Author: Kelly Choyce-Dwan

Featured Track: Gutenberg

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This year, we have a special track of sessions dedicated to Gutenberg, the new editing experience! This project is the next step in editing content in WordPress, and is set to be released in WordPress 5.0. Head to some of these sessions to learn more about what this means for you.

First up, get introduced to Gutenberg by Tammie Lister, our keynote speaker, in The Gutenberg Journey, at 9am in the main ballroom.

These “gutentrack” sessions will all be in the Auditorium (link to map) after lunch, starting at 1:30.

There are also a few other Guten-talks – on Saturday morning in the Intro To WordPress track, Gary Thayer will help you Say “Guten Tag” to Gutenberg. Then on Sunday, you can learn about how to prepare your sites for Gutenberg, even if you’re running a network of university sites, from Brian DeConinck & Jennifer McFarland in GutenReady for the Gutenpocalypse.

Interested in these talks? You can still register for WordCamp today!

Schedule now available

Posted on by Kelly Choyce-Dwan

The schedule for WordCamp Boston 2018 is now available!

This year’s WordCamp features 43 talks and workshops from 44 speakers.

Topics this year include:

  • Intro to WordPress
  • Business & Freelance
  • Content & Social Media
  • Development
  • Site Builders
  • Community
  • Higher Education
  • And of course, this year’s hot topic, Gutenberg!

Gutenberg Design Lead Tammie Lister will be keynoting this year, talking to us about The Gutenberg Journey:

It starts with the editor, but why is WordPress going on this journey? Explore the reasons, where it’s come from, what challenges lie ahead and the route planned. Along the way learn why directions were taken and why this course needs to be set for the future of WordPress.

You can learn more about Tammie in her speaker biography.

Still haven’t gotten your ticket for WordCamp? Now’s a great time! Space is limited, so be sure to register soon.

See you all soon!

Share your knowledge at WordCamp Boston!

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If you’ve ever been to a WordCamp, you know that the talks are a huge part of the event. We love that so many people want to share their WordPress knowledge with our community, and have had amazing talks come out of WordCamp. You can even watch last year’s videos online!

Do you have a lesson, idea, or story you want to share with our audience? You should apply to speak. You don’t need to have tons of public speaking experience, all we ask is that you be able to present your chosen topic passionately and respectfully (there are a few other guidelines outlined on the speaker application).

This year, want to have some sessions dedicated to Gutenberg, the new editing experience;  WordPress in Higher Education, and JavaScript for WordPress. Of course, we’ll always have our informal tracks of content for developers, designers, writers, business owners, people just getting started with WordPress…

If you’re unsure about a topic you want to submit, we’re happy to chat it through.

Speaker applications close on May 13th, so you’ll have plenty of time to get your presentations done 🙂

If you or your company is looking for another way to give back, we’re also still looking for sponsors! Check out our sponsorship page for more information.

Submit a Logo Idea for WordCamp

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Are you a designer, or design-inclined, and want to get involved with WordCamp? We’re looking for a few ideas for this year’s WordCamp design!

 

Check out some of our previous logos for some inspiration:

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You can also go through the time machine to see our previous sites, to see how the logo & style work on the website. Check out…

 

 

Add your ideas in the comments below – anything from a topic suggestion to a full mockup are welcomed! We’ll pick someone by March 12th, and then work together to create the logo, website & badges.