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WordCamp Bristol – We are pleased to announce our Call for Speakers!

Posted by on February 21, 2019 with Comments are off for this post

WordCamp is coming to the fabulous city of Bristol – 17th-19th May 2019 @ University of Bristol, School of Chemistry.

Bristol is one of the biggest tech cities in Britain. And it needs you amazing people to fill it with awesome talks.

The WordPress community is a huge and super friendly one, and this makes it a great group of people to speak to. And where better to do it than Bristol, a multicultural, multi-talented, glorious mix of people and places.

Apply to talk

And so we turn to you, our lovely and talented WordPress community to put yourself forward to be a speaker.

You have until the 3rd of March to submit your talk :)

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WordCamp London is seeking speakers

Posted by on February 15, 2019 with Comments are off for this post

London is one of the world’s great capitals and we are looking for great speakers to be part of this year’s WordCamp. Join us on 6 & 7 April 2019.

Do you have insights, experience, specialisms or WordPress-orientated stories you can share? We are looking for up to 50 speakers to present sessions in a variety of formats. These could be in the form of short-talks, long-talks, workshops or panels. If you have a hot topic and the flair to present it to a large audience, fill in the speaker application for WordCamp London 2019. The event will start with a Contributor Day on Friday 5 April, to which you would be equally welcome to attend.

Selecting topics

The WordPress ecosystem and community are engaged in such a variety of areas, from designing, content writing and project management to developing features and functionality. We are interested in all of these and more!

We want to hear about your experience in growing a WordPress orientated business, but also how you have encountered failures in development and any lessons learnt from them. By working together and sharing skills, we can strengthen the WordPress global project and encourage innovation and create opportunities for more people.

This year we have a special focus on accessibility and sustainability. Any sessions which incorporate these themes will be very welcome.

Resources to help you apply

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WordCamp Miami 2019: Looking For Speakers And Sponsors!

Posted by on January 10, 2019 with Comments are off for this post

WordCamp Miami

The 11th WordCamp Miami is happening March 15-17, 2019 at Florida International University. That means we are currently looking for speakers who want to get on stage and share their knowledge, and sponsors that can help make this event the best one in South Florida yet!

Miami is known for it’s warm sunshine and beaches (especially in February!) but also for it’s diverse population… therefore we are looking for a great and diverse speaker submission pool to reflect our local community. Both new and experienced WordCamp speakers are welcome to apply. If you’d like to propose multiple topics, please submit the form multiple times, once for each topic. WordCamp Miami is also the home of one of the largest Kid’s Camps, Learn JavaScript Deeply tracks, numerous workshops, and BuddyCamp – we can’t wait to share with you some exciting additions and tweaks to our lineup this year!

Our deadline to submit proposals is Midnight EST on Sunday January 13th, 2019. Apply at https://2019.miami.wordcamp.org/speaker-submissions/

WordCamp Miami is also looking for sponsors that can help with expenses. We are one of the larger events in the United States, with 1000 people attending last year! Be a part of the fun and help us with bringing a great experience in terms of food, networking opportunities, and some fun contests!

Add WordCamp Miami to your calendar and we look forward to seeing you!

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Call for Speakers – WordCamp Cebu 2019

Posted by on January 5, 2019 with Comments are off for this post

Cebu will be hosting its first ever WordCamp in March this year and we still need more speakers!

WordCamp Cebu 2019 will take place on March 2, 2019 at Bayfront Hotel Cebu, Cebu City. This is a community event that brings together bloggers, developers, designers, entrepreneurs as well as students and educators from all over Cebu and the rest of the Philippines. It’s our goal to have WordCamp Cebu represent the passion, skill and diversity of the Cebuano community, and we want YOU to be part of it!

We will accept topics from all areas of expertise, including inspirational stories, and hope to attract relevant experts from the Global community. If you have a topic you’re passionate about and you think it can benefit the community, please don’t hesitate to apply. We want you to be part of WordCamp Cebu 2019!

To apply to our call for speakers, please use this link: https://2019.cebu.wordcamp.org/2018/11/23/call-for-speakers/

The WordCamp Cebu 2019 website is https://2019.cebu.wordcamp.org/.

See you soon!

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WordCamp Nordic is looking for speakers and volunteers

Posted by on December 30, 2018 with 1 reply

The first ever WordCamp Nordic will be held in Helsinki, Finland. The main event will take place on March 8th. All the sessions will be conducted in English.

We are looking for speakers to share their knowledge, expertise, experience, and stories as well as volunteers to make the event possible.

Apply to speak

WordCamp Nordic will have two tracks and session formats. Long talks are 40 minutes in total, broken down to around 30 mins for the talk & 10 mins for questions. We’ll also have lightning talks, 15 minutes each.

We welcome a diverse lineup of talented speakers to provide value to our broad audience. We are of course looking for different topics and inspirational stories. The Call for Speakers will be open until January 7th — make sure that you send in your application in time.

Read more about speaking at first WordCamp Nordic and send your application here!

Volunteers make the event possible

WordCamps are only possible thanks to the kind people who volunteer to make it happen. Volunteering is a great way to contribute to WordPress and to get an inside view in case you are considering organising a similar event in the future.

As a volunteer, you will receive a free ticket, an exclusive t-shirt for volunteers, and an invitation to the volunteers dinner. Volunteers are not expected to work the whole day; we want you to be able to enjoy some of the talks too!

Apply to volunteer at first WordCamp Nordic here!

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Seeking Sponsorships: WordCamp Jacksonville 2019

Posted by on December 7, 2018 with Comments are off for this post

Demographics of WCJAX*

The 4th Annual WordCamp Jacksonville (WCJax) is part of an international group of not-for-profit conferences dedicated to making WordPress education accessible to all individuals. Every WordCamp speaker, organizer, and volunteer is donating their time to educate others about WordPress.

Demographics of WCJAX Attendees

*Based on numbers and projections from previous camps, we anticipate over 200 attendees, 84% of them being local to Florida and Georgia (46% local to Jacksonville area). We expect approximately 22% will identify as developers, 17% as business owners, and 12% as designers. Close to 40% of attendees will have been using WordPress for 4 or more years.

For the past two years WordCamp Jacksonville has always been on our must-visit list. The more intimate layout allows us to connect with more attendees that you don’t always get at other events. – Mike Demo, BoldGrid

Become a WCJAX Sponsor

Sponsors and Attendees NetworkingWordCamps rely on the sponsorships of businesses like yours to keep our conference pricing affordable. The mission of WordPress is to “Democratize Publishing,” and low-cost ticket prices are one way we further that goal.

→ See sponsorship levels and apply to sponsor. ←

Sponsoring a WordCamp is a great way to give back to the WordPress community, increase an organization’s brand awareness, engage in conversations with potential users, and more. It is because of you and our volunteers that we are able to have WordCamp.

→ Download our Sponsor Packet ←

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First ever WordCamp Nordic is coming in 2019!

Posted by on October 22, 2018 with Comments are off for this post

After several years of discussions, we are pleased to announce that the first ever WordCamp Nordic will be held in Helsinki, Finland!

The main event will take place on March 8, and will be preceded by Contributor Day on March 7. We will also host an informal Activity Day on March 9, where you will be welcome to join and experience various Nordic activities.

Remember to subscribe to our website, and stay up to date with all the event news and announcements. We’ll regularly be posting information about speakers, tickets, and practicalities in the months leading up to WordCamp Nordic to help you plan your visit to Helsinki. You can also find our updates on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Before we get all of our content written, please have a look at this excellent article by WP Tavern about how WordCamp Nordic began and what its goals are.

We hope you’ll join us in Helsinki next March!

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WordCamp Cologne 2018 takes place in October

Posted by on September 27, 2018 with Comments are off for this post

WordCamp Cologne 2017 was almost a year ago and the Cologne WordPressers miss the community. That’s why it’s time for WordCamp Cologne 2018.

This year somewhat shorter, and than BarCamp, 250 WordPress enthusiasts will meet on 20 October 2018 at the HMKW Cologne to exchange knowledge followed by a networking party. And for those who aren’t satisfied yet, there will be the Contributor Day on Sunday, 21 October 2018.

On Saturday we have room for 28 sessions in 4 rooms. One session is 45 minutes long, including questions and answers. And as usual with a BarCamp, you are asked here after the introduction round to offer your sessions.

The sessions will be proposed on the day of the event. Anyone can suggest a session on a topic that interests them. This can be a lecture, a discussion, or a workshop. The sessions with the most interested people get a slot, i.e. time and space. This ensures that what you are interested in really works. And we are sure that there will be interesting topics for everyone – from beginners to professionals.

The first tickets have already been sold, so you should get your tickets quickly, because we only have a limited number of seats available! You can find out everything else on the website of WordCamp Cologne 2018.

P.S.: To make such an event possible, we need volunteers and sponsors.

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