{"id":2893,"date":"2017-04-27T08:16:34","date_gmt":"2017-04-27T15:16:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2016.seattle.wordcamp.org\/?p=2893"},"modified":"2017-04-27T10:46:13","modified_gmt":"2017-04-27T17:46:13","slug":"suggest-speaker-wordcamp-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seattle.wordcamp.org\/2016\/suggest-speaker-wordcamp-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Suggest a Speaker or Topic for WordCamp 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_2895\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2895\" src=\"https:\/\/2016.seattle.wordcamp.org\/files\/2017\/04\/suggest-speaker-topic.jpg\" alt=\"Suggest a Speaker or Topic for WordCamp 2017\" width=\"600\" height=\"278\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2895\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seattle.wordcamp.org\/2016\/files\/2017\/04\/suggest-speaker-topic.jpg 600w, https:\/\/seattle.wordcamp.org\/2016\/files\/2017\/04\/suggest-speaker-topic-300x139.jpg 300w, https:\/\/seattle.wordcamp.org\/2016\/files\/2017\/04\/suggest-speaker-topic-500x232.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2895\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">photo credit: Andrew Villeneuve<\/p><\/div>\n<p>WordCamp 2016 feels like it just happened, but amazingly, we&#8217;ve already got planning for WordCamp 2017 well underway.<\/p>\n<p><strong>It will be November 4th and 5th this year<\/strong> &#8211; at the same location as last year, the Washington State Convention Center Conference Center in downtown Seattle. <\/p>\n<p>Add it to your calendar right now! I&#8217;m getting all fired up just thinking about it.<\/p>\n<p>This year, in order to put on another amazing WordCamp that exceeds everyone&#8217;s wildest expectations, we&#8217;d like to involve the WordPress community as much as possible.<\/p>\n<h2>So we&#8217;re reaching out to ask for your input.<\/h2>\n<p>We\u2019ll be opening up applications for speakers for the 2017 camp here in just a few weeks. But we want to get your ideas and input beforehand\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Are there any speakers and\/or specific topics you&#8217;d really love to see at this year&#8217;s WordCamp?<\/p>\n<h2>Here&#8217;s what we need from you:<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p>Please take some time to think about people in your network who might be good speakers. We all work in different circles so don&#8217;t assume that someone else will suggest people you know.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 30px\">Then, take a few minutes to fill out this super-quick <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSc8PXXtdamwm45MjBmBY9hqPSMllBftS2eMUpg09RQPo2s1WQ\/viewform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>WordCamp Seattle 2017 Speaker &amp; Topic Suggestions form<\/strong><\/a> (anonymously) to share their name, email address or other relevant contact information, and their area of expertise with us.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Share this post on social media to help us spread the &#8220;Word&#8221; (pun intended).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>We&#8217;re planning to personally reach out and invite everyone who is suggested to apply to speak once the application is open.<\/p>\n<p>Personal invitations mean a lot to those who receive them and increase the chances of them applying, so this is a great way to pay someone an anonymous compliment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>There&#8217;s also a spot at the bottom of the form to suggest topics you&#8217;d really like to see at this year&#8217;s camp.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s going to be epic, and we can&#8217;t wait to see you there! 6 months will go by in a flash.<\/p>\n<p>Oh&#8230;and P.S. &#8211; the new website is almost up, but you can already sign up to get email notifications about WordCamp 2017, so be sure to <a href=\"https:\/\/2017.seattle.wordcamp.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>pop on over there<\/strong><\/a> and enter your email address so you don&#8217;t miss out on any of the juicy details.<\/p>\n<p><em>Note: With the way the WordPress notification system works, it does not transfer email addresses from year to year, so even if you&#8217;ve signed up and received notifications in years past, you definitely want to sign up again this year so you don&#8217;t miss out.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WordCamp 2016 feels like it just happened, but amazingly, we&#8217;ve already got planning for WordCamp 2017 well underway. It will be November 4th and 5th this year &#8211; at the same location as last year, the Washington State Convention Center Conference Center in downtown Seattle. Add it to your calendar right now! 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