Rijeka Will Host the First WordCamp Croatia in September

photo credit: WordCamp Croatia 2015

The very first WordCamp Croatia will be held in Rijeka the weekend of September 4-6. The WordPress community and the tech industry in general are growing in the Balkans. A large contingency of Croatian WordPress enthusiasts were present at neighboring Serbia’s first WordCamp in Belgrade earlier this year. The Croatian WP community has now grown large enough to host its own event.

WordPress didn’t start gaining popularity in Croatia until 2013, but the country is now home to four thriving WordPress meetups in Zagreb, Split, Pula, and Rijeka. Local organizers decided to band together to apply for a country-wide WordCamp, instead of dividing it into smaller ones. They plan to rotate the location every year.

Rijeka, the first host for WordCamp Croatia, is a multicultural city nestled on the Adriatic coast near Slovenia and Italy. It is well connected to nearby European capitals by air and train. Organizers are hoping to cultivate a “cozy and family–like atmosphere” for the event. HKD Sušak, the venue selected, has a capacity for up to 300 attendees.

WordCamp Croatia will be a three-day event that will include educational workshops and tracks on Friday, the full conference on Saturday, and a Contributor Day on Sunday. The call for speakers is open as of today and the deadline for proposals is July 5. Organizers will be accepting presentations in both English and Croatian. If you’re in the area and want to be part of the very first WordCamp Croatia, make sure to follow WP Croatia on Twitter for all the latest updates.