2018
⛰️ IndieWeb Summit 2018 was the eighth IndieWeb Summit, held 2018-06-26…27 in Portland.
IndieWeb Summit 2018 was June 26-27, 2018 in Portland, Oregon; the eighth annual gathering for independent web creators of all kinds, graphic artists, designers, UX engineers, coders, hackers, to share ideas, create & improve their personal websites, and build upon each others creations.
Summary
- When
- to
- Optional Leaders Summit Monday June 25th (see 2018/Leaders if you're not sure if you should come)
- Where
- Eliot Center
1226 SW Salmon St
Portland, OR. - URLs
- https://2018.indieweb.org
- Chat logs
RSVP
Register and RSVP on
You can optionally add yourself to: The Guest Book to indicate your interest in participating!
Additional listings:
- Calagator: http://calagator.org/events/1250473691
- Upcoming: https://upcoming.org/event/indieweb-summit-aev76z5310
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/442208779562298/
Nearby Events
June 25-29 will be an exciting IndieWeb Week! Check out these events while you’re in town!
- 2018-06-25 5:30pm IndieWeb pre-summit social meetup at Pine Street Market!
- Monday night before day 1 of IndieWeb Summit
- 2018-06-26 6:00pm DonutJS!
- Tuesday night after day 1 of IndieWeb Summit
- 2018-06-27 6:29am November Project Portland (#NP_PDX)
- Just show up at the Salmon Street Fountain - free outdoor workout!
- 2018-06-29 all day - Open Source Bridge unconference / BarCamp!
- Consider signing up for Open Source Bridge, Friday June 29, 2018 (register for OSBridge 2018 on ti.to)
- http://opensourcebridge.org/blog/2018/04/celebrate-10-years-of-open-source-bridge-with-a-1-day-unconference-and-party/
Schedule
- Monday June 25th
- morning: 2018/Leaders
- evening: pre-party open to all (bring friends and guests no problem)
- Tuesday June 26th - Wednesday June 27th
- See: session grid
| Day 1 Discussing | Day 2 Making |
|---|---|
| Day 1 is about discussing in a BarCamp-like environment. Bring a topic you'd like to discuss or join in on topics as they are added to the board. | Day 2 is about making things on and for your personal site! Work with others or on your own. |
| Keynotes |
Participating
- Please read through our Code of Conduct
- Session Grid - session proposals and session grid
- 2018/Demos - day 2 demos
- Discuss
- Guest Book - add yourself to the guest book
Berlin Remote Event
- Organizer: Anika
- When: Tuesday 19:00 Europe Summer time
- Where: Skalitzer Str 49.
- FB Event: https://facebook.com/events/239789466797663/
Depending on how this goes, we’ll join again on Wednesday!
Remote Participation
IndieWebCamp has a strong tradition of remote participation, typically using chat, Google Hangouts and Etherpad during as well as after the event.
How to Remote Participate
- Join the IndieWeb you can use the chatroom or on IRC. The server is irc.freenode.net and then choose port: 6697 (usually default. You can learn more about the channels on discuss. To join on slack visit our channel.
- Follow the schedule All times are local.
- If you are using social media use the hashtag #IndieWebCamp
- All of the keynotes will be streamed live. URLs will be shared as sessions begin. They will also be archived on YouTube.
- Introductions occur During lightning rounds. This happens at 11:45. As a remote participant please answer the following prompts in the #IndieWeb chatroom (feel free to post time shifted if 11:45 pdt does not work in your local timezone):
- What is my Domain? Why
- What is one cool thing you did?
- What is the next thing you want to try?
- At 14:00 the unconference sessions begin. Each session will be streamed, have a hashtag, and an etherpad. Check the schedule grid for sessions.
- If you would like to propose a session as a remote attendee ping
Martijn van der Ven or 
Greg McVerry and they will make sure your idea is considered. - Vote with your browser. If you are in a remote session and you do not enjoy feel free to get up and go to another room.
- Add yourself to: Remote Participants Guest Book to indicate interest in remote participation!
- Please do not register for a ticket on ti.to, since we use those registration numbers to estimate food and space requirements
If you can't get to the event, consider remote participating or finding/running an IndieWebCamp remote party near you.
📺 Videos:
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Travel and Lodging
Airport
✈️ PDX Airport. If you are flying to Portland, Oregon, PDX is the airport you want.
Public Transit
🚈 From the PDX airport, the MAX will drop you off downtown a few blocks from the venue. It costs $2.50 for a ticket. Public Transit directions
Lyft or Uber
🚙 You can also take Lyft or Uber from the airport, they will pick you up in the lower level, in a section named "Transportation Network Companies." The cost will be about $18-22 for UberX. More info on the Uber blog.
Taxi
🚕 If you want to take a local cab, 
Aaron Parecki recommends calling Radio Cab (503-227-1212) when you are just outside security, and they will meet you in the lower level for pickup. Alternately, there is usually a line of cabs ready to take people in the lower level.
Hotels
🏫 Here are a few nearby recommended hotels:
- The Nines - website yelp
- Ace Hotel - website (Influencer Media Stay Request), yelp
- Mariott City Center - website yelp
- The Society Hotel - website yelp
- Hotel Monaco
Roomsharing
- add yourself here if you are interested in sharing a room with others!
AirBnB or Couchsurfing
🏡 Some alternatives to hotels are
Attractions and other activities
If you have favorite things in Portland to recommend, please add them!
Food and drink
- 🍩 Blue Star Donuts has SIX Portland locations now (including apparently one at the airport).
- 🍜 Prasad makes excellent vegan bowls (and is connected with a yoga studio)
- 🍜 The Whole Bowl also makes excellent vegan bowls
Exercise
- 🏃🏻 November Project PDX (also on Instagram) meets Wednesday mornings for a good run + body weight exercises circuit workout (free)
Games
- 👾 Ground Kontrol has a good set of video games and pinball machines
Blog
Blog and post about IndieWeb Summit! See what others are posting: http://tagboard.com/indieweb
- 2018-05-11
gRegor Morrill: An Invitation to IndieWeb Summit - 2018-05-12
Manton Reece: IndieWeb Summit invite - 2018-06-12
Tantek Çelik: The 8th annual @IndieWebSummit is in 2 weeks! - 2018-06-20 Tantek Çelik: 6 days til the 8th @IndieWebSummit gathers innovators, artists, designers, and journalists to share, make, and grow the independent web
- 2018-06-20
Marty McGuire: You're Invited to IndieWeb Summit! (archived) - 2018-06-22 : We’re going to the IndieWeb Summit (archived)
- 2018-06-26
Jacky Alciné: I Went to The IndieWeb Summit 2018! (archived) - 2018-06-28
Jason McIntosh: I attended IndieWeb Summit 2018 (archived) - 2018-07-02 The Jared White Show: Episode #5: Nostalgia Café (29 min) - Jared White after he returned from the summit.
- 2018-07-07
Chris Aldrich: IndieWeb Summit 2018 Recap (archived)
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Projects
See the Guest Book for what people have worked on and thought they might work at IndieWeb Summit.
After IndieWeb Summit, see what the attendees built and demoed!
Organizers
🤓 Have you helped organize an IndieWebCamp or series of Homebrew Website Clubs and want to help out with our annual IndieWeb Summit? Add yourself below, and what you'd like to / are available help do to make the summit happen:
- Aaron Parecki - lead organizer, onsite in Portland, venue
- Tantek Çelik - all kinds of wiki things (like this page and subpages), outreach, possibly cross-promotion with related events, Leaders Summit venue
- Add yourself here… (see this for more details)
Volunteers
🤗 Participated in an IndieWebCamp and want to help out new folks? Or just passionate to help out any way you can? Add yourself here!
- gRegor Morrill - wiki gardening, lulz
- Marty McGuire - wiki gardening, bringing misc items for the event, outreach, coordinating demos, etc.
- Add yourself here… (see this for more details)
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