{"id":208,"date":"2017-02-22T21:58:53","date_gmt":"2017-02-22T21:58:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/2017.asheville.wordcamp.org\/?p=208"},"modified":"2017-04-14T13:24:22","modified_gmt":"2017-04-14T13:24:22","slug":"call-for-2017-wordcamp-asheville-speakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asheville.wordcamp.org\/2017\/call-for-2017-wordcamp-asheville-speakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for 2017 WordCamp Asheville Speakers"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Speaker Submissions Now Being Accepted<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Presenters and WordPress lovers have until 11:59 PM on Tuesday, March 14, 2017 to submit their ideas for talks at this year&#8217;s WordCamp Asheville.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Anyone interested in being considered must complete our form and provide detailed information about the presentation topic, name, takeaways, and value to the attendees. People can apply from anywhere in the country, or even the world, so if you are looking for a reason to visit the mountains &#8211;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"https:\/\/2017.asheville.wordcamp.org\/speaker-submission-form\/\">Apply now and tell us what you want to talk about!<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Speakers can choose to present on topics related to website development, web design, business, marketing, content, plugins, and much more. To find out more details about what is involved <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/2017.asheville.wordcamp.org\/become-a-speaker\/\">CLICK HERE TO LEARN HOW TO BECOME A SPEAKER.<\/a><\/strong> We are always looking for unique topics that allow participants to learn applicable WordPress skills<\/p>\n<h3>Put the Unity in Community!<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-209 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/2017.asheville.wordcamp.org\/files\/2017\/02\/2016-happiness-bar-1-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"Unity at the Happiness Bar\" width=\"604\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asheville.wordcamp.org\/2017\/files\/2017\/02\/2016-happiness-bar-1-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asheville.wordcamp.org\/2017\/files\/2017\/02\/2016-happiness-bar-1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asheville.wordcamp.org\/2017\/files\/2017\/02\/2016-happiness-bar-1-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asheville.wordcamp.org\/2017\/files\/2017\/02\/2016-happiness-bar-1-452x300.jpg 452w, https:\/\/asheville.wordcamp.org\/2017\/files\/2017\/02\/2016-happiness-bar-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s theme is \u201cCommunity\u201d. WordCamp is the perfect place to\u00a0unite, share and develop. \u00a0It provides an opportunity to\u00a0connect with someone and experience true synchronicity or to finally begin developing an essential team collaboration that takes you further than you ever could go on your own. It\u2019s not required to have the theme as part of your presentation, but we\u2019d love to challenge you to consider including it.<\/p>\n<h3>Apply to Give a Full Talk and a Lightning Talk<\/h3>\n<p>This year we have given potential speakers two options: present on a topic for 45 minutes and answer attendee questions, or consider also presenting a 15 minute lightning talk and inspire everyone with a simple, yet brilliant idea.\u00a0 If you have more than one idea to pitch, multiple applications are gladly accepted!<\/p>\n<h3>What do <em>you<\/em> want to learn about in 2017? 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