{"id":6,"date":"2026-06-25T12:55:04","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T10:55:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/johannesburg.wordcamp.org\/2026\/?p=6"},"modified":"2026-08-24T10:30:01","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T08:30:01","slug":"call-for-speakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johannesburg.wordcamp.org\/2026\/call-for-speakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for Speakers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-contrast-color has-base-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-1 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2eadce09 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:50px;border-top-right-radius:50px;border-bottom-left-radius:50px;border-bottom-right-radius:50px;padding-top:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;box-shadow:var(--wp--preset--shadow--natural)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-5eaea892 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Interested in speaking at WordCamp this year?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/johannesburg.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/06\/wcjhb-logo-text-black.png?resize=1024%2C256&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/johannesburg.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/06\/wcjhb-logo-text-black.png?resize=1024%2C256&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/johannesburg.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/06\/wcjhb-logo-text-black.png?resize=300%2C75&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/johannesburg.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/06\/wcjhb-logo-text-black.png?resize=768%2C192&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/johannesburg.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/06\/wcjhb-logo-text-black.png?resize=500%2C125&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/johannesburg.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/06\/wcjhb-logo-text-black.png?w=1456&amp;ssl=1 1456w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We\u2019re looking for talks and workshops that help our community build better with WordPress &#8211; practical, honest, and useful. Whether you\u2019re a developer, designer, marketer, agency owner, or content creator, if you\u2019ve got something worth teaching, we want to hear from you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>This is a volunteer-run, community-organised event \u2013 your support makes it happen.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><div class=\"wcfd-disabled-form is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div id=\"wcorg-login-message\" class=\"message\">\n<p>Before submitting your speaker proposal, please <a href=\"https:\/\/login.wordpress.org\/?from=johannesburg.wordcamp.org&amp;redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fjohannesburg.wordcamp.org%2F2026%2Fcall-for-speakers%2F&amp;locale=en_ZA\">log in to WordCamp.org<\/a> using your Word<em><strong>Press<\/strong><\/em>.org account*.<\/p>\n\n<p>\nIf you don&#8217;t have an account, <a href=\"https:\/\/login.wordpress.org\/register?locale=en_ZA&amp;redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Flogin.wordpress.org%2F%3Ffrom%3Djohannesburg.wordcamp.org%26redirect_to%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fjohannesburg.wordcamp.org%252F2026%252Fcall-for-speakers%252F%26locale%3Den_ZA\">please create one<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p id=\"not-your-personal-site\">\n* This is your account for <a href=\"https:\/\/login.wordpress.org?locale=en_ZA&amp;redirect_to=https:\/\/johannesburg.wordcamp.org\/2026\/call-for-speakers\/\">the official WordPress.org website<\/a>, rather than your personal WordPress site.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"wcfd-overlay\"><\/div><div inert><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Our call for speakers has now closed. 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