Pre-BEX Workshops

Important Information:

Registration for Pre-BEX Workshops will open on Friday, September 13th at 12:00pm PST
You can sign up for Workshops at the bottom of the page
All workshops are on a first come first serve basis
Only registered conference attendees can sign up for tours
Tickets are non-transferable. If you are not able to attend, your ticket will be cancelled and awarded to the next person on the waitlist

Writing Workshop:

Date: October 2nd
Time: 12:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Maximum Number: 50 people
Location: DoubleTree Dublin
Workshop Facilitators: David Farley, Christine Cantera, Leif Pettersen, Ernest White II

Everyone wants to be a better writer. And this workshop, led by four accomplished travel writers, will help you learn to do just that. Starting with your concept, and progressing through to a finished piece, you’ll learn the life cycle of a travel story and how to make yours better. You’ll leave this workshop with solid takeaways on how to improve your writing, including:

How to understand and write to your audience
How to find your voice (and why it matters)
Where’s that confounded angle? It’s great that you went somewhere, but what’s the story?
Learn the structure of a story, both narrative and non-narrative (hint: they’re different)
Write stronger, more evocative descriptions
Take the bloat out of your writing
Improve your writing with research and fact-checking
Become a better self-editor, including things to do before you hit publish

This Pre-BEX writing workshop is designed for those who want to spend some time workshopping their writing. It is not a prerequisite for attending any of the writing classes on the main program and we believe all levels of writers will find it worthwhile.

Please come prepared to the workshop with a post or story that is no longer than 800 words.

Photography Walk & Workshop:

Date: October 2nd
Time: 12:00 noon – 3:00 pm
Maximum Number: 30 people
Location: The photo walk and workshop will meet at the DoubleTree Dublin (conference hotel) winding it’s way through the city, and ending at a pub in Temple Bar.
Workshop Facilitators: Laurence Norah, Daniel Nahabedian

Enjoy a walk around Dublin with the eye of a photographer.

Whether you’re an expert with a DSLR or a newbie with an iPhone or point and shoot, this walk and workshop will focus on interesting subject for a photographer. We’ll not only walk the streets, but provide helpful tips and suggestions as we do.

Some things you we’ll focus on include:

Rules of composition
The importance of light and when to shoot
How to get the most out of your camera
More advanced techniques including shooting for HDR

At the end of the walk we’ll stop for a beverage and share what we’ve shot. We’ll select some of the shots to use in the post-production session during the conference.

WordPress Workshop:

Date: October 2nd
Time: 12:30 noon – 3:30 pm
Maximum Number: 30 people
Location: DoubleTree Dublin
Workshop Facilitator: Mitch Canter

Chances are you have a website you’re happy with, but have things you’d love to be able to do with it – whether that’s calling your “web guy” or bartering with a friend you owe coffee to (several times over).

Or maybe you don’t have a website Yet. Because you’re completely new to this whole thing and you want to start from scratch. If only you knew where to begin.

This workshop will take an in-depth look at the basics of code, design, and even some SEO to get you on your way to running a better site, including: