The call for volunteers for WordCamp Europe is now closed

The volunteer application form is now closed, and we are delighted to announce that we got more than a hundred volunteers signed up. Woohoo!

As we have already let you know in the emails: “We appreciate your commitment to the event at such an early stage.”

WordCamp Europe 2016 volunteer demographics

From more than a 130 applications, we got volunteers from 33 countries across the globe with the United States, Germany, The Netherlands, Italy and Romania leading in numbers.

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It makes us really happy to see familiar names in the volunteers registration form – people who have helped in Leiden, Sofia and Seville. It makes us even happier to see how many new people would like to help out.

We’ve always believed that volunteering is the first step into eventually joining the WordCamp Europe organising team and hosting WordCamp Europe in your city. We know the next WCEU local team will have some of our 2016 volunteers in it!

What to expect as a volunteer

  • We are going to go through every application and assign you a role trying our best to fit that to your choice of activity.
  • We are going to use Slack for communication during the event. Your confirmation email has the details you need to register on Slack and join the channel.
  • We will share your tasks with you so you can check them out and send us your feedback
  • We’re going to send you detailed instructions two weeks before the event about volunteer orientation and your specific role.

Thank you again and see you in Vienna!

Love,

The WordCamp Europe organising team

Speaker applications close on Sunday, January 31st

On January 31st, 2016 at exactly 23:59 the speaker application form for WordCamp Europe 2016 will be closed. You have less than a week to apply to speak.

WordCamp Europe 2016 will be in Vienna, Austria, on June 24-26.

It will be the largest stage dedicated to all things WordPress on this continent, and possibly – the world (tickets have been sold out twice already and we are looking for ways to expand the conference beyond the current capacity of 1750 people).

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If you need additional information about what we’re looking for and how to apply, read our original Call for speakers.

If you already have all the information, you need, don’t hesitate. We’re looking forward to reading or watching your talk pitch.

Apply now!

We have released a limited number of tickets for WordCamp Europe

Hello everyone,

At 10 am today, a limited number of tickets for WordCamp Europe 2016 will be released. A reservation link will be sent to everyone who signed up for the waiting list so that you can secure your ticket for the event in Vienna.

The reservation link will be available to people who signed up for 24 hours. After that period, at 10 am tomorrow morning, the remaining tickets will become available to purchase from the tickets page on the site.

If you signed up for the waiting list, please check your email and claim your ticket as fast as possible, the number of tickets and the number of people on the list is almost the same and we can’t stop people from purchasing multiple tickets.

Note: If you sign up after 10 am CET today, January 20th, you won’t receive the reservation link for this batch. 

Good luck! We hope to see you in Vienna.

Love,

The WordCamp Europe org team

Call for speakers for #WCEU 2016 closes in 2 weeks

So, you didn’t apply to speak at WordCamp Europe 2016 just yet? Well, don’t wait the last moment because the speaker applications close in less than 2 weeks – on Sunday, January 31st.

We would like to have you on stage at this year’s WordCamp Europe in Vienna, Austria.

Why apply to speak?

Well, because it’s the largest WordCamp in Europe and more than 1500 people already bought a ticket to attend it. If you use WordPress or open source software, chances are you have a story to tell.

Karin Christen gave her first WordCamp Europe talk in 2014

Karin Christen gave her first WordCamp Europe talk in 2014

No matter if you are an experienced speaker or just starting out – WordCamp Europe is the perfect stage to share your experiences on topics like development, design, business, content, marketing or community.

Ready to start? Apply now!

Not convinced yet? Read on

Continue reading Call for speakers for #WCEU 2016 closes in 2 weeks

Get a #WCEU badge for your website

We know you are excited you’re going to WordCamp Europe, especially considering that the camp is sold out 6 months in advance. So today our amazing designer Scott Evans gives you a chance to tell the world you’re joining us in Vienna.

Website badges!

Choose a style (we have 2 sets!), download the image and put it on your website. Let everyone know you’re attending, volunteering or sponsoring.

 

 

Want an “I’m speaking” badge?

Speakers badges coming as well, so if you’d like one of those, apply to speak! Our call for papers is open until January 31st!

Love,

The WordCamp Europe team

Haven’t applied to speak at #wceu 2016 yet? Read what these alumni have to say!

WordCamp Europe offers the most amazing stage of the Old Continent, giving you the opportunity to share ideas with a large crowd of WordPress enthusiasts. In the past three editions of WordCamp Europe we’ve had over a hundred speakers, rocking the stage, offering a unique experience to the over a thousand attendees gathered from all over the world.

We went back to a few of our alumni speakers, and asked them to share their feelings after having set their feet on such a vibrant stage. This is what they had to say.

Karim Marucchi

Karim Marucchi

Speaking at WordCamp Europe was an amazing speaking opportunity, I was able to connect with the most culturally diverse attendees from all over Europe and the world,

recounts Karim Marucchi, CEO of Crowd Favorite, who spoke at WordCamp Europe 2015 in Sevilla.

We totally agree with Karim. Cultural diversity is a key component of WordCamp Europe and it’s great to know that such opportunity comes along for speakers too!

Karin Christen

Karin Christen at WordCamp Europe

Karin Christen, co-founder at required+, gave her first talk at WCEU in 2014, and was relatively new to public speaking. She says,

Speaking at WCEU is fun and a perfect occasion for non-experienced speakers to get used to a bigger audience. Spread and talk about your ideas, no one will throw tomatoes at you.

WordCamps are very friendly, supportive environments for speakers. People in the audience always root for the person on stage, and the vibrant atmosphere is a great inspiration.

Tony Perez

Tony Perez

As an experienced stage-rocker, Tony Perez, CEO at Sucuri, has great advice for new speakers:

I’ve had my fair share [of public speaking events] for the past few years. I’ve been doing a number of events a year, maybe somewhere in the 10 – 13 talks a year range.

They weren’t always what you saw in Europe, I’ve always brought energy and passion to the talks, but when I first started it was a bit different. It wasn’t as absorbable as the content in the talk you saw, that came with practice I suppose. Every time I got on the stage, there was a better version of a very similar story.

What I’ve learned over time is that the most important element of your talk to figure out a way to connect with your audience. Maybe it’s through a joke. Maybe it’s through your design. Maybe it’s through the delivery. Each person has their own unique approach to connection, we just have to find it!

We know you have great ideas to share with us, you have amazing projects based on WordPress and innovative businesses, what are you waiting for? You should apply now and join all the other amazing speakers in Vienna at WordCamp Europe 2016!

Don’t hesitate, our stage is waiting for you, apply now!

WordCamp Europe is sold out – sign up for the tickets waiting list

All 1500 WordCamp Europe tickets sold out on December 31st. We’re extremely happy that so many people committed to the event more than six months in advance.

It’s a clear sign how much the conference is needed and appreciated.

We have good news – we’re working on ways to expand WCEU above the current venue capacity which is 1500 people. If we manage to do it, we will release more tickets.

Don’t have a ticket yet?

If you’re interested in getting a ticket, please sign up on this waiting list so that we can alert you if more tickets become available.

Have a wonderful 2016!

Love,

The WCEU organising team

The Call for speakers for WCEU 2016 closes in 4 weeks

The call for papers for WordCamp Europe 2016 will be closed on January 31st.

WordCamp Europe showcases the best of WordPress, and of the WordPress community in Europe. Do you have WordPress expertise to impart? A story to tell? A vision of the future of WordPress to share?

Your unique take on topics involving development, design, business & entrepreneurship, community, marketing and content (to name a few), could contribute to yet another one of the rich and engaging programs that WordCamp Europe participants have come to know and love.

We already have many great applications from speakers from all over the world.

Have a topic in mind as well?

Read the original call for speakers or

Apply now!

The deadline for submissions 31 January 2016 at midnight, CET. All candidates will be informed as to whether or not their talk was accepted by 16 March.

Good luck!

Apply to host WordCamp Europe 2017

Earlier this year we invited local teams from different European cities to get in touch and chat to us about what it is to host WordCamp Europe and how best to prepare their applications.

We were approached by five different European teams and had great conversations with them to try and give them the most information possible so that they can prepare. We’re looking forward to their applications and you should all be excited – all five are amazing locations and would make great host cities for the camp.

We’re excited to announce that the call for hosts for WordCamp Europe 2017 is officially open.

The decision

The choice of which city to host WordCamp Europe for each year is made by the organising team of the previous year based on applications that European communities submit, much like a standard WordCamp application, just on a different scale.

We have to consider many different aspects of the application – location, experience of the local team, venue availability and dates, how well established the local community is, how easy it is for people to attend and many more. Curious about the process? Read how we selected Vienna to host in 2016.

WordCamp Europe, the most important WordPress event on this continent.

Apply to host WordCamp Europe 2017

The application process is now open and we would love to have you on board. To apply, you need to prepare a budget and fill out an application form. The call for hosting WordCamp Europe 2017 will be open until February 12th. A final decision will be made by March 18th.

Apply to host from here

We’re looking forward to your applications!

Cheers!

 

More #WCEU tickets are now available

Good news, everyone!

We were able to secure 500 more tickets for WordCamp Europe.

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Don’t miss out on Europe’s largest WordCamp featuring high-quality content on development, design, UX, community, marketing, performance, trends, Open Source, business development, all in the context of WordPress.

The first 1000 tickets were gone in less than three weeks, so we would recommend that you secure your ticket as soon as you can.

Your WordCamp Europe ticket covers both days of the conference – June 24, 25th and contributor day on Sunday, June 26th. It grants you access to all sessions, lunch, coffee breaks, warm up events, network activities, surprise activities and perks and the after party.

It includes an awesome #WCEU 2016 t-shirt, stickers and other great swag. But most importantly, the opportunity to interact with amazing, like-minded people from all over the world!

Don’t wait up!

Get your ticket

See you in Vienna!