{"id":481,"date":"2016-08-22T21:00:19","date_gmt":"2016-08-23T04:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2016.seattle.wordcamp.org\/?p=481"},"modified":"2016-09-17T15:46:42","modified_gmt":"2016-09-17T22:46:42","slug":"more-good-speakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seattle.wordcamp.org\/2016\/more-good-speakers\/","title":{"rendered":"In Search of a Few More Good Speakers"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>SPEAKER SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW CLOSED!<\/h2>\n<p>We&#8217;ve received some exciting speaker submissions so far, but we&#8217;re still searching for even more dynamic speakers to round out our roster and bring you a rockin&#8217; WordCamp in October.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re looking for speakers who can teach WordPress best practices, open people\u2019s eyes to what WordPress can be, and speak about all the other things that come with running a WordPress site or business (social media, analytics, consulting, collaboration, etc).<\/p>\n<p>Below are a few topic ideas that would be a good fit for our audience and might help get your creative juices going:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What is the life span of WordPress themes, frameworks, and plugins? How to choose components for stability and longevity and how to deal with a website (and clients) when important tools go away<\/li>\n<li>When to do-it-yourself in WordPress and when to get professional help<\/li>\n<li>Good and bad practices in responsive WordPress design and development<\/li>\n<li>Getting started as a freelance business &#8211; how to break into it<\/li>\n<li>Using GitHub and other development tools<\/li>\n<li>Intro to plugin development<\/li>\n<li>WordPress for Kids &#8211; introducing the next generation to the wonders of WordPress<\/li>\n<li>Lessons learned from doing __________ with WordPress \/ YOUR WordPress story<\/li>\n<li>Hiring and working with people to help with WordPress<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>But don&#8217;t let this limit your imagination! <strong>Deadline to submit your proposal is <em>Midnight, September 1st<\/em>.<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/2016.seattle.wordcamp.org\/2016\/06\/24\/call-for-speakers\/\"><strong>CLICK HERE to fill out the speaker application form<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Recommend a Speaker<\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve seen someone who you think would be a great speaker at WordCamp, share their info with us below, and we&#8217;re happy to reach out to them directly!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SPEAKER SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW CLOSED! 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