{"id":403,"date":"2017-09-28T11:07:41","date_gmt":"2017-09-28T08:07:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2017.nairobi.wordcamp.org\/?p=403"},"modified":"2017-11-01T09:49:18","modified_gmt":"2017-11-01T06:49:18","slug":"call-for-speakers-second-round","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nairobi.wordcamp.org\/2017\/call-for-speakers-second-round\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for Speakers – Second Round!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Apply to speak at WordCamp Nairobi 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n

We have scheduled WordCamp Nairobi for 4th of November 2017 and we are looking for excellent speakers. The game is very simple: we give you a stage, you rock it!<\/p>\n

Talk Format & Submission Guidelines<\/strong><\/p>\n

As WordCamp Nairobi is an opportunity to showcase the best of WordPress, and of WordPress in Africa, we want speakers who are well experienced and we look forward to well-prepared applications. Our sessions will be 30 minutes long with 10 additional minutes for Q&A with the audience. If you have more than one idea, please submit them all, we\u2019ll pick the one we like best. Please send one submission per talk.<\/p>\n

We are planning 2 tracks, and our Call for Speakers\u00a0is\u00a0open for presentations to both beginner and advanced audience. The cut-off for speaker applications is the 5th of October.<\/p>\n

What can I talk about?<\/strong><\/p>\n

We are looking for great stories about WordPress, that dig into a specific area while still inspiring the audience. \u00a0The WordPress ecosystem and community do such a variety of different things with WordPress \u2013 whether that\u2019s designing, writing content, building businesses, or expanding functionality \u2013 we want to hear it all.<\/p>\n

Here a few example topics to inspire you:
\n<\/strong>
\nBeginner<\/b>
\nSetup \u2013 Getting Started
\nChoosing Plugins
\nBenefits of WordPress Community
\nState of WordPress in
\nFuture of WordPress<\/p>\n

Accessibility<\/b>
\nBest practices
\nTesting
\nStandards
\nMulti-lingual Websites<\/p>\n

Development<\/b>
\nPlugin best practices
\nCoding best practices
\nPerformance \u2013 Caching, Optimisation, Scaling big
\nServer setups
\nGitHub<\/p>\n

Design<\/b>
\nMobile first approach
\nResponsive web design
\nSecurity Basics
\nAdvanced Security, .htaccess<\/p>\n

Marketing<\/b>
\nSEO \u2013
\nSocial Media
\nAnalytics
\nContent Creation,
\nBusiness Growth
\nSuccessful content strategies
\nLanding page optimisations
\nEmail marketing \/ Building a subscription<\/p>\n

Have something in mind already? Well go on then, apply now<\/a>!<\/p>\n

If you want to discuss your idea ahead of submission you can email us at\u00a0nairobi@wordcamp.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Submission Deadline<\/strong><\/p>\n

We\u2019re expecting your awesome speaking proposal by 5th October 2017. All candidates will be contacted by 10th October. Oh, and don\u2019t buy your ticket just yet. All approved speakers get a free ticket for the event.<\/p>\n

Go here to Apply<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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