{"id":5646,"date":"2019-03-22T14:07:46","date_gmt":"2019-03-22T14:07:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2019.europe.wordcamp.org\/?p=5646"},"modified":"2022-11-02T13:07:53","modified_gmt":"2022-11-02T12:07:53","slug":"speakers-open-source-communities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2019\/speakers-open-source-communities\/","title":{"rendered":"Third group of #WCEU speakers \u2013 Open Source & Communities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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It’s the third day of speaker announcements for WCEU 2019! Today we are showcasing speakers covering the topic: Open Source & Communities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

These speakers take a fresh perspective on how we can use WordPress and other open-source technologies, and how our communities can have a real impact on the world. Get ready to be inspired!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Brian Teeman<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The power of free<\/p>\n\n\n

\"BrianBrian has never been slow to express an opinion, thanks to his background in community activism. As co-founder of Joomla!, he has seen the power of community and software freedom and believes that only by working together can we ‘repair the world\u2019.<\/p>\n

Brian has been contributing to, and advocating for, free software for over 20 years and is a regular speaker at tech and non-tech events across the world.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Ines van Essen<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Bringing people to WordCamps<\/p>\n\n\n

\"Ines<\/p>\n

Ines has been active in the world of WordPress since 2011, first as a developer and later as a support engineer. She has given talks at WordCamps around the world, helping developers to understand the importance of support and documentation.<\/p>\n

Ines is also the lead volunteer at DonateWC, an initiative that helps diversify WordCamp speaker pools by providing financial aid to speakers who are unable to afford travel.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Marcel Bootsman<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Why I walked more than 700 km to Berlin and survived<\/p>\n\n\n

\"Marcel<\/p>\n

Marcel is the owner of Nostromo, a specialised WordPress company that offers maintenance, development, and consulting. He is active in the WordPress community as a WordCamp organiser, forum moderator, and translation editor.<\/p>\n

When he’s not looking at a screen, he enjoys walking (go figure!), riding a mountain bike, and playing tennis.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Mary Job<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

How a diverse Nigerian WordPress Community was born<\/p>\n\n\n

\"MaryMary is a writer and the founder at How Do You Tech, which documents correct answers to ‘how do you’ questions in tech. She teaches ICT and mentors at Uwani Hub, a foundation for teaching women and girls to use computer technologies to empower themselves, and believes that anyone can blog and everyone should.<\/p>\n

Mary volunteers for the Lagos and Ijebu WordPress Community in Nigeria, and is the lead organiser for WordCamp Lagos 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Ronnie Burt<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Democratising education<\/p>\n\n\n

\"RonnieRonnie is Chief Business Officer at Incsub, the company behind WPMU DEV, CampusPress, and Edublogs.<\/p>\n

He’s a former educator, a math nerd, and a wannabe musician.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Sebastiaan van der Lans<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

From WordPress to blockchain: The future is 100% open source<\/p>\n\n\n

\"SebastiaanSebastiaan is an open-source fanatic who loves to explain complex technology in plain English. His WordPress agency, Van Ons – founded in 2006, 25 developers, and based in Amsterdam –  works on large-scale WordPress websites for publishers, television, and charities.<\/p>\n

Since 2013, he has been researching the intersection between WordPress and blockchain, aiming for an inclusive, fair, and 100% open-source future! Sebastiaan\u2019s motto is inspired by Walt Disney: Celebrate progress, tomorrow is just a dream away.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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