{"id":1847,"date":"2017-01-18T08:48:47","date_gmt":"2017-01-18T08:48:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/2017.europe.wordcamp.org\/?p=1847"},"modified":"2017-06-14T11:06:22","modified_gmt":"2017-06-14T11:06:22","slug":"call-for-speakers-closes-next-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2017\/call-for-speakers-closes-next-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for speakers closes next week"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1871\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1871\" style=\"width: 1400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1871\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2017\/call-for-speakers-closes-next-week\/apply-to-speak-v2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2017\/files\/2017\/01\/apply-to-speak-v2.jpg?fit=1400%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1400,800\" 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;0&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=\"Apply to Speak at WordCamp Europe 2017. Speaker applications close January 27th, 2017 \u2014 Photo by Vladimir Kaladan Petkov\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Apply to Speak at WordCamp Europe 2017. Speaker applications close January 27th, 2017 \u2014 Photo by Vladimir Kaladan Petkov&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2017\/files\/2017\/01\/apply-to-speak-v2.jpg?fit=300%2C171&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2017\/files\/2017\/01\/apply-to-speak-v2.jpg?fit=640%2C366&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1871\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2017.europe.wordcamp.org\/files\/2017\/01\/apply-to-speak-v2.jpg?resize=640%2C366\" alt=\"Apply to Speak at WordCamp Europe 2017. 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Speaker applications close January 27th, 2017 \u2014 Photo by Vladimir Kaladan Petkov<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The countdown begins! There&#8217;s less than ten days left for you to submit a speaker application to WordCamp Europe 2017.\u00a0We&#8217;re set to close the call for speakers <strong>next Friday, the 27th January 2017<\/strong>.<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Thinking about speaking?<\/h2>\n<p>WordCamp Europe was attended by over 2000 people last year. We hope to welcome even more in Paris this year.<\/p>\n<p>The stage will be set for speakers to share their stories with the largest WordCamp audience in Europe and we would love for you to be a part of it.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button\" href=\"http:\/\/apply.wp-europe.org\/\">Apply to Speak<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>What we&#8217;re looking for<\/h2>\n<p>WordPress encompasses a wide range of topics. Last year, we had talks on theming, imposter syndrome, development environments, managing communities, and <a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.tv\/event\/wordcamp-europe-2016\/\">a wide variety more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This year, we continue to <strong>encourage applications<\/strong> on any topic related to WordPress.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re stuck for ideas, here are some topics to spark your imagination:<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Development<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Case studies of big media or enterprise websites<\/li>\n<li>Internationalisation<\/li>\n<li>Scaling &amp; performance<\/li>\n<li>Security<\/li>\n<li>Front-end technologies including JavaScript<\/li>\n<li>Working with the Customizer<\/li>\n<li>Working with taxonomies &amp; terms<\/li>\n<li>Automated testing (unit\/end-to-end)<\/li>\n<li>The WordPress REST API<\/li>\n<li>Turning your plugin into a business<\/li>\n<li>Development tools, including dev environments, dependencies, and deployment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Building websites with WordPress<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Best practices when building WordPress websites<\/li>\n<li>Guide to choosing themes\/plugins<\/li>\n<li>Security 101<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Design<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Theme design<\/li>\n<li>User interface design<\/li>\n<li>Typography<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Business<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Going from freelancing to building a team<\/li>\n<li>Dealing with clients<\/li>\n<li>EU website\/internet law<\/li>\n<li>Pricing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Community<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Contributing as a non-coder<\/li>\n<li>Diversity\/inclusion<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Content<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Content strategy<\/li>\n<li>Blogging\/writing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Other<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Mental health &amp; well-being<\/li>\n<li>Open source &amp; licensing<\/li>\n<li>Translations (non-technical aspects)<\/li>\n<li>Accessibility<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Applied. 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