{"id":5,"date":"2016-05-06T21:10:08","date_gmt":"2016-05-07T01:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2016.toronto.wordcamp.org\/?p=5"},"modified":"2016-06-03T15:33:43","modified_gmt":"2016-06-03T19:33:43","slug":"call-for-speakers-for-wordcamp-toronto-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toronto.wordcamp.org\/2016\/call-for-speakers-for-wordcamp-toronto-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for Speakers for WordCamp Toronto 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

Call for speakers for WCTO 2016 is officially open!<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you have a passion and knowledge about WordPress and you know how to engage the audience, we want you<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

The agenda for this year will be focused on JavaScript, REST API & JSON<\/strong>. However, we will have several tracks, like always, so if you have a topic worth sharing for beginners, developers or designers, please submit the speaker application form.<\/a><\/p>\n

Here are few tips to stand out from the crowd when submitting the talks:<\/p>\n

– Put a new spin on old talks.<\/strong>
\n– Explain what you learned while solving a problem.<\/strong>
\n– Take the form of a case study, or a live or scripted example.<\/strong>
\n– Tell us what is new and exciting on the horizon for WordPress users & developers.<\/strong>
\n– Teach us something new.<\/strong><\/p>\n

We strongly believe that WordPress connects people\u00a0<\/strong>so whether you are a developer, designer, small business owner or owner\/employee of a large company that rely on WordPress, if you feel that your story will benefit the community, we want to hear your ideas<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

The deadline to submit the speaker application is June 30th @ midnight.<\/strong> Get yours in soon <\/a>or check out our Become A Speaker<\/a> page to learn more about it!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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