WordCamp Brighton is over for another year and we’ve crunched various numbers… including the final budget 🌞
We thought you might be interested in a rundown of these. So let’s start with the people who made it all happen:
Food, glorious food: the WordCamp Brighton menu
We’re very pleased to present to you: the WordCamp Brighton 2017 menu 🌿
Thank you to Wendy from Nourish Catering and Events who has catered to the dietary requirements of every attendee with this delicious, vegetarian menu.
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Amazing magnetic notepads, whiteboards and signs from Tesla Amazing
For the second year in a row, Tesla Amazing have gifted us with some much needed things to write on….
All the signs, jobs boards, doodle boards, whiteboards and notepads at WordCamp will be magically magnetic. Well not exactly magic…and not exactly magnetic…but very cool nonetheless.
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Brighton – the home of the International WordPress Awards
One of our fabulous Pavilion sponsors, Pragmatic are organising the inaugural International WordPress Awards. Check out this guest post for more information about the exciting new initiative.
Brighton has a lot to be proud of – as one of the most colourful and vibrant cities in Europe, it’s bursting with creativity.
The mix of Brighton’s famous ‘bohemian’ vibe and a thriving tech industry has created a place where disruptive thinkers feel free to test their innovations.
It’s with this sense of freedom and pride that Brighton’s Pragmatic have launched their latest initiative, aimed at celebrating those individuals, teams and projects that make the WordPress community so special.
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Contribution Day: Eagle Labs Brighton
After WordCamp Brighton, we’re holding a Contribution Day, where we’ll spend a whole day giving back to WordPress.
Contribution Day will be on Sunday 20th August at Eagle Labs Brighton, 10am-4pm.
Eagle Labs Brighton have very kindly donated the entire venue for us to use for the day, including loads of coffee, tea and their super-fast wifi.
🌞 So we want to say a very big thank you to the team at Eagle Labs 🌞
Big thanks to Pragmatic for being a Pavilion sponsor at WordCamp Brighton
Three cheers for our WordCamp Brighton Pavilion sponsors, Pragmatic! They’re helping to make our second WordCamp even bigger and better.
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Let’s talk about the budget
WordCamp Brighton is one month away and we’re all getting very excited!
Still, if we’re really going to organise this event in the open, it’s time you knew about the budget. And it’s time you knew, we need to raise a bit more sponsorship.
[Update, 2nd August 2017: We’re very pleased to say we’ve now reached our target. Thank you everyone for spreading the word and thank you again to our wonderful sponsors.]
Diversity tickets – 10 free tickets for people from under-represented groups
The WordPress community spans the globe and includes thousands of people who are interested in WordPress. If you have an interest in WordPress, you’re a part of the community 😄
We’re working on creating an inclusive WordCamp Brighton, with the aim of increasing the diversity in our community. We truly want to create an event that anyone with an interest in WordPress can attend and get a lot out of.
We believe everyone should feel welcome to join in the WordPress fun and have access to the many opportunities this community provides.
WordCamps are one such opportunity. Organised entirely by volunteers, they’re a chance for the community to get together, learn, exchange knowledge and celebrate WordPress.
Tickets for under-represented groups
With this in mind, we’re giving away 10 WordCamp Brighton tickets to people from groups under-represented at WordCamps.
Under-represented groups include, but are not limited to, women, individuals with a disability, Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) people and LGBTQIA+ people.
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Introducing WordCamp Brighton workshops
On top of adding an extra day to WordCamp Brighton this year, we’re adding workshops to the agenda. Woohoo!
We’re very excited to announce the three workshops which will take place on the first day of WordCamp Brighton. Check out the workshop schedule here.
Here’s a little more information about what to expect.
Organising WordCamp in the open: how you can get involved
As we edge closer to announcing the schedule, it’s the perfect time to remind everyone that we welcome your feedback, ideas and participation.
We’re organising as much of this event as possible in the open, so the best place to suggest ideas is on Slack. You can also send us your ideas via the website or via email (brighton@wordcamp.org).
If you haven’t already, you can join the UK WP Community Slack by following this link.
We’re organising in the public channel #wordcamp-brighton. I hope to catch up with you there!
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