Daniel Koskinen

Lightning talks: Otto Kekäläinen, Mari Orpana and Mikko Saari

Say hello to our first set of lightning talks at WordCamp Finland 2016!

Otto Kekäläinen

Otto Kekäläinen is the CEO of Seravo Oy, CEO of the MariaDB Foundation and the chairman of the FUUG Foundation. Otto has been using Linux and other open source technologies for over 15 years, and has been advocating open source for almost as long. Otto’s first blog in 2004 was made with WordPress, and since the inception of WP-palvelu.fi Otto has been deeply involved with WordPress. Otto’s talk will be about WordPress security — what’s important and what’s not so important.

Mari Orpana

Mari Orpana is the COO of Contrast. She is enthusiastic about wonderful WordPress implementations, marketing and working in a team. At WordCamp Finland Mari will be sharing her insights into using WordPress as a marketing tool. Her talk will be in Finnish.

Mikko Saari

Mikko Saari is the CEO at Painava sana oy and the developer of Relevanssi plugin for WP. He is born in 1980, an active WP developer since ~2009. Mikko will be talking about building a profitable business out of selling a plugin.

Speaker announcement: Jenn Schlick

Please give a big hand to our first speaker, who comes all the way from the United States!

Jenn Schlick is the web manager at the Massachusetts of Technology (MIT) Energy Initiative. She works closely with the Initiative’s communications team, managing web projects and web education efforts. She has a decade of experience working in web technologies, including WordPress. Jenn is passionate about CSS, responsive design, and solving complex front-end problems. Jenn’s talk will be about low-carbon web design: about the carbon impact of the internet and how to design, build, and host low-carbon websites using WordPress.

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Regular tickets for WordCamp Finland 2016 are sold out

We sold out in only 53 hours! There are still some microsponsor tickets left for 60 euros each, but you should subscribe to our site (from the sidebar) and Twitter to get info on any possible (very limited) release of additional regular priced tickets nearer the event.

Suomeksi: Tavalliset liput WordCamp Finlandiin on myyty loppuun, vain 53 tunnissa. Voit vielä ostaa microsponsor-lipun 60 eurolla tai tilata päivitykset sivustoltamme (sivupalkista) ja seurata meitä Twitterissä saadaksesi tietoa mahdollisista uusista lipuista.

Ticket sales for WordCamp Finland 2016 are now open

Tickets for WordCamp Finland 2016 in Helsinki are now available. Get your ticket now. The regular ticket price is 20€, which gets you a full conference day including lunch, coffee and a T-shirt plus the contributors’ day on Saturday. If you’d like to show your appreciation for WordPress and support the WordPress Finland community, you can buy a microsponsor ticket for 60€. All Microsponsors get a mention in the conference day slides and a warm fuzzy feeling.

Suomeksi: Lipunmyynti WordCamp Finland 2016:een on alkanut. Osta lippusi täältä. Lipun hinta on 20€, johon sisältyy konferenssipäivän esitykset, lounas, kahvi ja t-paita. Voit myös ostaa 60€:n “Microsponsor”-lipun, jolla tuet WordCamp Finlandin järjestämistä. Saat myös maininnan konferenssidioihin ja hyvän mielen.

Ticket sales for WordCamp Finland 2016 will open tomorrow

Get your laptops and refresh buttons ready! Ticket sales for WCFI 2016 will open tomorrow (Wednesday 10th February) at 9:00 am. The regular ticket price is 20 euros, and there will also be a “microsponsor” ticket for those wishing to show their support for WordPress. There will be a new post up tomorrow announcing the start of ticket sales.

Call for Speakers

Speaking at a WordCamp is a great way to give back to the community, so if you have some knowledge you think might be worth sharing, please consider applying to speak at WordCamp Finland 2016 in Helsinki!

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