{"id":1208,"date":"2016-12-05T14:50:05","date_gmt":"2016-12-05T14:50:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/2017.europe.wordcamp.org\/?p=1208"},"modified":"2017-06-14T11:06:23","modified_gmt":"2017-06-14T11:06:23","slug":"the-wordcamp-europe-2017-speaker-selection-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2017\/the-wordcamp-europe-2017-speaker-selection-process\/","title":{"rendered":"The WordCamp Europe 2017 Speaker Selection Process"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Learn about speaker selection process for WordCamp Europe 2017, and jump on stage ready \u2014 Photo by Jonas Andrijauskas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This year we\u2019re taking a slightly different approach to speaker selection<\/strong>. As usual, we have a team of people who are managing speakers. This team will be reviewing all applications and we\u2019ll be putting together the final schedule.<\/p>\n

However, we\u2019re enlisting some help: WordCamp Europe is an event for the WordPress community, so we\u2019re inviting teams of community representatives to help us review the applications.\u00a0Speaker selection panels will be asked to review different categories. We\u2019ll have panels for Development<\/strong>, Design<\/strong>, Business<\/strong>, and Community<\/strong>. We also have an \u201cOther<\/strong>\u201d category for those that doesn’t fit neatly into the other categories.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s how the process will work:<\/p>\n

#1\u00a0Blind Vote<\/h2>\n

Panels for each category will conduct a blind vote on the applications. They will receive titles, blurbs, and any other information that doesn\u2019t identify the applicant. The panels will be asked to vote Yes, No, or Maybe for each of the applications.<\/p>\n

They will be asked to review applications on the following criteria:<\/p>\n