There is less than one week remaining to apply to speak or to host a workshop at WordCamp Europe 2022 (in-person, in Porto, Portugal).
Would you like to make it your New Year’s resolution to apply before the deadline on 31 January 2022? 🙂
Historically, WordCamp Europe has been a place to celebrate diverse voices in WordPress — and, in 2022, we are looking forward to keeping it up this way!
What it’s like to be a speaker at WordCamp Europe?
We asked this question speakers from past years, and here is what they say:
Giving a talk at WordCamp Europe was one of the most exciting and challenging experiences of my life. Give yourself this opportunity to succeed.
Ana Cirujano, speaker at WCEU 2019
For me the enthusiasm at every WCEU is unmatched, makes speaking there especially appealing to share your stories and engage with attendees afterwards.
Felix Arntz, speaker at WCEU 2019
Speaking at WordCamp Europe is incredibly exciting: sharing WordPress knowledge and experience with a wide audience like that ties directly into the DNA of our community and is really satisfying. Also, WCEU is always a ton of fun! 🙂
Miriam Schwab, speaker at WCEU 2018
The WordPress community is the kindest audience you can have as a speaker, they are supportive and want you to succeed. Speaking at WCEU has definitely boosted my confidence!
Monique Dubbelman, speaker at WCEU 2019
If you’re going to speak at an international open source conference, WCEU is the perfect place to do it. Everyone is so friendly, supportive, and arrive ready to learn something new.
Jonathan Bossenger, speaker at WCEU 2019
Who can apply this year?
You can. We are an open and welcoming community that encourages speaker applications from all over the world. Even if you are new to WordPress, tell us how you are making the web a better place <3
Do you have to be an experienced speaker to apply?
Having experience as a speaker is definitely an advantage but we are encouraging new speakers to apply as well. When reviewing speaker applications, we will take previous speaking experience into account.
Also, we recommend you add a short video overview of your talk — this will help the voting team to connect with you on a personal level and better understand the idea of your presentation/workshop.
Speaking in front of a large audience can be overwhelming, even for experienced speakers, and we want to lend a helping hand. That’s why we held a Q&A session recently where we shared advice how to raise chances for your application to be selected.
What to expect?
We have collected some useful information on topics that we’re looking for, presentations formats and even a couple of ideas to give you a spark.
Already convinced?
We are looking forward to having great talks on WordCamp Europe 2022 stage. And one of them can be yours 🙂