WordCamp Nairobi was an amazing experience to everyone who took part in it.

I appreciate our Speakers, Attendees, Volunteers and Vendors for taking time out of their normal schedule to be at WordCamp and contribute greatly to the WordPress Project. It was amazing seeing how everyone owned the event and delivered their best.

On Behalf of the WordCamp Nairobi organizers, Volunteers, Speakers and everyone from WordCamp Central, I take this moment to pass our my sincere gratitude to everyone who participated at WordCamp Nairobi.

Asante 🙂

Emmanuel

Its Friday, guess which Friday it is… Black Friday and we are just few hours to closing Registration for WordCamp Nairobi 2016. As much as we don’t want to lock anyone out, we only have this day to accept payments, if by any means you are unable to Register now, kindly send us an email to nairobi@wordcamp.org and let us know in advance so we can reserve a spot for you.

Do you know what you will miss if you don’t register, you will miss:

• A super cool T-Shirt
• A Fancy Name Badge
• Yummy Tea Break, Lunch and After-party goodies.
• Networking and socializing opportunities
• Sweet WordPress related swag
• OUR THANKS for supporting the WordPress community

To register now, send Ksh. 1000 to Mpesa till number: 195671 (Buy Goods Option). and email the confirmation code to nairobi@wordcamp.org.

Over to you.

WordCamp Nairobi is close (1st Dec 2016). We have a couple of weeks left on the calendar. We have received emails that some people have been having problems registering on the website.

Well, WordCamp Nairobi will only allow attendees who have registered on the website or using MPesa. We will not be accepting registrations at the venue. This is because we need to plan in advance before the WordCamp dates. Registration for WordCamp is successful if you get a confirmation email from us.

The registration deadline is on 25th November, it might be earlier than that if the tickets get sold out, so hurry and secure your spot. If you do not have PayPal account, you can as well register with Lipa na Mpesa, see this page on how to register. If you buy tickets using PayPal, it will cost you $10, and if you are using Mpesa that is Ksh 1,000.

After you pay with Mpesa, send us the confirmation Code to nairobi@wordcamp.org and we will provide details to you on how to complete the registration online.

Register now

The WordCamp Nairobi Team would like to extend our sincere gratitude to everyone who’s rallied behind us to help overcome the rescheduling issues. We still have few tickets remaining and they are only available Online or through Mpesa.

We still have a few holes to fill in our schedules before we can revise the speaker list and talks. This is where we need YOU to help us out. If you are interested in speaking (even if you applied during the first speaker application deadline) we ask that you, please submit an application for consideration for our rescheduled camp.

We are especially looking for business and marketing talks for Friday 2nd track, but all types of talks and levels of user are encouraged! Fill the Speakers form Here

And don’t forget, we are still looking for volunteers! If you are interested, please fill the Volunteer Form and we will follow up with you regarding assignments.

WordCamp Nairobi is set for the 1st and 2nd of December.

We do love the WordPress community that is vastly growing around the continent. Volunteers help WordCamp to run smoothly and we need volunteers for this year’s WordCamp Nairobi 2016 to bring out their positivist. We give priority to our members, but you don’t necessarily have to be involved with WordPress as we would also love if you come and learn one or two things as a volunteer.

What to expect?

Volunteers will get a free ticket to the two-day event, a free t-shirt. One needs to be able to volunteer for at least 6 hours per day. Also, the exposure and the amazing experience of participating in the worlds most looked upon WordCamp event.

We need a total of 14 volunteers.

• 2 volunteers for each room
  • Help with the equipment.
  • Any other assigned duties. (need more chairs, Visitor needs assistant.)
• 2 volunteers at the registration desk.
  • You will have to arrive an hour earlier before the registration open to help in setup.
  • Make sure the registration desk is neat and clean.
  • Make sure walk ins pay at the gate.
  • If someone is not at the attendance page write down their name and be able to make a tag for them at the next table.
• 1 volunteer for handing out t-shirts to the guests.
  • Make sure area is neat and clean.
  • T-shirt Sizes cannot be traded; visitors will only get the size they registered with.
  • Have a list of attendees and their shirt size.
  • Once handing out the t-shirts, tick off the name from the list.
• 1 volunteer for ushering the guests to the main room.
  • Be able to direct the guests well in case they have any queries.
• 2 volunteers for guiding in catering during meal times.
  • Oversee the set up and clean up.
  • Ensure the meal area is neat and clean.
• 3 MC volunteers.
  • Help set up the speakers’ equipment.
  • Engage the guests in any way possible to make them feel comfortable.
• 1 volunteer to ensure everything is in order.
  • Confirm if all the other volunteers are doing what they were assigned to deal with.
  • Oversee the cleanliness of bathrooms.
  • Ensure speakers are ready and they have everything they need.

To be a volunteer we require you to be energetic, to smile a lot and adhere to WordCamp Nairobi’s Code of Conduct.

That’s it. Are you up for it? if yes, fill the form below to get started.

Volunteer Positions are already filled.

Check out all of the official details, sign up (ask any questions you have) and we’ll see you in December 8^th and 9^th, 2016.