Schedule

Thursday, August 22nd

Time	WooCommerce 101	WordPress 101
8:30 am	Registration Opens
9:00 am	WooCommerce Basics (Part 1) Andrew Wikel, Zach Stepek Favorite session: WooCommerce Basics (Part 1)	WordPress 101 (AM) Nate Finch, Matt Christenson Favorite session: WordPress 101 (AM)
12:00 pm	Lunch Break – 12:00 – 1:30pm
1:30 pm	WooCommerce Basics (Part 2) Andrew Wikel, Zach Stepek Favorite session: WooCommerce Basics (Part 2)	WordPress 102 (PM) Nate Finch, Matt Christenson Favorite session: WordPress 102 (PM)

Thursday Workshop sessions end at 4:00 pm

Friday, August 23rd

Time	Heritage Gallery	Johnson Room	Ski-U-Mah Room
8:00 am	Registration Opens
9:00 am	Opening Remarks – Memorial Hall
9:30 am	Practical SEO for WordPress Bloggers Nile Flores Favorite session: Practical SEO for WordPress Bloggers	WP DIY Gone Awry… NOW, WHAT?! Mia Mian Favorite session: WP DIY Gone Awry… NOW, WHAT?!	The Developer’s Spectrum – From Junior to Lead Jeff Holland Favorite session: The Developer’s Spectrum – From Junior to Lead
10:30 am	Compliance: Staying afloat in a sea of acronyms James Grumish Favorite session: Compliance: Staying afloat in a sea of acronyms	How to troubleshoot WordPress performance Carl Alexander Favorite session: How to troubleshoot WordPress performance	Secure Your WordPress Site – And Your Business Stacy Clements Favorite session: Secure Your WordPress Site – And Your Business
11:30 am	How to Write Content That Connects With Website Visitors & Search Engines Cari Twitchell Favorite session: How to Write Content That Connects With Website Visitors & Search Engines	Bash is magic # No it’s not Dwayne McDaniel Favorite session: Bash is magic # No it’s not	The Hierarchy of Needs for High-Performing Websites Steve Persch Favorite session: The Hierarchy of Needs for High-Performing Websites
12:30 pm	Lunch Break – Memorial Hall
1:30 pm	Proven Steps to Make any WordPress Site a Lead Generation Platform Bill Rice Favorite session: Proven Steps to Make any WordPress Site a Lead Generation Platform	Automating Site Creation Dan Flies Favorite session: Automating Site Creation	Friends don’t let friends build websites that are not accessible! Andrea Edstrom Favorite session: Friends don’t let friends build websites that are not accessible!
1:45 pm			If I can do it you can too – How a non-coder was able to develop and sell a premium plugin Barbara Schendel Favorite session: If I can do it you can too – How a non-coder was able to develop and sell a premium plugin
2:00 pm			Don’t Ignore the Masses: Supporting Your Product John Havlik Favorite session: Don’t Ignore the Masses: Supporting Your Product
2:30 pm	Snack Break
3:00 pm	Level Up Your Analytics Lon Koenig Favorite session: Level Up Your Analytics	Alternative datastores – When CPT, Taxonomies, Options and Object Meta aren’t enough Gary Kovar Favorite session: Alternative datastores – When CPT, Taxonomies, Options and Object Meta aren’t enough	Embracing Open Source: Going From Drive By Committer To Contributor Andrew Taylor Favorite session: Embracing Open Source: Going From Drive By Committer To Contributor
3:15 pm			Conquering Digital Burnout Lynn Winter Favorite session: Conquering Digital Burnout
3:30 pm			Put a Fork in Your Shoe: Using Systems in Your Life and Your Business Candy Phelps Favorite session: Put a Fork in Your Shoe: Using Systems in Your Life and Your Business
4:00 pm	Keynote: Collaboration and Communication: Success in Community and Business Cami Kaos Favorite session: Keynote: Collaboration and Communication: Success in Community and Business

Friday conference ends at 5:00 pm

Saturday, August 24th

Time	Heritage Gallery	Johnson Room	Ski-U-Mah Room
8:30 am	Registration Opens
9:00 am	Design Systems Joe Thomas Favorite session: Design Systems	Lose Your Head! Reimagining WordPress’s Role in Content Presentation Jeremy Ward Favorite session: Lose Your Head! Reimagining WordPress’s Role in Content Presentation	The New Digital Ecology Reid Peifer Favorite session: The New Digital Ecology
10:00 am	Design for Interaction: Using animation to enhance user experience Michelle Schulp Favorite session: Design for Interaction: Using animation to enhance user experience	Code Organization and Optimization for Blazingly Fast Rest Applications Pete Klein Favorite session: Code Organization and Optimization for Blazingly Fast Rest Applications	Self-Care Isn’t Selfish: Lessons I Learned from Motherhood and My Partner’s Battle with Addiction Courtney Deer Favorite session: Self-Care Isn’t Selfish: Lessons I Learned from Motherhood and My Partner’s Battle with Addiction
11:00 am	Who Needs Themes When You have Blocksets William Ranney Favorite session: Who Needs Themes When You have Blocksets	GDPR for Developers (and everyone else) Andrew Norcross Favorite session: GDPR for Developers (and everyone else)	Grow Up! 16 Models for Scaling Your Freelance Business Candy Phelps Favorite session: Grow Up! 16 Models for Scaling Your Freelance Business
12:00 pm	Oh, The Huge Manatee Mika Epstein Favorite session: Oh, The Huge Manatee	Evaluating Plugins: Strategies to Effectively Extend WordPress Kathy Zant Favorite session: Evaluating Plugins: Strategies to Effectively Extend WordPress	Gamify task management. Take your turn, strategize, and WIN! Justin Foell Favorite session: Gamify task management. Take your turn, strategize, and WIN!
1:00 pm	Closing remarks – Memorial Hall

Conference ends at 1:30 pm with after party to follow immediately

WORDCAMP AFTER PARTY

Saturday, 2:00 – 4:30 pm

Closing remarks will follow the final session, at 1:00 pm. But the event doesn’t stop here! Please join us at our After Party for lunch, networking, board games, and fun. Our after party is just a 4 minute drive, or 15 minute walk from the venue, and is included in the price of your tickets.

Loring Pasta Bar & Restaurant
327 14th Ave. SE, Minneapolis