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Minesh Shah

Minesh & Rikta Minesh Shah was born in Bhavnagar city, the first child of his parents. Soon he was joined by 2 more brothers and 1 sister. His father was a civil servant and his mother a housewife. Minesh is married to Rikta. Bhavnagar Bhavnagar is a coastal city in the eastern Saurashtra region of the Gujarat state of India. The old town of Bhavnagar was a fortified town with gates leading...

December 6, 2016

David Garcia Watkins

David and Cari David works remotely from the Sierra de las Nieves in Spain The Mediterranean climate is wonderful, as most of you know, because the company event was held in Torremolinos in Spain a few years ago. I am fortunate enough to live in the countryside of Malaga province, in a little village called Monda bordering the south side of a natural park, Sierra de las Nieves. Apart from a few villages this isolated area...

December 6, 2016

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

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