Call for Speakers

UPDATE 4/2/20: We are giving you a little extra time to send in your speaker submissions for WordCamp Kent — the deadline is now Friday, April 17th, 2020.

UPDATE 3/18/20: In light of the developments with COVID-19, we have decided to move to a 100% online conference for 2020. You can read the announcement about that here.

We will be hosting the conference through the CrowdCast platform. The stream will be embedded in the WordCamp Kent site for attendees to watch during the conference.

With that in mind, we are giving the speakers two options:
1. Do your session live
2. Pre-record your session to be played at your scheduled time in the agenda. With this option, the speaker can also do a live Q & A in Slack with attendees as their presentation is playing.

Either option will require prior communication and possibly testing with the WordCamp Kent organizers. Once your application is submitted and accepted, we will be in touch with you about the logistics of your session(s).

WordCamp Kent is looking for speakers for the 2020 conference happening May 30-31! If you are a WordPress enthusiast looking to inspire and inform other WordPress enthusiasts on all things (or maybe just one thing)

WordPress, you are invited to submit a speaker application!At WordCamp Kent, our attendees include designers, developers, marketers, business owners, bloggers, and content strategists who all come together to learn, connect and have a great time. We welcome and encourage submissions on a wide variety of topics!

What to Know About Speaking

Standard sessions will be 45 minutes. When practicing your talk, please remember to build in some time (10-15 minutes) for questions.
This year, we are also going to incorporate lightning talks, which will be 15 minutes. If you think your session would work best as a lightning talk, please indicate it in your application below in the topic description section.
The deadline to submit speaker applications is now 11 PM EDT on Friday, April 17th, 2020.
You will be notified when a decision about your submission is made no later than April 25th.
If you are accepted as a speaker, please be prepared to submit your slides to the WordCamp Kent organizers by Friday, May 22nd.

General Guidelines for Speakers

We’ re looking for talks that are relevant to casual WordPress users, experienced developers, and anywhere between.
We are always on the lookout for new speakers of ALL ages and backgrounds.
You do not need to be a professional speaker, but you should be knowledgeable about the topic you are presenting.
You are encouraged to apply even if you have never spoken at a WordCamp before. If you need some inspiration, take a look at some of the talks published on WordPress TV.
Sessions are not intended to be sales pitches; please do not use them to promote your business or product.
Speakers will be provided free admission to WordCamp Kent 2020

Speaker Requirements

In order to keep a safe and welcoming environment, we require all speakers, sponsors, and attendees to follow our Code of Conduct.

No prior speaking experience is necessary to apply to speak. However, if you are speaking for the first time, the Community Handbook has a handy guide!

What to Talk About

Below are general areas for topics, but please feel free to submit any ideas you feel would benefit the WordCamp Kent community!

WordPress Fundamentals
Content Creation & Blogging
Design & User Experience
Community Building
Backend Development
Marketing & Branding
Freelancing/Business Topics
Themes & Plugins
Security

If you’d like to propose multiple topics, please submit the form multiple times, once for each topic. Please remember to indicate whether you’d like your topic to be a lightening topic

We look forward to seeing your ideas!