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Thank You, iAcademy

Lastly, we would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to iAcademy for providing venue for this year’s WordCamp Manila.

iAcademy

iAcademy is located in the heart of Makati City’s Central Business District. They offer specialized programs in Computing, Business, and Design, which are geared towards preparing students for a highly competitive professional world.

Aside from having non-traditional programs, they also have a progressive culture that encourages students to embrace their individuality while respecting the uniqueness of others. As a result, iACADEMY has enforced a strict anti-bullying policy to help provide a safe learning environment for all.

They pride themselves in our commitment to producing Game Changers —students who are dedicated to honing their craft and are daring in their pursuit for excellence.

Learn more about iAcademy.

 

Thank You, Platinum Sponsors

This event would not be possible without the generous support of our sponsors!

Plainview Plugins

Plainview Plugins is a development company that spends most of its time improving and supporting the Broadcast content sharing plugin.

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Themeboy

ThemeBoy is most known as the creators of SportsPress, a free WordPress plugin designed to build and manage sports club websites.

SportsPress turns WordPress into a robust data-driven sports website and introduces club management features such as player profiles, team statistics, team rosters, player rankings, event calendars, and much more.

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Z.com

Z.com is the global brand of GMO Internet Group from Japan that has been providing industry-leading Internet products. Driven by its goal, Internet for Everyone, Z.com was born out of a desire to bring the Internet infrastructure products in the global market.

The brand brings affordable Internet services, such as domain registration, web hosting, WordPress hosting, VPS cloud hosting, and SSL Certification.

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WooCommerce

37% of all online stores are powered by WooCommerce. Built on WordPress, WooCommerce is a fully customizable, open source eCommerce solution.

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Jetpack

Jetpack is a free WordPress plugin that simplifies managing your sites. This single plugin enables Photon (a global CDN for images), uptime monitoring, brute force protection, traffic-boosting tools, single sign on, multiple-site management, and automatic or bulk plugin updates. Additionally Jetpack includes several features that help you customize the look and feel of your site without installing other tools. More information can be found at jetpack.com.

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Thank You, Gold Sponsors

This event would not be possible without the generous support of our sponsors and partners!

GoDaddy PRO

GoDaddy Pro is a free membership program for web developers, designers & agencies. It offers exclusive tools to help onboard, manage and maintain multiple clients and their sites fast and easy. With GoDaddy Pro tools, you can easily shop for your client, monitor their sites, and manage their products from a single dashboard. Additionally, your membership includes advanced 24/7 technical support and rewards for recommending GoDaddy to your clients.

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Bluehost

Bluehost

Bluehost has been a WordPress partner since 2005 and powers over 1 million WordPress sites worldwide. Their objective is to help customers, whether novice or pro, create a thriving online presence at an affordable price. With a team of in-house tech experts available 24/7, Bluehost dedicates time and resources to providing the best support and services in the industry. Join millions of other site owners and see what Bluehost can do for you and your online presence.

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Thank You, Partners & Silver Sponsors

This event would not be possible without the generous support of our sponsors and partners!

Silver Sponsors

WPML.org

WPML turns WordPress websites multilingual. It works with caching, SEO and E-Commerce plugins, and allows the building of complete multilingual sites. WPML powers simple blogs as well as corporate and enterprise sites.

WPML allows users to translate everything in the site, including content, menus, widgets and even theme and plugin texts. WPML powers over 500,000 commercial websites from all over the world.

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Yoast

Yoast helps you to get the most out of your website by making SEO available for everyone. You might know our Yoast SEO plugin; with over 7,5 million active installs, Yoast SEO is one of the most popular WordPress plugins worldwide.

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DevriX

DevriX has been an active supporter of WordCamps for the past few years. They employ several WordPress Core contributors and maintain a number of free plugins and themes for the community. Some of their team members are based out of the Philippines.

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Partners

Metapixel (Video Coverage)

METAPIXEL Incorporated is a team composed of professional artists with different backgrounds and expertise working together to deliver superior standards of service and to provide the best solution for each client. Their skills range from Advertising, Website Development, Information Technology, Photography, and Design for print, video, and the web. From ideas, into pixels, into life.

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Introducing WordCamp Manila’s official Mascot for 2017, “Jeepney Wapuu”

Jeepneys (Filipino: Dyipni), or simply jeeps (Filipino: dyip), are the most popular means of public transportation in the Philippines (particularly in Manila). It’s also become a ubiquitous symbol for Filipino art and culture.

The Jeepney’s ties to Philippine history dates back to the end of World War II, when hundreds of surplus Jeeps were converted and re-purposed by enterprising Filipinos into a mode for mass transportation. A welcome innovation that helped spur the cities recovering from war.

At this year’s WordCamp Manila, we celebrate that same sense of community and ingenuity with WCMNL’s own “Jeepney Wapuu”.

 

Final Reminders for Attendees

We’re excited to see you at WordCamp Manila 2017!

Here are some final reminders to ensure you have the best time at the event:

  • Schedule and Venue. WordCamp Manila 2017 is happening on Nov 11, 2017 at the iAcademy Plaza. Here are directions. Registration starts at 7AM! No need to print any tickets, but be sure to bring a valid ID.
  • Internet. Our Venue sponsor, iAcademy Makati, will provide WiFi for the event. But to ensure that you have fast, uninterrupted internet connection, we strongly advise attendees to bring their own wireless internet connection. We’ve found that SMART LTE is the most reliable provider in this particular location.
  • Register early for Breakout Sessions. Attendees must register in-person on Saturday morning for the track of their choice. Breakout rooms have limited seats. But good news, this year there are five breakout tracks to choose from. So if you don’t get in to your first choice, you can always go with your second or third choice.
  • Always wear your WordCamp Badge. For security and as a general rule, always wear your WordCamp badge when inside the event venue. Speaking of badges, make sure you’ll have a photo on your badge by setting up your Gravatar right now. It looks much nicer that way, trust us.
  • Bring your own laptop. Developer and Designer Tracks are full, hands-on workshops. So if you plan to participate in these tracks, be sure to bring a fully powered laptop.
  • Extension cords. Power outlets are limited in the main Auditorium and breakout rooms, so it’s advisable for attendees to bring their own extension cords if they want their devices continuously powered up.
  • Be mindful of our WordCamp Code of Conduct. All attendees are expected to abide by the Code of Conduct to ensure a friendly, safe and welcoming environment for all. And most importantly….
  • Have fun!  WordCamps are a celebration of the WordPress community. So make sure to mingle and interact with your fellow attendees. And be sure to say hi to the volunteers and organizers!

If you weren’t able to get a ticket to this year’s WordCamp, you can follow along by following @WordCampManila on Twitter and watching the official hashtag #WCMNL2017.

#WCMNL2017 Ticket Giveaway Winners!

We would like to thank everyone who sent their entries and shared why they wanted to attend WordCamp Manila 2017. Among the 31 submissions we received, we are happy to announce the 3 winners. Yes, we will award 3 lucky tickets!

Samuel Rojas
Aicee Taguilaso
Jerwin Antivola

To our winners, we will send you details on how to claim your tickets via the email that you submitted to us or reach out to us thru our WPUGPH page.

WordCamp Manila 2017 Ticket Giveaway

We are giving away two (2) tickets for the biggest WordPress gathering in Manila, WordCamp Manila 2017! What you need to do? Just follow our two steps below and tell us why you want to attend the WordCamp!

Step 1: Follow us on Twitter @WPUGPH or join our Facebook group WordPress User Group Philippines

Step 2: Fill out the form WordCamp Manila 2017 Ticket Giveaway.

That’s it! This giveaway will end on October 31st. We will review the answers to pick the winners and announce their names on November 3, 2017. Good luck!

How to go to WordCamp Manila

Make sure you’re going to the right place!

WordCamp Manila 2017 will be at the iACADEMY Plaza, 324 Sen. Gil Puyat Ave., Brgy. Bel-air, Makati City. (And it will be on November 11, 2017 at 8:30AM – 5:00PM.)

You can check out the Google Map here:

Uber/Grab/Drive

Protip: use Waze! You can open this link on your phone to open see the venue in the app: http://waze.to/?ll=lat=14.56154&lon=121.01951 On desktop? You can check the live map instead.

The iAcademy website has also laid out several routes you can take depending on where you’re coming from.

There are limited parking slots for free at iAcademy Plaza, so it’s better to use Uber or Grab.

Commute from EDSA-Ayala

1. Make your way to the jeep terminal at the back of Shell Ayala.

2. Ride one of the jeeps with “Ayala-Washington” route.

3. Go down at RCBC Plaza.

4. Walk towards H.V. Dela Costa St.

– Facing RCBC Plaza, H.V. Dela Costa St. will be on your right.
– Turn left at H.V. Dela Costa St.

5. Walk along H.V. Dela Costa St. You’ll find iAcademy Plaza on your left.

 

See you there!

Tickets are sold out!

Whoa! Our tickets ran out fast and we’ll have a full house at the WordCamp! If you’ve registered, you can see your photo here. Don’t forget to set your Gravatar!

If you weren’t able to get a ticket to this year’s WordCamp, you can check the tweets with the hashtag #WCMNL. You can also follow us on social media so you can be one of the first to know about future WordCamps. We’re on Twitter, Facebook, and Meetup.

Also, we invite you to join the discussion with other WordPress enthusiasts in the Facebook Group.

WordCamp Manila 2017 is over. Check out the next edition!