WordCamp Asia 2023 was Worth the Wait
After three difficult years of planning and re-planning, the first WordCamp Asia finally happened. WordPressers from all of the world traveled to beautiful Bangkok, Thailand for a weekend of learning and networking. This flagship conference was originally scheduled to happen in February of 2020 and was the first large-scale WordPress event to get canceled due to the pandemic. It was an ominous marker of things to come and the new world we would all encounter. Over the last three years, WordCamp organizers all over the world had to pivot, some moving fully online and others canceling altogether. Off the bat, it was important for the WordCamp Asia organizers and volunteers to wait until it was safe enough to come together in person. Thanks to the persistence of the organizers and volunteers, they were able to do just that. Let’s look at some highlights of this historic conference. WordCamp Asia Through the Numbers Tickets for WordCamp Asia sold out within 24 hours. People were excited to help usher in a new continental WordCamp and meet their online friends in person. The turnout was huge. In 2020 and 2021, we saw a decline in contributions and a big factor in that was…
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