Eglinton

5:45 pm – Bus drop off at Yonge and Bloor

6:00 pm – Bus drop off at Union Station.

Sunday pick-up locations

Sunday March 28, 2010

8:15 am – Bus pick up at Union Station (York Street, in front of the Royal York Hotel)

8:30 am – Bus pick up at Yonge & Bloor (in front of Jack Astor’s on Yonge St.)

8:45 am – Bus pick up at Yonge & Eglinton (North West corner)

9:10 am – Bus pick up at Scarborogh Town Centre (Jack Astors Parking lot)

and drop off at Centennial Colleget at 941 Progress Ave. Then the bus will begin the pick up at:

12:00 pm – Bus pick up at Progress Campus

12:15 pm – Bus drop off at Scarborough Town Centre

12:35 pm – Bus drop off at Yonge and Eglinton

12:45 pm – Bus drop off at Yonge and Bloor

1:00 pm – Bus drop off at Union Station.

Personal Sponsorship

$100

• Invitation to speaker/sponsor cocktail party
• Special swag
• Front of the line for lunch
• Ticket to WordCamp Toronto 2010

Student Ticket Sponsor

$500

• Invitation to speaker/sponsor cocktail party
• Two tickets to WordCamp Toronto 2010
• Your sponsorship buys tickets for students to attend
• Two tickets to WordCamp Toronto

Event Sponsor

$1,500

• Invitation to speaker/sponsor cocktail party
• Named sponsor of either our networking breakfast or the wine a cheese
• Blog mention
• Logo on t-shirt
• Logo on signage at event
• One item in swag bag
• Two tickets to WordCamp Toronto

Gold Sponsor

$2,500

• Logo on WordCamp Toronto Web site
• Invitation to speaker/sponsor cocktail party
• Blog mention of the sponsorship
• Logo on t-shirt
• Logo on WCT 2010 banners
• Placement of one banner on site
• One item in swag bag
• May donate one item for prize
• Five tickets to WordCamp Toronto

Platinum Sponsor

$4,000

• Logo on WordCamp Toronto Web site
• Blog mention of the sponsorship
• Invitation to speaker/sponsor cocktail party
• Logo on t-shirt
• Logo on WCT 2010 banners
• Placement of one banner on site
• One item in swag bag
• May donate one item for prize
• Sponsorship of one session
• Area designated for sponsor to set up as a lounge. WordCamp Toronto will supply refreshments and furniture for this area, you may bring in other elements to personalize the lounge
• Five tickets to WordCamp Toronto
• May donate two items for prizes

Title Sponsor

$5,000

• Logo on WordCamp Toronto Web site in main header
• “WordCamp Toronto 2010 brought to you by …”
• Blog mention of the sponsorship
• Invitation to speaker/sponsor cocktail party
• Upper position for logo on t-shirt
• Logo on all WCT banners/posters/advertising
• Placement of three banners on site
• Area to set-up display/table/etc.
• Two items in swag bag

We’re also hoping to announce a title sponsor for this year’s WordCamp Toronto early next week.

Without sponsors there’s no way WCT would be able to offer tickets for $35. We truly thank them for their support.

Sponsoring WordCamp Toronto is a great way to reach the influential social media community in Toronto. Attendees realize they are getting much more value than they paid for thanks to the conferences sponsors. In turn, the sponsors receive quite a bit of “love” by way of heightened credibility in the community, increased traffic and continued word of mouth marketing.

There are several ways to sponsor WCT 2010. Contact Mathieu if you’d like to find out more. We’re particularly interested in sponsors who can provide prizes and those who would be interested in subsidizing the cost of tickets for students.

How to get here:

941 Progress Avenue (e. of Markham Rd. and s. of Hwy. 401)
Toronto, ON, M1G 3T8, Canada

The Student Centre is located at the far end of the campus closest to the 401. It is a newer building will glass and is situated next to the construction site.

We want to pick you up! Exact pick up locations to be announced. Check back for more information on where the free shuttle to WCT will pick you up from.

Locations:
Union Station
Yonge St & Bloor St.
Yonge St. & Eglinton Ave.
Scarborough Town Centre

If you are driving From the 401, exit at Markham Rd. Turn left onto Progress Ave. and the campus is on your right hand side. Enter the campus and take an immediate left to the parking lots. Drive along side the perimeter of the parking lots. Free parking is available in lots 5 and 6 which are closest to the Student Centre.

parking map

By Rapid Transit on weekends, from the Scarborough Town Centre take the 134 Progress bus to the corner of Progress Ave. and Progress Crt.; the campus is a short walk.

From Warden station on weekends, take the 102B Markham Rd. bus to the corner of Markham and Progress; the campus is a short, uphill walk.

Your help may be needed in any of the following areas:

• Registration
• Swag station and other booths
• “Ask Me” Information people
• Floaters/Miscellaneous
• ..and other opportunities

We are asking everyone to register first as an attendee and if you volunteer for 4 hours we will reimburse your $35 registration fee.

If you are interested in volunteering please contact Melissa

Sessions are 30 minutes in length. We are interested in presenters who can speak about WordPress but also social media as a larger issue but with blogging at its core. A successful session is one where attendees can take away specific advice on how to make their blog better, whether it be increased security, best practices, building readership, etc. Attendees also like to hear from speakers who can pull blogging into the bigger picture of corporate strategy, brand building, etc.

Here are some of the topics we’d like to see at this year’s WordCamp. If you think you fit the bill, send in an application.

• WordPress MU
• E-Commerce integration
• Branding
• Idea generation for your blog
• Working in a multi-user environment
• Using WP for a company Web site
• WordPress P2

Hotel Information

If you are from out of town, we suggest you book a room in a downtown Toronto hotel. We are offering a free shuttle service from different points in the downtown area and a downtown hotel will be convenient for the after parties.

If you are using the free shuttle service, make sure when you register to buy the “pick me up” ticket to reserve your spot on the WordCamp bus! 

Here are some hotel options:

Hotels near the Yonge and Bloor pick up station

Holiday Inn - TORONTO BLOOR-YORKVILLE

280 Bloor St. West

The Sutton Place Hotel Toronto

955 Bay St. 

Hotels near the Union Station pick up location

Hotel Novotel Toronto Centre

45 The Esplanade

The Royal York Hotel

100 Front St. West

Hotels near the event location

Holiday Inn Express – TORONTO EAST – SCARBOROUGH

50 Estate Drive

Travelodge Toronto East

20 Milner Business Court