May 27, 2022 — Learn the story of one shy WordCamper whose English-speaking WordCamp friends became a catalyst for personal growth.

December 29, 2021 — This talk is in part a celebration of Jill Binder’s 10-year anniversary with WordPress (in 2021). In part, it is also an “if I can do it, you can do it” set of four short stories.

December 26, 2021 — WordPress is no stranger to expansive growth, and 2021 illustrated that we as a global community, grow alongside it.

WordPress’s Executive Director, Josepha Haden Chomphosy, reflects on the trends seeded in 2020 and offers insight about future growth opportunities.

November 15, 2021 — Before meeting her husband, this presenter had no idea what a WordCamp was or how it could change her life. Since then, the couple has traveled-to, spoken-at and volunteered-for, more than 25 WordCamps: nationally, internationally, and virtually. Their love and commitment to the community has led to a greater love and commitment to each other.

October 11, 2021 — This talk shares resources to help start your Accessibility journey and offers encouragement for taking your first steps.

In 2019, Sally Thoun had never heard of a WordCamp, MeetUp, Wapuu, or GitHub. She had heard about Accessibility but wasn’t sure exactly what it was all about. She was intimidated to even touch or edit a website and left that to her agency developers.

But what a difference a year makes! Last summer, she dove headfirst into Accessibility and WordPress. This new direction became a rewarding and fulfilling journey. In this talk, Sally shares her experiences to inspire the same purpose and passion that the selfless WordPress and Accessibility community has inspired in her.

May 29, 2021 — Follow one person’s journey from casual blogger to WordPress support professional to WordPress developer. You will learn that everyone can find their place in WordPress!

April 1, 2021 — This talk shares how The Commons gave Marija Zaric an opportunity to learn, contribute, and evolve. The web is built on open source by wonderful altruistic people.

March 20, 2021 — Finding the good in bad situations – like looking for a Phoenix rising from the ashes – might help you stay positive when it feels like your world is burning.

Did 2020 feel like that for you? From a global pandemic to murder hornets, to event cancelations, and personal struggles: 2020 was a difficult year for many of us.

We pivoted so much and so often it felt like we were constantly reinventing ourselves, our businesses, and our community.

This talk recognizes some of the good that came from 2020’s trying times and suggests how we can move forward in a globally-positive way.

January 13, 2021 — Both WordPress and many of us have come along way from our humble beginnings with WordPress. Maybe your experience is similar? Maybe you sat down one day with a dream…and off you went. That is the gift of WordPress.

November 2, 2020 — Le persone tendono a raccontare i propri successi e sono spesso riluttanti a condividere ed ammettere gli sbagli che hanno commesso strada facendo. La verità è che quando ti metti in gioco inevitabilmente commetti degli errori. Ma saranno proprio quegli errori a regalarti le lezioni – di business, ma anche di vita – più importanti.

In questo talk non ti parlerò dei miei successi ma degli errori più grandi che ho commesso e che mi hanno reso la persona che sono oggi. Perché sbagliare è spesso un’eccellente occasione di crescita.

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