WordCamp Detroit – May 18th, 2019 – A 1-Day WordPress Conference

Saturday, May 18th in Midtown Detroit

Follow us on Twitter: @WordCampDetroit , Facebook: @WordCampDetroit, and Instagram: @WordCampDetroit; follow the hashtag #WCDET for day of announcements.

Please plan to arrive during the 8am hour to find a place to park, get registered, start networking and visit our sponsors. You can expect water and coffee to be available throughout the day, as well as snacks provided by LearnDash.

Black Box is on the 3rd Floor – North East side of the building.
Room 403 is on the 4th Floor – South side of the building.
Room 423 is on the 4th Floor – North side of the building.
Lunch & Discussions are in a common area – centrally located.

Key:

General

Business

Designer

Developer

Multiple

Time	Black Box	Room 403	Room 423
9:00 am	Proven Steps to Make Any WordPress Site a Lead Generation Platform Bill Rice Favorite session: Proven Steps to Make Any WordPress Site a Lead Generation Platform	WordPress.com vs. WordPress.org – Don’t Tell Me, Show me! Laura Eagin Favorite session: WordPress.com vs. WordPress.org – Don’t Tell Me, Show me!	Managed WordPress Demystified Alex Sirota – PMP Favorite session: Managed WordPress Demystified
10:00 am	Finding your next project: How to manage a sales pipeline for free-lancer developers and agencies. Jeries Eadeh Favorite session: Finding your next project: How to manage a sales pipeline for free-lancer developers and agencies.	Developer Experience matters too! Amit Rathi Favorite session: Developer Experience matters too!	Working in WordPress Cate DeRosia Favorite session: Working in WordPress
11:00 am	Designing Interfaces People Love Ross Johnson Favorite session: Designing Interfaces People Love	Using Podcasts to Grow Your Business and Increase Your Bottom-line Jeff Large Favorite session: Using Podcasts to Grow Your Business and Increase Your Bottom-line	A clear mind breaks the loop – Wellness while programming Christa Stephens Favorite session: A clear mind breaks the loop – Wellness while programming
12:00 pm	Designing, Developing & Testing for Accessibility Eric Malcolm Favorite session: Designing, Developing & Testing for Accessibility	A Crash-Course in PHP Namespaces for WordPress Developers Steve Grunwell Favorite session: A Crash-Course in PHP Namespaces for WordPress Developers	Stop Ghosting Them! The Importance of Customer Relationships Emerson Jeffries Favorite session: Stop Ghosting Them! The Importance of Customer Relationships
1:00 pm	Lunch Favorite session: Lunch
1:30 pm	Lunch Discussions: Accessibility, Design, DevOps, etc. Favorite session: Lunch Discussions: Accessibility, Design, DevOps, etc.
2:00 pm	6 ECOMMERCE TRENDS ALTERING THE ECOMMERCE LANDSCAPE And changing which strategies work, why and for how long… Topher DeRosia Favorite session: 6 ECOMMERCE TRENDS ALTERING THE ECOMMERCE LANDSCAPE And changing which strategies work, why and for how long…	7 Tips to Better Manage Client Expectations Anthony Montalbano Favorite session: 7 Tips to Better Manage Client Expectations	Building better search results with Vue.js Ian Gray Favorite session: Building better search results with Vue.js
3:00 pm	I Set Up A Dropshipping Store With WooCommerce and With Shopify – Here’s What I Learned Christie Chirinos Favorite session: I Set Up A Dropshipping Store With WooCommerce and With Shopify – Here’s What I Learned	Building a WordPress Plugin Business Samer Bazzi Favorite session: Building a WordPress Plugin Business	Technical SEO Strategies and Best Practices for WordPress Curtis Hays Favorite session: Technical SEO Strategies and Best Practices for WordPress
4:00 pm	Empower Your Storytelling With Gutenberg: How to use blocks to boost your communication Andrea Zoellner Favorite session: Empower Your Storytelling With Gutenberg: How to use blocks to boost your communication	Standing Out in the Search Results Seth Alling Favorite session: Standing Out in the Search Results	Designing against Domestic Violence Eva PenzeyMoog Favorite session: Designing against Domestic Violence
7:00 pm	After Party at Detroit Shipping Company

Schedule, Sessions and/or Speakers subject to change.

After Party

Detroit Shipping Co.
474 Peterboro St, Detroit, Michigan

Time: 7pm to 9pm

ROOM: Bridge Lounge , Coffee Lounge , and Podcast Balcony

We will provide some food (Vegetarian Spring Rolls – Platter, Bao Bun Platter – BBQ Pork, Pad Thai Roll, Mac-n-Cheese) and a beverage station (Infused Water, Iced Tea, Lemonade). Cash bar will be available.