{"id":4319,"date":"2017-09-27T11:58:47","date_gmt":"2017-09-27T16:58:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2017.us.wordcamp.org\/?p=4319"},"modified":"2017-09-27T11:58:47","modified_gmt":"2017-09-27T16:58:47","slug":"wordcamp-us-2017-nashville-speakers-round-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2017\/wordcamp-us-2017-nashville-speakers-round-9\/","title":{"rendered":"WordCamp US 2017 Nashville: Speakers Round 9"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here is our latest round of WordCamp US Speakers.\u00a0 We hope to have our sessions out late this week or early next, and a full schedule to follow.<\/p>\n<h3><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-3841\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2017.us.wordcamp.org\/files\/2017\/09\/Gary-Pendergast-Speaker-WCUS-Nashville-2017-150x150.png?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/us.wordcamp.org\/2017\/files\/2017\/09\/Gary-Pendergast-Speaker-WCUS-Nashville-2017.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/us.wordcamp.org\/2017\/files\/2017\/09\/Gary-Pendergast-Speaker-WCUS-Nashville-2017.png?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/us.wordcamp.org\/2017\/files\/2017\/09\/Gary-Pendergast-Speaker-WCUS-Nashville-2017.png?w=200&amp;ssl=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GaryPendergast\">Gary Pendergast<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Gary is a WordPress, web and music geek who writes poetry with <a href=\"https:\/\/automattic.com\">Automattic<\/a>. He likes making large architectural changes to WordPress Core, completely unnoticed.<\/p>\n<p>He can be observed in his natural habitat at <a href=\"https:\/\/pento.net\">pento.net<\/a>, or usually in Melbourne, Australia.<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ipstenu\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-3842\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2017.us.wordcamp.org\/files\/2017\/09\/Mika-Epstein-Speaker-WCUS-Nashville-2017-150x150.png?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/us.wordcamp.org\/2017\/files\/2017\/09\/Mika-Epstein-Speaker-WCUS-Nashville-2017.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/us.wordcamp.org\/2017\/files\/2017\/09\/Mika-Epstein-Speaker-WCUS-Nashville-2017.png?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/us.wordcamp.org\/2017\/files\/2017\/09\/Mika-Epstein-Speaker-WCUS-Nashville-2017.png?w=200&amp;ssl=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>Mika Epstein<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Mika Ariela Epstein is better known as Ipstenu, the Half-Elf Rogue. Working for DreamHost, specializing in WordPress, Mika helps make WordPress and hosting better for everyone.<\/p>\n<p>When she isn&#8217;t reviewing plugins she&#8217;s speaking at WordCamps worldwide about code and open source technology. A self-taught guru on Multisite and .htaccess, she has a passion for writing and technology, and blogs about them whenever possible.<\/p>\n<h3><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-3848\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2017.us.wordcamp.org\/files\/2017\/09\/Mike-Schroder-WCUS-Speaker-Nashville-2017-150x150.png?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/us.wordcamp.org\/2017\/files\/2017\/09\/Mike-Schroder-WCUS-Speaker-Nashville-2017.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/us.wordcamp.org\/2017\/files\/2017\/09\/Mike-Schroder-WCUS-Speaker-Nashville-2017.png?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/us.wordcamp.org\/2017\/files\/2017\/09\/Mike-Schroder-WCUS-Speaker-Nashville-2017.png?w=200&amp;ssl=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GetSource\">Mike Schroder<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Mike Schroder is a cross-cultural kid, coffee-drinking sailor, and lover of Open Source.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s a WordPress Core Developer, WordPress Media component maintainer, and works as Director of WordPress Strategy at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dreamhost.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">DreamHost<\/a>. You can find him blogging on geeky things at <a href=\"https:\/\/getsource.net\/\">GetSource.net<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-4320\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2017.us.wordcamp.org\/files\/2017\/09\/Tammie-Lister-WCUS-Speaker-Nashville-2017-150x150.png?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/us.wordcamp.org\/2017\/files\/2017\/09\/Tammie-Lister-WCUS-Speaker-Nashville-2017.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/us.wordcamp.org\/2017\/files\/2017\/09\/Tammie-Lister-WCUS-Speaker-Nashville-2017.png?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/us.wordcamp.org\/2017\/files\/2017\/09\/Tammie-Lister-WCUS-Speaker-Nashville-2017.png?w=200&amp;ssl=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/karmatosed\">Tammie Lister<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Tammie works at Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com. She has a varied background including psychology, design, front end development and user experience. She is a contributor to WordPress, and passionate about Open Source.<\/p>\n<h3><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-3853\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2017.us.wordcamp.org\/files\/2017\/09\/Yoav-Farhi-Speaker-WordCamp-US-Nashville-2017-150x150.png?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/us.wordcamp.org\/2017\/files\/2017\/09\/Yoav-Farhi-Speaker-WordCamp-US-Nashville-2017.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/us.wordcamp.org\/2017\/files\/2017\/09\/Yoav-Farhi-Speaker-WordCamp-US-Nashville-2017.png?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/us.wordcamp.org\/2017\/files\/2017\/09\/Yoav-Farhi-Speaker-WordCamp-US-Nashville-2017.png?w=200&amp;ssl=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yoavf\">Yoav Farhi<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Yoav Farhi is an I\u00f1t\u00ebrn\u00e2ti\u00f4n\u00e0liz\u00e6ti\u00f8n\u00ebr at Automattic, who works on everything related i18n (that\u2019s internationalization) and l10n (localization) and of course, translation.<\/p>\n<p>A core contributor to WordPress for 8 years now, Yoav works hard to make the web a better place.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Check out our previous speaker announcements:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/2017.us.wordcamp.org\/2017\/09\/12\/wordcamp-us-2017-speakers-round-one\/\">Round 1<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/2017.us.wordcamp.org\/2017\/09\/14\/wordcamp-us-2017-speakers-round-two\/\">Round 2<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/2017.us.wordcamp.org\/2017\/09\/19\/wordcamp-us-2017-nashville-speakers-round-three\/\">Round 3<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/2017.us.wordcamp.org\/2017\/09\/20\/wordcamp-us-nashville-2017-speakers-round-4\/\">Round 4<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/2017.us.wordcamp.org\/2017\/09\/21\/wordcamp-us-2017-nashville-speakers-round-5\/\">Round 5<\/a>, \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/2017.us.wordcamp.org\/2017\/09\/22\/wordcamp-us-nashville-2017-speakers-round-6\/\">Round 6,<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/2017.us.wordcamp.org\/2017\/09\/25\/wordcamp-us-2017-nashville-speakers-round-7\/\">Round 7<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/2017.us.wordcamp.org\/2017\/09\/26\/wordcamp-us-2017-nashville-speakers-round-8\/\">Round 8<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is our latest round of WordCamp US Speakers.\u00a0 We hope to have our sessions out late this week or early next, and a full schedule to follow. Gary Pendergast Gary is a WordPress, web and music geek who writes poetry with Automattic. He likes making large architectural changes to WordPress Core, completely unnoticed. He &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2017\/wordcamp-us-2017-nashville-speakers-round-9\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;WordCamp US 2017 Nashville: Speakers Round 9&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14692152,"featured_media":4324,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[29,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4319","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-speakers","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/us.wordcamp.org\/2017\/files\/2017\/09\/Speaker-Brady-Bunch-Grids-9.png?fit=1080%2C1080&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8aOEk-17F","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4319","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14692152"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4319"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4319\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4328,"href":"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4319\/revisions\/4328"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4324"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4319"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4319"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4319"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}