18-20 June 2010

A WordCamp with a difference, it’s on a Greek Island – Kefalonia.

The event is scheduled for 18 – 20 June 2010 and will be held in Agia Efimia (Kefalonia).

Full details of the key-note speakers (and there will be some “real” key-note speakers i.e. people who really know things and you may well of heard of them to!) will be released shortly, but we thought you might like to know about WordCamp Kefalonia.

We are well aware that holding a WordCamp on a Greek Island in a small fishing village rather than a larger provincial town – is – shall we say different – but Kefalonia has a lot to offer it’s visitors and there is some great WordPress work being carried out here – beleive it or not.

For those who don’t know, WordCamp(s) are conferences that focuses on everything WordPress. WordCamps are informal, community-organized events that are put together by WordPress users like us. Everyone from casual users to core developers participate, share ideas, and get to know each other. WordCamps are open to WordPress.com and WordPress.org users alike.

We aim to make WordCamp Kefalonia different and appealing to a wide variety of people. Already we have had expressions of interest in attending from Canada, the USA and Switzerland and obviously Kefalonia but it is this international twist that is making us push ahead with WordCamp Kefalonia.

We acknowledge that WordCamp Kefalonia – 2010 – may not be a large scale event that will register on everybodies radar but we intent to build on 2010 in 2011 and onwards. Our reason for this is two fold, it helps to promote Kefalonia as a destination which can only be good for the local businesses but it will also help with the promotion of the internet here on the island.

Whilst that may sound strange in areas of mass habitation like America and mainland Europe, Kefalonia is a Greek Island the derives 80% of it’s ‘island’ GDP from tourism between May and October – the island virtually shuts after the season. The promotion of tourism via the internet is important to many businesses here and an obvious extension the populations welfare – given the relience on tourism – but to date most have not been given the opportunity to explore real internet marketing, B2B or E-Commerce, factors that could have a dramatic effect. Further, many people are seeking more knowledge about the internet and how it can work in their favour.

WordCamp Kefalonia will help far beyond those who attend.

We know that the numbers involved may be small – say 20-30 people directly at WordCamp Kefalonia in 2010 – but we are arranging for some sessions to be available via the internet either in Podcast or video format.

WordCamp Kefalonia 2010 may be a small event, but it is an event that will have a direct and lasting benefit to the area’s economy. This benefit is derived not from WordCamp Kefalonia but from what WordCamp Kefalonia can acheive.

Please note: WordCamp Kefalonia will be an English language event not a Greek langauge event though we will provide translation. We are also hopeful to provide translations into Italian, German and French.

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