Tickets

Tickets for WeCamp are €525,-. This includes food, drinks, your bed in one of the tents, full access to all activities, your boat trip to and from the island and VAT. Tickets can be purchased below using the EventBrite system. If you require an official invoice, please e-mail to [email protected].

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About WeCamp

WeCamp is an event focusing on not just hearing about cool technology, but also applying it. During the 5 days of the event, you'll get to work on a project together with 4 random other people, under the guidance of an experienced coach. Together with your team mates, you'll work on improving both your technical skills while developing on the project as well as your soft-skills in managing the project and communicating with your team members.

We also want to focus on the fact that life is not just about work and technology. During the day, you'll be able to take a nice boat trip on a sailing boat or go on the water in a canoe. We are also working on several activities for the evenings that will allow you to relax and enjoy the nice surroundings on our private island.

During the night we'll be camping, but not just regular camping. You'll be appointed a bed (a real bed!) in one of the several tents around the island. You will share this luxurious tent with other attendees of WeCamp. We also have private shower and toilet facilities.

Of course, WeCamp is also about actually learning something. During the week on the island, the coaches will help you create a personal development plan, to ensure a continuing value for your attendance on the island. If you want, you can also attend an online session with your coach, about a month after WeCamp, to see how WeCamp affected your work. You will get a copy of this report, which you may pass on to your boss to show how WeCamp has helped you. On Saturday, you'll also leave with a certificate of attendance.

Coaches

Ramon De La Fuente

What skills would one look for in a coach? Development experience? Check. Project experience? Check. Able to communicate? Check.

We've known Ramon for what seems like ages already, and last year he attended WeCamp. Ramon is known as a skilled developer as well as a good businessman, with an eye for not just the code but also the people. We are happy and proud to have Ramon on board as a coach for WeCamp 2015.

Petra Dreiskämper

Whether it is PHP, HTML or Javascript, Petra can handle it. The customer can be easy-going or hard to communicate with, Petra can do it.

Petra is a problem solver, where "problem" is used in the widest sense of the word. She is equally skilled in solving architecture problems as she is in people problems. Combine this with running her own company doing a lot of projects, even at the same time, and you'll be sure to learn a lot from her during WeCamp.

Stefan Koopmanschap

Set Stefan free on your codebase and he'll do what users do: The unexpected. He'll find bugs and fix em. While he runs his own company, and WeCamp.

Stefan has surprised many a developer by doing that which the developer did not envision, exposing bugs by thinking out of the box. He is also one of the founders of Ingewikkeld and WeCamp. Last year he knew the hammock well, this year he'll be in action: One of the teams will have Stefan coach them.

Eli White

How about running the premier PHP magazine in the world, and combining that with organizing multiple conferences a year. Crazy? Or Eli?

Eli is our Coach That Comes From Far. Hailing from the USA, he will fly over to help a team bring out their inner talent. He is able to effectively employ an epic amount of organisational skills. Anything from running a magazine to organising a conference, including finding talented authors and speakers.

Richard Tuin

Look at that code. It's a challen... no, it's actually just a problem. Luckily, Richard is here. He can explain it to you, and you'll understand.

Anyone who has worked with Richard on a project will recognize it when we say he knows how to explain and bring structure. Whether he is working on the usergroup he's involved in or working for Enrise, whether you're a co-worker, external developer or customer: You always learn from Richard.

Coach of coaches

Jeremy Coates

Sometimes you need to step back and see the bigger view. While our coaches are busy, having someone that keeps that bigger view is useful.

Last year Jeremy was a coach, and given his background in both tech and psychology, we decided to invite him back as a coach of coaches. Someone that can assist this years coaches in their work, make connections and ensure that both coaches and attendees maximize their teaching and learning.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Sometimes we get questions. We can answer questions. But when we get questions more than once, we'd rather answer them directly. We'll do that here. If you have a question that is not listed here, contact us: [email protected]

What is included in the price?

The prices includes travel from the Biddinghuizen port to the island (and back on Saturday), food for 5 days, drinks for 5 days, a bed in one of the tents and access to the event including all social events.

Why did the prices go up :-(?

For the first edition in 2014, we thought our prices were reasonable. Turned out they didn't quite cover the costs. We still think the new prices are kind of awesome, compared to any kind of seminar, workshop or other learning experience you can find!

Such a great holiday idea!

That is not a question! Also, WeCamp is not a holiday. We aim for every attendee to learn from this event. A lot. Not just about technology, but also about planning, social skills, presentation, marketing. Everything!

I am not a PHP developer, can I come?

Sure! Although we focus mainly on PHP, if you are a designer, frontender or other developer, you could still learn a lot. About PHP, but also about soft skills, planning, marketing, presentation, teamwork etc. It is up to you to decide whether this will be useful to you, but we really think it could be useful.

Should I bring my own tent/sleeping bag/pillow?

No! The island has tents, beds (yes, real beds) and everything provided for you. Do bring your own laptop, clothes, toothbrush though.

I have a special diet, what is possible?

Drop us an e-mail at [email protected] We can't promise anything, but we'll try to cater to special needs as much as we possibly can.

How is the tent assignment done?

Tent assignment is done nearly randomly. We will have seperate female and male tents, but aside from that, you may be put into a tent with a random set of attendees.

What do I do in case of problems?

Always contact the staff! All staff will be clearly identified at the start of the event and there will always be at least one member of staff available immediately.