{"id":437,"date":"2018-09-19T12:37:48","date_gmt":"2018-09-19T10:37:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2018.johannesburg.wordcamp.org\/?p=437"},"modified":"2018-09-19T12:37:48","modified_gmt":"2018-09-19T10:37:48","slug":"deadline-for-speaker-application","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johannesburg.wordcamp.org\/2018\/deadline-for-speaker-application\/","title":{"rendered":"Deadline For Speaker Application"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The deadline to apply as a speaker at WordCamp Johannesburg is approaching! Only 2 more days left.\u00a0 We will close speaker application on the 21 st\u00a0 of September at midnight SA time.<\/p>\n<p>As a reminder please find the details below:<\/p>\n<h3>WHAT WE\u2019RE LOOKING FOR<\/h3>\n<p>Don\u2019t submit a talk on what you think we want to hear; offer to speak on something that you are passionate about. Everybody has a unique WordPress story to tell, and we want to hear yours.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What are you uniquely qualified to speak about?<\/li>\n<li>Have you used WordPress in an interesting or innovative way?<\/li>\n<li>Was WordPress the foundation for creating something meaningful in your community?<\/li>\n<li>How has WordPress helped you grow your business?<\/li>\n<li>What was your experience updating your code for the latest WordPress release?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>TOPIC IDEAS<\/h3>\n<p>These topics are not meant to be prescriptive \u2014 they\u2019re rather there as a guide to help you think of something you want to talk about.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Workshops for beginners<\/li>\n<li>Workshops for designers (or for developers wanting to learn more about design principles)<\/li>\n<li>Plugin\/theme development<\/li>\n<li>Setting up an online store (particularly with WooCommerce)<\/li>\n<li>Gutenberg (for developers and content writers)<\/li>\n<li>Workshops for running a WordPress business (remote work, managing an agency, scaling your business etc)<\/li>\n<li>Lessons from the Open Source Communities<\/li>\n<li>Marketing<\/li>\n<li>Security<\/li>\n<li>Building with the WordPress REST API<\/li>\n<li>Coding and Development Best Practices<\/li>\n<li>And any other WordPress topic you&#8217;re passionate about<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We are still short on a few Workshops so if your topic can be presented as a workshop please submit as such or indicate on application.<\/p>\n<p>All candidates will be informed as to whether or not their talk was accepted from the 25th of September.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;d like to propose multiple topics, please submit the form multiple times, once for each topic.<\/p>\n<p>If you have any other questions regarding being a speaker, <a href=\"https:\/\/2018.johannesburg.wordcamp.org\/2018\/09\/12\/speaker-application-faqs\/\">please see this post<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To apply please go <a href=\"https:\/\/2018.johannesburg.wordcamp.org\/2018\/09\/05\/call-for-speakers\/\">here\u00a0<\/a>and fill in the application form!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The deadline to apply as a speaker at WordCamp Johannesburg is approaching! 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