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We&#8217;re so excited to be back and have A LOT of goodness planned over the next few months for you.<\/p>\n<h2>What&#8217;s Next<\/h2>\n<p>We&#8217;ve yet to open ticket sales or announce speakers so there is still much to look forward to!<\/p>\n<h4>Call for Topics<\/h4>\n<p>Don&#8217;t forget to <a href=\"https:\/\/2016.london.wordcamp.org\/step-up-step-up-have-your-say\/\" target=\"_blank\">get involved in the conversation and suggest topics and ideas you&#8217;d like to see at the event in our Call for Topics post<\/a>; alternatively, you can vote for a topic you&#8217;d like to see at the event via our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1545415559083963\/permalink\/1546893128936206\/\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0poll.<\/p>\n<h4>Call for Papers<\/h4>\n<p>We&#8217;re also majorly excited at having <a href=\"https:\/\/2016.london.wordcamp.org\/wordcamp-london-opens-call-for-papers\/\" target=\"_blank\">opened our Call for Papers and would like to warmly encourage you to apply<\/a>, convince someone else they should do it or simply\u00a0share the good news.<\/p>\n<h4>Call for Sponsors<\/h4>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>We do still need your support to acquire more sponsors so please share the news and don&#8217;t be shy if you know someone who might be interested; they&#8217;ll be contributing towards one of the biggest WordPress events in Europe as well as putting their brand in front of 600+ people.<\/p>\n<p>Please get in touch with us directly <strong><a href=\"mailto:london@wordcamp.org\">london@wordcamp.org<\/a><\/strong> to discuss details.<\/p>\n<h4>Would you like a creche at WordCamp London 2016?<\/h4>\n<p>Don&#8217;t forget to register your interest if you&#8217;d like the option of using a creche at WordCamp London 2016. <a href=\"https:\/\/2016.london.wordcamp.org\/do-you-want-a-creche-at-wcldn\/\" target=\"_blank\">The deadline to register interest and leave comments and suggestions is 8th January 2016 so please don&#8217;t miss your opportunity to be heard!\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Stay in touch<\/h4>\n<p>Keep up-to-date with news and announcements on Twitter @WordCampLondon &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/href.li\/?https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1545415559083963\/\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>! Make sure we can see you by using the hashtag <strong>#wcldn<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p>And don&#8217;t forget to\u00a0subscribe to our newsletter\u00a0in the sidebar to get all the juicy news\u00a0straight to your inbox.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hoorah &#8211; it&#8217;s a New Year! We\u00a0hope you had a spiffing holiday season! We&#8217;re so excited to be back and have A LOT of goodness planned over the next few months for you. What&#8217;s Next We&#8217;ve yet to open ticket sales or announce speakers so there is still much to look forward to! 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