Welcome to WordCamp Manila 2018

Here we go again! We’re happy to announce that WordCamp Manila is officially on the calendar!

WordCamp Manila will be on September 8, 2018 at iAcademy Nexus, Makati, Metro Manila. Not sure where it is? Check out the map below:

Subscribe using the form in the sidebar 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!

#WCMNL2018 swag

Everybody loves swag, and WordCamps always have them! Let’s look back at the delightful official swag we had at WordCamp Manila 2018.

Stickers and pins

This year we had local sticker sheets featuring the #WCMNL2018 jeepney, cityscape, and our three wapuus: Jeepney, Salakot, and Sorbetero. Also, it’s weather-proof, so it won’t fade as quickly as your regular stickers!

And as in most WordPress events, there are lots of WordPress logo pins and stickers as well, in different colors and sizes.

Super safe lanyards

The lanyards for all WordCamps starting 2018 are not only super nice with the WordPress logo and the ubiquitous “Code is Poetry”; they are also breakaway lanyards, which means that the back separates under pressure and/or physical stress. Essentially, the lanyard pulls apart when caught in a machine, a door, or other object that the badge and lanyard would get caught in. Safety first!

ID badge and Event Guide

Some folks thought that the badge was printed wrongly, but that was totally intentional! From one side you have the ID, and from the other side is the event guide, which is “upside down” so you can read it from your lanyards easily

Also, did you know that no trees were harmed in the making of your event guide and badge? That’s right folks, we used paper made of stone!

Stone paper is soooooo eco-friendly that it also saves tons of water and significantly reduces our carbon footprint. Aside from that, no harmful chemicals, like bleach, acids, and alkali, were used in the manufacturing process.

The result is paper that’s safe (non-toxic), tear-resistant, waterproof, recyclable, and degrable. And no papercuts too, try it! (we owe you a Band-aid™ if you get cut, but you won’t! 🙂 )

One small step we took to help save the environment!

A #WCMNL2018 tee to add to your collection

Our t-shirts are complementary, because attendees and volunteers are both important parts of a WordCamp! Volunteers are in blue to be more noticeable.

Speaker swag

Our speakers came and shared their time and knowledge with us as volunteers– they weren’t paid for their efforts. As a small token of appreciation, we shared with them a couple of items that follow our jeepney motif: a custom WordCamp Manila jeepney signboard (made by an actual jeepney signboard maker), a notebook with the full-color logo, a special leather keychain, and their own blue #WCMNL2018 shirt.


We hope that you liked this year’s swag! See you next time!

Help us make WordCamp Manila better!

Thank you for your joining us at WordCamp Manila 2018! We hope you had a great time, met new folks, and learned new things!

The organizing team is continuously looking for ways to improve WordCamp Manila so that we can have an even better time talking about WordPress next time. Please share your experience with us through a 3-5 minute survey. Your feedback is valuable in helping us be better!

Please answer the WordCamp Manila 2018 attendee survey here.

Thank you! We really appreciate your time! 🙂

 

Sounds of Camp Manila

At WordCamp Manila 2018, we played a curated playlist of proudly Filipino music for your enjoyment during meal breaks and in between sessions. A mix of well-loved classics, remixed staples, and new grooves, the WCMNL2018 playlist makes you think of jeepneys, sorbeteros, and singing with the barkada. Please enjoy!

Join WordPress Meetups in your city!

At WordCamp Manila 2018, we had the session, “Start a Meetup in Your City” with Tokyo Meetup organizer Mayuko Moriyama. After that we had Tribe Meet-ups, where we formed smaller groups with folks who are based near us. It was a successful activity that new WordPress meetup groups aside from those in Manila are already forming, as early as one day after the WordCamp!

Find a meet-up in your city:

If you don’t see your city, why don’t you start your own? Let us know in our Facebook Group if you have any questions.

More meetup groups in the Philippines are getting together. We’re excited to add them to this list!

Join a WordPress Meetup in Metro Manila!

WordCamps are great. It’s a place where you can meet fellow WordPress enthusiasts in your area, get to learn new things, and share your own knowledge from your own unique experiences with using WordPress… But did you know that you don’t have to wait one whole year before doing this again? 🙂

WordPress Meetup groups are locally-organized groups that get together for face-to-face events on a regular basis (commonly once a month). Anything that brings together 2 or more people to share their WordPress experiences counts.

The difference between meetups and WordCamps are:

  • Meetups are more frequent.
  • The attendees are in smaller groups where you can spend more time getting to know people and grow your WP network.
  • There are a variety of talks every time.
  • You can also share your knowledge to others by speaking, without the pressure of doing it in front of an assembly of 300 people.
  • Meetups take a few of hours after work or on a weekend instead of a whole day.
  • The location can change so it can be closer to your home or office!
  • It’s fun to volunteer for smaller events too!
  • Did we already mention that it’s more frequent? 🙂

Need a bit more convincing? There are whole articles about why WordPress Meetups are great.

Already excited to go to the next meetup? Join the meetup group here! See you next time!

https://www.meetup.com/Manila-WordPress-Meetup/

#WCMNL2018 Speakers – Round 3

This round of #WCMNL2018 Speaker Announcements completes our lineup for WordCamp Manila 2018. We’re looking forward to hear from all of our speakers! They’re all excited for the WordCamp, so make sure that you’re ready as well! Read our blog post on preparing for the WordCamp.

Mayo Moriyama

Mayo started her career in Cambodia helping the tourism industry and NGOs in building and creating their web sites. In 2013, she returned to Tokyo and joined the local WordPress community, became a translator, a Meetup organizer and a lead organizer of WordCamp Tokyo 2014.

Session: Start a meetup in your city

Chathu Vishwajith

Chathu works as the Co-Founder of Genius Soft Pvt Ltd., and is an Auth0 Ambassador. He likes contributing to the community, and currently acts as Co-Organizer of Colombo JS Meetup and Organizer of Sri Lanka Unity Developers User Group. He leads two teams of his startup, who are working on full stack development and WordPress services.

Chathu started using WordPress in 2008 and created his first live Sinhala WordPress blog in 2009– the domain is now expired so that site is no longer exists. After some time, he founded a start-up with his schoolmates which had WordPress Web Site Development as one of its services. He has done more than 20 WordPress websites for local and international clients.

I learned hard way the Art of hardening the WordPress. Earlier stage I had several security-related problems and I managed to overcome them by learning. I have experienced and handled massive DDOS attacks.

Session: Hardening WordPress and Driving a vehicle

Ros Juan

Ros Juan is a third-generation entrepreneur who has combined her passion for Philippine coffee and her strategic role in the burgeoning digital space as social media strategist. She’s the CEO of Commune, a cafe + bar in the central business district that specializes in all things coffee. At the same time, Ros is a digital strategist and advocate for social good, and has spearheaded a number of citizen-led digital initiatives such as @TweetupMNL and #rescuePH.

Session: Building Your Personal Brand

Devlin Duldulao

Devlin Duldulao is an independent software developer, an SEO consultant, and a Microsoft MVP. He loves talking at Universities and developers’ events, volunteering on medical missions, and traveling around the world with his better half.

Session: Progressive Web Apps, the future of Web Apps

Azel Alyne Tan

Azel started her career as front-end web developer working with WordPress websites. And she also enjoys her free time as a volunteer in Women Who Code Manila.

Session: WordPress Workshop for Beginners

Registration is closed, the waitlist is open

WordCamp Manila registration is now closed! If you have a ticket, see you there! 😀

If you don’t have one yet, you can fill out the form below to express interest to attend the WordCamp. If a spot opens up we will let waitlisters know in the order they entered their names on the list.

Please note: filling out this form does not yet guarantee entrance to WordCamp Manila 2018. Please wait for our email.

We are not anymore accepting Waitlist signups– the WordCamp tickets are completely sold out!
Thanks for your interest to join the WordCamp!

WordCamp Manila 2018 is over. Check out the next edition!