Schedule

Friday, May 26th

Time	Getting Started	Site Creation	Marketing
12:00 pm	Registration
12:30 pm	Intro to WordPress Gary Thayer Favorite session: Intro to WordPress
2:00 pm	Break
2:30 pm	Do I Need Professional Help? Jennifer Ecker Favorite session: Do I Need Professional Help?	No Dead Ends: Writing Will Get You Everywhere Michelle Zimmerman LCSW Favorite session: No Dead Ends: Writing Will Get You Everywhere	5 SEO Mistakes Not to make in WordPress Ludmila MacLean Favorite session: 5 SEO Mistakes Not to make in WordPress
3:30 pm	Break
3:45 pm	It’s the Little Things that Make a Difference Michelle Ames Favorite session: It’s the Little Things that Make a Difference	Accessibility Panel Jesse Friedman, Peter Jewett, John Brandt Favorite session: Accessibility Panel	Boost Visitor Engagement Reiko Beach Favorite session: Boost Visitor Engagement

Saturday, May 27th

Time	Freelancer / Agency	Site Creation	Development
8:30 am	Registration
9:00 am	Opening Remarks
9:30 am	Support Starts Here: How to Go the Extra Mile to Make and KEEP your Customers Happy Lauren Jeffcoat Favorite session: Support Starts Here: How to Go the Extra Mile to Make and KEEP your Customers Happy	Busting Through the Content Bottleneck: How to Efficiently Collect Content from your Clients or Colleagues Andy McIlwain Favorite session: Busting Through the Content Bottleneck: How to Efficiently Collect Content from your Clients or Colleagues	Hands-on Development with the Customizer RC Lations Favorite session: Hands-on Development with the Customizer
10:10 am	Break
10:30 am	Improving User Experience and Engagement Jesse Friedman Favorite session: Improving User Experience and Engagement	How Using a Content-First Approach to Web Development Saves Money and Client Relationships Emily Straubel Favorite session: How Using a Content-First Approach to Web Development Saves Money and Client Relationships	Rapid Web App Development on WordPress Corey Maass Favorite session: Rapid Web App Development on WordPress
11:10 am	Break
11:30 am	How to Double Your WordPress Site Conversions…Easily Tom Shapiro Favorite session: How to Double Your WordPress Site Conversions…Easily	Podcasting with WordPress Ken Gagne Favorite session: Podcasting with WordPress	Woo for You: Customizing WooCommerce Gary Thayer Favorite session: Woo for You: Customizing WooCommerce
12:10 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm	Keynote – Democratizing Software K. Adam White Favorite session: Keynote – Democratizing Software
2:10 pm	Break
2:30 pm	Building Tools for your Agency Greg Schoppe Favorite session: Building Tools for your Agency	Website and UX Design – From a Designer’s Perspective Amy Kvistad Favorite session: Website and UX Design – From a Designer’s Perspective	On the Move, Website Migrations Debunked Jonathan Perlman Favorite session: On the Move, Website Migrations Debunked
3:10 pm	Break
3:30 pm	Web Site Redesign Checklist DeAnne Curran Favorite session: Web Site Redesign Checklist	Humanize Your Web Design Process Cara Nelson Favorite session: Humanize Your Web Design Process	Prototyping in the Browser with WordPress Owen Stowe, Pattie Reaves Favorite session: Prototyping in the Browser with WordPress
4:10 pm	Break
4:30 pm	Stop Saying No – Nurturing Client Relationships Tim Sisson Favorite session: Stop Saying No – Nurturing Client Relationships	Beautiful Web Type Mel Choyce Favorite session: Beautiful Web Type	WP Security: That Boring Thing Until it Matters Sarah C. Hines Favorite session: WP Security: That Boring Thing Until it Matters
6:00 pm	After Party

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