Schedule

Friday, March 17

3 Beginner Sessions: Novice WordPress Users, Website Designers, Aspiring Developers
Contributor Day: Learn all the ways every skill level can give back to the WordPress project.
Registration opens at 8:30AM. Sessions are 9:00AM-4:30PM.

Saturday, March 18

Kids Camp! 10:00AM–4:30PM Special kid-friendly lessons will introduce your child to the wonderful world of WordPress and help them learn or improve upon WordPress development, design, and use skills!

Time	Ballroom	Anne Cramer	Mark C. Pope	Paul Duke
8:45 am	Opening Remarks
9:00 am	Keynote Troy Dean
10:00 am	Running Your Service Business on WordPress David Laietta Favorite session: Running Your Service Business on WordPress	Seven Core Competencies of WordPress Web Designer Pros Judi Knight Favorite session: Seven Core Competencies of WordPress Web Designer Pros	Namespaces, Autoloading, and Improving Plugin Architecture Tom McFarlin Favorite session: Namespaces, Autoloading, and Improving Plugin Architecture	11 Things you should do with a new WordPress install Steve Heuser Favorite session: 11 Things you should do with a new WordPress install
11:00 am	Typography: The Backbone of Your Website Design Alison Chandler Favorite session: Typography: The Backbone of Your Website Design	Troubleshooting JavaScript Travis Smith Favorite session: Troubleshooting JavaScript	Smarter Social Sharing For Killer Content Marketing! Mallie Hart Favorite session: Smarter Social Sharing For Killer Content Marketing!	Finding Your Pot of Gold Isn’t About Luck: How to Prospect, Nurture and Close the Right Clients Krystal Galewski, Leah Halbina Favorite session: Finding Your Pot of Gold Isn’t About Luck: How to Prospect, Nurture and Close the Right Clients
12:00 pm	Lunch
1:00 pm	Responsive Web Design Workshop: Double Session Ashlea Lanier, Ali Green Favorite session: Responsive Web Design Workshop: Double Session	Who needs a Server? Setting up WordPress in AWS without a server Carel Bekker Favorite session: Who needs a Server? Setting up WordPress in AWS without a server	How WordPress Will Change Your Life Brian Rotsztein Favorite session: How WordPress Will Change Your Life	I’m so busy with my business, how can I get content on my site? Mark Tilly Favorite session: I’m so busy with my business, how can I get content on my site?
2:00 pm		WP-CLI: Save Time by Managing WordPress from the Command Line Shawn Hooper Favorite session: WP-CLI: Save Time by Managing WordPress from the Command Line	We Are All Making This Up: Improv Lessons For Developers Dwayne McDaniel Favorite session: We Are All Making This Up: Improv Lessons For Developers	Be THE Choice, Not Just a Choice…just for WordPress Companies Gene Hammett Favorite session: Be THE Choice, Not Just a Choice…just for WordPress Companies
3:00 pm	Freelance Marketing Workshop: Double Session Nathan Ingram Favorite session: Freelance Marketing Workshop: Double Session	Get Your Website Done: 12 Actionable Steps for Designers Jill Anderson Favorite session: Get Your Website Done: 12 Actionable Steps for Designers	Discovering The Content Endpoints Of The WordPress REST API Josh Pollock Favorite session: Discovering The Content Endpoints Of The WordPress REST API	Getting Started With Google Analytics Frank Corso Favorite session: Getting Started With Google Analytics
4:00 pm		How to find a good WordPress developer Adam Walker Favorite session: How to find a good WordPress developer	How to use teaching as a learning tool Carl Alexander Favorite session: How to use teaching as a learning tool	Gaining a Global Audience: The Importance of Website Translation Lauren Jeffcoat Favorite session: Gaining a Global Audience: The Importance of Website Translation

Sunday, March 19

Time	Ballroom	Anne Cramer	Mark C. Pope	Paul Duke
9:00 am	Getting Started with JavaScript: Double Session Micah Wood Favorite session: Getting Started with JavaScript: Double Session	Creating SOLID (not STUPID) Plugins and Themes Brian S. Reed Favorite session: Creating SOLID (not STUPID) Plugins and Themes	The Form Factor: Tools of the Trade Naomi C. Bush Favorite session: The Form Factor: Tools of the Trade	DIY WordPress Site Management: Configure, Launch, and Maintain Cliff Seal Favorite session: DIY WordPress Site Management: Configure, Launch, and Maintain
10:00 am		Photography for Websites Scott Fisk Favorite session: Photography for Websites	Panel: Hosting Companies Aaron Reimann Favorite session: Panel: Hosting Companies	Your Website: a New Client Magnet Machine! Karen Cleveland Favorite session: Your Website: a New Client Magnet Machine!
11:00 am	Lessons learned on the journey from Print to WordPress – tips from a longtime graphic designer Su Berland Schaer Favorite session: Lessons learned on the journey from Print to WordPress – tips from a longtime graphic designer	Framework Springboard- Build Faster and Better Websites in WAY Less Time Shelly Peacock Favorite session: Framework Springboard- Build Faster and Better Websites in WAY Less Time	Evolving a blog to a podcast (and beyond) Mark Deal Favorite session: Evolving a blog to a podcast (and beyond)	Building a referral network April Wier Favorite session: Building a referral network
12:00 pm	Lunch
1:00 pm	SEO in 2017: Double Session Mickey Mellen, Jenny Munn Favorite session: SEO in 2017: Double Session	Princess Leia taught me everything I need to know about design Isaac Irvine Favorite session: Princess Leia taught me everything I need to know about design	Leveraging Child Themes and Grandchild Themes to Streamline Development Rob Riggs Favorite session: Leveraging Child Themes and Grandchild Themes to Streamline Development	Outsourcing with WordPress Mickey Trivett Favorite session: Outsourcing with WordPress
2:00 pm		The Age of the Specialist: Running a Niche Design Business Derek Hart Favorite session: The Age of the Specialist: Running a Niche Design Business	WordPress Deployment for Professionals: How to Solve the Problem of Multiple WordPress Installs in 30 Minutes or Less Jason Lengstorf Favorite session: WordPress Deployment for Professionals: How to Solve the Problem of Multiple WordPress Installs in 30 Minutes or Less	WordPress as a Vehicle for Any Business: Visualizing and Achieving Success Adam W. Warner Favorite session: WordPress as a Vehicle for Any Business: Visualizing and Achieving Success
3:00 pm	Processing the Process of Processes Bret Phillips Favorite session: Processing the Process of Processes	A/B Testing, Which Way Does Your Duck Face? Mike Demo Favorite session: A/B Testing, Which Way Does Your Duck Face?	Website Security – The Big Picture w/ Simple Steps to Take Aaron D. Campbell Favorite session: Website Security – The Big Picture w/ Simple Steps to Take	Meetups: Why is it important to invest in the WordPress Community? Bridget Willard Favorite session: Meetups: Why is it important to invest in the WordPress Community?
4:00 pm	Closing Remarks

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