As we continue to introduce you to our speakers, we’re happy to announce that the full schedule is now available on our website. If you’re currently on the fence about whether to attend, we’re certain that in reviewing the schedule that you’ll find a number of topics that will appeal to you. Tickets remain available and we encourage you to register to attend Cincinnati’s inaugural WordCamp this October!
Speaker Announcements
In the weeks leading up to the event in October, we will be introducing a handful of speakers at a time right here on this blog. All those who had submitted a talk proposal should expect to receive a response this week confirming whether your talk has been accepted. We are excited to announce our next batch of speakers:
Michael Cremean, “WooCommerce – Subscriptions, Memberships and Booking”. Michael Cremean is the Founder and CEO of Quadshot Digital Solutions, open-source technology consultants specializing in WordPress and WooCommerce. Based in Las Vegas, since 2009 Quadshot has helped over 100 customers deploy web solutions. Michael also hosts the Las Vegas WooCommerce Meetup and speaks at Meetups, Corporate Events and WordCamps on many topics including Security, Scalability and eCommerce Best Practices. Prior to founding Quadshot, Michael was a CTO and Director for several companies overseeing successful product launches in Mobile, eCommerce, Robotics, Retail and Streaming Media. Teams he led won awards from Inc., Cisco, Smithsonian and USDLA. He also holds 6 patents, has 2 cute dogs and drinks a lot of coffee. You can reach him at michael@quadshot.com .
Brian Retterer, “Moving to Self Hosted WordPress”. Brian Retterer is a PHP Developer Evangelist at Stormpath, an Identity & User Management API. He has been developing sites and plugins using WordPress since version 1.5. Brian is also an organizer of the Dayton WordPress Meetup, Dayton WordCamp, and Dayton PHP Meetup. In the spare time that all developers have outside of work and their side projects, you can find him in his pottery studio working with clay.
Meggan Lanahan, “Should I Hire a Copywriter?”. Meggan J. Lanahan is a writer from Dayton, Ohio. She has been using the power of the pen for 23 years, since the age of 5. Beginning as a fiction writer (which she still is), she has branched out into content marketing and copywriting. Not only does she love doing it, but she loves talking about it, encouraging and helping others. She is currently writing copy for companies all over the United States; has her own leadership & personal growth column with a local newspaper; and serves as a volunteer writer for a non-profit organization in Los Angeles, California. When she’s not writing, she loves to travel, listen to music, play with animals, and read a good book from 30,000 feet.
Bobby Bryant, “WordPress Information Architecture”. Bobby has been involved in the WordPress space as a Developer for over 2 years. Prior to getting involved with WordPress Bobby spent 13+ years in the United States Marines as Ground Electronics Technician. He currently works for 10up as a Web Developer. 10up is a full distributed agency of people from around the world, focused on building great Publishing experiences. While Bobby spends most days working on both the front and backend of WordPress, he has a secret passion for Javascript. Which means he spend a lot of time, reading, writing, and working on JS heavy projects. Bobby is also the developer behind Develop with WP. A youtube channel focus on covering what he calls WordPress Development 201 tutorials.
Maria Averion, “10 WordPress Design Hacks for Graphic Designers”. I was a journalist for more than 25 years and worked in the newspaper business for my whole career as an editor, designer, photo editor and web editor. I have worked at several newspapers in major and small markets. I have used WordPress for the last 6 years and when I started I was a little lost. I found the WordPress MeetUp and the WordCamp was in 3 weeks, so I went to WordCamp and I learned so much. After that, I went to the MeetUp every month. Now, I do freelance WordPress Web Design fulltime when I don’t have a job contract.
Chris Celek, “OK, I Have a WordPress Website. What do I do with it?”. Chris Celek is a senior writer for gyro, a global marketing agency with offices in eight countries and 15 cities, including Cincinnati. Chris researches and develops content for high-tech and manufacturing companies. He specializes in crafting compelling, humanly relevant website content, blogs, white papers, e-newsletters, e-books and magazine articles. Chris is a reformed journalist, having worked as a reporter and editor in print and digital roles at traditional media companies. Chris founded Celek Media Consulting, providing web content, website design using WordPress, social media and online video for small businesses. Chris earned a bachelor of science degree in journalism from Ohio University and completed graduate studies in industrial technology at Purdue University and web marketing certification at Sinclair Community College.
Thanks To Our Sponsors
The success of WordCamp events worldwide would not be possible if not for the sponsors who generously donate their time and resources. Today we thank US Digital Partners and iThemes for their support of the WordPress community.
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