Request to Speak at WordCamp Kansas City 2017

General

WordCamp KC 2017 has been set for Friday and Saturday, April 28-29. We’re officially looking for speakers for this year’s event. WordCamp KC is one of the largest and best attended WordCamps in the midwest and is a great opportunity for you to share your expertise and knowledge with the WordPress community.

Speakers will be announced Monday, March 6th.

Talks for all skill levels will be considered and all topics should be WordPress related or connected, such as: the basis of web design, digital marketing, SEO, entrepreneurship, social media, multisite development, etc. You are welcomed to submit multiple topics or progressions such as Building a Plugin for Beginners, Intermediate or Advanced.

This year we hope to include a few lightning talks of around 10 minutes as well as our normal format of 40 minutes per presentation.

The 2017 schedule and “tracks” will be built based on the topics that are submitted, with the goal of each “track” having a theme and each topic building on the previous.

  • Friday, April 28 (9am – 5pm)
  • Saturday, April 29 (9am – 4pm)

Send us your talk and everything that goes with it and we will reach out to you!

New to the WordCamp speaking scene? Read: Speaking at a WordCamp from WordCamp.org and our Speaker FAQs.

If you’d like to propose multiple topics, please submit the form multiple times, once for each topic.

Help Spread the Word!

WordCamp KC Call for Speakers is open until 2/26! Submit your presentation – http://j.mp/2lbgZBL #wordpress #socialmedia #seo #wckc

Speaker Request Form

Before submitting your speaker proposal, please log in to WordCamp.org using your WordPress.org account*.

If you don’t have an account, please create one.

* This is your account for the official WordPress.org website, rather than your personal WordPress site.

About You






For speaker bio pages, we need a photo of you. Our website uses Gravatar to pull in speaker and attendee photos. Please make sure you have a clear photo of you (with your face) attached to the email address you entered above. Visit http://gravatar.com to create or update your photo

Availability is a key component to building the schedule. If you’re available both days, your session is more likely to be accepted (please do not submit to speak unless you are positive you can be here)
Which day(s) are you available to speak?(required)




On Friday evening (April 28) of WordCamp KC, we will have a speakers & organizers dinner.
Will you attend the dinner?(required)

About Your Presentation



How long is your presentation?(required)


What skill level is this presentation intended for?(required)


How would you categorize your topic? (check all that apply)(required)


On Saturday (April 29) of Wordcamp KC, there will be a community support lounge for attendees to get one-on-one help with their projects.
Would you like to help attendees for an hour?(required)


Audio/Video Release

By participating in WordCamp Kansas City, I understand that portions of the event will be photographed and/or audio/video-recorded for use by the WordPress Foundation. I agree that the WordPress Foundation has the right and permission to use and publish such media — which may include my name, likeness, voice, city/state of residence, or photograph — for any purpose in any format, online (including, but not limited to, WordPress.tv and WordCamp.org) and/or offline, now and hereafter without further compensation, permission, or notification. I understand that all official recordings from the event are the exclusive property of the WordPress Foundation, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license for general use, and I do not ask for nor expect compensation or notification of the use of official recordings or photographs in which I appear or speak.

Anything Else?


Note: If you are selected to speak at WordCamp KC, you will be asked to submit your presentation slideshow for review by organizers in late-March