Schedule

Check this schedule before conference in case there are last minute changes.

Workshops (Friday, March 16)	Main Conference (Sat, March 17)
WordPress 101 Beginners Course (Room RB 120) Developers Workshop (Room CBC 232) E-commerce Workshop (Room CBC 155)	Sat March 17 How-To (Room CBC 155) Design/Community Track (Room RDB 1100) Developer Track (Room CBC 232) Sat After Party 🎉 🍕 🍻

Main Conference (Sun, March 18)	Kid’s Activities (Sat/Sun, March 17-18)
Business/Micro-MBA Track (Room CBC 155) User/Commerce Track (Room CBC 232) Learn Javascript Deeply Track (Room RCB 100)	Sat March 17 (Young Track): Blogging (Older Track): Ecommerce Sun March 18 (Young Track): STEAM/STEM (Older Track): Ecommerce/Marketing Basics

Saturday, March 17th

Our main day of the conference is stuffed full of a variety of topics and includes a number of informative lightning talks.

Saturday Guide

Time	How To (CBC 155)	Design & Community (RDB 1100)	Developer (CBC 232)
8:00 am	Registration
8:30 am	Opening Remarks (CBC 155) David Bisset
9:00 am	How To Create a Membership Site Using Best Practices Patrick Alexander Favorite session: How To Create a Membership Site Using Best Practices	Creating Content To Build Your Brand Anthony Miyazaki Favorite session: Creating Content To Build Your Brand	Zen Mode: Developing While You’re Offline John Blackbourn Favorite session: Zen Mode: Developing While You’re Offline
9:40 am	How To Improve Your Website’s SEO Lindsay Halsey Favorite session: How To Improve Your Website’s SEO	A Drupaler’s First Year In WordPress Mauricio Dinarte Favorite session: A Drupaler’s First Year In WordPress	Dynamic Customizer: The JavaScript API Andrew Taylor Favorite session: Dynamic Customizer: The JavaScript API
10:20 am	How To Add Bells And Whistles To Your WordPress Site With Plugins Tara Claeys Favorite session: How To Add Bells And Whistles To Your WordPress Site With Plugins	CSS Grid Mary Baum Favorite session: CSS Grid	Interacting With WordPress w/ Raspberry Pi + REST API Rodrigo Donini Favorite session: Interacting With WordPress w/ Raspberry Pi + REST API
10:50 am	How to Format Your Text to Help Your Readers Francesca Marano Favorite session: How to Format Your Text to Help Your Readers	WordPress and Inclusive Design John Maeda Favorite session: WordPress and Inclusive Design	AMA (Ask Me Anything) About Development Andrew Norcross Favorite session: AMA (Ask Me Anything) About Development
11:30 am	AMA (Ask Me Anything) About Security Adam Warner Favorite session: AMA (Ask Me Anything) About Security	AMA (Ask Me Anything) About Design John Maeda Favorite session: AMA (Ask Me Anything) About Design	AMA (Ask Me Anything) About Development (Part 2) Andrew Norcross Favorite session: AMA (Ask Me Anything) About Development (Part 2)
11:45 am	Lunch
1:00 pm	How To Make Your Site Fast For Your Users And SEO Alejandro Sanchez Favorite session: How To Make Your Site Fast For Your Users And SEO	Don’t Let Images Weigh Down Your Site Irina Blumenfeld Favorite session: Don’t Let Images Weigh Down Your Site	It’s ALIVE! How I built the Wapuu Bot using Javascript, Slack and the WP API Rick Tuttle Favorite session: It’s ALIVE! How I built the Wapuu Bot using Javascript, Slack and the WP API
1:20 pm	15 in 15 – The Story of WordPress John James Jacoby Favorite session: 15 in 15 – The Story of WordPress	Creating Your Hive Roxana Colorado Favorite session: Creating Your Hive	Getting Started With Advanced Custom Fields Jesse Velez Favorite session: Getting Started With Advanced Custom Fields
1:40 pm	How To Write for the Web Nakeesha Charles Favorite session: How To Write for the Web	On Building Community From Twitter to #IRL Raquel Landefeld Favorite session: On Building Community From Twitter to #IRL	Basics of PHP: Action & Filter Hooks Andreas Lopez Favorite session: Basics of PHP: Action & Filter Hooks
2:00 pm	How To Get Involved in Open Source Communities Karla Campos Favorite session: How To Get Involved in Open Source Communities	How To Use Design Tools To Improve Your Workflow Lenora Porter Favorite session: How To Use Design Tools To Improve Your Workflow	Automation with WordPress Jean Felisme Favorite session: Automation with WordPress
2:30 pm	How To Make Your WordPress Site Accessible To Everyone Melanie Adcock Favorite session: How To Make Your WordPress Site Accessible To Everyone	Aboard the WordPress Community : A Journey of Self-Discovery Carole Olinger Favorite session: Aboard the WordPress Community : A Journey of Self-Discovery	How I created WPBingo using Vue.js, Tailwind CSS, and the WP REST API Brian Richards Favorite session: How I created WPBingo using Vue.js, Tailwind CSS, and the WP REST API
3:10 pm	How to Increase (or Improve) Your Google Analytics Skills Pam Aungst Favorite session: How to Increase (or Improve) Your Google Analytics Skills	Women in WordPress Panel Nakeesha Charles, Natalia Real, Birgit Pauli-Haack, Miriam Goldman, Tessa Kriesel Favorite session: Women in WordPress Panel	WP-CLI: Don’t Fear The Command Line Dwayne McDaniel Favorite session: WP-CLI: Don’t Fear The Command Line
3:50 pm	How To Use WordPress’s Next Editor: Gutenberg Matt Cromwell Favorite session: How To Use WordPress’s Next Editor: Gutenberg	Trick, Track, and Troll: How WordPress Shaped the Web Miles Lifton Favorite session: Trick, Track, and Troll: How WordPress Shaped the Web	Extending WooCommerce Like A Pro Chris Flannagan Favorite session: Extending WooCommerce Like A Pro
4:40 pm	Interview & Q&A With Matt Mullenweg (Everybody in CBC 155) Matt Mullenweg, John James Jacoby
5:15 pm	Gameshow Hour!

🎉 🍕 🍻 Saturday After Party Info and Directions 🎉 🍕 🍻

Business/Micro-MBA Track – Sunday, March 18th

This track is perfect for freelancers and small business owners.

Time	Business/Micro-MBA (CBC 155)
8:00 am	Breakfast Social
8:30 am	Breakfast Social & Registration
9:00 am	Advanced Topics In Businessing Christie Chirinos Favorite session: Advanced Topics In Businessing
9:45 am	Helping Freelancers Manage Clients, Increase Total Value, And Sustain Long-Term Delivery Pat Ramsey Favorite session: Helping Freelancers Manage Clients, Increase Total Value, And Sustain Long-Term Delivery
10:30 am	Don’t Become Your Own Worst Enemy: How to Avoid the Five Psychological Landmines That Will Kill Your Business Sherry Walling Favorite session: Don’t Become Your Own Worst Enemy: How to Avoid the Five Psychological Landmines That Will Kill Your Business
11:15 am	Overnight Success, 15 Years In The Making Joshua Strebel Favorite session: Overnight Success, 15 Years In The Making
12:00 pm	Panel: Inspiration And Practical Takeaways And How To Start And Run Your Business. Rian Kinney, Karim Marucchi, Pat Ramsey, Sherry Walling, Christie Chirinos, Joshua Strebel Favorite session: Panel: Inspiration And Practical Takeaways And How To Start And Run Your Business.
12:30 pm	Lunch
1:50 pm	Tips to Reducing Cart Abandonment Syed Balkhi Favorite session: Tips to Reducing Cart Abandonment
2:10 pm	CYA Your Site Rian Kinney Favorite session: CYA Your Site
2:30 pm	Self-Respect in Business: The Fine Line Between Nice and Too Nice and How to Ask for What You’re Worth Tara Claeys Favorite session: Self-Respect in Business: The Fine Line Between Nice and Too Nice and How to Ask for What You’re Worth
2:50 pm	Growth Tactics Overload Scott Mann Favorite session: Growth Tactics Overload
3:10 pm	Marketing Hacks: Burn Your Brand Into Their Brains! Pascal Depuhl Favorite session: Marketing Hacks: Burn Your Brand Into Their Brains!
3:30 pm	How To Win At Customer Service Marc Benzakein Favorite session: How To Win At Customer Service
3:50 pm	Working with Diverse Teams Louise Treadwell Favorite session: Working with Diverse Teams
4:10 pm	Social Media: Best Practices 2018 Dr. Nancy Richmond Favorite session: Social Media: Best Practices 2018
4:45 pm	Closing Remarks (And Giveaways)

Users Track – Sunday, March 18th

This track has useful information for WordPress users of all ages, and also ecommerce talks for those who attended March 16th’s ecommerce workshop.

Time	E-Commerce & Users (CBC 232)
8:00 am	Breakfast Social
8:30 am	Breakfast Social & Registration
9:00 am	Elementary, My Dear Coder Nicole Paschen Caylor Favorite session: Elementary, My Dear Coder
9:20 am	Entrepreneurship for Kids Karla Campos Favorite session: Entrepreneurship for Kids
9:45 am	Kids Panel Victoria Dameus, Aidan Lacayo, Edward Pratt, Alyssa Harris, Aleyna Harris, Jayda Washington-Boothe, Annejeanette Washington Favorite session: Kids Panel
10:30 am	So, You Want To Sell Online? Zach Stepek Favorite session: So, You Want To Sell Online?
11:15 am	How To Manage Large Ecommerce Stores With WordPress Cody Landefeld Favorite session: How To Manage Large Ecommerce Stores With WordPress
12:00 pm	Email Automation for E-commerce Windy Pierre Favorite session: Email Automation for E-commerce
12:30 pm	Lunch
1:50 pm	4-Step Process To Turn Your Site Into Automated Cash Machine Even If You’re a New WordPress User Carlos Vazquez Favorite session: 4-Step Process To Turn Your Site Into Automated Cash Machine Even If You’re a New WordPress User
2:15 pm	Security & SSL: What’s the difference? Victor Santoyo Favorite session: Security & SSL: What’s the difference?
3:00 pm	WordPress For Non-Profits Birgit Pauli-Haack Favorite session: WordPress For Non-Profits
3:45 pm	A Guide to Creating the Right Digital Perception Across Diverse Digital Platforms William Jackson Favorite session: A Guide to Creating the Right Digital Perception Across Diverse Digital Platforms
4:45 pm	Closing Remarks (And Giveaways)

Learn Javascript Deeply – Sunday, March 18th

Developers looking to improve their JavaScript skills will have a full day of insights and learning.

Sunday Guide (Coming Soon)

Time	Learn JavaScript Deeply (RDB 1100)
8:00 am	Breakfast Social
8:30 am	Breakfast Social & Registration
9:00 am	Javascript Beyond jQuery Bobby Bryant, Kevin Langley Jr. Favorite session: Javascript Beyond jQuery
10:00 am	Modern JS with ES6 Bobby Bryant, Kevin Langley Jr. Favorite session: Modern JS with ES6
11:00 am	Introduction to React Bobby Bryant, Kevin Langley Jr. Favorite session: Introduction to React
12:30 pm	Lunch
1:50 pm	Advanced React Bobby Bryant, Kevin Langley Jr. Favorite session: Advanced React
2:50 pm	Building A Mobile App With React Native (Live) Jean Regisser Favorite session: Building A Mobile App With React Native (Live)
3:50 pm	Headless WordPress with Next.js Server Side Rendering Kevin Langley Jr. Favorite session: Headless WordPress with Next.js Server Side Rendering
4:45 pm	Closing Remarks (And Giveaways)

Friday, March 16th

WordPress 101 Beginner Course

If you have never used WordPress before, this is the workshop to attend.

Time	WordPress 101 Beginner Course (RB 120)
8:30 am	Registration
9:00 am	Decisions / Education Favorite session: Decisions / Education
10:00 am	Installation and Setup Favorite session: Installation and Setup
11:15 am	Workshop Lunch
12:15 pm	Getting Started with WordPress Favorite session: Getting Started with WordPress
1:00 pm	WordPress Themes Favorite session: WordPress Themes
2:00 pm	Troubleshooting Favorite session: Troubleshooting
3:00 pm	Plugins Favorite session: Plugins
4:00 pm	Q&A
4:30 pm	End of Day Remarks

Developer’s Workshop

If you do WordPress development for clients or build plugins/themes, then you need to know what the future lies for WordPress developers.

Time	Developers Workshop (CBC 232)
8:30 am	Registration
9:00 am	Future of WordPress Development Grzegorz Ziółkowski Favorite session: Future of WordPress Development
9:30 am	Setup & Introduction to Gutenberg: Tooling And Terminology Zac Gordon Favorite session: Setup & Introduction to Gutenberg: Tooling And Terminology
11:15 am	Workshop Lunch
12:15 pm	Creating Your Very First Gutenberg Block Brian Richards Favorite session: Creating Your Very First Gutenberg Block
2:00 pm	Building Custom Gutenberg Blocks: From Static to Dynamic Josh Pollock Favorite session: Building Custom Gutenberg Blocks: From Static to Dynamic
4:45 pm	Closing Remarks

E-commerce Workshop

This full day workshop takes you through the basics of how to build your own simple e-commerce store, then provides additional instructions on how to expand on your store and what other e-commerce solutions exist for WordPress.

Time	E-Commerce Workshop (CBC 155)
8:30 am	Registration
9:00 am	Opening Remarks & Logging In Chris Lema
11:15 am	Workshop Lunch
12:15 pm	Learning WooCommerce (Continued) Chris Lema Favorite session: Learning WooCommerce (Continued)
1:45 pm	WooCommerce Subscriptions Georgina Lewis Favorite session: WooCommerce Subscriptions
2:15 pm	Enhance Your WooCommerce Store With Plugins and Other Things Sze Liu Favorite session: Enhance Your WooCommerce Store With Plugins and Other Things
2:45 pm	E-Commerce Essentials: Payments, Shipping, and Taxes Beka Rice Favorite session: E-Commerce Essentials: Payments, Shipping, and Taxes
3:15 pm	Designed To Sell: Huge Impact Of Small Decisions Michelle Schulp Favorite session: Designed To Sell: Huge Impact Of Small Decisions
3:45 pm	Simple E-Commerce With Form Plugins Naomi C. Bush Favorite session: Simple E-Commerce With Form Plugins
4:15 pm	E-Commerce Panel Cody Landefeld, Zach Stepek, Mark Ratcliff, Bradley Cummins Favorite session: E-Commerce Panel
4:55 pm	What Talks To Watch During WordPress Weekend / Closing Remarks