It’s a month since WordCamp Jerusalem which is basically how long it took us to organize the whole thing. And it’s taken about a month to regroup, between the aftermath and all the holidays.
But all the hard work was worth it since we’ve gotten great feedback on the event which took place on September 5, 2010. Thanks so much guys – you motivate me to think about the next event…
There is lots of stuff for you to check out following the first WordCamp in Jerusalem:
- Presentations and videos of some of the lectures.
- Photographs and mentions around the web of WordCamp Jerusalem.
See the video below of my panel where we discussed whether we still need blogs in the era of facebook (short answer: yes!) with Hanan Cohen, Jacob Share and me.
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The highlight of the day was undoubtedly the fact that Matt Mullenweg, the founder and CEO of WordPress flew from the USA for the conference. Here is his Q&A session which took place at the end of the day:
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What I learned organizing WordCamp
Would you like to get a glimpse into the huge amount of preparations that go into an event that has three simultaneous lecture tracks, cool hand-outs and a delicious lunch? Read my articles Behind the Scenes of WordCamp Jerusalem 2010 and WordCamp Jerusalem: Tips for Producing a WordCamp.
Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR. Photos by Deena Levenstein.
See you next year at WordCamp Jerusalem/Tel Aviv/Israel 2011! Be sure to fill out this form in order to receive updates about it as things start to come together. Woohoo!
After a two year break, WordCamp is coming back to Israel, this time as WordCamp Jerusalem. And we’ve got an awesome lineup of speakers and topics in three tracks: Beginning WordPress Developers, Advanced WordPress Developers, and WordPress Tips and Ideas.
What is WordCamp?
WordCamp is a conference that focuses on everything WordPress. WordCamps are informal, community-organized events that are put together by WordPress users. Everyone from casual users to core developers participate, share ideas, and get to know each other. WordCamps are open to WordPress.com and WordPress.org users alike.
Tell me more about WordCamp Jerusalem
WordCamp Jerusalem is taking place on Sept. 5, 2010 at the Jerusalem College of Technology, who is generously sponsoring the conference. The conference will run from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm, and entrance is free of charge.
Here are some of the planned (tentative) lecture topics:
- WordPress performance under various server configurations
- Tools and techniques for building accessible WordPress websites
- Increasing traffic to your WordPress site
- Political blogging
- Don’t just shrink your WordPress site for mobile, adapt it
- WordPress 3.0 And You
And many more!
Find out more on the site, or reserve your space on the WordCamp Jerusalem Meetup site – you must RSVP there to make sure you have a space since space is limited.
Stay updated and spread the word
- Put one of our cool WordCamp Jerusalem banners on your site to help spread the word – the one at the top of this post is an example. They come in English and Hebrew.
- Follow us on twitter and/or facebook to get updates before, during and after the event.
- Use the twitter hashtag #WordCampJeru whenever possible
- Help us find more sponsors – entrance to the event is free, but we still need to cover costs!
Looking forward to seeing you there!
