I had the privilege to be part of the organizing team of WordCamp Sofia. Day 1 of that event is behind us, and Day 2 is a contributor day, which will happen tomorrow.

We gave away over 430 badges, however the exact number of attendees will need some special counting and may be lower. As the Volunteers Lead, I didn’t watch many talks but still had the chance to hop in and see some.

This is a tiny part of the front row, with Petya Raykovska speaking and some current and former organizers. Petya shared about how instrumental WordPress is for the people who make Bulgaria a better place, the Open Source community, and made me cry by sharing how important Kaladan was to her life. Kaladan, who was a WordPress contributor and volunteer, passed away.

Myself before the opening, still no red T-shirt.

A group selfie with some of the attendees.

An AI panel, so we can stay current with the hype. WordPress is adjusting to the AI adoption and all of the panelists are treating it as a tool that’s helping people rather than replacing people.

And Afrodita Dobreva, with another really fantastic session about public speaking. I thought the 2024 talk can’t be exceeded but she had a blast.

It was a great event for me. Time to rest a bit 🙂