Time | Presenter | Topic | |
9:00 – 9:30 | Beaton Mabaso | To Blog or Not to Blog: Owning Your Narative | |
9:30 -10:00 | Yvonne Feresu | Creativity And Constant Content Generation | |
10:00 – 10:30 | Ellen Mubwanda | Killer Copy Writing Tips That’ll Transform Any Business | |
10:30 – 11:00 | Break | Break | |
11:00 – 11:30 | Trust Nhokovedzo | Mastering Local SEO | |
11:30 – 12:00 | Praiz UX | The UX Design Process | |
12:00 – 12:30 | Bukhosi Mhlanga | Why Hard Code When You Can WordPress It? | |
12:30 – 1:00 | Milford Kudakwashe Moyana | Social Network | |
1:00 – 2:00 | Lunch | Lunch | |
2:00 – 2:30 | Kudakwashe Sape Tshuma | Getting More Clients Through Trouble Shooting | |
2:30 – 2:45 | Tsitsi Chigodo | Arrupe Jesuit University | |
2:45 – 3:15 | Petros Theu | Delivering The “Required Results”; In this Volatile and Unpredictable Economic Environment. | |
3:15-3:30 | Tinashe Bandera | Design and Building For Readers | |
3:30 – 3:45 | Charles Muzonzini | The undisputed, absolute best WordPress theme & plugin setup in the World for everyone | |
3:45 – 4:00 | Break | Break | |
4:00 – 4:15 | WordCamp US | Video Call | |
4:15-4:30 | Mbekezile Mhlanga | WordPress Security and why you need it | |
4:15- 4:30 | Panashe Ngorima | WordPress SEO |
Call for Volunteers
WordCamp Harare needs volunteers to help out during the event. WordCamp volunteers also get a free ticket! There are several roles available for WordCamp volunteers listed below:
Emcee
The mistress/master of ceremonies will be our host on stage for the day. A fun person who can keep the audience engaged between talks.
Time keeper
- Ensure that talks start and end on time
- Help speakers stay on track timewise
- Show speakers the ‘remaining time’ cards during their session
Registration Desk
- Welcome people to WordCamp Harare 2019
- Mark as attended on the WordCamp Website
- Help attendees purchase tickets if they had not already.
- Troubleshoot issues that may arise. Experience with Paynow will be an advantage.
- Must have a device to perform registrations on.
- Set up the registration desk
Swag desk
- Co-ordinate with registration desk to hand out IDs and swag
- Setup swag table and keep it in good order
Media Support
- Assist the photographer and videographer in setting up and moving equipment
- Assist in the set up of microphones and speakers
- make sure equipment handed over in good order at the end of the day
Speaker Wrangler
- Ensure speakers are on time for their talk
- Help speakers set up slides and direct slideshow if needed.
- Troubleshoot any issues that may arise
Social Media Wranglers
- Upload quotes, photos and videos to social media during the event.
- Send out tweets, and posts on the official WordCamp social media pages.
- Draft and send out sponsor thank you messages.
Call for Volunteers is closed.
Free Ticket Call For Students and Teachers
WordCamp Harare 2019 has received a request from a sponsor who would like to pay for underprivileged students and teachers to attend this year’s event. There are limited free tickets available so we will award tickets to the earliest deserving applicants.
Please apply below.
A New Wapuu for WordCamp Harare
A big thank you to Tawanda Ngundu for coming up with designs for a WordCamp Harare Wapuu.
The versions with a pot of beer are an evolution of the WordCamp Miami Slackbot Wapuu.
Which Wapuu do you think should be WordCamp Harare’s official Wapuu? Let us know in the comments below.
Tawanda is a motion graphics artist working at AfroTokyo. You can catch him on Twitter: @AfroTokyoZW, Instagram: @AfroTokyo.zw, or their Website: https://afrotokyo.com/