WordCamp Nairobi – Last Round of Tickets Released

It has been a joy to see the response to WordCamp Nairobi. Thanks to all the speakers, volunteers and sponsors, as well as attendees, for making this a great – must attend event.

We’ve counted tickets and we’ve realized that we’ve a few more left to send out. Please note – this is the last bunch. Once these are gone, they are gone. And we’re expecting them to go very quick, by 25th.

The best thing is that you can register with Mpesa – Till no. 195671 (Buy Goods Option).

So please do not delay. Get your tickets here.

Call for Speakers

WordCamp Nairobi 2016 will take place on 1st & 2nd December at PAWA 254 in Nairobi. The event will be a 2 days conference with breakout sessions on specific WordPress related topics. We are looking for speakers! We’re expecting nearly 150 attendees with a wide range of experience and interests. All presentations will be recorded and posted to WordPress.tv.

Session Overview

Sessions will be 40 minutes long with 20 minutes of Q&A. We’re currently looking for talks related to the following topics (though other topics are welcome):

  • WordPress Basics
  • Blogging and Content Creation
  • Custom Website Development
  • Themes and Front End Development (HTML/CSS/JS, etc…)
  • Web Security
  • Mobile World WordPress
  • Mobile Money and Woocommerce Integration
  • Design and User Experience
  • Backend Development, Frameworks, Workflow, etc…
  • Marketing and Branding
  • Search Engine Optimization
  • Social Media Marketing and WordPress
  • Running a WordPress Based Business

You are not expected to be a professional speaker, but you must know what you’re talking about. We’ll be selecting speakers based on how timely, relevant and useful the topic is.

Apply Now! – Deadline is November 25th, 2016

We have closed Speakers Application 🙂

Confirmed! WordCamp is coming to Nairobi

We’re happy to announce that WordCamp Nairobi is officially on the calendar! WordCamp Nairobi will be on 1st and 2nd December at PAWA 254 located along State House Crescent Road in Nairobi.

WordCamp Nairobi will be a casual conference covering everything related to WordPress, the free and open source publishing software that powers more than 25% of the internet. By the end of the Two-day event, we hope to have built a stronger community of WordPress users in Nairobi and around.

Drop us a comment or two if you have any questions. Or better yet, come join us at next month’s WordPress Meetup meeting. It’s a great crew of some pro and not-so-pro folks. Everyone is friendly and ready to share thoughts, tips and questions about WordPress.

And be sure to subscribe to the email updates for WordCamp Nairobi so you can stay up to date on the most recent news. We’ll be keeping you posted on all the details over the coming days, including speaker submissions, ticket sales and more!