{"id":725,"date":"2017-08-21T08:25:34","date_gmt":"2017-08-21T12:25:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2017.wilmington.wordcamp.org\/?p=725"},"modified":"2018-08-14T10:56:48","modified_gmt":"2018-08-14T14:56:48","slug":"the-wordcamp-wilmington-2017-speaker-schedule-is-now-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wilmington.wordcamp.org\/2017\/the-wordcamp-wilmington-2017-speaker-schedule-is-now-available\/","title":{"rendered":"The WordCamp Wilmington 2017 Speaker Schedule is Now Available!"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_734\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-734\" style=\"width: 227px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-734 \" src=\"https:\/\/2017.wilmington.wordcamp.org\/files\/2017\/08\/Lauren-Jeffcoat-speaking-at-WordCamp-San-Antonio-300x219.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"227\" height=\"166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wilmington.wordcamp.org\/2017\/files\/2017\/08\/Lauren-Jeffcoat-speaking-at-WordCamp-San-Antonio-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wilmington.wordcamp.org\/2017\/files\/2017\/08\/Lauren-Jeffcoat-speaking-at-WordCamp-San-Antonio-768x562.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wilmington.wordcamp.org\/2017\/files\/2017\/08\/Lauren-Jeffcoat-speaking-at-WordCamp-San-Antonio-410x300.jpg 410w, https:\/\/wilmington.wordcamp.org\/2017\/files\/2017\/08\/Lauren-Jeffcoat-speaking-at-WordCamp-San-Antonio.jpg 949w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 227px) 100vw, 227px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-734\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lauren Jeffcoat, photographed here at WordCamp San Antonio, will be speaking at WordCamp Wilmington 2017.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>WordCamp Wilmington is thrilled to announce that our 2017 speaker line-up is here! Having 30+ speakers on our schedule this year is a testament to how hard our Speaker Recruitment team has worked to attract notable and up-and-coming speakers from across the WordPress Community.<\/p>\n<p>For WordCamp Wilmington 2017 we&#8217;ve planned four learning tracks across two days. As a reminder, just like last year, you can select from across the four different tracks the classes that best fit where you are on your WordPress journey &#8230;<\/p>\n<h3>Track 1: Beginners<\/h3>\n<p>Are you a beginner with WordPress? This track is for you! Talks for this track will focus on WordPress for the beginner. Sample beginner talk topics include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/2017.wilmington.wordcamp.org\/sessions\/#wcorg-session-554\">The Biggest WordPress Myths Uncovered <\/a>, Lauren Jeffcoat<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/2017.wilmington.wordcamp.org\/sessions\/#wcorg-session-572\">WordPress 101<\/a>, Jared McMullin<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/2017.wilmington.wordcamp.org\/sessions\/#wcorg-session-605\">Top 9 Lessons from Daily Blogging for over 900 Days&#8230; <\/a>, Helen\u00a0Rittersporn<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Track 2: Business Marketing<\/h3>\n<p>If you&#8217;re a business owner or key marketing person, this track will help you get the most out of Internet marketing and WordPress. Sample business marketing talk topics include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/2017.wilmington.wordcamp.org\/sessions\/#wcorg-session-613\">Digital Marketing+WordPress=Tying it All Together <\/a>, Derek\u00a0Schmidt<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/2017.wilmington.wordcamp.org\/sessions\/#wcorg-session-617\">Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me&#8230; <\/a>, Peter La Fond<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/2017.wilmington.wordcamp.org\/sessions\/#wcorg-session-579\">How to Engage YOUR Audience and Keep Their Interest<\/a>, Sara\u00a0Whitford<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/2017.wilmington.wordcamp.org\/sessions\/#wcorg-session-585\">From the Ground Up <\/a>, Seth Shoultes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Track 3: Designers and Power Users<\/h3>\n<p>Is WordPress already integrated into your weekly or monthly workflow? This track was created for designers and power users who regularly use WordPress but wouldn&#8217;t consider themselves a &#8220;coder&#8221;. Sample designer and power user topics include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/2017.wilmington.wordcamp.org\/sessions\/#wcorg-session-601\">Selling solutions built on WordPress <\/a>, Andrew Gray<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/2017.wilmington.wordcamp.org\/sessions\/#wcorg-session-567\">What the Hack?! <\/a>, Adam Sewell<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/2017.wilmington.wordcamp.org\/sessions\/#wcorg-session-556\">All You Need to Know about WordPress Access Management <\/a>, Vasyl\u00a0Martyniuk<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Track 4: Developer<\/h3>\n<p>This track is designed for those who live and breathe the WordPress lifestyle&#8230; You know who you are! The talks here will cover various advanced techniques and concepts. Sample developer talk topics include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/2017.wilmington.wordcamp.org\/sessions\/#wcorg-session-599\">A, P Why? Review of the WP REST API and see What it is Making <\/a>, Evan\u00a0Mullins<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/2017.wilmington.wordcamp.org\/sessions\/#wcorg-session-589\">Create Your Own Theme Page-Builder in Minutes <\/a>, Kevin Dees<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/2017.wilmington.wordcamp.org\/sessions\/#wcorg-session-595\">Using Varnish Cache with WordPress <\/a>, Tiffany Kuchta<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>With four different tracks, there is truly something for everyone. Review the <a href=\"https:\/\/2017.wilmington.wordcamp.org\/schedule\/\">great presentations we&#8217;ve planned<\/a>; every talk topic and speaker listed on our schedule are linked to a summary.<\/p>\n<p>And of course, don\u2019t forget to <a href=\"https:\/\/2017.wilmington.wordcamp.org\/tickets\/\">purchase your tickets<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Join us on Facebook and Twitter to get the latest news and updates. We look forward to seeing you soon at Cape Fear Community College for WordCamp Wilmington 2017!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WordCamp Wilmington is thrilled to announce that our 2017 speaker line-up is here! Having 30+ speakers on our schedule this year is a testament to how hard our Speaker Recruitment team has worked to attract notable and up-and-coming speakers from across the WordPress Community. For WordCamp Wilmington 2017 we&#8217;ve planned four learning tracks across two &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wilmington.wordcamp.org\/2017\/the-wordcamp-wilmington-2017-speaker-schedule-is-now-available\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;The WordCamp Wilmington 2017 Speaker Schedule is Now Available!&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8350254,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[29],"tags":[69],"class_list":["post-725","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-speakers","tag-schedule"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8gDVr-bH","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wilmington.wordcamp.org\/2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/725","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wilmington.wordcamp.org\/2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wilmington.wordcamp.org\/2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wilmington.wordcamp.org\/2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8350254"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wilmington.wordcamp.org\/2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=725"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/wilmington.wordcamp.org\/2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/725\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":770,"href":"https:\/\/wilmington.wordcamp.org\/2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/725\/revisions\/770"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wilmington.wordcamp.org\/2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=725"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wilmington.wordcamp.org\/2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=725"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wilmington.wordcamp.org\/2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=725"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}