{"id":2046,"date":"2019-02-14T12:49:12","date_gmt":"2019-02-14T12:49:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2019.london.wordcamp.org\/?p=2046"},"modified":"2019-02-15T15:32:41","modified_gmt":"2019-02-15T15:32:41","slug":"one-week-left-to-apply-to-speak-at-wcldn-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/london.wordcamp.org\/2019\/one-week-left-to-apply-to-speak-at-wcldn-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"One week left to apply to speak at WCLDN 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Our call for Speakers closes on the 21 February 2019 and we\u2019ve had some great submissions already. We\u2019re keen to make sure everyone has an opportunity to get involved with the community and contribute your knowledge.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With only one week to go until the deadline, it\u2019s time to make sure you have sent your application. If you would like to share your knowledge and experience with the community at one of the biggest WordCamps in Europe, then this is for you &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/2019.london.wordcamp.org\/2019\/01\/10\/call-for-speakers\/\">Call for Speakers<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Be a speaker<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking at WordCamps, running a workshop or participating in a panel is a great way to give back to our amazing community. It\u2019s also an excellent opportunity to raise your profile and promote yourself and the work of your organisation within the ecosystem. Todd Halfpenny, from the WCLDN Speakers Team, said: \u201cSubmissions can be in a variety of formats including short-talks, long-talks, workshops and panels. WordCamp London will showcase around 50 speakers. It\u2019s an amazing chance to present on a topic in your specialist area.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Following <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_dianewallace?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@_dianewallace<\/a> workshop tonight at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WPLDN?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WPLDN<\/a> on apply to speak at open source community events, the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WordCampLondon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WordCampLondon<\/a> Call for Speakers can be found here: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9cNlhFgMir\">https:\/\/t.co\/9cNlhFgMir<\/a><\/p>&mdash; WordPress London (@wpldn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wpldn\/status\/1091070822482149376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 31, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In this YouTube <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"video (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/AVsit2pt2gc\" target=\"_blank\">video<\/a> on public speaking at WordCamps, previous WCLDN organiser <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_dianewallace\">Diane Wallace<\/a> talks about the benefits and shares tips on how to develop good topics and abstracts. We are working to reach more London area-based potential speakers through collaborations with <a href=\"https:\/\/wpldn.uk\">WordPress London<\/a> (WPLDN) and other tech groups. Diane\u2019s talk in February was live-streamed on social media, thanks to WPLDN. If you have a WordPress group which would be interested in working with us, email <a href=\"mailto:london@wordcamp.org\">london@wordcamp.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AVsit2pt2gc?version=3&#038;rel=0&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Applications can be for any topics that relate to the WordPress ecosystem, such as, accessibility, plugin development, security. Thanks to everyone who has replied to our <a href=\"https:\/\/2019.london.wordcamp.org\/2019\/01\/08\/call-for-topics\/#comments\">Call for Topics<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just some of the topic ideas which have come in which could inspire your speaker application:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>code performance<\/li><li>using the new WordPress block editor<\/li><li>localising content with international sites<\/li><li>creating plugins and apps<\/li><li>good practice in areas like development and project management<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>More information on session formats and answers to other common questions on our posts: <a href=\"https:\/\/2019.london.wordcamp.org\/2019\/01\/10\/speakers-faqs\/\">Speakers FAQ<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/2019.london.wordcamp.org\/2019\/01\/10\/call-for-speakers\/\">Submit your application<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote style=\"text-align:center\" class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><b>\u201cSpeaking at a WordCamp is an incredible opportunity to<br>not only contribute and share your knowledge with the<br>community but it&#8217;s a great way to promote your business.\u201d<br>&#8211; Diane Wallace,&nbsp;Web&nbsp;Developer<\/b><\/p><cite><br><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>A final word from our Speaker Team Lead Niels Gyde: \u201cSo, what are you waiting for, <a href=\"https:\/\/2019.london.wordcamp.org\/2019\/01\/10\/call-for-speakers\/\">submit your application<\/a> whilst you still have time!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our call for Speakers closes on the 21 February 2019 and we\u2019ve had some great submissions already. We\u2019re keen to make sure everyone has an opportunity to get involved with the community and contribute your knowledge. With only one week to go until the deadline, it\u2019s time to make sure you have sent your application. 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