Important Note to all attendees!

We’re excited to see you at WordCamp Kuala Lumpur 2017!

Here are some final reminders to ensure you have the best time at the event:

Code of Conduct

WordCamps are nonprofit events, organized by volunteers with financial transparency. All speakers and panelists volunteer their time and labor, and pay their own travel and accommodation costs. This is a community event, and we ask you to strongly adhere the WordCamp Code of Conduct. Basically this means to be kind, inclusive and understanding of others, and follow the GPL!

Tickets

Only those with a valid ticket will be allowed to access the conference. You should be able to see your name on the attendees list if your ticket is confirmed. If you have bought tickets but do not see your name on the list, please email to support@wp.org.my. No walk-in guest will be accepted.

If you see your company name in the attendee list, you need to edit those and update your actual name to be able to check-in.

If you can no longer come, please contact us about donating your ticket to someone else.

Time

Registration opens at 7:45 am on 25th November 2017. T-shirt sizes and global sponsor swag are given on a first-come, first-serve basis. We encourage you to come early. Coffee and sandwiches are provided in the morning. All tracks will start exactly at the time specified on the schedule.

Venue

The venue for this event is Royale Chulan Bukit Bintang. There is another hotel with a similar name in Kuala Lumpur. Read this post for details about the venue and public transport. Be sure to come to the right place!

The Grand Ballroom (Track 1) and Tiara Room (Track 2) is located at second floor. Please access through lifts at the lobby. The hotel security policy require all participants to wear lanyards all the time when accessing the first & second floor rooms.

Parking

Basement parking is available at the hotel for a FLAT rate of RM 8.00.

Breakout sessions

We will have 2 tracks running concurrently. You can attend any session and switch rooms at any time (please try not to be disruptive of sessions). Both Grand Ballroom (Track 1) and Tiara Room (Track 2) are located on the second floor of the hotel.

Lanyard

During registration, you will receive your nametag and lanyard. Please ensure you wear these all the time. Access to lunch and conference sessions will be denied if you lose your lanyard.

BYOD

You can bring your own device if you want to. However the hotel is unable to provide power points and we cannot allow you to use your own power extension cables, for safety reasons. Limited charging stations are available to use. However, laptops are not necessary for sessions.

WiFi

Limited WiFi is available at the conference hall.

Sponsors

Thank you to all our sponsors. This event is made possible by these great sponsors.

Promotions by non-sponsors

Non sponsors are not allowed to distribute flyers or promotional materials. Consider support WordCamps by sponsoring one.

Important Contacts

In case you need help, feel free to contact anyone wearing Volunteer / Organizer name tags.

For emergency or violation of Code of Conduct, you can contact the organizer team through WhatsApp message to +6013-333 2963 (please do not contact about attendance or non-emergency issues).

 

If you weren’t able to get a ticket to this year’s WordCamp, you can follow along by following @WordPressKL on Twitter and watching the official hashtag #WordCampKL.

 

WordCampKL Schedule is Now Published!

We have 16 speakers from around the globe, covering diverse topics related to; technical, business, e-commerce, entrepreneurship, and blogging. We also have speakers from Automattic (the company behind WordPress.com). Given the range of topics, you’re guaranteed to find many sessions educational and entertaining. Whether you are a blogger, web designer, app builder, marketer or a student, you are welcome to join this event.

The session schedule is now published. Go ahead plan your favorite sessions that you wish to attend on the event day.

We are expecting over 150 enthusiasts like you who are attending, so get ready to connect with the community and grow your business network too! WordCampKL is officially endorsed by WordCamp Central.

Checkout our sponsors and visit their booth on the event day for cool swags and promotions.

Tickets are selling fast! Grab your tickets before it’s sold out.

Continue reading “WordCampKL Schedule is Now Published!”

More WordCamp KL 2017 Sponsors: Yoast BV, WebHosting SecretRevealed, MU DOT MY PLT, WPWebHost, Tadpole Collective

Thank you to our sponsors for their support to WordCamp Kuala Lumpur 2017! Grab your tickets now.

 

More Silver Sponsors:

 

Yoast

  • At Yoast, we optimize websites. Not just one aspect of websites, but every aspect. We make websites more usable, easier to navigate, faster and more reliable. In other words: we make websites work. For the owner and the visitor
  • https://yoast.com/

Web Hosting Secret Revealed (WHSR)

 

MU DOT MY PLT

 

More Bronze Sponsors:

 

WP Web Host

 

  • Our Premium WordPress Managed Hosting platform provides the highest performance and security by taking care all of the sys admin work, SSD RAID-10 storage arrays + advanced caching for blazing fast performance, WordPress staging and developer tools, choice of 2 data centers and 24/7 expert support who is always ready to guide you along for any enquiry and issue you might have with WordPress.
  • wpwebhost.com

 

Tadpole Collective

  • We empower nonprofits and small businesses to publish, promote and organize with open source software.
  • Check out our WordPress Help Desk service
  • Experts in using WordPress with CiviCRM software (for nonprofits)
  • https://tadpole.cc/

Speakers Preview 1: SEO, Security and Development Talks

The following talks were accepted for WordCamp Kuala Lumpur 2017. These are draft at this moment until final confirmation from speakers are received. 

 

Gutenberg for Modern Editing Niels Lange (Automattic – Indonesia)
WordPress for Photographers and Cinematographers Nadzrul Hanif (Malaysia)
How We Work at Automattic Andrew dela Serna (Automattic – Phillipines)
Is your WordPress Website secure? Varun Sharma (India)

 

More great speakers will be announced in coming days. 

 

Get your ticket to avoid disappointments: https://2017.kualalumpur.wordcamp.org/tickets/

Thank you to our Silver sponsors

GoDaddy

GoDaddy’s mission is to radically shift the global economy toward small businesses by empowering people to easily start, confidently grow and successfully run their own ventures. With more than 12 million customers worldwide and 57 million domain names under management, GoDaddy gives small business owners the tools to name their idea, build a beautiful online presence, attract customers and manage their business.

Website: www.godaddy.com/pro
Twitter: @GoDaddyPro

Bluehost
Bluehost has been a WordPress partner since 2005 and powers over 1 million WordPress sites worldwide. Their objective is to help customers, whether novice or pro, create a thriving online presence at an affordable price. With a team of in-house tech experts available 24/7, Bluehost dedicates time and resources to providing the best support and services in the industry. Join millions of other site owners and see what Bluehost can do for you and your online presence.
Grab your ticket and meet the great sponsors!

Thank you to our Gold sponsors

WooCommerce

WooCommerce37% of all online stores are powered by WooCommerce. Built on WordPress, WooCommerce is a fully customizable, open source eCommerce solution.

Whether you’re selling a few handcrafted items to a niche market, taking an existing business online, or going global with an enterprise level eCommerce business – WooCommerce will get you set up and selling fast and scale securely as you grow. Plus your content will be forever yours and customizable down to the finest button color.

Developed and supported by a distributed team, WooCommerce is powered by Automattic, the creators of WordPress.com.

Jetpack

JetpackJetpack is a free WordPress plugin that simplifies managing your sites. This single plugin enables Photon (a global CDN for images), uptime monitoring, brute force protection, traffic-boosting tools, single sign on, multiple-site management, and automatic or bulk plugin updates. Additionally Jetpack includes several features that help you customize the look and feel of your site without installing other tools. More information can be found at jetpack.com.

 

Grab your ticket and meet the great sponsors!

Welcome to WordCamp Kuala Lumpur

For the first time we are pleased to announce that WordCamp Kuala Lumpur 2017 is officially on the calendar!

And what better way to celebrate our triumph than to just visit the attractions of Kuala Lumpur?

Come and join us on 25th November 2017 at Royale Chulan Bukit Bintang Hotel. It is located in the heart of Kuala Lumpur’s Golden Triangle within a short walking distance of the monorail stations and major shopping centers including Sg. Wang Plaza, Times Square, Lot 10, Starhill Gallery, Pavilion and the entertainment hub along the famous Bintang Walk.

We eagerly encourage everyone to participate! Please sign up to speak or sponsor at WordCamp KL:

WordCamp is an informal, community-organized conference event that focuses on everything WordPress. It has taken place in cities around the world for the last decade, and this will be the first WordCamp in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia!

WordPress is powerful, free software for web publishing that is used by millions of websites on the World Wide Web.

 

TICKET ALREADY ON SALE!

Click HERE to purchase! See you there!