Google announced plans to host free conferences worldwide, aiming to provide search-related information directly to people in underserved areas, in their own countries and languages. These events will be entirely free.
Google also promised to share more details about upcoming Webmaster Conferences in communities globally.
What Are the Webmaster Conferences?
These conferences are designed to meet the needs of webmasters in the communities where they are held.
According to Google:
“These events are primarily located in areas where access to search conferences or information about Google Search is limited, or where there’s a particular need for a search event. For example, if a region faces issues with hacked sites, an event may be organized to focus on that specific topic.”
Webmaster Conferences Coming to Europe and North America
Google mentioned that events are planned for Europe and North America, though no specific dates or locations have been announced.
According to Google’s announcement:
“We will also host web communities in Europe and North America later this year, so keep an eye out for the announcements!”
Webmaster Conference Japan March & April 2019
Google hosted a Webmaster Conference in Okinawa and Fukuoka, Japan in March and April 2019, attended by Gary Illyes and several Japanese Googlers.
Sessions at the Japanese Webmaster Conferences included:
- The New Search Console & Helping The Long Tail Web
- Google Image Search
Webmaster Conferences are Coming to India and Indonesia
Fifteen Webmaster Conferences are scheduled in India from June 17, 2019, to August 09, 2019, with two events planned for Indonesia.
According to the official Google announcement for the Indian events:
“We are hosting the Webmaster Conferences 2019 (rebranded from Google Search Conference) as Google deeply cares about the creation of local language content and the discovery of this content. These conferences are a series of one-day events across 15 cities in India…”
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