Schedule

Speaker sessions are Saturday, October 27, at the University of the Sciences. Doors to WordCamp Philly open at 8 am and talks begin at 9 am.

In addition to the regular sessions, there are two panels:

10:50 am: Where the Rubber Meets the Road: Ethics, Values and the WordPress Community
1:30 pm: Creating Inclusive Workplaces: What Tech Communities Are Doing to Support Employees with Autism and Related Challenges

The After-Party will start at 6:30 pm at Clarkville, located at Baltimore Avenue and 43rd Street — about a 10-minute stroll from the University of the Sciences.

Contributor Day will be Sunday, October 28, at the University of the Sciences. Doors open at 12:30 pm, and the event is 1-5 pm.

Time	Developer	Designer	Business/Freelance	WordPress 101
8:00 am	Registration
9:00 am	Opening Remarks
9:10 am	Keynote: Tracy Levesque Tracy Levesque
10:00 am	Making Friends with the Inspector: How Non-Developers Can Harmlessly Dig into Code for the First Time Tara Claeys Favorite session: Making Friends with the Inspector: How Non-Developers Can Harmlessly Dig into Code for the First Time	Design Tools and Processes Lou Fuiano Favorite session: Design Tools and Processes	Leveraging WordPress to Build Communities Diane Varner Favorite session: Leveraging WordPress to Build Communities	WordPress Installation and Settings Joe Casabona Favorite session: WordPress Installation and Settings
10:50 am	Gutenberg for Site Developers Michael Dance Favorite session: Gutenberg for Site Developers	Fast Track Your Design Process Justin Nealey Favorite session: Fast Track Your Design Process	Using Data & Research For Website Planning Chris Berkley Favorite session: Using Data & Research For Website Planning	Creating Posts and Pages in WordPress Yardell Perkins Favorite session: Creating Posts and Pages in WordPress
10:55 am	10:50 am Panel — Where the Rubber Meets the Road: Ethics, Values and the WordPress Community Simeon Poles, Jason Coleman, Doris DelTosto Brogan, Liam Dempsey, Andrea Middleton
11:40 am	Introduction to Post Meta Sal Ferrarello Favorite session: Introduction to Post Meta	Strategies Beyond SEO & Google to Build Your Brand & Market Your Social Media Awesomeness William Jackson Favorite session: Strategies Beyond SEO & Google to Build Your Brand & Market Your Social Media Awesomeness	Managing Your WordPress Projects Donna Botti Favorite session: Managing Your WordPress Projects	Choosing a Theme for Your WordPress Site Laura Byrne Cristiano Favorite session: Choosing a Theme for Your WordPress Site
12:15 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm	Testing Business Critical Features with Behat Andrew Taylor Favorite session: Testing Business Critical Features with Behat	Let’s Talk About Using Colors Sibel Tasar Favorite session: Let’s Talk About Using Colors	Email Is Insecure, but You Don’t Have to Be Nikki Kriss Favorite session: Email Is Insecure, but You Don’t Have to Be	Choosing Plugins for Your WordPress Site Jodie Riccelli Favorite session: Choosing Plugins for Your WordPress Site
1:35 pm	1:30 pm Panel — Creating Inclusive Workplaces: What Tech Communities Are Doing to Support Employees with Autism and Related Challenges Gabby Robertson-Cawley, John Herrington, Frank Buttaro, Daniel Koval
2:20 pm	Testing Your Critical JavaScript Nick Smith Favorite session: Testing Your Critical JavaScript	The Importance of Typography: Design, Usability, Cost and Loading Times Tori Pugh Favorite session: The Importance of Typography: Design, Usability, Cost and Loading Times	WordPress For Non-Profits: Website Best Practices, Collecting Donations, Increasing Exposure Online Charles Johnston Favorite session: WordPress For Non-Profits: Website Best Practices, Collecting Donations, Increasing Exposure Online	Maintaining Your Site Frank Corso Favorite session: Maintaining Your Site
2:55 pm	Break
3:30 pm	Falling in Love with Your Development Workflow Tessa Kriesel Favorite session: Falling in Love with Your Development Workflow	How to Write Winning Website Copy Gayle Williams Favorite session: How to Write Winning Website Copy	How to Improve Your Google Analytics Skills Pam Aungst Favorite session: How to Improve Your Google Analytics Skills	The Art of Troubleshooting William Earnhardt Favorite session: The Art of Troubleshooting
4:20 pm	Understanding Merchants: Building Plugins for the E-Commerce User Beka Rice Favorite session: Understanding Merchants: Building Plugins for the E-Commerce User	Designing a Conversation: An Intro to UX Writing and Conversational Microcopy Laura Strader Favorite session: Designing a Conversation: An Intro to UX Writing and Conversational Microcopy	Converting Brand New Website Visitors into Paying Customers Joe Howard Favorite session: Converting Brand New Website Visitors into Paying Customers
5:10 pm	Closing Remarks