If you loved WordCamp Bristol 2017, you are going to love WordCamp Bristol 2019!!

We’ve got a bigger venue, and more hands on deck to provide the South West and Wales with an unforgettable WordCamp.

Please visit the new 2019 website for more information about buying tickets, and our calls for sponsors and volunteers.

It is generally agreed that WordCamp Bristol was a great success. We’ve had amazing comments from those attendees who filled out the feedback form. If you haven’t filled it out yet you can do so here.

If you haven’t already then check out the great comments on Twitter, here’s a few that we particularly like, but there are many more:

Thank you @wordcampbristol for making my first WordCamp at #WCBRS such a brilliant weekend. Looking forward to the next one

— Mike Jones (@OuterbridgeMike) May 15, 2017

https://twitter.com/mostlycaffeine/status/863883214233972737

An outstanding weekend @wordcampbristol. Much thanks to everyone involved especially the organisers, speakers & volunteers. Great job #WCBRS

— Mark Wilkinson (@wpmark) May 14, 2017

#WCBRS my first WordCamp. @wordcampbristol Really impressed with the organisation, speakers and community. Thanks

— Chris Clarke (@chris_c) May 14, 2017

Congrats & many thanks to all speakers/organisers/helpers @wordcampbristol – a truly epic #WordCamp – missing you already #WCBRS

— Jonny a (@jonnyauk) May 14, 2017

#WCBRS has been a textbook example of how to execute a WordCamp. Well done to the two @wordcampbristol organisers, and volunteers.

— Gary Jones (@GaryJ) May 14, 2017

Finally, some attendees have taken the time and trouble to write a review of the event. Check them out.

This one is by first-time WordCamp speaker, indeed first-time WordCamp attendee!, Jack McConnell who’s talk entitled “Building a WordPress Plugin as a Side Business” kicked the event off on Saturday morning:
https://madewithfuel.com/speaking/wordcamp-bristol-2017-review/

Next up is Admiral sponsor 34SP. Their review also has a great video highlighting their WordCamp Bristol experience:
https://www.34sp.com/blog/wordcamp-bristol-2017/

The last review is by Matt Peacock who provides an attendee’s perspective of the event:
https://wp-agency.co.uk/review-wordcamp-bristol-2017/

Thank you everyone! Next stop WCEU!!!!!

We’d like to say thank you to our Captain & Lieutenant sponsors 93digital, SiteGround, Theme Furnace, Make Do and WP Engine. Their support made #WCBRS a reality.

Looking forward to a great day of talks at @wordcampbristol @93digitalUK #WCBRS pic.twitter.com/r1N2iMHmqg

— Alex Price (@alxprce) 13 May 2017

Morning, Bristol! Check out SiteGround cool stickers and special offer for #WCBRS attendees. Happy #WordPress learning! #WebHosting pic.twitter.com/SYLGPKcMln

— SiteGround (@SiteGround) 14 May 2017

We want to say a massive thank you to our amazing Admiral sponsor 34SP.com.

The support of 34SP.com helped to make WordCamp Bristol a success, and we couldn’t have done it without them. Their contribution helped to keep our ticket prices low, ensuring we could keep the event accessible and inclusive for all.

Check out some of their awesome tweets from the weekend:

Having a great time at the speaker/sponsor social 🍻 Bring on #WCBRS @wordcampbristol pic.twitter.com/7MqemY9q7J

We have a competition. Check your bags 😉 #WCBRS @wordcampbristol. Enter & tweet #MyWapuu for the chance to win £50 Amazon vouchers! pic.twitter.com/87duHEmIqD

Come talk to us about our ‘Staging’ feature. We’re doing live demo’s on our stand #WordPressHosting #WCBRS @wordcampbristol 🤗 pic.twitter.com/2U0NtmZNxM

A few minutes to go! Make tracks to Track 1 for @kayleighthorpe on ‘Making Kitten GIF Galleries Fabulous’ #WCBRS @wordcampbristol pic.twitter.com/LMifxqj8tq

Final remarks #WCBRS. Thank you organisers, you’ve been amazing. You’ve put on a fantastic WordCamp 👏👏 pic.twitter.com/4uRQBIFx1w

They also made this great little video during their trip:

Thanks to all for a great weekend @wordcampbristol #WCBRS We had such an awesome time, we made a video!✌️🎥 https://t.co/x9R7v1kmDp pic.twitter.com/r4cI1Fo1WB

The team at 34SP.com are a friendly bunch, so if you didn’t manage to chat to them over the weekend, just shoot them a message.

We need to say a huge thank you to our friends over at FlexiDB, who presented their new online mind map, Mind Doodle, over the weekend at WCBRS.

The @FlexiDB & @MindDoodleCom team in full customer engagement mode here at WordCamp Bristol. #WCBRS pic.twitter.com/ypuWDflJuL

Not only were FlexiDB & Mind Doodle the first sponsors for WordCamp Bristol, they were also key members of our voluntary planning team and helped to promote the inaugural WordCamp Bristol to a wide audience. They hosted our planning meetings at their office and offered two expert talks from Richard Hill and Khalid Munir too.

Confessions of an entrepreneur with @RichHill73 #WCBRS pic.twitter.com/WMapEJD7xb

A great and inspiring talk this morning from Khalid of @FlexiDB about the future generation of WordPressers and developers! #WCBRS pic.twitter.com/bXTfFOjqqg

Loved Khalid’s / @MindDoodleCom take on glitches and bugs! Great techniques… so much to learn from kids! #WCBRS #WordPress pic.twitter.com/1o7ShkIYqR

With their support, we were able to create a successful event that was accessible and inclusive for all.

If you didn’t manage to chat to them over the weekend, send them a message (tess@minddoodle.com) and organise to meet up.

Regrettably George Gkouvousis has been forced to withdraw from WordCamp Bristol and will now not be speaking. We wish him and his family well.

We are grateful to web accessibility consultant Graham Armfield who has kindly agreed to do double duties and will now be presenting two talks at WordCamp Bristol, filling the slot vacated by George. Graham is an experienced WordCamp speaker and has a wealth of knowledge about web accessibility.

Catch Graham at 2:00pm on Saturday when he will be demonstrating assistive technologies, and then again at 3:00pm on Sunday when he will be speaking about designing for accessibility.

We were down to 1 passenger ticket but we’ve just released 10 reserved but unclaimed tickets. Last chance to reserve a spot #WCBRS 13-14 May.

We are shaping up to be an exciting WordCamp in just one week’s time! Hop on over to our tickets page to grab your chance to be there.

We are just a fortnight away from the inaugural WordCamp Bristol!

Join us on 13-14 May 2017 at the Watershed on Bristol Harbourside to enjoy a weekend of insightful talks and networking with friendly WordPress users, developers and designers from across the UK and all over the world.

Tickets are selling fast and we only have a handful left. We recommend you reserve yours today to avoid disappointment – we expect to sell out! Find out who else will be attending here.

Our speakers are listed online and the schedule is now available. Talks cover practical and technical advice, business insight, content writing, and valuable experience from the WordPress community. On each day of the two day event, there are two parallel streams of topics for you to choose between. You can learn more about the talks by visiting our sessions page.

During the event, you can also visit the exhibition to meet our generous sponsors. Their support has helped to make WordCamp Bristol a reality because we were able to keep the ticket price low and ensure the event remained inclusive and accessible for all.

Thanks to our awesome volunteer team, we are setting up a Happiness Bar. This is a place for any WordPress related questions or queries, however simple or complex. Attendees are also welcome to join in and provide support, review code and give back to the community.

In addition to a packed schedule, we’re hosting an after-party on Saturday evening. This will take place at the Watershed – i.e. the same location as the event, so you’re not wandering round a strange city trying to find a different venue.

Key information about travel and accommodation can be found on our Visiting Bristol page, and our team of volunteers will be able to give a helping hand for anyone unfamiliar with the city. Get in touch for more information.

We’ll be posting regular news and updates on our Twitter account. Follow us: @wordcampbristol and join the conversation: #WCBRS 

Of course you do, there’s nothing worse than a baggy t-shirt, except maybe one that’s too tight and shows off your spare tyre!

If you want to choose the size and style of your free t-shirt you need to register for WordCamp Bristol by midnight tonight (Tue 25 Apr). Available sizes are S, M, and L, and available styles are loose and fitted.

Anyone who registers after midnight will get a medium loose-fit t-shirt as we need to send our order to the printers tomorrow morning.

So the pressure is on! Get your tickets here!!!

With just three weeks to go until WordCamp Bristol we have finally published our schedule.

We have a fantastic range of speakers presenting a diverse selection of talks. Some speakers are local, many are coming from elsewhere in the UK, and some are even travelling from abroad to deliver their talks. Check out the speaker profiles and the talk descriptions.

There’s surely something for everyone – and with teas/coffees and lunches thrown in over both days, along with t-shirts and other swag, there’s no reason for the WordPress enthusiast not to be there!

Tickets are still available at the very reasonable price of just £25 from: https://2017.bristol.wordcamp.org/tickets/