Call for Speakers – Second Round!

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Apply to speak at WordCamp Nairobi 2017

We have scheduled WordCamp Nairobi for 4th of November 2017 and we are looking for excellent speakers. The game is very simple: we give you a stage, you rock it!

Talk Format & Submission Guidelines

As WordCamp Nairobi is an opportunity to showcase the best of WordPress, and of WordPress in Africa, we want speakers who are well experienced and we look forward to well-prepared applications. Our sessions will be 30 minutes long with 10 additional minutes for Q&A with the audience. If you have more than one idea, please submit them all, we’ll pick the one we like best. Please send one submission per talk.

We are planning 2 tracks, and our Call for Speakers is open for presentations to both beginner and advanced audience. The cut-off for speaker applications is the 5th of October.

What can I talk about?

We are looking for great stories about WordPress, that dig into a specific area while still inspiring the audience.  The WordPress ecosystem and community do such a variety of different things with WordPress – whether that’s designing, writing content, building businesses, or expanding functionality – we want to hear it all.

Here a few example topics to inspire you:

Beginner
Setup – Getting Started
Choosing Plugins
Benefits of WordPress Community
State of WordPress in
Future of WordPress

Accessibility
Best practices
Testing
Standards
Multi-lingual Websites

Development
Plugin best practices
Coding best practices
Performance – Caching, Optimisation, Scaling big
Server setups
GitHub

Design
Mobile first approach
Responsive web design
Security Basics
Advanced Security, .htaccess

Marketing
SEO –
Social Media
Analytics
Content Creation,
Business Growth
Successful content strategies
Landing page optimisations
Email marketing / Building a subscription

Have something in mind already? Well go on then, apply now!

If you want to discuss your idea ahead of submission you can email us at nairobi@wordcamp.org

Submission Deadline

We’re expecting your awesome speaking proposal by 5th October 2017. All candidates will be contacted by 10th October. Oh, and don’t buy your ticket just yet. All approved speakers get a free ticket for the event.

Go here to Apply

Postponed: WordCamp Nairobi 2017

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We had scheduled WordCamp Nairobi for 14th and 15th October at Michael Joseph Centre in Westlands.

With the repeat Presidential elections scheduled for 17th October, we have been forced to move the dates for WordCamp Nairobi to 4th and 5th November 2017. We have taken this step to ensure the safety of the attendees and also to be sure to have a successful WordCamp in Nairobi.

The venue remains the same.

Introducing WordCamp Nairobi Micro-sponsorship

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We are pleased to introduce a new sponsorship level, which is a $100 (KES. 10,000) micro-sponsorship intended for freelancers, SMS, or WordPress fans who wish to give a little more than the cost of general admission to help make WordCamp Nairobi awesome.

This sponsorship includes a ticket to WordCamp Nairobi, and we’ll publish your name or company name on our supporters list on the website.

If you are interested in Micro-sponsorships, please contact us. If you’ve already bought a ticket and would like to upgrade to a micro-sponsorship, get in touch and we can help make that happen.

See also other Sponsorship Packages Available Here

Call for Speakers

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Fill out the form and we will contact you with more information on the requirements.

If you’d like to propose multiple topics, please submit the form multiple times, once for each topic. We look to have a diverse lineup of speakers and sessions that focus on all aspects of the WordPress Community relating to both topics and skill levels (beginner-advanced.

DEADLINE for Submissions: October 15th, 2017

If you’d like to propose multiple topics, please submit the form multiple times, once for each topic.

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Call for Sponsors

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WordCamp Nairobi 2017 will be hosted at Michael Joseph Centre on November 4th-5th, 2017.

WordCamps are casual, volunteer-run events. Sponsor support for WordCamp enables attendees to experience the event for a low cost! A low cost ensures accessibility to freelancers, small businesses and anyone who wants to attend.

Being a sponsor gives you a unique opportunity to invest in the Nairobi WordPress community. The attendees are made up of web-savvy professionals who work in media, publishing, film, music, art, technology, education, healthcare, financial services, government… you name it.

We have all benefited from using WordPress; now is the perfect time to give something back. We’ve created sponsorship levels to fit every budget from the multinational corporations of midtown to small local businesses to independent freelancers building WordPress themes for a living. Even if you are a small agency, restaurant, magazine, or an individual wanting to give back because you know that WordPress has helped you and your business, we have a support level for you.

If you would like to sponsor, please fill out the form below and we will be in touch. Thank you for all your help!









Call for Volunteers

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Calling all volunteers.

Last year’s WordCamp was made possible because we had amazing Volunteers.

We could not put on WordCamp without your help!

We need help with Social Media, set-up, registration, room helpers, clean-up, the works.

Volunteers are what makes WordCamps run! Please fill out the form below and we will be in touch.

Thank you in advance for donating your time Let’s make WordCamp Nairobi Great Again! 🙂

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Welcome to WordCamp Nairobi

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We’re happy to announce that WordCamp Nairobi is officially on the calendar!

WordCamp Nairobi will be on 4th and 5th November 2017 at the Michael Joseph Center

Subscribe using the form in the sidebar to stay up to date on the most recent news. We’ll be keeping you posted on all the details over the coming months, including speaker submissions, ticket sales and more!