OnTheGoSystems News

WordCamp Incubator: WordCamp Medellin experience

On November 5th, I (Andrés Cifuentes), had the opportunity of being part of a great experiment - participating in the WordCamp Incubator program in Medellín. With other 4 volunteers, we were able to bring together more than 90 WordPress enthusiasts at the first ever WordCamp Medellin. What is the WordCamp Incubator Program? WordCamp Medellin The WordCamp Incubator program is an experiment by the Foundation to help expand WordPress to underserved areas by providing more substantial organizing...

November 30, 2016

Mr. WordCamp

Andrés at WC Antwerp He is from Colombia but lives in Sevilla, Spain. He attended his first WordCamp in Leiden, back in 2013. Here at OnTheGoSystems, we all know Andrés by the nickname of “Mr. WordCamp”. Below is the story of how he earned it. How was it that you first got in touch with the WordPress community and how did it evolve into you becoming Mr. WordCamp? Before attending my first WordCamp (Leiden 2013) I...

November 23, 2016

Let’s get together at a WordCamp

We have been writing lately about our presence at WordCamps as speakers or organisers. Continuing our support of our WordPress community, in addition to being Global sponsors for several years, we are also joining you at the sponsor’s area. We want to be able to reach out to you and receive direct feedback from our customers. WordCamp Nashik Our Indian team attended WordCamp Nashik. Harshad Mane has worked hard during these past months as an organiser and all his efforts...

November 16, 2016

An all-time player in the WordCamp field

Harshad at WordCamp Nashik Harshad Mane (from India, Compatibility team) has been part of OnTheGoSystems for almost 5 years now and has taken different roles in our team. He is also involved in the WP community all around the globe. He is big in his achievements, in spite of his small stature. He is a versatile team player. I have talked to him about his WordCamp adventures, and as expected, he has gained vast experience and...

November 9, 2016

Become a WordCamp expert in a few months: in Lauren’s words

Lauren at WordCamp Tampa She speaks fast and takes action fast. She has stepped out of her comfort zone to get involved in the WordPress community and is now on fire. She claims she can be shy at times, but it’s hard to imagine her in a hesitant attitude. Meet Lauren (from the US, WPML support), who has gone from no experience at a WordCamp or a Meetup at all to being selected as a speaker...

November 2, 2016

WordCamp Gdynia

Being selected as a speaker at WordCamps is not easy. There are so many talented people with years of experience that every WordCamp becomes harder and harder to be selected as a speaker. That’s we are happy to announce every time a OTGSian is selected. But it is even more rare to have two speakers at the same WordCamp! That’s why we want to make a short mention of Jakub Milczarek and Kasia Janoska. WordCamp Gdynia was held on September...

October 28, 2016

WordPress Meetup Zagreb, in Croatia. Impressions by Dario and Serhii

On Sept 30th Dario (from Slovenia, Documentation team) and Serhii (from Slovenia, Toolset development team) went to WordPress Meetup Zagreb. It was the first time for Serhii at a WordPress event. For Dario it was the first time at a meetup, although he has attended several WordCamps before, including 2 WordCamps Europe. I had a nice talk with them about the meetup and this is what they said. 13 WordPress Meetup in Zagreb, Croatia. How many...

October 21, 2016

Meet our team

Otto Wald – a detective looking for clues to catch the bug

Otto lives in Buenos Aires, capital of Argentina. He tells us: Buenos Aires is a big crowded city, 3m inhabitants, very cosmopolitan and full of cultural and sports events. It’s the home of the Tango and the famous “parillas” (steakhouses ) but here you can also find Indian, French, Vietnamese, Lebanese, Thai, Scandinavian, Mexican, Brazilian, Peruvian, Armenian or American food. Buenos Aires never sleeps! Restaurants open at 9pm, bars at midnight and clubs at 2am so you can dance until...

October 20, 2016

Helena Petridou

Best shots from Cyprus – and the winner is…

“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” This was the motto of our company meeting this year. We asked everybody from the company attending the event to take some photos which would reflect this great quote. Next, we asked all OTGS folks to vote for the best one. Time to announce the winners…….. Best shot in the Single picture category The best picture in the “single picture” category is this one...

October 14, 2016

Agnes Bury

OTGS WordPress fever!

September has been the most active month of this year. We can say that our OTGSians were active almost all over the world: Lauren, as always, leading in US, Adriano in Brazil, Dat in Asia, and many other WordCamp events in Europe where we were speaking, attending as sponsors or even just attending for the first time! WordCamp Raleigh and Tampa I’ll start with Lauren Jeffcoat. This month Lauren was juggling her time between support and her other passion, speaking...

October 14, 2016