Friday Schedule

* Please note this is subject to change

Time
Room 4C
Room 446
Room 448
Room 449
Room 450

9:00a
Welcome to WordCamp Atlanta 2012
9:20a
What’s New in WordPress 3.4
Jane Wells

10:00a
Monetizing your WordPress blog
Syed Balkhi
Hello WordPress! An absolute beginners workshop
Russell Fair
Got Awesome Theme Functionality? It Probably Needs a Plugin
Thomas Griffin
CSS Survival Guide
John Sexton
Creating an Event Website With WordPress
Marna Friedman

11:00a
How to Craft Blog Posts that Build Audiences, Traffic, and Your Business
John Saddington
Hello WordPress! An absolute beginners workshop
Russell Fair
Mastering Custom Post Types
Mike Schinkel
Responsive Web Design: Philosophy, Technology, and You
John Sexton
 

12:00p
Lunch Break

1:00p
Oh My, So Many to Choose From . . . How to Pick a Theme
Judi Knight
Website Navigation Menu Styling Tips and Best Practices
Rachel Baker
Implementing Facebook Registration
Nic Rosental
Expanding your Online Presence with WordPress Multisite
David Carroll and Adam Weart
WordPress End-User Security – The Remix
Dre Armeda

2:00p
Best Practices and Tools for Using Images
Kathy Drewien
WordPress Theme Customization
Lisa Sabin-Wilson
Hosting Showdown: Shared, Dedicated, VPS or Managed. What makes the most sense for you?
David Vogelpohl
Writing Effective Proposals
Aubrey Sears
The Power of BuddyPress in Social Media Marketing
David Carroll and Adam Weart
3:00p
Break

 

3:20p
There’s a Plugin For That: Expanding the Functionality of Your Site
Marna Friedman
Shared Hosting and WordPress
Al Davis
CSI: WordPress — Getting into the Guts
Dougal Campbell
Design Swoon – visual trends and WordPress
Sara Cannon
“Must Use” vs. “Gotta Have” a guide to Multisite Plugins
Russell Fair

4:30p
Closing Remarks

 

* Note: We also have a special unconference room (#447) that has no scheduled content. It has seats for about 30 people and will serve as our happiness bar area and can be to discuss any topic that isn’t on the schedule.

10 Responses to “Friday Schedule”

  1. Callahan McDonough says:
    January 17, 2012 at 9:57 am

    Can’t wait, looks like a dynamic line up of folks and presentations.

  2. Kristina McInerny says:
    January 18, 2012 at 8:53 pm

    Wow! Lots of variety for all skill sets! Thank you to EVERYONE for all of your volunteer efforts!

  3. Claudia Arkush says:
    January 26, 2012 at 4:12 pm

    So many things to choose from! I need to clone myself immediately so I won’t miss out on anything.

  4. Jack says:
    January 29, 2012 at 12:31 pm

    OK, I have my events picked out!

  5. Carol Sue Young says:
    February 1, 2012 at 4:37 am

    I am so looking forward to this event! Yes,so many choices I don’t want to miss anything. I know at least 5 of attendees so it sounds like a fun time to me!

  6. Diana Simon says:
    February 1, 2012 at 7:34 pm

    Think I’ve got my sessions selected. So glad they will have video of the lectures posted to this website after WordCamp. I’m sure to miss many that should ‘not be missed.’

  8. Beverly Molander says:
    February 3, 2012 at 4:43 am

    confusion will = clarity!

  9. Randy Barnes says:
    February 10, 2012 at 12:37 am

    I tend not to plan at WordCamp but go with the flow when the spirit moves me. This menu looks delish!