{"id":7,"date":"2018-01-16T18:28:35","date_gmt":"2018-01-16T18:28:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2018.chicago.wordcamp.org\/schedule\/"},"modified":"2018-05-02T03:25:12","modified_gmt":"2018-05-02T03:25:12","slug":"schedule","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2018\/schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"Schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"

2018 WordCamp Chicago Schedule<\/h2>\n

Saturday, April 28th<\/h1>\n
Time<\/th> Track 1<\/span> <\/span> <\/th> Track 2<\/span> <\/span> <\/th> Track 3<\/span> <\/span> <\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
8:00 am<\/td>
Registration<\/span><\/div><\/td><\/tr>
8:45 am<\/td>
Opening Remarks<\/span><\/div><\/td><\/tr>
9:00 am<\/td><\/td>
Converting new website visitors into paying customers<\/a> Joe Howard<\/a><\/span><\/div>
Favorite session: Converting new website visitors into paying customers<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/td>
Choosing Hosting for Your WordPress Site<\/a> Kim White<\/a><\/span><\/div>
Favorite session: Choosing Hosting for Your WordPress Site<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/td><\/tr>
9:45 am<\/td>
Don’t just survive, thrive as a freelancer<\/a> Christina Varro<\/a><\/span><\/div>
Favorite session: Don’t just survive, thrive as a freelancer<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/td>
Analyze, Plan and Execute: Creating an effective SEO & Content Marketing Plan<\/a> Ryan Erwin<\/a><\/span><\/div>
Favorite session: Analyze, Plan and Execute: Creating an effective SEO & Content Marketing Plan<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/td>
Data Science and Web Development<\/a> Joshua Alexander<\/a><\/span><\/div>
Favorite session: Data Science and Web Development<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/td><\/tr>
10:30 am<\/td>
Making Systems Work in Your WordPress Business<\/a> Angelica Yarde<\/a><\/span><\/div>
Favorite session: Making Systems Work in Your WordPress Business<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/td>
WooCommerce Success<\/a> Patrick Elward<\/a><\/span><\/div>
Favorite session: WooCommerce Success<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/td>
Voice is Becoming the New Keyboard: Voice Interfaces in 2018 and Beyond<\/a> Keanan Koppenhaver<\/a><\/span><\/div>
Favorite session: Voice is Becoming the New Keyboard: Voice Interfaces in 2018 and Beyond<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/td><\/tr>
11:15 am<\/td>
Erasing the Stigma: Mental Health and Tech<\/a> JD Flynn<\/a><\/span><\/div>
Favorite session: Erasing the Stigma: Mental Health and Tech<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/td>
Promotional Podcasts: How they can earn you trust, grow your audience, and market yourself<\/a> Jeff Large<\/a><\/span><\/div>
Favorite session: Promotional Podcasts: How they can earn you trust, grow your audience, and market yourself<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/td>
The Next-Level WordPress developer<\/a> Gabriel Pleszowski<\/a><\/span><\/div>
Favorite session: The Next-Level WordPress developer<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/td><\/tr>
12:00 pm<\/td>
Lunch<\/span><\/div><\/td><\/tr>
12:30 pm<\/td>
Lunchtime Session: Our Community is Dead<\/a> Robert Jacobi<\/a><\/span><\/div>
Favorite session: Lunchtime Session: Our Community is Dead<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/td><\/tr>
1:30 pm<\/td>
Freelance to Agency: How To Make The Leap<\/a> Jessi<\/a><\/span><\/div>
Favorite session: Freelance to Agency: How To Make The Leap<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/td>
Intermediate SEO Strategies<\/a> Pam Ann Aungst<\/a><\/span><\/div>
Favorite session: Intermediate SEO Strategies<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/td>
Making Security Make Sense to Users\/Clients<\/a> Adam Warner<\/a><\/span><\/div>
Favorite session: Making Security Make Sense to Users\/Clients<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/td><\/tr>
2:15 pm<\/td>
Expanding Your WordPress-Based Business<\/a> Jeff Matson<\/a><\/span><\/div>
Favorite session: Expanding Your WordPress-Based Business<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/td>
Bootstrap Marketing; Getting in the Game<\/a> Devin Sears<\/a><\/span><\/div>
Favorite session: Bootstrap Marketing; Getting in the Game<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/td>
Let’s learn Git. No more excuses.<\/a> Dwayne McDaniel<\/a><\/span><\/div>
Favorite session: Let’s learn Git. No more excuses.<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/td><\/tr>
3:00 pm<\/td>
90 Days to Live: Finding Your Place in the WordPress Community<\/a> Joe A. Simpson Jr.<\/a><\/span><\/div>
Favorite session: 90 Days to Live: Finding Your Place in the WordPress Community<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/td>
Scoping Digital Projects as a Non-Developer<\/a> Jay Hoppie<\/a><\/span><\/div>
Favorite session: Scoping Digital Projects as a Non-Developer<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/td>
Basic Debugging for WordPress<\/a> Andrew Wikel<\/a><\/span><\/div>
Favorite session: Basic Debugging for WordPress<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/td><\/tr>
3:45 pm<\/td>
The 4th Wall of WordPress<\/a> John Jacoby<\/a><\/span><\/div>
Favorite session: The 4th Wall of WordPress<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/td>
How To Design WordPress Themes To Increase Sales and Convert Visitors Into Customers<\/a> Bruce Chamoff<\/a><\/span><\/div>
Favorite session: How To Design WordPress Themes To Increase Sales and Convert Visitors Into Customers<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/td>
The Care and Feeding of Child Themes<\/a> Dane Morgan<\/a><\/span><\/div>
Favorite session: The Care and Feeding of Child Themes<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/td><\/tr>
6:00 pm<\/td>
Afterparty at AceBounce Ping Pong Bar (details TBA)<\/span><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\t
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