Schedule

This schedule is subject to change due to additions, cancellations, and mythical creatures.

Saturday 22 July

Time	Track 1	Track 2
8:15 am	Registration
9:15 am	Welcome and opening remarks
9:30 am	Democratising Democracy: Lessons from using WordPress for civic engagement Leah Lockhart Favourite session: Democratising Democracy: Lessons from using WordPress for civic engagement
10:15 am	Boilerplating WordPress Favourite session: Boilerplating WordPress	How to maximize productivity while working remotely Kat Christofer Favourite session: How to maximize productivity while working remotely
11:00 am	Coffee break
11:15 am	How to Survive as a New WordPress Service Provider: 7 Lessons from the field CJ Andrew Favourite session: How to Survive as a New WordPress Service Provider: 7 Lessons from the field	A deep understanding of WordPress actions and filters Mark Wilkinson Favourite session: A deep understanding of WordPress actions and filters
12:00 pm	Agile development for the self employed Daniel Casserly Favourite session: Agile development for the self employed	To Infinity and Beyond – Making WordPress Fly with JetPack Kayleigh Thorpe Favourite session: To Infinity and Beyond – Making WordPress Fly with JetPack
12:45 pm	Lunch
2:00 pm	Supercharging your WordPress site’s speed Kathir Sid Vel Favourite session: Supercharging your WordPress site’s speed	Hands-on WooCommerce Woorkshop Luminus Olumide Alabi, CJ Andrew Favourite session: Hands-on WooCommerce Woorkshop
2:45 pm	Lightning talks Lightning talk speakers Favourite session: Lightning talks
3:30 pm	Coffee break
3:45 pm	Closing keynote: Are Twitter threads killing blogs? Franz Vitulli Favourite session: Closing keynote: Are Twitter threads killing blogs?
4:30 pm	Housekeeping to day 2

6pm to 9pm : After Party – “Pints on Pagely”

Sunday 23 July

Time	Track 1	Track 2
9:30 am	Opening keynote: Using WordPress to create social change Bridget Hamilton Favourite session: Opening keynote: Using WordPress to create social change
10:15 am	Using a REST API for Absolute Beginners Tom Nowell Favourite session: Using a REST API for Absolute Beginners	The Unbearable Likeness of Design Sarah Semark Favourite session: The Unbearable Likeness of Design
11:00 am	Coffee break
11:15 am	Making popular WordPress plugins more accessible Claire Brotherton Favourite session: Making popular WordPress plugins more accessible	Progressive Enhancement – More than just ‘it works without JavaScript’ Ben Usher Smith Favourite session: Progressive Enhancement – More than just ‘it works without JavaScript’
12:00 pm	Creating Multilingual WordPress Communities: WPML case study Andrés Cifuentes Favourite session: Creating Multilingual WordPress Communities: WPML case study	Don’t lose your steam! How to deal with unhappy customers Stef Mattana Favourite session: Don’t lose your steam! How to deal with unhappy customers
12:45 pm	Lunch
2:00 pm	Get a 5,000 hour head-start on your projects Mark Smallman Favourite session: Get a 5,000 hour head-start on your projects	Using Facebook Ads to get more eyes on your content Gavin Bell Favourite session: Using Facebook Ads to get more eyes on your content
2:45 pm	Designing for Accessibility Graham Armfield Favourite session: Designing for Accessibility	Don’t be scared! Practical WordPress security tips Tim Nash Favourite session: Don’t be scared! Practical WordPress security tips
3:30 pm	Coffee break
3:45 pm	Closing keynote: Blogging as therapy: a personal journey Rachel Martin Favourite session: Closing keynote: Blogging as therapy: a personal journey
4:30 pm	Closing remarks

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