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Making the Most of WordCamp

By PUTSHU LUNGHE Samuel

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PUTSHU Samuel

Tech Enthusiast

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Agenda

1. My Background with WordCamps in Uganda

2. Making most of your Wordcamp: Ninja Tricks

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1.What is a WordCamp?

A WordCamp is a conference focused on all things WordPress, organized by and for the WordPress community.
It's a gathering of users, developers, designers, and anyone interested in WordPress, offering a mix of talks, workshops, and networking opportunities.

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✅ WordCamp Jinja 2022: My first ever WordCamp, The beginning of it all!

✅ WordCamp Kampala 2023 (Volunteer)

✅ WordCamp Jinja 2023 (Speaker): First Time Speaker.

✅ WordCamp Masaka 2023 (Speaker):

✅ WordCamp Lira 2024 (Speaker): My first time in Northern Uganda,

✅ PayDel Summit 2024, Kampala

✅ WordCamp Mukono 2025 and Wordcamp Lira 2025

2. My Journey with WordCamps

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Entebbe 2023

Jinja 2024

Jinja 2025

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Jinja

2022

Kampala 2023

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Jinja

2023

Masaka 2023

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Lira 2024

PayDel Summit 2024

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Mukono 2025

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Lira 2025

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✅ Before WordCamp

✅ During WordCamp

✅ After WordCamp

3. Making Most of your WordCamp

3 Phases

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Phase 1: Before WordCamp

✅ Go through the Accommodation and Travel Guide, for better budgetting

✅ Get your accommodation and the Venue locations on Google Maps and Save the Maps to offline.

✅ Get the contact of the lead organizer, if possible keep it on a paper

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✅ Install WordPress tools before the sessions, and please get your own data.

✅ Take only 2 technical topics from the WordCamp that you will remember and be able to explain to your friends

✅ Take short notes (or titles or keywords) of the new tools, new topics or concepts

✅ Network More and More

Get to know at least 5 people you have never seen or talked to before

✅ Do not forget to take Lunch

(most important part of the event)

✅ Take a lot of pictures (until the camera says “I am tired”) and tweet them

Phase 2: During WordCamp

Technical Activities

Non-Technical Activities

Pro tip: Get yourself a WordCamp Girlfriend or Boyfriend

You cannot learn everything in one day

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✅Post the pictures you took on all your social media and tag the organizers and the 5 people you met at WordCamp.

✅ Take action by volunteering or speaking to the next WordCamp ......

✅ Keep Bragging about the wordcamps you attended

Phase 3: After WordCamp

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CONCLUSION

Have Fun

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Merci !

Thank You

Asante

Webale

Matondi Mingi

Grazie