Call for Speakers (Closed)

We’re thrilled to announce that WordCamp Dublin 2017 is officially accepting speaker applications!

 

Deadline: 7th September 2017

Call for speakers

The 1st ever WordCamp in Dublin will be held on 14-15th October 2017 at DCU Business School.

WordCamp Dublin is a not-for-profit event aimed at developers, designers, local businesses and WordPress enthusiasts.

Over 2 days, we will have 250+ attendees, 2 speaking stages, sponsors, catering facilities and a lovely after party to conclude the event.

Presentations will be professionally recorded and featured on WordPress.tv. We will have a strong presence on social media before, during and after the event, featuring speakers, sponsors, photos and videos.

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When & how to apply to speak

Please use the form below to share your ideas with us. We encourage potential speakers to upload more than 1 pitch, but no more than 3 submissions will be accepted from an applicant. If you’d like to propose multiple topics, please submit the form multiple times, once for each topic. If you run into problems submitting your application, of prefer to ask a question before investing time writing your pitch, please contact us.

All applications must be submitted by the 7th September 2017 at 11:59 pm Ireland time. We’re looking for speakers from Ireland, the UK, and, well… from anywhere really. We want you to take part and contribute to the very first WordCamp Dublin. This is your chance to get in at the start!

On September 8th the Content Committee will meet to select speakers and organise sessions for Saturday and Sunday (October 14-15th).

Please note that we will have 30 minutes presentations (20 minutes PPT + Q&A), 10 minutes “lightning” talks and 30 minutes workshops.

Should you be selected, and based on your topic/s, we will make sure to agree one of the above formats with you.

Also, you will be asked to read https://make.wordpress.org/community/handbook/wordcamp-organizer/planning-details/speakers/speaking-at-a-wordcamp/, which contains useful information such as volunteering, pitching, delivering great presentations, preparing the slides.

If you’ve got questions, contact us prior to submitting your talk.

Submit your speaker application now

Things you should know as a speaker

Your participation in WordCamp Dublin as a speaker is a voluntary contribution to the WordPress community. Speakers get a free ticket to WordCamp Dublin, the opportunity to be heard by a broad audience, in person and online, and an invitation to our Volunteer celebration.

The call for speakers ends on 7th September 2017 at 11:59 pm Ireland time. Once the deadline has passed, the speaker committee will begin reviewing applications. All applicants will be notified regarding the status of their talk/talks by the end of August. If you submit multiple talks you will only receive one response.

Part of the mission of WordCamp Dublin is to provide a great experience for all members of the WordPress community. To ensure that we ask speakers to review and agree to the Code of Conduct, provide the slides by the 14th of September and sign the A/V release form.

What content are we looking for?

We need people like you. We’re looking to build a schedule of presentations packed with amazing content, actionable tips, stories and inspiration – which reflects the incredible diversity of the WordPress community. Yes, we want you to be a part of it!

WordCamp Dublin aims at showcasing the best of WordPress and the WordPress Community. We’re particularly interested in technical, non-technical, business and lifestyle presentations.

Need inspiration?

Tech Topics Ideas Business Topics Ideas
PHP Customisation Blogging
Performance, Speed Digital Nomadism
Technical SEO Content Marketing
Action/Filters C.R.O.
Child themes Ecommerce
REST API, WP-CLI Social Media
JS Podcasting
Gutenberg / Visual Builders Email marketing
Graphic Design Freelancing
GIT Community
Hosting/Staging Branding
Plugin Development Advertising / PPC
Theme Development Ebook writing
Troubleshooting WordPress.com
Enabling AMP Selling services
Progressive Web Apps (PWA) SASS
Web Components GDPR
Security VAT / taxes
Local Environment Employees
Development Environment Getting organised
Advanced Custom Fields Insurance / legal
Advanced Custom Posts Motivation
WordPress Multisite Operations
Membership sites Trends
Multilingual sites How tos

Whether the open source software was used to deliver something technically amazing, or you WordPress has been your key to grow your business, everybody has a unique WordPress story to tell, and we want to hear yours.

Besides, we also wish to learn from others who haven’t traditionally been around the WordPress community. Your voice is welcome. If you work on other Open Source projects or web design and development in general and think the WordPress community could benefit from your story, we want you to come up with topic ideas.

WordCamp Dublin 2017 is over. Check out the next edition!