September 15, 2016 — Getreu dem Motto des letztjährigen WordCamp Cologne MMXV – Erweitere Deinen Horizont • Teile Dein Wissen • Erlebe die Gemeinschaft – möchte ich in dieser Session allen Interessierten eine Einblick in die Möglichkeiten zum Mitmachen, Teilhaben und Zurückgeben an WordPress geben.

Insbesondere möchte ich Bereiche vorstellen, in denen ich selber involviert bin, das Community Deputy Team von WordCamp Central, die Deutsche WordPress Community, das Polyglots Team und die auf dem WordCamp Antwerpen 2016 neu gegründeten WordPress Security Community.

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September 14, 2016 — In 2007 I started a brand management agency. The 3 owners were a designer, a web developer and myself as the business director. At our peak we were doing everything wrong. Years later after the company folded and I was managing a solid number of clients I was still doing it wrong.

In 2014 I attended my first two WordCamps, sponsored a few and spoke at one. I began attending my local meetup and tweeting about WordPress as much as possible. I learned more in 12 months of being involved in the WordPress community than I had for 7 years prior.

This talk will center around that story while educating the audience about how to make the most of the WordPress community, the vast number of resources out there and how to give back.

@mgratch

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September 7, 2016 — Companies that are based on WordPress are invested in the future of the WP community project.

In this session I will cover:
– Successful stories of WP engagement
– How engagement in the WP community benefits companies

September 5, 2016 — Joespha Haden is an Automattician who is able to contribute to several area of the WordPress Community. She blogs at Stars And The Moon where she writes about a variety of subjects including food and Pepper.

She comes from a long line of writers and was challenged at a young age to be a life long learner.

August 28, 2016 — En esta charla, Rocío Valdivia dará un repaso por todos los equipos que hay en el proyecto de código abierto de WordPress. Hay muchas maneras de contribuir al proyecto y de poner tu granito de arena en un software utilizado por el 26% de internet.

Una gran forma de desarrollarte profesionalmente y de trabajar con muchos de los mejores profesionales de WordPress del mundo. ¡Y no tienes que ser desarrollador o diseñador! Todo el mundo puede contribuir en WordPress, no importa si eres un experto o un principiante, hay cabida para todos.

Y en esta charla, Rocío nos contará por dónde empezar y que opciones disponibles hay para poner un trocito de ti en WordPress.

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August 28, 2016 — Are you ready to CARVE out a clear path to reach your goals?

Channels
Accomplishments
Relationships
Visbility
Evidence
Shane will show you how to use WordPress to achieve success no matter what industry or community you’re in.

August 26, 2016 — You use WordPress on a regular basis, maybe even to make a living, and you want to get involved in the community. How can you step into the community and be a good citizen? How can you be helpful? How can you disagree in a constructive way? Find out how you can help make WordPress better by being a good citizen in the community.

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August 25, 2016 — How to Build a Table; How to Change a Car’s Oil; How Cook a Turkey; search for these and you will find countless of YouTube videos on each of these topics. People share their knowledge in hopes that it will be helpful to others. As a result, lots of people know how to build tables, change oil, and cook turkeys. But what if that information wasn’t shared? What if only one company made all of the tables and knew how to make tables? That’s kind of how software development is, unless that software is Open Source like WordPress.

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August 23, 2016 — “Jenny volunteered to help the WordCamp Antwerp edition out. And she even stepped up to the plate when one of our speakers had to cancel due to unforeseen circumstances.

She’ll be presenting a talk on how to contribute back to a community that has given her (and us all) so much. So please, if you want to learn, get involved and step up to the plate yourself, this talk will certainly motivate you and tell you how to do it.”

August 20, 2016 — Zé Fontainhas is a long time WordPress contributor, WordCamp and meet up organiser and community leader. He’s been an active member of the global WordPress community for the last 10 years, helping contributors from all over the world translate the software in more than 140 languages. Zé is a true Polyglot and European and has spent the last few years working towards creating ties between the European communities.