Missed WordCamp, but keen to hear about how it all went down? Well here’s a bit of a recap for you!
Don’t miss Clickatell’s D-bug Duck @ Cape Town’s WordCamp!
If you haven’t yet heard of the phenomenon that is D-Bug Duck, then where have you been? Discovered on a worldwide search by devs from Clickatell, this problem solving powerhouse in duck form is becoming the go-to advisor for devs in sticky situations around the world.
It seems that just by talking a problem through with D-Bug, devs are inevitably guided towards the solutions to even the most complicated coding problems. The feeling of satisfaction you get from solving a problem with his help is made ever sweeter by D-Bug’s silent, knowing stare.
At Clickatell, they love WordPress. They love its ease of use, its stability and its ubiquity and they’re all about open-source. Clickatell built their website and their intranet using WordPress, all under the ever-present guidance of D-Bug Duck himself. It’s safe to say that Clickatell is a big team of die-hard WordPress fans.
So be sure to come say hi to D-Bug Duck at WordCamp 2013, he probably won’t reply, but he never forgets a face. Follow him on his global travels at (Twitter and Tumblr)
Arrive at WordCamp in style, with Uber
Arrive in Style
We want you to ride like a VIP. Haven’t heard of Uber? Trust us, you’ll love it.
We’re excited to offer all guests complimentary rides, up to R50, to and from the event using the promo code WCCT2013.
Uber is an iPhone/Android/Blackberry app that lets you tag your location and summon a professional driver to your side within minutes. Once in the car, the driver will take you wherever you need to go. The fare is billed to your card, with no need to tip, so you don’t have to worry about handling cash.
Just click the promo code below and sign up! You’ll be riding in style in no time at all.
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WordCamp gives back!
This year at WordCamp we will be taking donations and doggy bags (see below!) for African Tails‘ Santa Paws project.
What is Santa Paws?
Santa Paws is a project that collects and distributes doggy bags to township dogs in need this Christmas. All doggy bags will be distributed by African Tails to townships the Western Cape, such as Joe Slovo and Du Noon.
10 Reasons Why You Should Attend WordCamp Cape Town
WordCamps are events held all over the world each year where people can get together and talk about WordPress. Even if you are not working with WordPress this is the perfect opportunity to learn more about why 21% of the internet is using WordPress as their preferred platform.
WordCamps are attended by an array of professionals, developers, bloggers, designers, small business owners, entrepreneurs, SEO experts, consultants, just to name a few. These people range from absolute beginners to hard-core professionals that can pretty much do anything with WordPress.
WordCamp Cape Town has been growing each year into a better and better world-class event for South African WordPress users since it started in 2008, and this year it will be nothing different. The event this year will be held at the awesome Cape Town Stadium on 7 November 2013 and offers a line-up of top WordPress speakers.
So what does a WordCamp offer you as an attendee?
- Get together with like-minded people who loves WordPress
- Network with top local and international WordPress professionals
- Meet people in person you have only been knowing or working with over the internet
- Listen to speaker sessions aimed at all levels of WordPress users
- Learn from other people
- Teach other people
- Access to a variety of topics relating to using WordPress
- Great value – R350 give you access to 10 top speaker sessions, food, a WordCamp t-shirt and other merchandise, free secure parking and access to the official WordCamp after party
- Access to all our sponsors to ask them questions in person about their products and services
- Keep up with the trends on how WordPress is used
So what are you waiting for, go grab your WordCamp Cape Town ticket now to avoid disappointment.
Speaker Spotlight: Marlon Parker
Marlon Parker is a Social Entrepreneur and an active activist of using Social Media and Mobile Technology for Social Good. He obtained his Masters degree in Information Technology (Cum Laude) and is currently busy with his PhD.
Speaker Spotlight: Gavin Mannion
Want to hear about how an unknown local made waves using nothing but WordPress? Well Gavin Mannion will be telling us how he got started with Lazygamer and how he turned his hobby into a full time job. We found out from him just how he got to where he is today…
Announcing the official WordCamp Cape Town 2013 after party!
Once the conference is over and we’re all filled to the brim with inspiration for building the next big thing with WordPress, we need somewhere to relax, let loose and have some fun together. That’s where the after party comes in…
Speaker Spotlight: David Perel
David Perel is the co-founder of Obox Themes where he is the designer and head of product. He’s going to be talking about the current state of the WordPress theme industry, so we found out from him how he got into the industry himself and where it has taken him so far.
Speaker Spotlight: Matty Cohen
Hey everyone,
I’m really excited to be sharing WordCamp with you all, this year, and to be diving into a topic I’m really passionate about; adding true value.
I started off studying multimedia design, specialising in graphic design for print (gasp!), at a local college here in Cape Town. Development began, for me, as very much a passion. I’ve always enjoyed building software and the “how does this work” aspect of software development. Continue reading