WordCamp Turku

Organizing the event would not be possible without our sponsors. With their support we are able to keep the event low cost and accessible to everyone. Big thank you to all our sponsors!

 

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Organizing the event would not be possible without our sponsors. With their support we are able to keep the event low cost and accessible to everyone. Big thank you to all our sponsors!

 

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Thank you, all sponsorship levels are now filled! We will send information to all sponsors as soon as possible!

Tickets are now available.

Click this link to purchase tickets.

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There are two kind of tickets available:

• Regular tickets
  • A ticket to the event including breakfast, food and coffee.
  • Price: 25€
  • 90 pcs
• Micro-sponsor tickets
  • Sponsor the WordCamp in small yet visible way and get a ticket to the event including breakfast, food and coffee.
  • Price: 50€
  • 12 pcs

The organizers, volunteers, sponsors and speakers are excluded from these amounts. In total there will be a little shy of 150 people attending total to WordCamp Turku.

PS. We will call for volunteers after summer vacations. If you are not able to get a ticket, there is still a chance to attend as a volunteer or speaker.

This is just a quick reminder that ticket sales and call for sponsors opens this week:

• Ticket sales: Tuesday 22.5.2018 at 10:00 (purchased through Paypal)
• Call for sponsors: Wednesday 23.5.2018 at 10:00

Be prepared as tickets and sponsorships are usually sold out at the same day and even in the first hour. You can subscribe for updates in the form at the end of this page so that you get a notification when new posts are published.

Be prepared and be fast!

We are announcing that the WordCamp in Turku will open the call for sponsors on Wednesday May 23rd at 10AM (UTC +3). We will have three levels of sponsorship, and the sponsorships are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.

GOLD (1500 €, ONLY 1 AVAILABLE)

• Table at the event
• Logo and company description on this site
• Mentioned in thank you tweets
• Logo on slideshow between talks
• Thank you in opening and closing remarks
• Logo on name badges
• 3 tickets.

SILVER (1000 €, ONLY 1 AVAILABLE)

• Table at the event
• Logo and company description on this site
• Mentioned in thank you tweets
• Logo on slideshow between talks
• 2 tickets

BRONZE (500 €, ONLY 3 AVAILABLE)

• Table at the event
• Logo and company description on this site
• Mentioned in thank you tweets
• 1 ticket

Call for speakers has ended and all applicants will be notified in coming weeks.

Speaking at a WordCamp is a great way to give back to the community. If you have some knowledge you think might be worth sharing, please consider applying to speak at WordCamp Turku 2018.

Topic ideas

We want to hear speakers from various backgrounds from developers to marketers, publishers, bloggers, agencies and clients. Organizer team brainstormed some ideas for topics but you can always surprise us with your own idea.

• How Gutenberg affects content creation and existing sites
• Workflow for writing or publishing content with WordPress
• Practical GDPR
• Becoming a professional WordPress developer
• Accessibility
• Practical examples of using REST API
  
• Doing business with WordPress
• Starter themes
• Working ergonomics
  
• Designing with WordPress
• Theme development
• Plugin development

You can also find ideas by viewing past presentations on WordPress.tv and reading official guide on speaking of WordCamps.

Session lengths

There are two types of sessions (same amount of both):

• Long: 30 min presentation + 10-15 min questions from audience
• Short: 15 min presentation without questions from audience

Language

WordCamp Turku 2018 will mainly be in English but there can also be a few Finnish presentations. We do recommend using English if possible as there will probably also be non-Finnish speaking attendees.

Workshops

WordCamp Turku doesn’t have a special day or track for workshops.

Panel discussion

For the first time in Finnish WordCamps there will be a panel discussion included. The topic will be “What matters when choosing hosting for a WordPress site?” We are looking for hosting providers, clients, developers and agencies that host their clients’ sites.

This will be total 60 minutes that consists of introductions, arguments and questions from audience. To apply as panelist write “Panel discussion” on Topic Title field and describe how you relate to this topic.

Application form

If you’d like to propose multiple topics, please submit the form multiple times, once for each topic. If your topic gets chosen, your bio and topic description will be public.

Submit your application before 1.8.2018 23:59.

WordCamp Turku 2018 is on its way. We have total of five great organizers already but there is a room for one or two more. As an organizer you will have a real impact and say on how the event turns out and a change to give back to the WordPress community and ultimately helping to push WordPress further.

What is expected of organizers?

• Want to volunteer, none of us gets paid
• Be able to spend 0,5-3 hours weekly (some weeks there is practically nothing to do, some weeks a lot)
• Are willing to learn and try new roles, none of us are professionals in organizing events (there is an official organizer handbook to help and we have a mentor)
• Commit to the code of conduct
• Preferably located in Turku area but not necessary as we have our meetings on Google Hangouts

What do we need help with?

1. Speakers: managing speaker selection, slides review etc
2. Stage managing: announcing and managing speakers at the event
3. A/V manager: understanding something from mics and video cameras. The basic A/V comes from venue and we have volunteers for recording the event.

How to apply?

Mail to turku@wordcamp.org and say what you wanna help with and why. If any experience organizing events, let us know too. You can also ask more information there.

Notice: This is not the call for volunteers. We will call volunteers closer to event that help with the event day arragements. The organizer role requires more work and commitment before the event.

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

WordCamp Turku will be on Friday September 28th 2018 at Panimoravintola Koulu (Eerikinkatu 18), Turku, Finland.

Subscribe to updates 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!