Thanks for helping us break new ground, Jonathan Wold, Andrea Middleton, Brett Dunst, Steve Zehngut, Natalie MacLees, and Gabriel Mays. We were deeply inspired and challenged by your talks. You knocked it out of the port.
They’re all up. Choose your favorite way to watch:
WordPress is a fundamental part of many of our lives, but there is so much happening with the project—and things move so quickly—that we don’t often have the opportunity to come together as a community and have big-picture conversations about WordPress.
WordCamp Long Beach’s Sunday track, The Future of WordPress, is an opportunity to have those big-picture conversations, and to explore the greater implications of where we think WordPress could, and should, be heading.
We’re delighted to feature some of the prevailing thought-leaders in the WordPress ecosystem, who will talk about the future of WordPress and what it means for the web, our businesses, and our community.
Jonathan Wold will start the day with an overview of WordPress, including where it has been and where it is heading, through the lens of WordPress as an operating system for the Open Web.
From there we will move deeper into the WordPress world with a talk from WordPress community organizer Andrea Middleton on the future of the WordPress community and how the community will (and must) evolve as WordPress continues to scale.
Next, Brett Dunst will give us a look into the case study of Dreamhost and the controversial subpoena for user logs they received from the federal government, including the implications of that case for internet user privacy and the importance of WordPress’s open platform in preserving a free and open internet.
Steve Zenghut will kick us off after lunch by breaking us out of the WordPress “bubble” with a candid talk about the challenges and competition WordPress faces from other platforms, and what that means for businesses that work with WordPress.
Natalie MacLees will continue the conversation with a discussion on the ever-growing influence of WordPress on the greater web, especially in areas like inclusive design and accessibility, by asking the vital question … are we using our influence wisely?
We will close out the day with Gabriel Mays and a look at the complexity and fragmentation that could be holding WordPress back … and possible ways the WordPress community and the greater WordPress ecosystem could move beyond it to unlock WordPress’ full potential.
This is going to be a really exciting and interesting day that we hope will spark some really exciting and interesting conversations. Be a part of The Future of WordPress …get your ticket to WordCamp Long Beach now!
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.