{"id":634,"date":"2017-01-22T16:45:17","date_gmt":"2017-01-22T11:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2017.kochi.wordcamp.org\/?page_id=634"},"modified":"2017-01-23T11:13:44","modified_gmt":"2017-01-23T05:43:44","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kochi.wordcamp.org\/2017\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>WordCamp Kochi<\/strong> is an informal,\u00a0international\u00a0conference that revolves around the WordPress content management system.\u00a0An event conducted by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/Kochi-WordPress-Meetup\/\">WordPress Kochi Meetup Group<\/a>, along with help from the global WordPress Community &#8211; \u00a0WordCamp Kochi will have talks by reputed speakers and WordPress experts from India, and all across the world. It is an event that covers topics on WordPress development, security, design, and more.<\/p>\n<p>WordPress is a free and open source web publishing platform that powers over 27% of all websites in the world. Millions of people use WordPress everyday to create beautiful and functional websites, blogs, and web applications. WordPress is also used by major companies like Facebook, Microsoft, New York Times, Time Magazine, and more.<\/p>\n<p>The first WordCamp was held in San Francisco, USA, in 2006. Ever since,\u00a0WordCamps have been held in hundreds of cities across the world, in every continent except Antartica! The WordCamp phenomenon has also made its presence felt in India. <a href=\"https:\/\/2017.pune.wordcamp.org\">WordCamp Pune<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/2017.udaipur.wordcamp.org\">WordCamp Udaipur<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/2017.mumbai.wordcamp.org\">WordCamp Mumbai<\/a> are some of the other WordCamps that have been\/are being held in India, in 2017.\u00a0WordCamp Kochi is the First WordCamp in South India! To know more about WordCamps, <a href=\"https:\/\/central.wordcamp.org\">please visit the official website of WordCamp Central<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"content-block\">\n<article class=\"post type-post entry\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>WordCamp Kochi is for <em>everyone<\/em> who uses WordPress, and <em>everyone<\/em> who should use WordPress. The event\u00a0brings together authors, artists, bloggers, business-owners, consultants, designers, developers,\u00a0entrepreneurs, marketers, non-profits, photographers, software professionals, web developers and more&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>In short, there is something in WordCamp Kochi, for everyone!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>WordCamp Kochi will have several informative, and entertaining sessions on several topics revolving around WordPress, conducted by WordPress experts from India, and all across the world. The sessions are not meant for a technical audience &#8211; they will be equally useful for you, whether you are a WordPress user, or a WordPress developer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Another highlight of WordCamp Kochi is the opportunity for networking.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We are expecting around 300 attendees from all across the world, at\u00a0WordCamp Kochi. It will be an interesting opportunity for you to meet, connect, and network with some of the best WordPress professionals in the world.\u00a0Whether you are a WordPress expert, or a fresh graduate looking for job prospects, or if you an agency on the scout for new clients, or if you are an entrepreneur looking out for talent to power your next big idea, WordCamp Kochi is\u00a0an event you should definitely attend!<\/p>\n<p>So why wait? Go ahead and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/2017.kochi.wordcamp.org\/tickets\/\">purchase your ticket<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0for the <strong>First WordCamp in South India<\/strong>, in the lush city of Kochi.<\/p>\n<p>Remember &#8211; we have only limited seats for the event!\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/2017.kochi.wordcamp.org\/tickets\/\">Book your seat now<\/a>,\u00a0<\/strong>before the tickets get sold out!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WordCamp Kochi is an informal,\u00a0international\u00a0conference that revolves around the WordPress content management system.\u00a0An event conducted by the WordPress Kochi Meetup Group, along with help from the global WordPress Community &#8211; \u00a0WordCamp Kochi will have talks by reputed speakers and WordPress experts from India, and all across the world. 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