WordCamp Asia 2021

We have great news!

As you might have gathered – the organisers have started to work on WordCamp Asia 2021.

We are working behind the scenes to devise the new roadmap.

The event venue remains the same (TRUE ICON HALL at ICONSIAM, Bangkok, Thailand) and we are discussing dates in January 2021

We’ll be announcing the finalised event date once we’ve got ink.

Until then, stay tuned!

Cancellation, Costs, and the Future

The next few months will be tough for people, WordPress and the community. WordCamps are being cancelled around the world and we were the first in the chain.

We were lucky to have a very good team working on both possibilities:

  • Continuing executing the WordCamp
  • Cancel or postpone the WordCamp
Continue reading “Cancellation, Costs, and the Future”

Refund Status

We are currently processing all refund request we received so far.

For all remaining ticket purchases and tickets without a refund request, we shall process the refund automatically. This will be done by our budget team over the next 14 days.

If you have purchased a ticket from someone else, the refund will be issued to the original purchaser. Kindly liaise with them for your refund.

We appreciate your understanding on this matter

Online Event Clarification

We have been receiving some inquiries about an online event in place of or in association with WordCamp Asia. In the previous announcement, we have stated:

We believe our efforts are now best focused on making the best arrangements necessary to assist all affected participants. We will not be able to organise an online event.

We appreciate the kind thoughts, support, and offers to help. We hope you understand our decision not to hold an online event in place of WordCamp Asia.

We still have a WordCamp Asia 2021 to plan for 🙂

If you are looking for an online event to attend, check out WordSesh APAC, an online event for the Asia-Pacific region held by WPSessions on March 18, 2020. They are still accepting speakers for 10 more days, and you can register to attend for free.

WordCamp Asia 2020 Cancellation

WordCamp Asia 2020 Cancellation: Event Ticket and Travel Refunds

Due to the recent COVID-19 concerns in the region, Matt Mullenweg has decided to cancel WordCamp Asia 2020.

While we regret that we will not see you in Bangkok this time, we hope you understand that the organising team is standing by this decision to ensure the safety of all WordCamp attendees.

We don’t have any specific plans for the next WordCamp Asia at the moment but are hoping to hold it in early 2021. We will make announcements as soon as possible.

We have also been asked to evaluate the possibility of an online event in replacement of this cancellation. We believe our efforts are now best focused on making the best arrangements necessary to assist all affected participants. We will not be able to organise an online event.

WordCamp Ticket Refund

We will be sending out an email to everyone who purchased a ticket with a link and instruction for requesting a refund.

Edit: We now have the ticket refund instruction page.

In addition, we will provide a free ticket for the future WordCamp Asia event to anyone who registered for this event (even if you request a refund).

Hotel and Air

Please cancel your hotel and air bookings if they are fully refundable.

We will be working with hotel officials to clarify their cancellation policy to those who made a booking at our official hotel. We will share updates soon, no action on your side is required at the moment.

If you have trouble refunding your flight and hotel without fees, please use this letter.

Sponsors

We thank the sponsors for supporting us through this difficult period. We’ll be contacting the sponsors directly with details on how we’ll be handling the sponsorship funds.

We regret the inconvenience caused. The organising team would like to do our best to help you with any difficulties you face in an effort to rearrange your plan. Please don’t hesitate to contact us.