Thank you to our Silver Sponsor: Jasper IT

We are extremely happy to announce our first Silver Sponsor for WordCamp Nepal 2013. Jasper IT Pvt. Ltd. Thank you so much Jasper for your support.

Jasper IT Pvt Ltd

Jasper IT Pvt. Ltd. is a call-centre based website designing and hosting company. With an aim to diversify it’s area of design and development, Jasper has hence been involved in WordPress along with Mobile App Development and Social Media Marketing. Jasper’s aim is to create more and more IT related jobs to the graduates and non-graduates who feel that design/development is not their cup of tea. WordPress is one of the products that is revolutionizing the IT field in the context of Nepal. With the growing opportunities of WordPress and the help of this community, Jasper only sees possibilities that can help benefit everyone.

Without Sponsors, WordCamps cannot happen. If you want to be a part of this community and you/your company is running with the help of WordPress, please support this event and make it a grand one. Here are more details on the benefits of becoming a sponsor/supporter.

Thank you to our WordCamp Accomplice Sponsor: Code Poet

We would like to proudly announce another major sponsor for WordCamp Nepal 2013. Code Poet is our WordCamp Accomplice sponsor! Thank you Code Poet for your support.

Code Poet

If you use WordPress to build things for other people, Code Poet wants to make your life easier. No matter whether you freelance on a solo basis, lead a small web shop, make plugins in a dark closet, or crack the whip at a large design firm, Code Poet’s aim is to become your go-to source of information and resources to help you expand your WordPress skills and know-how. To make you better at what you do. To make it easier to make your living and look great doing it.

You’re part of a tribe of WordPress designers and developers over 10,000 strong, spanning the entire globe. codepoet.com aims to bring the working knowledge and real world strategies of those people into one place, for you to tap into.

Without Sponsors, WordCamps cannot happen. If you want to be a part of this community and you/your company is running with the help of WordPress, please support this event and make it a grand one. Here are more details on the benefits of becoming a sponsor/supporter.

Speaker Highlight: Philip Arthur Moore

pamPhilip Arthur Moore is the Premium Theme Team lead at Automattic, Inc., where he spends the majority of his waking hours feverishly obsessing over making premium themes a world-class experience for all WordPress users. Philip is a third culture adult, global nomad, music lover, and comedy fanatic.

Philip will be sharing his knowledge on How To Become A WordPress Theme Developer.

In this talk Philip Arthur Moore will go over what it takes to become a full-fledged, full-time WordPress theme developer and all that it entails. Topics covered will include discovering your inner themer, learning how to theme the right way, knowing where to look for answers, and how to become the best WordPress themer in the world.

Thank you to our WordCamp Champion Sponsor: Bluehost

We would like to proudly announce another major sponsor for WordCamp Nepal 2013. Bluehost is our WordCamp Champion sponsor! Thank you Bluehost for your support.

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Bluehost has been a WordPress partner since 2005 and powers over one million WordPress sites. Their goal is to provide outstanding hosting services and customer support for the best possible price. Bluehost is also constantly innovating and upgrading their services and infrastructure at no additional cost to their customers. Join the millions of other website owners that have already chosen Bluehost and see how they can help you with your site.

Without Sponsors, WordCamps cannot happen. If you want to be a part of this community and you/your company is running with the help of WordPress, please support this event and make it a grand one. Here are more details on the benefits of becoming a sponsor/supporter.

Thank you to our Gold Sponsor: Grassblade

We would like to proudly announce another major sponsor for WordCamp Nepal 2013. Grassblade is our first Gold Sponsor! Thank you Grassblade and Next Software Solutions for your support.

Grassblade - Next Software Solutions

GrassBlade xAPI Companion, the flagship product of Next Software Solutions Pvt Ltd (NSS) which builds, supports and sells eLearning platforms, products and services, is a premium WordPress plugin. It allows to host and track e-Learning content from major authoring tools like Articulate, Captivate, iSpring, Lectora, DominKnow and more. GrassBlade is powered by the latest SCORM standard called Experience API (aka. Tin Can API). GrassBlade pioneers the Tin Can space on WordPress, and is a promising tool to simplify e-Learning Management. Pankaj Agrawal, Founder of NSS and the brains behind GrassBlade, has been a major contributor to the Tin Can API spec itself.

NSS boasts of clients ranging from major universities, government organization, and companies from countries like US and UK.

With expertise in several LMS and CMS technologies (including WordPress) and their integration and customizations, NSS is all set to keep its growth and continue to expand its horizons. You can read more about the plugin and the company here.

Without Sponsors, WordCamps cannot happen. If you want to be a part of this community and you/your company is running with the help of WordPress, please support this event and make is a grand one. Here are more details on the benefits of becoming a sponsor/supporter.

Thank you to our Platinum Sponsor: Web Experts Nepal

Sponsors are awesome! They make WordCamps possible.

Our one and only Platinum Sponsor for WordCamp Nepal 2013 is Web Experts Nepal!

Web Experts Nepal

Web Experts Nepal (WEN) is a web solutions provider encompassing the work related to design, development, programming on and for the Web. The company is driven by its able co-workers, in an attempt to make the World and the Web a better place – more interactive, more creative and more presentable. With WordPress powering the Company’s 90% of work, WEN has been able to create a niche market, particularly on the web job portals and a stature in the eyes of global web-based clients.

Besides the in-house Web Team, WEN also has a strong Distributed Associate network with whom they have been successfully carrying out projects with Mobile Applications Development, Zend / CI / Custom PHP Applications Development, Server Creation, Handling and Support, Desktop Applications Development.

WEN’s visions are to be a successful brand that continually works to be better, provide the best, and support the manifest. Their goals are to live up to the name of the company and forever strive to be Web Experts.

Without Sponsors, WordCamps cannot happen. If you want to be a part of this community and you/your company is running with the help of WordPress, please support this event and make is a grand one. Here are more details on the benefits of becoming a sponsor/supporter.

Call for Supporters (Closed)

This has now been closed.

WordCamp Nepal is a yearly event organized by WordPress Nepal, a group of WordPress lovers, power users and developers. This group conducts WordPress meetups on a monthly basis and a WordCamp once a year. WordCamps are official events supported by the WordPress Foundation and happens all across the globe. The main objectives of these events are to bring together all WordPress enthusiasts, network with each other, share experiences and give it back to the community to help each other. One of the main objectives of WordCamp Nepal is to bring out local talents and expose it to the community and the whole world.

Like every other events, WordCamp Nepal cannot succeed without its “supporters”. WordPress community generally refers sponsors as supporters mainly because it encourages sponsors to be actually involved with WordPress in some way so they feel like they are a part of this eco-system and they are giving back to the community. While its open to everyone who wants to support WordCamp Nepal 2013, its highly encouraged that if you meet any of these criterias below, you would love to be a supporter of this event. Not just that, there are several other exposure opportunities as listed under each heading. Last year, we had about 130 attendees. This time we are increasing it to 175 with a lot more exposure by going to national dailies!

Who might be a great fit to become a supporter for WordCamp Nepal 2013?

  1. If you are running a WordPress based business and want to share your products with developers and users.
  2. If your business uses WordPress for its own website or you are pitching WordPress as a CMS for your clients and have benefited from WordPress.
  3. If you have a service or product based on WordPress you’d like to get in front of a large number of freelancers, entrepreneurs and small businesses. Our attendees need you!
  4. If you’re a tech recruiter or employer looking for Developers or Marketers – WordPress or otherwise – you’ll be sure to find them at WordCamp Nepal.
  5. If you / your business is making a living with WordPress.

Platinum: Rs. 1,00,000/- (Filled)

Platinum level is the main supporter of WordCamp Nepal and will be made visible in every way possible to showcase your brand.

  • Acknowledgement and thanks in opening and closing remarks
  • Highlight with logo in the first/introductory page of all speakers slide
  • Large logo on the WordCamp Nepal Site
  • Large logo on the Banner as Platinum Supporter
  • Large logo on tickets, schedules and all print materials
  • Large Table will be provided on the event space to do demos, answer questions, sales, and meet customers. This could be handled by our volunteers too if you are unable to join us.
  • Tweet and Facebook post announcing your support to WordCamp Nepal
  • Guest post highlighting your company on WordCamp Nepal website, you can write anything you like to highlight your company
  • Highlight as Platinum Supporter on local newspapers and magazines ahead of the event and after the event. A large or 2 small WordCamp Nepal 2013 advertisements in a national daily will be published.
  • In one year, 5 of your vacancy announcements (if related to WordPress) will be pinned on the top for 5 days on WordPress Nepal’s facebook group which has over 1200 members and growing. This is a great resource if you are looking to hire WordPress professionals. If any important announcement has to be made, we will unpin your post and after the announcement is done (after some period), we will pin back your post.
  • 7 Free tickets for WordCamp Nepal 2013
  • One customized additional benefit, let’s talk
  • Video/blog post on WordPress Nepal website
  • Thank you mention and a link in event attendee emails
  • 3 WordPress Meetups in the name of your company i.e. WordPress Meetup December 2013 supported by “your company”

Gold: Rs. 50,000/-

Gold levels are second level supporters of WordCamp Nepal.

  • Acknowledgement and thanks in opening and closing remarks
  • Name and Mid size logo on the WordCamp Nepal Site
  • Mid size logo on the Banner as Gold Supporters
  • Mid size logo in the first/introductory page of all speakers slide
  • Mid size Logo on tickets, schedules and all print materials
  • Highlight as Gold Supporter in event advertisement in Annapurna Post daily
  • Tweet and Facebook post announcing your support to WordCamp
  • Small Table will be provided on the event space for you to do demos, answer questions, sales, and meet your customers.
  • In one year, 3 of your vacancy announcements (if related to WordPress) will be pinned on the top for 5 days on WordPress Nepal’s facebook group which has over 1200 members and growing. This is a great resource if you are looking to hire WordPress professionals. If any important announcement has to be made, we will unpin your post and after the announcement is done (after some period), we will pin back your post.
  • 5 Free tickets for WordCamp Nepal 2013
  • Video/blog post on WordPress Nepal website
  • Thank you mention and a link in event attendee emails
  • 2 WordPress Meetups in the name of your company i.e. WordPress Meetup December 2013 supported by “your company”

Silver: Rs. 25,000/-

Silver levels are 3rd level supporters of WordCamp Nepal.

  • Acknowledgement and thanks in closing remarks
  • Small logo on the WordCamp Nepal Site
  • Small logo on banners
  • Small logo in the first/introductory page of all speakers slide
  • Highlight as Silver Supporter in event advertisement in Annapurna Post daily
  • Tweet and Facebook post announcing your support to WordCamp
  • In one year, 1 of your vacancy announcements (if related to WordPress) will be pinned on the top for 5 days on WordPress Nepal’s facebook group which has over 1200 members and growing. This is a great resource if you are looking to hire WordPress professionals. If any important announcement has to be made, we will unpin your post and after the announcement is done (after some period), we will pin back your post.
  • 3 Free tickets
  • Blog post on WordPress Nepal website
  • Thank you mention and a link in event attendee emails
  • 1 WordPress Meetups in the name of your company i.e. WordPress Meetup December 2013 supported by “your company”

Bronze: Rs. 5,000/-

If you are an individual or a tiny company that is fully focused on WordPress and want to just support WordCamp Nepal and the Free WordPress Meetups happening since past 2 years, and want to contribute a little to this voluntary community effort, please feel free to do so.

  • Acknowledgement and thanks in closing remarks
  • Name listed as Bronze supporters on Large Banners and Tickets
  • Thank you note on Twitter and Facebook posts and on WordCamp / WordPress Nepal websites
  • 1 free ticket

If you are interested to lend a support in WordCamp Nepal 2013, please fill the form below. When we reach our fundraising goal, we will close sponsorships, so don’t delay if you want to help make WordCamp Nepal chock-full of awesomesauce!

Final Call for Speakers: Closed

WordCamp Nepal is happening again in 2013! Mark your calendar, its going to happen on Oct 26, 2013!! If you want to speak about anything related to WordPress on the 2nd ever WordCamp here in Nepal, please feel free to fill up the form below and send us your applications. Don’t miss the chance to be recognized by the WordPress community, not just here in Nepal, but also all over the world since we will be filming the sessions and posting over at WordPress.tv, a major resource for WordCamp talks.

The last date of submission was on August 17, 2013! No entries after this date will be entertained.

EDIT: This has been CLOSED now. If you found this out just now, perhaps we can schedule you for our Meetups or next WordCamp.