Please take time to login to your WordCamp Philippines Central (http://central.wordcampphilippines.com/login.php) account before the event. Here’s a sample screenshot of what you’ll see when you login.

Once logged in, you will be able to set your shirt size, notify the organizers of any food restrictions, list the gadgets you’ll be bringing to the event, schedule breakaway talks you’ll be attending, and print your WordCamp Philippines e-Ticket, which you will need to present to be allowed entry at AIM.

See you soon!

1. We’re exactly a week away from the biggest gathering of WordPress users in the country;

2. You’re getting a Large (L) sized shirt if you missed the deadline for telling us your shirt size; and

3. We’re announcing the 5 lucky tweeps who will be joining us at WordCamp absolutely FREE!  If you see your tweet below, congratulations and see you at WordCamp!

I want to attend WordCamp Philippines 2012 because I want to learn more. Join me by signing up at bit.ly/wcphreg #WCPH2012

— The City Roamer (@cityroamer) October 15, 2012

I want to attend WordCamp Philippines 2012 because I’m eager to learn. Join me by signing up at bit.ly/wcphreg #WCPH2012

— Stacy |crumpylicious (@crumpyblog) October 15, 2012

I want to attend WordCamp Philippines 2012 because of #SpecialEducationPhilippines. Join me by signing up at bit.ly/wcphreg #WCPH2012

— ia adam-lim (@ia_adam_lim) October 16, 2012

@wordcampphI want to attend WordCamp Philippines 2012 to enhance web knowledge. Join me by signing up at bit.ly/wcphreg #WCPH2012

— DryLL Dial-Villena (@GreenDei) October 16, 2012

I want to attend WordCamp Philippines 2012 because I want know more about blogging. Join me by signing up at bit.ly/wcphreg #WCPH2012

— siFRANZayPINOY (@siFRANZayPINOY) October 18, 2012

If you’re one of the winners, expect a twitter direct message (DM) from @WordCampPH for instructions.

And at WordCamp Philippines, we try our best to make your experience unique and personal. In order for us to do this, we need your help. Please let us know your:

-Nickname
-Website/Blog URL
-Shirt Size
-Food Restriction (if any)

If you’re bringing gadgets (which we encourage you to), we’ll also need a list.

It would really help the organizers if we can get all these information before October 20. So we need you to log in to your WordCamp Philippines Central account as soon as you can.

Thanks and see you at the Asian Institute of Management on the 27th!

But the organizers understand not everyone can easily spend that amount of money. So, we’re giving away 5 tickets to WordCamp Philippines 2012.

Interested? Here’s how you can join this giveaway:

Step 1. Follow us on Twitter (@WordCampPH)

Step 2. RT the tweet below:

Registration is STILL OPEN! Hurry before you run out of tickets! central.wordcampphilippines.com/register.php

— WordCamp PH (@WordCampPH) September 26, 2012

Step 3. Tell us why you want to attend WordCamp. Tweet your answer using the format:

I want to attend WordCamp Philippines 2012 because {answer here}. Join me by signing up at http://bit.ly/wcphreg #WCPH2012

That’s it! Easy peasy, isn’t it?

Tweet as many times as you like but avoid flooding your followers with entries, OK? We’ll randomly pick the winners and announce their names on October 20, 2012. Good luck!

Andrew (in WordCamp shirt) with Matt at WordCamp Philippines 2008

Meet Andrew. He’s our resident designer for all things WordCamp since 2008. His WordCamp design portfolio includes, among others, the 2008 WordCamp Philippines shirt, which WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg made special mention of at WordCamp San Francisco 2008, and WordCamp New York’s 2009 logo.

Find out more about his design workflow in this short Q&A:

Lyle: Hi Drew. Thanks for designing this year’s WordCamp Philippines tee. Can you tell us about your design background?

Andrew: Before I got into web development I was interested in Graphic Design.
Ever since college I was known as “the guy who designs”.  I did logos,
posters, banners for the school organizations I’m affiliated with.
Ironically, I didn’t graduate with a Fine Arts degree (Ateneo de
Manila didn’t offer it at that time).  My course was Management
Economics.  But a few years later I flew to New York City to study
Digital Design at Pratt Institute. That was when I got really immersed
into art and design.  Amusingly, my good grades also made me a partial
scholar and got me a few internships after graduation.

Lyle: You’ve been our resident designer since the first WordCamp in the
Philippines. Where do you draw inspiration in designing these shirts?

Andrew: I would like to call my designs as “good accidents”.  In the case of
the first WordCamp shirt I wanted to give it a local vibe by using the
WordPress logo and put rays around it like the sun found on the
Philippine flag.  I was happy with it, but it wasn’t until I
unintentionally clicked on the splatter brush that it began to look a
lot cooler.

Lyle: Tell us how you came up with this year’s design.

Andrew: While I was designing this one I used clean lines, shapes and bold
typography, which are characteristic of old propaganda art.  I also
find it relevant now that even our freedom to blog is being
threatened.  More than ever, it is the right time to be nationalistic.

Indeed, it is! So without further ado, I present this year’s WordCamp Philippines Shirt. Each registered camper gets one!

Chelsea Otakan

Talk: Plenary & WordPress Themes

Chelsea Otakan is a Design Wrangler at Automattic and UI Group Contributor at WordPress. She is also one of two Filipinos who work for Automattic. It’s been a while since she’s been in the Philippines. Chelsea is thrilled to come back and meet the local WordPress community and share her experience.

Philip Arthur Moore

Talk: Building a WordPress Theme with _s

Philip Arthur Moore is a United States-born, Hanoi-based expatriate. He is a WordPress Theme Wrangler at Automattic. Music lover. Chocoholic.

Danilo Arao

Talk: Blogging Ethics and Standards

Danny Arao is a webmaster, and an assistant professor of the Department of Journalism at the University of the Philippines College of Mass Communication. He is also the managing editor of the Philippine Journalism Review, a publication of the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility.

Kimanzi Constable

Talk: The Power of Your Story Through WordPress

Kimanzi Constable is an author who has self-published two eBooks and sold over 60,000 copies. He is an international speaker, coach and consultant. His mission is to help people live the full and abundant life they deserve. He is an WordPress lover and WordCamp expert. He has spoken at numerous WordCamps held in New York, Reno, Arkansas, Grand Rapids, New Mexico, Los Angeles and Sydney, Australia. He is ready to come and share his real life experience in the Philippines.

Kim Tyrone Agapito

Talk: SEO and WordPress

Kim Tyrone Agapito is a Search, Social Media and Creative Marketing Consultant. He is a frequent lecturer and speaker on Pro Blogging, SEO and Internet Marketing conferences sought by organizations, schools and businesses. He currently runs over a hundred WordPress-powered sites including KimoftheWorld, an SEO and Pro Blogging blog and ArticleScholar, a Guest Post Hub and Service Center.

Jayvee Fernandez

Talk: TBA

Jayvee Fernandez has been blogging for a decade and hopes to share his wisdom in WordCamp Philippines for the second time. He is Senior Manager for Online Assets at ID8, a SMART Consultant and is a member of AIM’s (our venue) faculty. During his spare time, Jayvee dabbles in underwater photography.

Marck Ronald Rimorin

Talk: TBA

Marck Ronald Rimorin is Intelligence Strategist at Netbooster Asia. His approach in social media marketing is grounded on the essentials of always-on, research, doing things based on verifiable data, and the long-term involvement of brands in the communities they participate in. He is a Philippine Blog Awards Awardee and was featured on the BBC.

More speakers coming soon!

We are offering WordCamp tickets at a discounted rate of P1,000.00 from the regular rate of P1,300.00. This offer is good from now until September 15, 2012.

Register here. Registration includes access to WordCamp Philippines Central, your ticket, official t-shirt and schwag.

See you there!

Leaderboard ad (728 x 90 pixels) on the homepage of 2012.philippines.wordcamp.org for six months
Blog post on http://www.wordcampphilippines.com introducing your sponsorship
First priority to choose location of booth
Logo on the Photowall
Right to place three banners at WordCamp Venue
Right to put 2 stage standees at the venue
Acknowledgment as Co-presentor at least 5 times during the event
Placement of three items in the kits
Company logo and name in the WordCamp 2012 passes and badges
5 free tickets to WordCamp
One Spread Colored Ad or Write up on the WordCamp Philippines Souvenir Booklet to be distributed during WordCamp Philippines 2012
Right to raffle off a maximum of 20 items to the attendees of WordCamp 2012 – to be raffled during the breaks
2 copies (in digital format) of the photo and documentation of the event
1 text link ad on the side bar of WordCampPhilippines.com, maximum of 55 characters including spaces, for six months
Company name, logo, link, and short company description on Sponsors Page at 2012.philippines.wordcamp.org

Gold Sponsor – P75,000 ($1,630)

Medium logo (250 x 400 pixels) on the sidebar of 2012.philippines.wordcamp.org (rotating ad spot above the fold) for six months
Blog post on http://www.wordcampphilippines.com introducing your sponsorship
Sponsor’s booth during the event
Right to place two banners at WordCamp Venue
Acknowledgment as Gold Sponsor at least 4 times during the event
Placement of two items in the kits
3 free tickets to WordCamp
One Page Colored Ad or Write up on the WordCamp Philippines Souvenir Booklet to be distributed during WordCamp Philippines 2012
Right to raffle off a maximum of 10 items to the attendees of WordCamp 2012 – to be raffled during the breaks
1 copy (in digital format) of the photo and documentation of the event
1 text link ad on the side bar of WordCampPhilippines.com, maximum of 55 characters including spaces, for six months
Company name, logo, link, and short company description on Sponsors Page at 2012.philippines.wordcamp.org

Silver Sponsor – P50,000 ($1,100)

Small logo (125 x 125 pixels) on the sidebar of 2012.philippines.wordcamp.org (rotating ad spot) for six months
Blog post on http://www.wordcampphilippines.com introducing your sponsorship
Sponsor’s booth during the event
Right to place one banner at WordCamp Venue
Acknowledgment as Silver Sponsor at least 3 times during the event
Placement of two items in the kits
2 free tickets to WordCamp
One Page Black and White Ad or Write up on the WordCamp Philippines Souvenir Booklet to be distributed during WordCamp Philippines 2012
Right to raffle off a maximum of 5 items to the attendees of WordCamp 2012 – to be raffled during the breaks
1 copy (in digital format) of the photo and documentation of the event
1 text link ad on the side bar of WordCampPhilippines.com, maximum of 55 characters including spaces, for six months
Company name, logo, link, and short company description on Sponsors Page at 2012.philippines.wordcamp.org

Bronze Sponsor – P25,000 ($550)

Text Link on 2012.philippines.wordcamp.org
Blog post introducing your sponsorship
1 free ticket to WordCamp
Acknowledgment as Sponsor at least once during the event
Placement of one item in the kits
½ page Black and White Ad or Write up on the WordCamp Philippines Souvenir Booklet to be distributed during WordCamp Philippines 2012
Right to raffle off a maximum of 5 items to the attendees of WordCamp 2012 – to be raffled during the breaks
1 copy (in digital format) of the photo and documentation of the event
1 text link ad on the side bar of WordCampPhilippines.com, maximum of 55 characters including spaces, for six months
Company name, logo, link, and short company description on Sponsors Page at 2012.philippines.wordcamp.org

Individual Sponsor – P10,000($220)

Text Link on 2012.philippines.wordcamp.org
Blog post introducing your sponsorship
1 free ticket to WordCamp
Acknowledgment as Sponsor at least once during the event
¼ page Black and White Ad or Write up on the WordCamp Philippines Souvenir Booklet to be distributed during WordCamp Philippines 2012
1 text link ad on the side bar of WordCampPhilippines.com, maximum of 55 characters including spaces, for six months
Name, link, and short write up on Sponsors Page at 2012.philippines.wordcamp.org

Additional Opportunities

Lunch Sponsor – P50,000 or in kind with category exclusivity ($1,100)
We will be serving lunch to our participants, organizers, and volunteers. Sponsorship of lunch is equivalent to a Silver Sponsorship.

Snacks Sponsor – P25,000 or in kind with category exclusivity ($550)
We will be serving snacks and free flowing coffee and water for our participants, organizers, and volunteers for the morning and for the afternoon. Sponsorship of snacks is equivalent to a Bronze Sponsorship.

WiFi Access – In kind
We need four access points for the event. This sponsorship can be considered as partial payment in kind deductible from the sponsorship package chosen by the sponsor.

Shirt Sponsor – P50,000 or in kind ($1,100)
We will be distributing shirts to our participants. The logo, name, and URL of the shirt sponsor will be printed at the upper back portion of the shirts.

Media Sponsor – In Kind
WordCamp Philippines 2010 and Avatar Media will need coverage before, during, and after the event. Coverage should be done in collaboration with the Marketing Team of the event. This should be equivalent to a Silver or Bronze Sponsorship depending on the coverage.

Speakers & Volunteers Dinner – P25,000 ($550)
The night right after WordCamp, you may host or sponsor a dinner for the Organizers, Speakers, Volunteers and other VIP. Sponsorship of dinner is equivalent to a Small Business Sponsorship.

Air Fare Sponsor – In Kind with with category exclusivity
We will be flying in some organizers and speakers from other parts of the Philippines. This should be equivalent to Silver Sponsorship.

Accommodations Sponsors – In kind
The organizers need accommodations for eight persons for three days and four nights. This should be equivalent to a Bronze or Silver Sponsorship depending on the sponsors’ rates.

Please use the Sponsorship application form found on this page if you’re interested.