{"id":753,"date":"2012-06-21T16:15:31","date_gmt":"2012-06-21T21:15:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2012.chicago.wordcamp.org\/?p=753"},"modified":"2013-10-14T22:01:52","modified_gmt":"2013-10-15T03:01:52","slug":"call-for-speakers-now-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2012\/call-for-speakers-now-live\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for speakers now live!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WordCamp Chicago brings together designers, developers, bloggers, small business owners, entrepreneurs and educators from all across the midwest.\u00a0<strong>What can you share with this community?<\/strong> We&#8217;re looking to build an awesome program which reflects the diversity of the greater Chicagoland\u00a0WordPress community, and\u00a0<em>we want you to be a part of it!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Call for Speakers deadline is July 16th! So don&#8217;t wait til its too late!<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong><\/strong>What we look for<\/h2>\n<p>We ask that your talk be&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>directly related to\u00a0WordPress, or be immediately applicable and relevant to our audience<\/li>\n<li>one or more of the following: skill-building, thought-provoking, novel, unique, entertaining, passionate, relaxed, educational, hands-on, challenging, mind-blowing, caffeinating, fresh, interactive, hilarious, niche-specific, general-interest, multi-media, comforting, polished, beautiful, delicious&#8230;<\/li>\n<li>respectful of the\u00a0WordPress community and the GPL<\/li>\n<li>above all,\u00a0<em>awesome!<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Details<\/h2>\n<p>Most talks will be approximately 30 minutes to 45 minutes each depending on how long you want to leave for questions, so propose a topic you can cover passionately in that duration.<\/p>\n<p>Talks will be on Saturday August 25th or Sunday August 26th. If you are only available for one day but not the other, please note this in your application.<\/p>\n<p>We plan to record video of all talks for posting to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.tv\/\">WordPress.tv<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Speakers will be offered free admission to WordCamp Chicago, but will not be otherwise compensated.<\/p>\n<p>As a disclaimer, all sessions will be video taped. You will need to sign and return an A\/V form prior to the conference. All submissions without a signed disclaimer will not be approved.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button apply\" href=\"http:\/\/4914537.polldaddy.com\/s\/wordcamp-chicago-2012-speaker-application\" target=\"_blank\">Apply to speak!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WordCamp Chicago brings together designers, developers, bloggers, small business owners, entrepreneurs and educators from all across the midwest.\u00a0What can you share with this community? 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