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Only 11 More Days to Apply to Speak at WordCamp Long Beach

Announcements, News

Be Heard: Speak on What You Care About

WordCamp Long Beach’s Speaker application deadline is Friday, August 23 – just 11 days away. And we want to hear from YOU!

  • Saturday will feature two simultaneous tracks of programming benefiting two different audiences:
    • Users | Folks who use WordPress for their own websites.
    • Professionals | People who build or manage WordPress websites for other people and businesses.
  • Sunday, we’re hosting a single track exploring the more philosophical side of WordPress.

Sunday’s full-day “Future of WordPress” track has never been done before and has caught the attention of wptavern and Morten Rand-Hendriksen, Senior Staff Instructor at LinkedIn Learning. You can learn more about our special Sunday track by watching last Friday’s WPwatercooler show.

Apply to Speak

  • Speaker Application Deadline: Friday, August 23
  • Speaker Benefits:
    • All sessions recorded and edited by a professional film crew and posted publicly to WordPress.tv
    • Invitation to the exclusive Speaker/Sponsor/Volunteer Dinner
    • Local, biodegradable Thank You gifts
    • FREE General Admission with all the perks:
      • Lunch both days
      • Family-friendly After Party on Saturday
      • Swag!

More Ways to Get Involved

No matter who you are or how long you’ve been using WordPress, there’s a place for you in our Long Beach community. We want you!

Sponsor WCLB

  • Want to attend the exclusive Speaker/Sponsor/Volunteer Dinner, pass out swag, or set up an interactive booth in the gallery right outside the sessions? Become a tiered Sponsor – or upgrade to become a Special Sponsor!
  • Want to attend the exclusive Dinner and get your name on our list of Sponsors – but support your local WordPress Community in a smaller way? Become a Micro-Sponsor!

Be a Volunteer

  • Want to get involved, make connections, and learn new skills – but are unprepared to speak or unable to sponsor? Become a Volunteer!
  • Volunteer Application Deadline: Friday, August 30
  • Volunteer Benefits:
    • Invitation to the exclusive Speaker/Sponsor/Volunteer Dinner
    • FREE General Admission with all the perks:
      • Lunch both days
      • Family-friendly After Party on Saturday
      • Swag!
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WordCamp Long Beach’s “Future of WordPress” Track Generates a Community Buzz

News

The WordCamp Long Beach Sunday track is getting a lot more attention in the greater WordPress community than is usual for the second day of a WordCamp.

The topic for the day is the “Future of WordPress,” and as we explain in the Call for Speakers, we plan to host talks and panels “exploring the more philosophical side of WordPress.”

Immediately after announcing the topic, we received an outpouring of support from prominent WordPress thought-leaders, like Morten Rand-Hendriksen:

The enthusiastic response even prompted prominent WordPress publication WPTavern to write an article about the “new concept” on August 6:

“These are the types of big picture presentations that you rarely see at smaller WordCamps. They are usually sprinkled in with other topics at larger camps, so having an entire track dedicated to the Future of WordPress is a unique opportunity for attendees to join in these important conversations.”

– WPTavern, August 6

As co-organizer Sé Reed says in the WPTavern article, the inspiration for the WordCamp Long Beach Sunday track is “the desire to have some ‘bigger’ conversations about WordPress, its place in the web/tech ecosystem, and where WordPress is headed.”

We need to be having these conversations openly and honestly, as a community. The future of WordPress is a big issue that affects everyone who works with WordPress.”

The entire WordCamp Long Beach organizing team is looking forward to hosting a positive and productive conversation about WordPress that will inspire a forward-thinking perspective in all our attendees.

We hope you will consider submitting a talk, whether for Sunday’s “Future of WordPress” track, or for our more traditional Saturday track focusing on users and WordPress professionals.