Your Input Required: WordCamp Cape Town Venue and Dates

Following our recent announcement of WordCamp Cape Town 2012, interest in the event has been building. We are still ironing out the details around WordCamp Cape Town 2012 and we welcome your input to help make this year’s event even better than before.

WordCamp Cape Town 2012 – The Details

Venue: Kirstenbosch Old Mutual Conference Centre
Date: October 2012

Kirstenbosch Conference Centre

We’ve secured the Kirstenbosch Old Mutual Conference Centre for the venue, but we need your input to help determine the best dates for the event. Currently we have the following dates reserved: 3, 4, 5 and 10 and 11 October 2012. If anyone is aware of other events and conferences that clash with these dates, please let us know by voting in our poll in the sidebar of this website.

The format of the event is also open to discussion. Last year the event only lasted one day and was divided into the Tech/Development and Publisher Tracks. This year we’d like to extend the event to two days if there is sufficient interest by the community and if we can attract enough speakers and sponsors.

We want to put out the call for anyone interested in co-organizing, sponsoring, speaking or volunteering at WordCamp Cape Town 2012 to fill out the contact form and let us hear from you.

About Ash Shaw

I founded LightSpeed in 2003 as an IT support company, and by 2007 we had fully embraced WordPress, evolving into a design and development agency. Since 2014, LightSpeed has been fully remote, working with clients across industries while keeping roots in Cape Town — a city where the mountains and sea are never more than a short ride away. Today, our focus is on building scalable, content-first WordPress and WooCommerce solutions. We’re behind open-source projects like the LSX Design System, LSX Design block theme, and Tour Operator plugin, and continue to champion workflows that empower both businesses and developers. I’ve also had the privilege of speaking at WordCamp Europe 2025, and serving on the Volunteers Team at WordCamp Europe 2024, experiences that deepened my commitment to giving back to the community that shaped my career. Outside of building, I’m a regular guest on OpenChannels.FM podcasts and have appeared on BugHerd webinars, sharing insights on workflows, remote agency life, design systems, accessibility, and the future of WordPress development.
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One Response to “Your Input Required: WordCamp Cape Town Venue and Dates

  1. Awesomeness!! Any other day but Friday. The muslim brothers and sisters have to attend mosque between 12:30pm – 14:00. We will appreciate it IF you can guys can cater for us as well 😉