Schedule

WordCamp Ann Arbor 2017 will be taking place on October 13th and 14th, 2017.

Friday October 13

Registration opens at 8:00 a.m.

Key:

User

Developer

Business

Designer

Time	Amphitheatre	East Conference Room	West Conference Room
8:50 am	Opening Remarks Kyle Maurer
9:00 am	WordPress 101 in Less Than an Hour Angela Samuels Favorite session: WordPress 101 in Less Than an Hour	Panel: WordPress Hosting Josh Ward, Andy Melichar, Matthew Clancy, Christie Chirinos, AJ Morris Favorite session: Panel: WordPress Hosting	Javascript Workshop Zac Gordon Favorite session: Javascript Workshop
10:00 am	Intro to HTML and CSS Topher DeRosia Favorite session: Intro to HTML and CSS	Panel: Pricing WordPress Projects Aisha Blake, Amit Rathi, Laura Eagin, Leeann Drees, Rebecca Gill Favorite session: Panel: Pricing WordPress Projects	Javascript Workshop Zac Gordon Favorite session: Javascript Workshop
11:00 am	Hosting: Making sense of it all Andrew Walker Favorite session: Hosting: Making sense of it all	Panel: WordPress eCommerce Dustin Hartzler, Laura Lynch, AJ Morris, Kyle Maurer Favorite session: Panel: WordPress eCommerce	Javascript Workshop Zac Gordon Favorite session: Javascript Workshop
12:00 pm	Lunch
2:00 pm	Build a Simple Frontend App Using the WP REST API and React Kellen Mace Favorite session: Build a Simple Frontend App Using the WP REST API and React	Panel: The Future of WordPress Rahul Bansal, John James Jacoby, Christie Chirinos, Kyle Maurer Favorite session: Panel: The Future of WordPress	Javascript Workshop Zac Gordon Favorite session: Javascript Workshop
3:00 pm	Freelance / Small Business Workshop Ian Wilson Favorite session: Freelance / Small Business Workshop

Friday lunch groups

Friday afternoon activities

Saturday October 14

Registration opens at 8:00 a.m.

Key:

User

Developer

Business

Designer

Time	Amphitheatre	East Conference Room	West Conference Room
8:50 am	Opening Remarks Kyle Maurer
9:10 am	Keynote John James Jacoby Favorite session: Keynote
9:50 am	Creating a Content Strategy for your Blog Morgan Timm Favorite session: Creating a Content Strategy for your Blog	Actions and Filters – Get Hooked on WordPress John Wright Favorite session: Actions and Filters – Get Hooked on WordPress	Podcast ROI: How to determine if your podcast is worth it Jeff Large Favorite session: Podcast ROI: How to determine if your podcast is worth it
10:10 am	Building Websites With A Purpose Thomas Stirling Favorite session: Building Websites With A Purpose	Design, WordPress, and You Stephanie Brinley Favorite session: Design, WordPress, and You	I shouldn’t be up here talking to you: Embracing Impostor Syndrome Mike Hale Favorite session: I shouldn’t be up here talking to you: Embracing Impostor Syndrome
10:50 am	Whoops I Did it Again; How to Fix Your Site if You Haven’t Followed WordPress Standards Dustin Hartzler Favorite session: Whoops I Did it Again; How to Fix Your Site if You Haven’t Followed WordPress Standards	Roles, Caps, and Meta Caps: Harnessing the WordPress Capabilities API Jonathan Brinley Favorite session: Roles, Caps, and Meta Caps: Harnessing the WordPress Capabilities API	Content Is for Everyone: How to Create Accessible Content Laura Lynch Favorite session: Content Is for Everyone: How to Create Accessible Content
11:10 am	Ask an Organizer Kyle Maurer	Ask an Organizer Ross Johnson	Ask an Organizer
11:20 am	Lesson Learned from Selling WordPress to Enterprises Rahul Bansal Favorite session: Lesson Learned from Selling WordPress to Enterprises	Thinking Video First Brian Town Favorite session: Thinking Video First	Intro to Code Testing and Continuous Integration Brian Richards Favorite session: Intro to Code Testing and Continuous Integration
12:00 pm	Lunch
1:40 pm	Low-Hanging Fruit: How to Leverage Niche Keywords Others Ignore Hien Lam Favorite session: Low-Hanging Fruit: How to Leverage Niche Keywords Others Ignore	Jazz & WordPress Janelle Reichman Favorite session: Jazz & WordPress	3 git Commands to Speed Up Your Workflow Topher DeRosia Favorite session: 3 git Commands to Speed Up Your Workflow
2:00 pm	Design as a Differentiator Ross Johnson Favorite session: Design as a Differentiator	The Power of WordPress Membership Sites and Automation Jason Brown Favorite session: The Power of WordPress Membership Sites and Automation	Fireside Chat with John and Kyle John James Jacoby, Kyle Maurer Favorite session: Fireside Chat with John and Kyle
2:40 pm	Don’t just design and build a Death Star, maintain it too Matthew Clancy Favorite session: Don’t just design and build a Death Star, maintain it too	Using images and fonts legally on your WordPress site Kimberly Kachadoorian Favorite session: Using images and fonts legally on your WordPress site	How to OWN Your Business as a Young Entrepreneur Emerson Jeffries Favorite session: How to OWN Your Business as a Young Entrepreneur
3:00 pm	How to Create SEO Friendly Website Architecture Rebecca Gill Favorite session: How to Create SEO Friendly Website Architecture	Show Me the Cache! Andy Melichar Favorite session: Show Me the Cache!	Momma’s got a brand-new grid. Mary Baum Favorite session: Momma’s got a brand-new grid.
3:40 pm	Get Your Website Visitors To Take Action (Without Voodoo Magic) Sara Dunn Favorite session: Get Your Website Visitors To Take Action (Without Voodoo Magic)	Clean Code is Profitable Code Brian Richards Favorite session: Clean Code is Profitable Code	An Image is Worth a Thousand Headaches (Lightning Talk) Seth Alling Favorite session: An Image is Worth a Thousand Headaches (Lightning Talk)
4:00 pm	Design with Purpose: An Opinionated Approach to Web Design Ian Wilson Favorite session: Design with Purpose: An Opinionated Approach to Web Design	Contact Forms of Great Victory Christie Chirinos Favorite session: Contact Forms of Great Victory	Using your Word Press site to GO SOCIAL! Kevin Skarritt Favorite session: Using your Word Press site to GO SOCIAL!
4:40 pm	Harness the Power of Mentorship Erika Ritter Favorite session: Harness the Power of Mentorship	Extended Q&A with Mystery Speaker Favorite session: Extended Q&A with Mystery Speaker	Elementary, My Dear Coder Nicole Paschen Caylor Favorite session: Elementary, My Dear Coder
5:00 pm	Closing Remarks Kyle Maurer

Saturday lunch groups

WordCamp Ann Arbor 2017 is over. Check out the next edition!