WordCamp Tokyo 2018 Overview

WordCamp Tokyo is one of the longest-running community WordPress events. Since 2008, the team of volunteers in the Metro Tokyo area had organized ten WordCamps including the one in Yokohama.

This year, the 2-day conference is taking place on September 14-15, 2018.

Event Overview

Event Tagline:
“Challenge!”
Contents:
Friday, September 14th
9:30: Doors open / registratin starts
10:00 – 16:00: Contributor Day (hands-on group work contributing to WordPress core, Codex/theme/plugin translation, and more)
Saturday, September 15th
9:30: Doors open / registratin starts
10:00 – 17:10: Session Day
18:45 – 21:30: After Party (in Shibuya)
After Party Location
Contributor Day & Session Day Venue:
Bellesale Shinjuku Grand 5th Floor Conference Center
Sumitomo Fudosan Shinjuku Grand Tower 5th Floor
8-17-1 Nishi-shinjuku, Shinjuku, Tokyo 160-6105, Japan
For detailed access information, see the Location page or the official access map (Japanese).
Day 2 After Party Venue:
TK Shibuya (details)
Maximum Attendees:
Day 1: 250
Day 2: 1,000

FAQs

Will there be any English sessions?
Yes, we are planning to have some English sessions again this year. We have great speakers lined up for 6 sessions on the dedicated English track.

Will there be enough tickets? I need to make sure that I can get the ticket before I finalize my travel arrangements.
Tickets are on sale now 🙂

Are you going to have a simultaneous interpretation system like 2016 & 2017?
Yes! Room K is dedicated to English speakers and will be simultaneously translated to Japanese. See the timetable for the full list of sessions.

Can I receive a refund for my ticket?
You can cancel your ticket until the day before the event. Find an email with the subject line of “WordCamp Tokyo 2018 のチケット” and click the URL in it. On the page you arrive, click the link that says “返金をリクエスト” and proceed from there.
返金リクエスト画面