WordCamp Brisbane would like to take the time to thank another one of our awesome Gold sponsors.

It is only through the continued support of our generous sponsors that we can provide our attendees with the best possible experience, but still keep the ticket price incredibly low, and one of those generous sponsors is Jetpack.

Transform how you work with your WordPress sites and rest easy knowing they’re always firing on all cylinders. Jetpack connects your site to the global services, community, and support provided by WordPress.com so you can focus on the stuff that matters.

Jetpack automatically shields your site from the unwanted attention of spammers, hackers, and malware, while real-time sync and backup means you don’t have to worry about data loss. Straightforward traffic-building tools help you attract the attention of readers and search engines. Pages and videos are delivered at high speed from a global, ad-free content delivery network.

Jetpack sends new content directly to your subscribers’ inboxes and shows readers related content, helping you increase page views per visitor and boost ad revenue. Whenever you need it, you can rely on priority support from our global team of WordPress experts to ensure a friction-free experience for your visitors — and for you.

Make your site work for you. Get your Jetpack today at Jetpack.com

Jetpack, WordCamp Brisbane thanks you for your support.

WordCamp Brisbane would not happen, at least in the awesome format it is, without the financial support of our amazing sponsors, and so we would like to thank them all, starting with WooCommerce who are one of our awesome Gold sponsors.

37% of all online stores are powered by WooCommerce. Built on WordPress, WooCommerce is a fully customizable, open source eCommerce solution.

• 1+ million active installations
• 16+ million downloads
• 400+ extensions to add functionality

Whether you’re selling a few handcrafted items to a niche market, taking an existing business online, or going global with an enterprise level eCommerce business – WooCommerce will get you set up and selling fast and scale securely as you grow. Plus your content will be forever yours and customizable down to the finest button color.

Developed and supported by a distributed team, WooCommerce is powered by Automattic, the creators of WordPress.com.

WooCommerce, WordCamp Brisbane thanks you for your support.

On Friday the 21st of July, or as we like to call it around here, WordCamp Eve, the Brisbane WordPress Meetup is hosting a Welcome To WordCamp Brisbane Meet & Mingle at the Stock Exchange Hotel in the Brisbane CBD.

This event is open to everyone, not just WordCamp Brisbane attendees, and is a great way to meet the organisers as well as speakers and fellow WordCampers, have a drink and relax before the whirlwind of activity that lies ahead over the weekend.

If you are a WordCamp newbie, it is the perfect opportunity to forge new friendships and pick up a few tips and tricks on how to get the most out of WCBNE, and for the veterans it’s will be time to catch up with old acquaintances.

The evening is being sponsored by WP Engine, who are also a Gold sponsor for WordCamp Brisbane.

For more information about this event head over to the event page on meetup here: www.meetup.com/WordPress-Brisbane/events/241371410/

We will also be having our normal WordPress Brisbane Meetup on Thursday the 13th of July in the Ephox building at West End for anyone who would like to come along and meet some of the amazing group of people we have here, Peter Bui will be presenting on the best ways to keep your WordPress website backed up, so it will be a fun and informative night.

You can RSVP here if you would like to come along: www.meetup.com/WordPress-Brisbane/events/240684980/

We are looking forward to meeting all of you soon!

WordCamp Brisbane is a community event that brings together designers, bloggers, developers, artists, small business owners, entrepreneurs, and educators from all across Queensland, as well as Australia and the rest of the world. It’s our mission to have WordCamp Brisbane represent the passion, talent and diversity of that community, and we want you to be a part of it!

Talks for all skill levels will be considered, and a presentation on things you learned setting up your very first website can be just as valuable as a technical walk-through of how user capabilities and roles are implemented within WordPress.

Please be aware that we do NOT require you to be famous, or “expert,” or a programmer, or specifically credentialed, or anything like that, and if you haven’t spoken at a conference before, don’t let that hold you back either! All we ask is that you be able to present your chosen topic passionately and respectfully.

We do have some general guidelines for talks, though, and here they are:

Your talk should be…

• directly related to WordPress, or immediately applicable and relevant to our audience
• respectful of the WordPress community, the WordCamp code of conduct, and the GPL
• something that interests you, that you want to share!

Suggested topics include:

• Design & development
• Themes & plugins
• SEO
• Marketing
• Social media
• Open source code
• The WordPress community
• Translating WordPress (i18n)
• Making WordPress accessible (a11y)

EVENT DETAILS

• Talks will be a total of 45 minutes but expect to leave about 15 minutes for Q&A.
• Talks will be on Saturday, July 22nd & Sunday, July 23rd at QUT garden Point campus.
• We plan to record all talks and post the videos to WordPress.tv. Speakers will need to sign an A/V release form prior to giving their presentation.
• Speakers will be offered free admission to WordCamp Brisbane, but will not be otherwise compensated.
• The deadline to submit your speaker application is May 28th, but don’t worry if you have not got your talk worked out by this date, we just require an overview of your presentation for consideration and a title to display on our site if you are successful.

Apply To Speak