WordCamp Europe announced last week that more than 2000 tickets have been sold, making it the largest WordCamp to date. The first 1700 tickets sold out in January, six months before the event, which forced organizers to expand the venue. Tickets are going fast — there are fewer than 100 tickets left. According to WP Tavern, “Based on the attendees confirmed so far, WordCamp Europe 2016 will have 58 countries represented, which is six more than the event had in 2014 and 2015. Including micro-sponsor tickets, the countries with the highest number of attendees include Germany (8%), Netherlands (8%), UK […]
Five Things You Missed At WordCamp Europe 2015
Can WordPress make you sweat? Absolutely. Just ask anyone who attended WordCamp Europe a few weeks ago in Seville. The weekend saw temperatures swell to nearly one hundred degrees (or forty degrees for our friends using Celsius). Beyond temperatures, the material at this year’s WordCamp Europe was equally “hot.” Speakers like Matt Mullenweg, Karin Christen, and Becs Rivett turned up the heat with insights that are sure to set the WordPress world ablaze over the next few months. For those who didn’t attend, here are five things you missed: Ethics and Social Responsibility Ethics and social responsibility aren’t exactly the first […]
A Big “Proost” to the Organizers of WordCamp Europe!
…Plus an exclusive Q & A with “Maestro” Organizer Zé Fontainhas. It’s official: WordCamp Europe was a success. We have many hard-working folks to thank, including: Tammie Lister Caspar Hübinger Marcel Bootsman Xavier Borderie Paolo Belcastro Zé Fontainhas Ana Aires Siobhan McKeown Noel Tock Remkus de Vries Hanni Ross Let’s give them all a big “cheers,” shall we? They pulled off quite an amazing event, and deserve lots of kudos! WordCamp Europe 2013—held this year from October 5 – 7 in Leiden, The Netherlands—was the first large-scale WordCamp to be held in Europe. With over 700 attendees representing a multitude […]
WordCamp Europe 2013 – An Overview
What a whirlwind! The first thing that I want to say is that I made a mistake when I decided not to bring my Cannon Rebel. Next time I’ll be sure to lug it along—even though it adds a little extra stress as far as fear of theft goes, and a little extra discomfort in the trains, planes and bicycle hopping process. But the iPhone just doesn’t do this trip justice… That said, I would like to encourage any/all of the WCEU attendees to email Torque your photos from the trip. It would be nice to do a proper spread, and give all […]
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