WordCamp Kathmandu 2019 is the popular WordPress conference with the number of attendees, from experienced designers, developers, and writers to just enthusiasts and beginners. The two-day conference will feature talks, workshops, and presentations from many WordPress enthusiasts and professionals. It is a yearly event organized by WordPress Nepal, a group of WordPress lovers, users and developers. This group conducts WordPress meetups on a monthly basis and a WordCamp once a year. For this year, WordCamp Kathmandu is happening in 16th and 17th March at Bougainvilla Events, Tripureshwor. The session will start from 10am-5pm
Successful Eight years
Yes, it’s the 8th year of WordCamp Nepal. It all started with the meetup which was held in April 2011 and then the community started to create more of it which lead to bring WordCamp Nepal in 2012. All these successful years, was possible because of the awesome sponsors, talented developers, enthusiastic WordPressers. The best part of WordCamp is to get to know fellow WordPressers, know their story and connect with them. Through, WordCamps one can learn a lot and also contribute to the community. Events like these help to keep push everyone further and deliver themselves in the best way possible. After all, self-development is important and helps in the development of the overall community which later can be recognized by the world. Each year of WordCamp have its own story to tell and now WordCamp is here to make more stories. Also, some of the stories get exchange during the event related to WordPress or any other things, no boundaries. Every year it happens and it’s new each time. Not only WordCamps are useful to increase knowledge, it also brings out local talents and gets known in the community.
What’s New?
Previously, WordCamps were all about the sessions on how to use WordPress more effectively, beginning plugin and theme development, advanced techniques, security, etc. This year it’s more than that as it brings Gutenberg lab, React workshop, Beginner lab and Marketing Strategy. Gutenberg is a new editor and a blogging tool in WordPress 5.0 with cool features to use that has been released recently. There will be a separate Gutenberg lab for the Gutenberg workshop where you will learn Gutenberg block creation and how it improves workflow. Similarly, React workshop includes integrating React with WordPress & API and Marketing Strategy will cover panel discussion regarding growth hacking. Moreover, WordPress Beginner lab is workshop specially targeted for students. It gives a general overview of WordPress to the newcomers along with plugin and theme installation and customization concept. WordCamps isn’t just attending the sessions and workshops but more of a community of WordPress being together, networking with each other, sharing experiences and giving it back to the community to help each other. More importantly, WordCamps are a place to find common minds, connect with them, even for startups it helps to find clients, developers which will make them grow bigger and better. WordCamp Nepal also helps to bring out local talents and expose them to the community and the whole world. Don’t forget to make your presence there.
Around the venue
The session surrounds Hall Action, Hall Filter Gutenberg lab, Happiness bar. Hall Action occupies sessions as WordPress with react by Avinash Kundaliya, Basic strategies of Plugin Development by Qurina Shrestha, Importance of Colors and typography in modern web page design by Hemant Kumar and many more similarly, Hall Filter contains React workshops, Line- up Community and Connectivity by Suvash Khadka, Conversion Optimization for WordPress based Website by Rahul D Sarkar and so on. The Gutenberg workshop will be done in Gutenberg lab by Yoav Farhi whereas the React workshop will be done by Rakesh Lawaju, Rabin Gaire and Roshan Gautam.
Similarly, for panel discussion, we have Mainul Kabir Aion M Asif Rahman and Chitra Raj Bhandari. Swags will be the place where you will get the WordPress stickers, badges free along with the tickets. Jetpack & WooCommerce will be placing the stalls.
After party
Just like other parties “After party” is all about gathering, enjoying and having nice, easy conversation. The after party will be held in A CafĂ© Garden Restaurant at Tripureshwor, Kathmandu. If you look into the maps, it’s just 2-3 mins far from the Bougainvilla Events. It will start at 6 pm, after finishing the sessions. Attendees must have the entry card of WordCamp for the party. Moreover, you will get to enjoy and connect with the person you want.
Contributors Day
Contributors day is all about contributing the community where you get to learn so much. You also get to have a nice easy conversation with WordPress experts in various fields. It is happening on 17th March at the same venue. There will be 3 teams, Theme review, Polyglots and Support . Each team will be led by national as well as international contributor day team leads. Consider bringing your laptop and charger and get ready to give back to the community. WordCamp 2019 is on its way and few more days left. So don’t forget to grab your tickets and experience the amazing sessions.