February 19, 2018 — Digital is constantly changing and that means that developers have to change as well. With so many different possibilities, how do you build a rewarding career for yourself? Where do you even start?

This talk will explore how to find out the things you’re really interested in when it comes to your job, create a personal learning plan, and market those skills in a way that demonstrates value to employers. Focusing on aspects like carving your own niche and being able to communicate your expertise in a way that people can understand!

December 20, 2017 — Currently, there are 3 most economically active generations out there. X’es, Y’es and Z’s. Every generation is used to their preferred communication method and that becomes an issue for the whole corporate website community. I talk about several methods on how to combine various communication methods in one website and connect virtual world with real.

December 7, 2017 — A common issue businesses have with their customers is miscommunication or to be more precise lack of understanding what customers actually want. The presentation focuses on identifying the problem audience has and how to solve it in a manner that makes sense.

October 17, 2017 — Are you ready to take your next step? Do you want to have a competitive edge? Do you want to do more work that you love and have more success while doing it?

Learn how uncovering your personal brand can have a direct impact on getting more of what you want; it’s a combination of art and science.

In this interactive, hands-on workshop with Laura Willis you’ll learn:

What a personal brand is and why it’s important
Why passion is critical and contagious
Who your “target audience” is and the value you bring to them
Identify how you “show up” and the perception you create
Understand the science and power of connection and how it works
Where it fits into all of your communications
When you uncover your authentic personal brand, you get clearer about the vision you have for your life, how you want to live it and achieve it.

August 16, 2017 — Are you ready to take your next step, and want to have a competitive edge? Do you want to do more work that you love, and have more success while doing it? Do you want to thrive in your current job? Learn how uncovering your personal brand can have a direct impact on getting more of what you want – it’s a combination of art and science.

In this interactive session you’ll learn:

What a personal brand is and why it’s important
Why passion is critical – and contagious
Who your “target audience” is and the value you bring to them
Identify how you “show up”and the perception you create
How to apply the science and power of connection
When you uncover your authentic personal brand, you get clearer about the vision you have for your life, how you want to live it and achieve it.

April 30, 2017 — Avadhoot loves marketing and has been an evangelist of remote work for more than 2.5 years now.

He has been fortunate to serve clients across the globe (USA, Middle East, South East Asia) from his comforting home-office and/or coffee shops in Pune, India.

In his experience, as a remote worker, he is happier and more productive. He has also noticed that his communication skills have improved and he has been able to convey more in fewer words since started to work remotely.

At WordCamp Pune, Avadhoot will discuss remote work. Mainly he’ll cover:

Reasons to choose remote work
Prerequisites
Asynchronous communication
Skills to be developed for productive remote work
Also, he looks forward to a discussion about how a business can go from 100% office to office -remote and eventually 100% remote.

This will include tools that can be used and approach to be developed for better and effective remote work.

August 9, 2016 — Diane will be doing a deep dive into what makes a powerful brand in 2016 as well as related trends in communications and design that are changing, and will change, the way people perceive and engage with online content. Expect some insights, practical tidbits and a little bit of fun!

July 18, 2016 — 2016年4月14日および16日、熊本県で震度7を観測する地震が発生しました。（平成28年（2016年）熊本地震）
地震発生後まもなく日本全国で支援活動が開始され、私の住んでいる京都府舞鶴市でも、市民有志により「北近畿くまもと地震支援チーム」が立ち上がりました。
そして、支援チーム活動のためのWebサイトを、WordPressを使用してわずか30分足らずで制作し、即日運用を開始しました。
このセッションでは、超短期間でのサイト制作および運用開始を行った経緯や制作手法などを、舞鶴と熊本を結ぶ戦国時代の歴史秘話と共にご紹介させていただきます。

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July 4, 2016 — Whether you’re creating a small site for one stake holder or re-designing a large site with many players, understanding how to manage the project is the key to getting anything done. We’ll look at a couple of case studies and learn about methods and strategies that keep a project on track and get the site launched.

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June 30, 2016 — Ever been baffled by an online comment? Said something online that’s blown up in your face? Communicating through text alone is a challenge, but communicating in text in real-time in a multinational context is insane. This talk will address the challenges of online communication and look at how you can communicate effectively through just the medium of text.

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