June 14-16, Belgrade, Serbia | #WCEU
The WordCamp Europe 2018 Content team is excited to put the spotlight on a new approach that we’ve implemented for this year’s speaker preparation: Don’t just speak, teach: How to effectively communicate your expertise.
Continue reading “New speaker preparation approach for #WCEU 2018” →
One of the main reasons people come to WCEU is to connect to people; so we’re trying a few new things to bring the community closer together. We hope you will enjoy our new Open Networking format.
Want to grow your personal and professional network? There’s no better way to do it than attending one of the Tribe Meetups or Speed Networking sessions which are returning for the fourth consecutive year.
Continue reading “Join the #WCEU Tribe Meetups and Speed Networking and grow your network!” →
When 30% of the web is celebrating something, it must be important 😉
Sweet sixteen is closing fast, we are celebrating WordPress’s 15th birthday this weekend. How many of you know why it’s this weekend and how everything started?
Continue reading “WordPress’s 15th Birthday Bash” →
We received 374 applications from 216 people for WCEU 2018, which we narrowed down to 52 sessions from 65 speakers. After going through so many great applications, we noticed a number of different things that the stand-out applications had going for them. These are relevant for WCEU applications, but also for any local WordCamp or conference application. In this post, we’ve highlighted six great ways to make your speaker application shine.
Continue reading “How to write winning speaker applications” →
It has become a WCEU tradition to share speaker submission statistics as well as insights into the selection process.
Continue reading “Speakers selection process and stats for #WCEU” →
WordCamp Contributor Days give you a special opportunity to share a room with other people who come from various different backgrounds with one thing in common: WordPress.
Continue reading “Time to Register for #WCEU Contributor Day” →
Speaking in front of an audience of any size can be overwhelming, but it doesn’t need to be. With preparation and practice, anyone can improve their presentation skills and become a great public speaker. In this post we want to share useful resources that can help get you there, and introduce our new mentoring program for speakers!
Continue reading “Resources to improve your speaking and workshop skills” →
“There are lots of stories to be told, and they all deserve to be heard. That is why we have WordCamps,” said Francesca Marano, Community Manager at SiteGround and former WCEU organiser.
WordCamp Europe 2018 is committed to providing a platform that supports diversity in tech because everyone deserves a voice. Diversity is an advantage and our differences make us stronger when we can learn from one another. Continue reading “WCEU shines a light on inclusivity in WordPress” →
This year we decided to do a Community survey to gain insight into how we can improve the experience at WordCamp Europe for the community specifically when it comes to the sessions we offer. We organize this event for you and everyone in the community. Our goal for WCEU 2018 is to improve and innovate on the event format, so we decided to start off with conducting and gathering data from a variety of research.
Continue reading “How your feedback will help us shape the next WordCamp Europe” →