{"id":3123,"date":"2022-06-12T18:31:24","date_gmt":"2022-06-12T16:31:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/?p=3123"},"modified":"2024-08-03T13:20:57","modified_gmt":"2024-08-03T11:20:57","slug":"first-wordcamp-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/en\/blog\/wordpress-community\/first-wordcamp-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"My first WordCamp Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>WordCamps events are sponsored by the WordPress Foundation, and volunteers like me help to make them possible and promote the use of this great content management system for websites.\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"WordCamp Europe 2022 - Aftermovie\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t_aPm1bnRpI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>Official WordCamp summary video<\/figcaption><\/figure>.\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Tabla de contenidos<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-67e81d58e39da\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-67e81d58e39da\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/en\/blog\/wordpress-community\/first-wordcamp-europe\/#Sponsor_organizer\" title=\"Sponsor organizer\">Sponsor organizer<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/en\/blog\/wordpress-community\/first-wordcamp-europe\/#First_Day_Contributors_Day\" title=\"First Day: Contributor&#8217;s Day\">First Day: Contributor&#8217;s Day<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/en\/blog\/wordpress-community\/first-wordcamp-europe\/#Parties\" title=\"Parties\">Parties<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/en\/blog\/wordpress-community\/first-wordcamp-europe\/#Sponsorship_booth\" title=\"Sponsorship booth\">Sponsorship booth<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/en\/blog\/wordpress-community\/first-wordcamp-europe\/#Lectures\" title=\"Lectures\">Lectures<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/en\/blog\/wordpress-community\/first-wordcamp-europe\/#Conclusion\" title=\"Conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/en\/blog\/wordpress-community\/first-wordcamp-europe\/#Other_posts_about_WordCamp_Europe\" title=\"Other posts about WordCamp Europe\">Other posts about WordCamp Europe<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sponsor_organizer\"><\/span>Sponsor organizer<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>All of us who work with WordPress and know its <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/five-for-the-future\/\">Five for the Future<\/a> philosophy, which basically tells us to give back a little bit of everything WordPress brings us, help and collaborate with WordPress and its community. One of the ways is by helping to make events possible. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this case, I proposed myself to be an organizer of the <a href=\"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2022\/organisers\/#sales-sponsors-team\">Sponsors team<\/a>, where within a team of 6 people led by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jasonrouet\/\">Jason Rouet<\/a> and as partners <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mtanaskovic\/\">Marko Tanaskovic<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/carole-olinger\/\">Carole Olinger<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/bovelett\/\">Anne-Mieke Bovelett<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/valeriovaz\/\">Valerio Vaz<\/a> we managed the 65 companies that participated (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Qq1SBFzByDw?t=30342\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">thank you video<\/a>). Big companies like Plesk, Yoast, Weglot, Bluehost, Google, Mollie, &#8230; and also medium and small companies like NitroPack, &#8230;<\/p> <p>.\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2042\" height=\"980\" src=\"https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/wceu-numbers-porto-2022.webp\" alt=\"wceu numbers porto 2022\" class=\"wp-image-3175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/wceu-numbers-porto-2022.webp 2042w, https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/wceu-numbers-porto-2022-596x286.webp 596w, https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/wceu-numbers-porto-2022-768x369.webp 768w, https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/wceu-numbers-porto-2022-1082x519.webp 1082w, https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/wceu-numbers-porto-2022-1536x737.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2042px) 100vw, 2042px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Recruiting companies at WordPress events is usually not complicated, since by making a Call for Sponsors, interested companies arrive and it is also enough to remind the known ones that such a call has been opened. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From there, our management work begins, creating the contract, invoice, and management of the event.\n\n\n\n<p>A work of almost 8 months in which we started on November 11, and we had a follow-up meeting every week. <strong>You can imagine the work it takes.<\/strong><\/p> <p:paragraph -->!\n\n\n\n<p>So by the time we got to WordCamp, almost everything was already planned out.\n\n\n\n<p>For this adventure, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.javiercasares.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Javier Casares<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/jesusyesares.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jes\u00fas Yesares<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/fedepadilla.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fede Padilla<\/a> that although we do not all coincide in the trips, if we booked accommodation together to spend these days. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We all came with <strong>different interests<\/strong> but we managed to be together for many parts of the day.<\/p> <p>We all came with different interests<\/strong>.\n\n\n\n<p>With Javier Casares I brought the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpautotranslate.com\/\">WPAutoTranslate<\/a> project (automatic translator for multisite sites) to make it known and reach agreements with different companies and marketplaces. We have made great strides in this WCEU, and we will be sure to give news.\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"First_Day_Contributors_Day\"><\/span>First Day: Contributor&#8217;s Day<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I also had the honor of participating in Contributor Day as a WordPress.TV Table Leader. I have <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/arkangel\">Angel Moreno<\/a> to thank for putting my name on the table. It was record attendance with 800 registered attendees, so we ended up pretty happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/wceu22-worpdress-day1-08-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"wceu22 worpdress day1 08\" class=\"wp-image-3173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/wceu22-worpdress-day1-08-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/wceu22-worpdress-day1-08-scaled-596x447.jpg 596w, https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/wceu22-worpdress-day1-08-scaled-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/wceu22-worpdress-day1-08-scaled-1082x812.jpg 1082w, https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/wceu22-worpdress-day1-08-scaled-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This day is the important one as you can meet different people who are professionals like you with the same initiatives to help the community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The grace of the WordCamp Europe that while the local ones, usually there are 4-5 tables, in this one there were almost 30 tables and as important as the Editor, Core or as others related to translation and Documentation.\n\n\n\n<p>Finally we communicated our results, which in the case of WordPress.TV, were the creation of the new documentation model to better enable contributions, as well as the training of new contributors for video uploads.\n\n\n\n<p>Then the following day we were interviewed about this day:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We\u2019ve got interviewed with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DjevaLoperka?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DjevaLoperka<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WCEU?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WCEU<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i9L83c3xFi\">pic.twitter.com\/i9L83c3xFi<\/a><\/p>&mdash; David P\u00e9rez \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8 &#8211; Organizing #WCGR24 (@davidperezmk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/davidperezmk\/status\/1532735645592035330?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 3, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"WordCamp Europe 2022 - Track 1, Day 1\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/91anxAgQGJw?start=18497&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Parties\"><\/span>Parties<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I have to say that I was impressed with how the parties were put together and how the Sponsors and organization really help make WordCamp more special<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The parties I attended were:<\/p> <p>The parties I attended were:<\/p> <p>The parties I attended were.\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><li><strong>Pagely&#8217;s Pirate Party.<\/strong> A boat with three floors that gave us a ride on the river and also came with dinner and concert.<\/li><li><li><strong>Social Event<\/strong> organized by the WordCamp for Organizers, Sponsors, and all the team that makes the event possible.<\/li><li><li><strong>Local Municipality<\/strong>. The Young Entrepreneurs Association of Porto invited us to a dinner in one of their buildings. I missed that entrepreneurs from Oporto had taken the opportunity to exchange relations with entrepreneurs from the WordCamp<\/li><li><strong>AfterParty<\/strong>. The grand finale with a concert including a tribute to Queen<\/li><\/ul>.\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery alignfull has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"2048\" data-id=\"3165\" src=\"https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/wceu22-worpdress-day1-00-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Juan Hernando with David P\u00e9rez at WordCamp Europe\" class=\"wp-image-3165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/wceu22-worpdress-day1-00-scaled.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/wceu22-worpdress-day1-00-scaled-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/wceu22-worpdress-day1-00-scaled-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/wceu22-worpdress-day1-00-scaled-812x1082.jpg 812w, https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/wceu22-worpdress-day1-00-scaled-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><figcaption>With Juan Hernando<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" data-id=\"3167\" src=\"https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/wceu22-worpdress-day1-02-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Pagely's Pirate Party\" class=\"wp-image-3167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/wceu22-worpdress-day1-02-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/wceu22-worpdress-day1-02-scaled-596x447.jpg 596w, https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/wceu22-worpdress-day1-02-scaled-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/wceu22-worpdress-day1-02-scaled-1082x812.jpg 1082w, https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/wceu22-worpdress-day1-02-scaled-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption>Pirate Ship event<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" data-id=\"3168\" src=\"https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/wceu22-worpdress-day1-03-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"wceu22 worpdress day1 03\" class=\"wp-image-3168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/wceu22-worpdress-day1-03-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/wceu22-worpdress-day1-03-scaled-596x447.jpg 596w, https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/wceu22-worpdress-day1-03-scaled-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/wceu22-worpdress-day1-03-scaled-1082x812.jpg 1082w, https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/wceu22-worpdress-day1-03-scaled-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption>Jason Rauet the Head of Sponsors<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"2048\" data-id=\"3158\" src=\"https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/wceu22-worpdress-oporto-208-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"wceu22 worpdress port 208\" class=\"wp-image-3158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/wceu22-worpdress-oporto-208-scaled.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/wceu22-worpdress-oporto-208-scaled-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/wceu22-worpdress-oporto-208-scaled-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/wceu22-worpdress-oporto-208-scaled-812x1082.jpg 812w, https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/wceu22-worpdress-oporto-208-scaled-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><figcaption>Matt identifying the design that inspired WordCamp<\/figcaption><\/figure>.\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" data-id=\"3157\" src=\"https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/wceu22-worpdress-oporto-207-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"wceu22 worpdress oporto 207\" class=\"wp-image-3157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/wceu22-worpdress-oporto-207-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/wceu22-worpdress-oporto-207-scaled-596x447.jpg 596w, https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/wceu22-worpdress-oporto-207-scaled-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/wceu22-worpdress-oporto-207-scaled-1082x812.jpg 1082w, https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/wceu22-worpdress-oporto-207-scaled-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption>Local Municipality party<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"2048\" data-id=\"3150\" src=\"https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/wceu22-worpdress-oporto-200-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"wceu22 worpdress port port 200\" class=\"wp-image-3150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/wceu22-worpdress-oporto-200-scaled.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/wceu22-worpdress-oporto-200-scaled-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/wceu22-worpdress-oporto-200-scaled-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/wceu22-worpdress-oporto-200-scaled-812x1082.jpg 812w, https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/wceu22-worpdress-oporto-200-scaled-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><figcaption>Social Event at the Cruise Terminal<\/figcaption><\/figure>.\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sponsorship_booth\"><\/span>Sponsorship booth<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>All the work we did all this time, concluded in a magnificent place full of Sponsors Booths as you can see below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/wceu22-worpdress-oporto02-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"wceu22 worpdress port02\" class=\"wp-image-3126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/wceu22-worpdress-oporto02-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/wceu22-worpdress-oporto02-scaled-596x447.jpg 596w, https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/wceu22-worpdress-oporto02-scaled-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/wceu22-worpdress-oporto02-scaled-1082x812.jpg 1082w, https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/wceu22-worpdress-oporto02-scaled-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Also in the whole circle of the enclosure, there were also small companies with a table, presenting their product\/service.\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/wceu22-worpdress-oporto03-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"wceu22 worpdress port03\" class=\"wp-image-3127\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/wceu22-worpdress-oporto03-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/wceu22-worpdress-oporto03-scaled-596x447.jpg 596w, https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/wceu22-worpdress-oporto03-scaled-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/wceu22-worpdress-oporto03-scaled-1082x812.jpg 1082w, https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/wceu22-worpdress-oporto03-scaled-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption>I&#8217;m taking advantage of the start of the first day to take a picture with Marko.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/wceu22-worpdress-oporto-209-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"wceu22 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Fede behind me.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/wceu22-worpdress-oporto14-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"wceu22 worpdress oporto14\" class=\"wp-image-3141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/wceu22-worpdress-oporto14-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/wceu22-worpdress-oporto14-scaled-596x447.jpg 596w, https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/wceu22-worpdress-oporto14-scaled-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/wceu22-worpdress-oporto14-scaled-1082x812.jpg 1082w, https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/wceu22-worpdress-oporto14-scaled-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption>Acknowledgment to the Sponsors team at the closing of the event.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The gifts you received for visiting the booths were impressive. I actually had trouble taking them all back, as I grabbed some for my family and <a href=\"https:\/\/close.marketing\/\">Closemarketing team<\/a> as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lectures\"><\/span>Lectures<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Because of my organizational role I had little time to watch talks, of which I want to watch quietly when they are on <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.tv\/\">WordPress TV<\/a>. But I could highlight several like Pablo Postigo&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2022\/session\/a-glimpse-into-the-future-of-wordpress-from-a-frontend-point-of-view\/\">A glimpse into the future of WordPress from a frontend point of view<\/a>, Vicent Sanchis&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2022\/session\/what-is-the-next-thing-about-colour-contrast\/\">What is the next thing about color contrast?<\/a>, Piccia Neri&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2022\/session\/design-for-conversions-how-to-be-more-profitable-by-putting-people-first\/\">Design for conversions: how to be more profitable by putting people first<\/a> and Matt&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2022\/session\/matt-on-wordpress\/\">In Conversation: Matt, Matias and Josepha<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sala-principal-ponencias-wordcamp-scaled.webp\" alt=\"wordcamp main conference room\" class=\"wp-image-3182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/sala-principal-ponencias-wordcamp-scaled.webp 2048w, https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/sala-principal-ponencias-wordcamp-scaled-596x447.webp 596w, https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/sala-principal-ponencias-wordcamp-scaled-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/sala-principal-ponencias-wordcamp-scaled-1082x812.webp 1082w, https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/sala-principal-ponencias-wordcamp-scaled-1536x1152.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/charla-matt-mullenveg-scaled.webp\" alt=\"chat matt mullenveg\" class=\"wp-image-3183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/charla-matt-mullenveg-scaled.webp 2048w, https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/charla-matt-mullenveg-scaled-596x447.webp 596w, https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/charla-matt-mullenveg-scaled-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/charla-matt-mullenveg-scaled-1082x812.webp 1082w, https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/charla-matt-mullenveg-scaled-1536x1152.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>.\n\n\n\n<p>It has certainly been quite an experience to be and help organize WordCamp Europe 2022, of which I believe it will not be the only one. I like to get into the &#8220;mess&#8221; and know how everything works. I have generated new contacts that will surely have an impact on future needs. Next year <strong>next year it will be in Athens<\/strong>, and you can see the video that promotes it:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Announcement WCEU2023\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vJwYDU9Lfkc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I think this has been a start to move us more on an international plane than we are trying to as <a href=\"https:\/\/close.marketing\">both a marketing<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/close.technology\/\">WordPress development<\/a> agency<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Other_posts_about_WordCamp_Europe\"><\/span>Other posts about WordCamp Europe<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>.\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Javier Casares: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casares.blog\/wordcamp-europe-2022\/\">WordCamp Europe 2022<\/a><\/li><li><li>Jes\u00fas Yesares: <a href=\"https:\/\/jesusyesares.com\/wordpress\/comunidad\/wordcamp-europe-2022\/\">WordCamp Europe 2022: The WordPress macro-event after the pandemic<\/a><\/li><li><li>WordPress Radio: <a href=\"https:\/\/wpradio.es\/podcast\/252-wordcamp-europe-2022\/\">WordCamp Europe<\/a><\/li><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<iframe style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/561Ff8ivuIMBvzPzBZ7Y8N?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"232\" height=\"232\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Qq1SBFzByDw?t=11045\">Event music<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My participation in this official event, which is the largest in the world in terms of attendees and sponsors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4126,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"My first WordCamp Europe in Porto 2022","_seopress_titles_desc":"My participation in this official event, which is the largest in the world in terms of attendees and sponsors.","_seopress_robots_index":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3123","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wordpress-community"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3123","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3123"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3123\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4126"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3123"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3123"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/davidperezgar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}