After Party: An Apology

Mistakes at the #WCEU After Party

It’s been so great to read positive feedback on social media about WordCamp Europe 2019. A lot of people worked really hard on this event, and we hoped that everyone would have a great time.

However, we don’t want to shy away from discussing the things that didn’t go as planned. We were very disappointed to know that some people didn’t have the great experience we had envisioned.

Retrospective posts will be published later this year, once more people have had a chance to rest and reflect. However, we can’t take our break without apologising about a few things as soon as possible.

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What to expect at #WCEU

Colourful street art background with WCEU logo

What’s coming up

Everything you need to know, from early check-in on Thursday ’til the After Party on Saturday.

– Warm-up events on Wednesday 19 June
– Contributor Day on Thursday 20 June
– Main Conference Days on Friday 21 June and Saturday 22 June
– After Party on Saturday 22 June from 19:00
– Post-WCEU WP Meetup on Monday 24 June

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After Party

A heart on a coloured street art background, with text in front saying #WCEU After Party, Introducing the theme

Back to the 80s, #WCEU style

It’s the announcement you’ve been waiting for… our After Party theme is: The 80s! Mullets, mixtapes and movies from teen films to ET!

This was the decade of street art in Berlin and it has a special place in the city’s history. The year 1989 saw the Fall of the Berlin Wall, and the 30-year anniversary takes place this year.

It was an important time for both WordPress co-founders, too. Mike Little wrote his first open source code, which created 3D letters on 8-bit computers, and Matt Mullenweg was born in 1984.

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