WordCamp Kathmandu 2019 Account Details

We wanted to post the accounts for the public to see. We want to be transparent and show that, the profit will be utilized for conducting meetups and next WordCamp. We wish to continue the spirit of sharing the knowledge to the community in any way possible.

Budget Wrangler: Sweta Shrestha
Prepared by: Sweta Shrestha
Checked by: Utsav Singh Rathour

WORDCAMP KATHMANDU 2019 Expenses (in Nepali Rupees)
Particulars Payments Receipts
Local Sponsors 511,483
Ticket Sale 245,000
International Sponsor (WordPress Foundation) 342,000
WordCamp Nepal 2012/13/14/15/16/17 surplus 444,123
WordPress Birthday celebration 12,150
Meetups 9,265
Meetups 5,127
Venue (for two days) 100,000
Lunch/Tea (for 2 days) 294,500
Tent Rental 10,000
Snacks for attendees 10,500
T-shirt 206,850
Organizer/Sponsor/Speaker Preparation Parties 68,000
After Party 80,425
Custom tax for woocommerce 22,000
Fun Photo Station(Photo Booth) 20,000
Token
18,000
Flex Printings
35,000
Name Card Printings
21,120
4 Projection Screen, frames and stands Projection wires and connectors Hire 17,000
Stage Extending (hall-1) 9,500
Video shooting and Production( Pre-production, post-productiona and transportation 1,07,000
Audio:On-spot sound recorder, operators, post synchronization 25,000
Logistics and Stationary 5800
Communication 800
Multiplug purchase 9,950
Sound System Devices 34,000
Custom for Swags 5,500
Miscelleneous expenses(incl bank charges, e-sewacharges)
2,800
Sub Total 1,131,287 1,542,606
Surplus for WordCamp 2017 and related activities 411,319
TOTAL 1,542,606 1,542,606

A look back at WordCamp Kathmandu 2019

 

WordCamp Kathmandu 2019 has finally concluded, and boy was it fun. With so many WordPress Enthusiasts at one place, we hope that you were able to make the most out of it. The two day event saw around 350 people come to the event on the first day and 100+ on the second day. So on the second day, we had over a 100 people contributing to WordPress. How cool is that?

 

We would like to take time to thank all the attendees that came in for the event. It is you who helped us make the event that it was. Also, the speakers who were kind enough to take the stage and share what they know. It takes a lot of courage and time to go up on the stage and deliver a sesssion. Apparently, people prefer small electric shock over public speaking  as one of our speaker said.  We also, can’t thank enough our sponsors who were kind enough to not only sponsor the event, but also give out swags. Last but none the least, our volunteers and organizers who worked hard to make sure that everything went smooth on the event day.

Thank you each and everyone of you. We couldn’t have done this without you. We will announce our next event soon as well and hope for similar response.

Until then, enjoy the pictures from the event and enjoy what you are doing.

You can find all the pictures here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1oornZK0w9v7TnTSThEurWA4gdbtu6FeZ?usp=sharing

Thank You npCert For Sponsoring

It’s time to say thank you to our Community
Sponsor, WPLeaders. Thank you for your contribution to WordCamp Kathmandu 2019. WordCamp wouldn’t have been the same without your support.

NPCERT.ORG  is a team of Information Security experts formed to address the urgent need for the protection of national information and growing cybersecurity threat in Nepal. The attack on information infrastructures are increasing in frequency and scale so, to address all these issues NPCERT was established.

The protection of various national information and communication infrastructure is very crucial. Sophistication of Attack on Information infrastructures are increasing in frequency, sophistication and scale. Thus, the growing cyber security threat in Nepal requires a collaborative knowledge of Information Security experts to meet up together and lead the role with full support from national and international level to defend against cyber security. To address the urgent need for the protection of national information, it is proposed for the establishment of a group called Information Security Response Team Nepal.

To Know more about: https://npcert.org/

Thank You Toptal For Sponsoring

It’s time to say thank you to our Speaker/Sponsor/Organizer Party
Sponsor, WPLeaders. Thank you for your contribution to WordCamp Kathmandu 2019. WordCamp wouldn’t have been the same without your support.

Toptal is a global network of top experts in business, design, and technology. We are problem solvers who value integrity and connect elite freelancers to exciting projects and companies like J.P. Morgan, Zendesk, Artsy, IDEO, Pfizer, and thousands more. Join our network to connect with highly-skilled colleagues from around the world, to advance your career, and to help create the future of work.

Thank You WPLeaders For Sponsoring

It’s time to say thank you to our Bronze Sponsor, WPLeaders. Thank you for your contribution to WordCamp Kathmandu 2019. WordCamp wouldn’t have been the same without your support.

WPLeaders is a WordPress resource blog, where we share high-quality tutorials and roundup posts on leading WordPress themes, plugins, hosts, services, and anything related to WordPress.

Recently, we’ve started an interview series named WPLeaders Talks where we interview WordPress influencers and leaders.

We have also developed some awesome WordPress plugins for bloggers –

Ultimate Blocks: It’s a custom Gutenberg Blocks plugin designed for bloggers and marketers.

WP Coupons & Deals: It’s a leading WordPress coupon plugin for affiliate marketers.

You can connect with WPLeaders on Facebook & Twitter.

WordCamp Kathmandu 2019

WordCamp Kathmandu 2019 is the popular WordPress conference with the number of attendees, from experienced designers, developers, and writers to just enthusiasts and beginners. The two-day conference will feature talks, workshops, and presentations from many WordPress enthusiasts and professionals. It is a yearly event organized by WordPress Nepal, a group of WordPress lovers, users and developers. This group conducts WordPress meetups on a monthly basis and a WordCamp once a year. For this year, WordCamp Kathmandu is happening in 16th and 17th  March at Bougainvilla Events, Tripureshwor. The session will start from 10am-5pm

Successful Eight years

Yes, it’s the 8th year of WordCamp Nepal. It all started with the meetup which was held in April 2011 and then the community started to create more of it which lead to bring WordCamp Nepal in 2012. All these successful years, was possible because of the awesome sponsors, talented developers, enthusiastic WordPressers. The best part of WordCamp is to get to know fellow WordPressers, know their story and connect with them. Through, WordCamps one can learn a lot and also contribute to the community. Events like these help to keep push everyone further and deliver themselves in the best way possible. After all, self-development is important and helps in the development of the overall community which later can be recognized by the world. Each year of WordCamp have its own story to tell and now WordCamp is here to make more stories. Also, some of the stories get exchange during the event related to WordPress or any other things, no boundaries. Every year it happens and it’s new each time. Not only WordCamps are useful to increase knowledge, it also brings out local talents and gets known in the community.

What’s New?

Previously, WordCamps were all about the sessions on how to use WordPress more effectively, beginning plugin and theme development, advanced techniques, security, etc. This year it’s more than that as it brings Gutenberg lab, React workshop, Beginner lab and Marketing Strategy. Gutenberg is a new editor and a blogging tool in WordPress 5.0 with cool features to use that has been released recently. There will be a separate Gutenberg lab for the Gutenberg workshop where you will learn Gutenberg block creation and how it improves workflow. Similarly, React workshop includes integrating React with WordPress & API and Marketing Strategy will cover panel discussion regarding growth hacking. Moreover, WordPress Beginner lab is workshop specially targeted for students. It gives a general overview of WordPress to the newcomers along with plugin and theme installation and customization concept. WordCamps isn’t just attending the sessions and workshops but more of a community of WordPress being together, networking with each other, sharing experiences and giving it back to the community to help each other. More importantly, WordCamps are a place to find common minds, connect with them, even for startups it helps to find clients, developers which will make them grow bigger and better. WordCamp Nepal also helps to bring out local talents and expose them to the community and the whole world. Don’t forget to make your presence there.

Around the venue

The session surrounds Hall Action, Hall Filter Gutenberg lab, Happiness bar. Hall Action occupies sessions as WordPress with react by Avinash Kundaliya, Basic strategies of Plugin Development by Qurina Shrestha, Importance of Colors and typography in modern web page design by Hemant Kumar and many more similarly, Hall Filter contains React workshops, Line- up Community and Connectivity by Suvash Khadka, Conversion Optimization for WordPress based Website by Rahul D Sarkar and so on. The Gutenberg workshop will be done in Gutenberg lab by Yoav Farhi whereas the React workshop will be done by Rakesh Lawaju, Rabin Gaire and Roshan Gautam.
Similarly, for panel discussion, we have Mainul Kabir Aion M Asif Rahman and Chitra Raj Bhandari. Swags will be the place where you will get the WordPress stickers, badges free along with the tickets. Jetpack & WooCommerce will be placing the stalls.

After party

Just like other parties “After party” is all about gathering, enjoying and having nice, easy conversation. The after party will be held in A Café Garden Restaurant at Tripureshwor, Kathmandu. If you look into the maps, it’s just 2-3 mins far from the Bougainvilla Events. It will start at 6 pm, after finishing the sessions. Attendees must have the entry card of WordCamp for the party. Moreover, you will get to enjoy and connect with the person you want.

Contributors Day

Contributors day is all about contributing the community where you get to learn so much. You also get to have a nice easy conversation with WordPress experts in various fields. It is happening on 17th March at the same venue. There will be 3 teams, Theme review, Polyglots and Support . Each team will be led by national as well as international contributor day team leads. Consider bringing your laptop and charger and get ready to give back to the community. WordCamp 2019 is on its way and few more days left. So don’t forget to grab your tickets and experience the amazing sessions.

Thank You The Secret Shop For Sponsoring

It’s time to say thank you to our Silver Sponsor, The Secret Shop. Thank you for your contribution to WordCamp Kathmandu 2019. WordCamp wouldn’t have been the same without your support.

Secret Shop being an IT cum e-commerce company started back in 2018 with the objective of catering unique desires of people that are left unattended.
We attend to many desires not limited to Custom Personal Computer Builds, Gaming Setups, Simple but trendy fashionable wears, third-party purchase from online stores(Amazon.in, Flipkart, Aliexpress, etc) and in-game top-ups for games such as PUBG Mobile, Fortnite, FreeFire, Mobile Legends, Clash of Clans and many more.
If you have an unattended desire feel free to get in touch with us through our website/ facebook profile.

Facebook: facebook.com/thesecretshopNP
Website: secretshop.com.np

Special Session: Gutenberg Lab

Get familiar with Gutenberg in Gutenberg Lab

Gutenberg is the new block-based editor that has been introduced along with the release of ‘WordPress 5.0’. The Gutenberg editor allows us to create media rich posts and build beautiful layouts using blocks. All types of contents inside the blocks can be edited, rearranged and styled easily within a few clicks.

What is Gutenberg Lab? Why should one attend this lab?

Gutenberg lab is the separate lab allocated for Gutenberg workshop where attendees will be building the post layouts using Gutenberg editor. This whole one hour session will be basically focused on content creation using blocks. It also provides overview about how to use the new block based editor.

If you want to get familiarize about the blocks and build your own custom post, page layouts without having to code then this lab is must to attend. Moreover, if you have any doubts regarding Gutenberg editor then you can get it cleared out attending this session.

Who are the suitable attendees for the session?

The attendees who are inquisitive about Gutenberg editor are warmly welcomed to attend this session. However, it is specially targeted to the beginners having basic knowledge about WordPress.

How many attendees can participate in the session?

The session will run basically in two rounds with 20 intended participants for each round.

How to participate?

The attendees who are interested to be the part of the session should register their name at the time of registration. Furthermore, the participants should fulfill certain prerequisites to attend the session. There will be a separate technical team in the happiness bar to review whether the requirements are fulfilled or not.

What are the prerequisites to attend the sessions?

  • Attendees must have their own laptop and adapter.
  • XAMP/WAMP/MAMP or any local development server should be installed. You can download the XAMPP server from the link below and also get an overview about its installation. https://make.wordpress.org/core/handbook/tutorials/installing-a-local-server/xampp/
  • Attendees should have WordPress installed on their laptop. You can also download the WordPress from the given link below:
    https://wordpress.org/download/

Event Schedule

A separate hall has been booked for Gutenberg lab. It will be conducted in two rounds with 20 participants in each round.
Round 1:  10:30am-11:30am
Round 2: 3:30pm-4:30pm
Both the rounds will be led by Anil Pawn who is an experienced web developer and also one of the organizers of WordCamp Kathmandu 2019.

WordCamp Kathmandu is over. Check out the next edition!