{"id":3,"date":"2015-01-30T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-01-30T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2015.europe.wordcamp.org\/?p=3"},"modified":"2015-02-13T20:18:44","modified_gmt":"2015-02-13T20:18:44","slug":"apply-to-speak-at-wordcamp-europe-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2015\/apply-to-speak-at-wordcamp-europe-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Apply to speak at WordCamp Europe 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For the third WordCamp Europe, we\u2019re excited to bring ever more brilliant speakers on board to make it happen. The event will be held in Seville from June 26 to 28 and will bring together more than 1000 designers, developers, business owners, entrepreneurs, marketing experts, bloggers, and educators with a passion for WordPress from all across Europe.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Speakers from Europe (and beyond) are invited to submit to speak on any topic related to WordPress (and beyond)!<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Talk Format &amp; Submission Guidelines<\/h2>\n<p>As WordCamp Europe is an opportunity to showcase the best of WordPress, and of WordPress in Europe, we want speakers that are experienced and we look forward to well-prepared and presented applications. Full-length sessions will be <strong>25 minutes<\/strong> long with 10 additional minutes will be provided for questions from audience. <strong>If you have more than one idea, submit them all<\/strong>, we\u2019ll pick the one we like best. Please send one submission per talk.<strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>What we\u2019re looking for<\/h2>\n<p>We want to see topics that are well-presented as a story, that dig into a specific area while still inspiring the audience. After the event, we want to send our audience home fired up and inspired to wrangle new technology, implement a new business strategy, or get involved with the WordPress community even more.<\/p>\n<p>Have one in mind already? <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/wceurope.polldaddy.com\/s\/apply-to-speak-2015\">Well go on then, apply now!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To help you prepare your submission, here are some example topics that we believe are interesting to our audience:<\/p>\n<h3><b>Development<\/b><\/h3>\n<h3><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"275\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2015\/apply-to-speak-at-wordcamp-europe-2015\/dsc_4613-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2015\/files\/2015\/01\/DSC_46131.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2864,1906\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1411829180&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC_4613\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2015\/files\/2015\/01\/DSC_46131-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2015\/files\/2015\/01\/DSC_46131-1024x681.jpg\" class=\"large alignnone wp-image-275 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/2015.europe.wordcamp.org\/files\/2015\/01\/DSC_46131.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2864\" height=\"1906\" srcset=\"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2015\/files\/2015\/01\/DSC_46131.jpg 2864w, https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2015\/files\/2015\/01\/DSC_46131-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2015\/files\/2015\/01\/DSC_46131-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2015\/files\/2015\/01\/DSC_46131-451x300.jpg 451w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2864px) 100vw, 2864px\" \/><\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Broader Horizons for WP developers \u2013 new languages, paradigms, and tools, that inspire us to be better WordPress developers.<\/li>\n<li>WordPress REST API<\/li>\n<li>Using modern JavaScript front-end tools with WordPress.<\/li>\n<li>Developing larger projects with WordPress \u2013 both team and technical challenges, e-commerce solutions, complex web applications.<\/li>\n<li>Real-world stories of automated testing (end-to-end, integration, browser, unit).<\/li>\n<li>Server setup and new stacks (HHVM, containers, deployment).<\/li>\n<li>Learning \u2013 approaches for staying up-to-date with WordPress and the web development worlds.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Design<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/2015.europe.wordcamp.org\/files\/2015\/01\/DSC_4476-21.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"276\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2015\/apply-to-speak-at-wordcamp-europe-2015\/dsc_4476-2-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2015\/files\/2015\/01\/DSC_4476-21.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2986,1983\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1411836827&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC_4476-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2015\/files\/2015\/01\/DSC_4476-21-300x199.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2015\/files\/2015\/01\/DSC_4476-21-1024x680.jpg\" class=\"large alignnone wp-image-276 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/2015.europe.wordcamp.org\/files\/2015\/01\/DSC_4476-21.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_4476-2\" width=\"2986\" height=\"1983\" srcset=\"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2015\/files\/2015\/01\/DSC_4476-21.jpg 2986w, https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2015\/files\/2015\/01\/DSC_4476-21-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2015\/files\/2015\/01\/DSC_4476-21-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2015\/files\/2015\/01\/DSC_4476-21-452x300.jpg 452w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2986px) 100vw, 2986px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Effective design processes and approaches (mobile-first, data-driven design, designing in the browser)<\/li>\n<li>Designing user experiences for multiple devices\/platforms (cohesive UX)<\/li>\n<li>New trends in web standards and how to make a good use of them (HTML5, CSS, SVG)<\/li>\n<li>Responsive web design &amp; web typography<\/li>\n<li>Client-Designer relationship management &amp; the changing role of the designer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Business<\/b><\/h3>\n<h3><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"196\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2015\/apply-to-speak-at-wordcamp-europe-2015\/dsc_4858\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2015\/files\/2015\/01\/DSC_4858.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"4004,2665\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1411907443&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC_4858\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2015\/files\/2015\/01\/DSC_4858-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2015\/files\/2015\/01\/DSC_4858-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"large alignnone wp-image-196 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/2015.europe.wordcamp.org\/files\/2015\/01\/DSC_4858.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_4858\" width=\"4004\" height=\"2665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2015\/files\/2015\/01\/DSC_4858.jpg 4004w, https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2015\/files\/2015\/01\/DSC_4858-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2015\/files\/2015\/01\/DSC_4858-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2015\/files\/2015\/01\/DSC_4858-451x300.jpg 451w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4004px) 100vw, 4004px\" \/><\/b><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Strategies for business growth &amp; challenges of growth (real-world stories and case studies will be great)<\/li>\n<li>People management (customer service, developers, distributed teams)<\/li>\n<li>Pricing &amp; product strategies (competition analysis, differentiation, upselling, cross-selling, etc)<\/li>\n<li>Brand &amp; reputation management (how to build a strong brand, crisis management, etc)<\/li>\n<li>Business optimization tips for freelance developers (all that paperwork and how to deal with it)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Content \/ Marketing \/ Community<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/2015.europe.wordcamp.org\/files\/2015\/01\/DSC_45211.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"278\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2015\/apply-to-speak-at-wordcamp-europe-2015\/dsc_4521-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2015\/files\/2015\/01\/DSC_45211.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"3596,2393\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1411818041&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC_4521\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2015\/files\/2015\/01\/DSC_45211-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2015\/files\/2015\/01\/DSC_45211-1024x681.jpg\" class=\"large alignnone wp-image-278 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/2015.europe.wordcamp.org\/files\/2015\/01\/DSC_45211.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_4521\" width=\"3596\" height=\"2393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2015\/files\/2015\/01\/DSC_45211.jpg 3596w, https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2015\/files\/2015\/01\/DSC_45211-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2015\/files\/2015\/01\/DSC_45211-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2015\/files\/2015\/01\/DSC_45211-451x300.jpg 451w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3596px) 100vw, 3596px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Successful content strategies<\/li>\n<li>SEO<\/li>\n<li>Landing page optimizations<\/li>\n<li>Email marketing\/Building a subscription<\/li>\n<li>Social Media Management<\/li>\n<li>Practical guide for getting involved with the community<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>NOTE: These topics are just for inspiration \u2013 they\u2019re not exhaustive. We encourage you to submit a proposal based on your expertise, not what you think we want to see. If you want to discuss your idea ahead of submission you can email us at <a href=\"mailto:speakers@wp-europe.org\"><strong>speakers@wp-europe.org<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Submission Deadline<\/h3>\n<p>We\u2019re expecting your awesome speaking proposal by <strong>28 February 2015<\/strong>. \u00a0All candidates will be contacted by <strong>16\u00a0March<\/strong>. Oh, and don\u2019t buy your ticket just yet. All approved speakers get a free ticket for the event.<\/p>\n<h4><strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/wceurope.polldaddy.com\/s\/apply-to-speak-2015\">Alright, I\u2019m ready to apply now!<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Excellent! See you soon!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the third WordCamp Europe, we\u2019re excited to bring ever more brilliant speakers on board to make it happen. The event will be held in Seville from June 26 to 28 and will bring together more than 1000 designers, developers, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2015\/apply-to-speak-at-wordcamp-europe-2015\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Apply to speak at WordCamp Europe 2015<\/span>  <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13714934,"featured_media":196,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[498597,16414,435878],"class_list":["post-3","post","type-post","status-publish","format-image","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-speakers","tag-speakers","tag-talks","tag-wceu-2015","post_format-post-format-image"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2015\/files\/2015\/01\/DSC_4858.jpg","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5A9VZ-3","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2015\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2015\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2015\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2015\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13714934"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2015\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2015\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":983,"href":"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2015\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3\/revisions\/983"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2015\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/196"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2015\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2015\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2015\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}