{"id":960,"date":"2016-01-25T15:21:34","date_gmt":"2016-01-25T15:21:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2016.minneapolis.wordcamp.org\/?p=960"},"modified":"2016-02-23T07:41:10","modified_gmt":"2016-02-23T13:41:10","slug":"apply-to-speak-at-wordcamp-minneapolis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/minneapolis.wordcamp.org\/2016\/apply-to-speak-at-wordcamp-minneapolis\/","title":{"rendered":"Apply To Speak At WordCamp Minneapolis!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Speaker Applications are now\u00a0<strong>CLOSED<\/strong>, thanks to everyone who applied! We&#8217;ll be announcing speakers in the coming weeks.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Our theme for WordCamp this year is &#8220;Creating Intention.&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>We feel that our best work is always done when we have a sense of the greater purpose behind it. So, we\u00a0want to explore the\u00a0reasons <strong>why<\/strong> we do things, whether that&#8217;s development, design, content, teaching, learning, or strategy.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the<a href=\"https:\/\/plan.wordcamp.org\/speaking-at-a-wordcamp\/\"> typical rules for speaking at a WordCamp<\/a>, there are a few other things\u00a0we are looking for:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Represent a <strong>diverse range of voices<\/strong> from the local and national community, including experienced speakers and new speakers with a passion for their topic.<\/li>\n<li>Emphasis on <strong>connecting with other creative and tech communities<\/strong> outside the WordPress space, or outside the typical presenters we normally hear at WordCamps.<\/li>\n<li>Appeal to an <strong>audience with a broad skillset<\/strong>, especially the thriving development, design, and blogging communities here in Minneapolis<\/li>\n<li>Present a <strong>variety of topics on WordPress<\/strong>, including Web Development, Design, Technology, Writing, SEO\/Marketing, and other fields as they relate to using, building, creating, and improving WordPress sites, themes, plugins, and products<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>What does that mean for your talk submissions?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Topics presented should focus not just on \u201cwhat to do\u201d or \u201chow to do\u201d something, but <\/span><b>why it should be done<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and the purposes behind it. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Special consideration to talks that can promote <\/span><b>cross-disciplinary collaboration, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">applying lessons from one field\/area to another, or the importance of learning\/education<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We want to <strong>encourage diversity<\/strong> (of opinions, of people and backgrounds, of voice, and of skillsets)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Additional thoughts for potential speakers:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Talks do not have to be specifically about WordPress, but must relate to WordPress in some way, whether it&#8217;s using WordPress, building\/developing\/designing for WordPress, enhancing WordPress, or interacting with the WordPress community<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Calling JavaScript developers!<\/strong> In light of the call to &#8220;Learn JavaScript Deeply&#8221; in 2016, we are trying to have a\u00a0dedicated JavaScript track on Sunday afternoon, from beginner to intermediate (and possibly advanced)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Calling design thinkers!<\/strong> We&#8217;d like to try to run a\u00a0design\/\u201ddesign-thinking\u201d track both days. This isn&#8217;t just visual design, but user inferfaces, user experience, animation, and cross-disciplinary applications of design thinking principles in other fields<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Calling strategists, writers, bloggers, and content producers!<\/strong>\u00a0The web wouldn&#8217;t exist without content, and we want to hear from you about creating it purposefully<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Looking for <strong>45 minute talks<\/strong> (including Q&amp;A), and a few lightning talks. 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