Author: Abha Thakor

Abha Thakor is an experienced communicator, senior journalist and digital media and research professional working in a variety of sectors, with a speciality in content development and communities, web CMS, voice tech, and site building. She volunteers her contribution to the WordPress project as part of her wider contribution to Inclusion, and Tech opportunities for all. She is a long term active and significant contributor on several releases and has co-led areas of work. Her team contributions include Core, the Learn WordPress / Training, Community, and Documentation. She is also a component maintainer in core, and Team Rep for 2023. She has served on the Marketing Team since 2018, was a Marketing Team Rep from 2020 to February 2022. She continues to support contributors in this area and with using GitHub. Her professional interests include: - new technologies and research - communications and IT training - event organising and administration / project management - supporting the communications and tech organizations communities - community building and stakeholder engagement, particularly around digital and websites, and citizenship Promoting adult learning, development and accessibility through a range of community events including WordCamps, digital communications groups and tech-based Meetups. - member of a number of Make WordPress teams including core, marketing, training and WordPress.tv - champions Continuing Professional Development for her professional institutes Abha is a speaker and researcher on tech and communications, accessibility and innovation topics including AI.

Our first round of 2019 speakers

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In the first of our series of features on our 2019 schedule, we are proud to introduce you to the speakers for WordCamp London.

We have a total of 45 speakers, covering three tracks during the weekend of 6 – 7 April at the London Metropolitan University. We were overwhelmed by the number and generosity of applicants willing to share their experience and knowledge. We only wish we had even more sessions to be able to include more in the final line-up.

Tickets are limited so make sure you snap up your place for these amazing talks.

For the first morning of the conference on 6 April, we have 11 speakers joining us for a mixture of business, content, development, community and design talks. Meet the speakers.

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Announcing WCLDN schedule

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London – the home of Big Ben, the Royal Albert Hall, St Paul’s Cathedral, Tower Bridge, and of course, the daily changing of the guard outside Buckingham Palace.

And soon it will be the home of WordCamp London 2019! What an amazing place to host a WordCamp and now we have some exciting news for you…the release of the Schedule!

Illustration with Camden Lock Bridge and word ‘Schedule’
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Organising WCLDN 2019

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What does it take to plan a large WordPress event in the centre of London and welcome hundreds of people? This is only possible thanks to the generosity and commitment of organisers, volunteers, speakers and sponsors. It also involves support from attendees, from ideas and feedback, to helping share their enthusiasm for WordCamp London.

WCLDN

  • WordPress fans
  • Learning
  • Commitment
  • Dedication
  • Networking
  • WCLDN – WordCamp London

Our team of organisers have been working for six months to develop and deliver another amazing event. They are looking forward to welcoming all of you in just four weeks time to the sixth WordCamp London – 5 – 7 April 2019.

Organising Team, WCLDN 2019

 

One week left to apply to speak at WCLDN 2019

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Our call for Speakers closes on the 21 February 2019 and we’ve had some great submissions already. We’re keen to make sure everyone has an opportunity to get involved with the community and contribute your knowledge.

With only one week to go until the deadline, it’s time to make sure you have sent your application. If you would like to share your knowledge and experience with the community at one of the biggest WordCamps in Europe, then this is for you – Call for Speakers.

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London’s great old street markets inspire WCLDN

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The 2019 WordCamp theme celebrates the wonderful old outdoor market places of London, just one of the many attractions for which the city is famous.

The Organising Team wanted to mark the city’s great tradition of markets and bring its bustling, colourful street scenes to WordCampers across the globe.

London’s Design Lead Andi Wilkinson is a committed WordCamper coming from a role supporting the Manchester’s 2018 WordCamp. She transformed the Team’s love of street markets into a fun, whimsical artistic vision.

She created a street scene illustration, that showed elements of the various market places, with a focal point on the iconic Camden Locks.

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