{"id":11803,"date":"2019-08-06T09:38:03","date_gmt":"2019-08-06T14:38:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2019.us.wordcamp.org\/?p=11803"},"modified":"2019-08-06T18:39:15","modified_gmt":"2019-08-06T23:39:15","slug":"introducing-workshops-at-workcamp-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2019\/introducing-workshops-at-workcamp-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing Workshops at WordCamp US"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" data-attachment-id=\"11805\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2019\/introducing-workshops-at-workcamp-us\/speaker-announcement-red\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/us.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/08\/Speaker-Announcement-Red.png?fit=1080%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1080,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Speaker-Announcement-Red\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/us.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/08\/Speaker-Announcement-Red.png?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/us.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/08\/Speaker-Announcement-Red.png?fit=640%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/2019.us.wordcamp.org\/files\/2019\/08\/Speaker-Announcement-Red.png?fit=640%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"photos of workshop presenters from round 1\" class=\"wp-image-11805\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/us.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/08\/Speaker-Announcement-Red.png?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/us.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/08\/Speaker-Announcement-Red.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/us.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/08\/Speaker-Announcement-Red.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/us.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/08\/Speaker-Announcement-Red.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/us.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/08\/Speaker-Announcement-Red.png?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the new things we are offering this year at WordCamp US is workshops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our workshops will focus on everything from development to accessibility to how you can improve your business skills, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more Loop Into More-->\n\n\n\n<p>Check out the first round of exciting new offerings, and come back tomorrow to see more.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wordcamp-block wordcamp-post-list has-layout-list wordcamp-speakers\"><li class=\"wordcamp-post-list__post wordcamp-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"wordcamp-speaker wordcamp-speakers__post slug-andrew-taylor\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-speakers__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2019\/speaker\/andrew-taylor\/\">Andrew Taylor<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-container align-none\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2019\/speaker\/andrew-taylor\/\" class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7088017a58a4916771faf0b5b9a20e929a385c27ca1f36d675abd552029d259e?s=150&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Avatar of Andrew Taylor\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-block__item-content wordcamp-speakers__content is-full\"><p>Andrew currently works for&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/pantheon.io\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Pantheon<\/a>&nbsp;as a Developer Programs Engineer providing consulting to their agency partners around complex workflows and automation. He also enjoys giving back to the open-source community through thought leadership, open-source development and speaking at conferences.<\/p>\n<p>As a former web developer, Andrew spent his time on large scale projects for clients such as AMC Networks, Frito Lay, National Van Lines and more. With over 10 years of web development experience, specializing in WordPress, he is a seasoned veteran.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Presentation Title: <\/strong> Automating Your QA with Visual Regression <\/p>\n<p><strong>Twitter:<\/strong>  <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ataylorme\">@ataylorme<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wordcamp-post-list__post wordcamp-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"wordcamp-speaker wordcamp-speakers__post slug-bridget-willard\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-speakers__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2019\/speaker\/bridget-willard\/\">Bridget Willard<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-container align-none\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2019\/speaker\/bridget-willard\/\" class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d25be2c03648810b096ba1f7e7ba431cc8bf7c532e6551b433a9db191ebe6cf7?s=150&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Avatar of Bridget Willard\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-block__item-content wordcamp-speakers__content is-full\"><p>Bridget Willard is a marketing consultant who brings her teaching and accounting background together to help small businesses. She began her marketing career in construction, then worked in franchise development, nonprofits, and tech. She is especially known for her brand building for Riggins Construction, GiveWP, and the Make WordPress Marketing Team.<\/p>\n<p>Bridget co-hosts WPblab with Jason Tucker \u2014 a podcast and live YouTube show on the WPwatercooler network.<\/p>\n<p>Besides <a href=\"https:\/\/bridgetwillard.com\/speaking\/\">speaking at WordCamps near and far<\/a>, Bridget was an organizer for Los Angeles for a few years and Orange County since 2017.<\/p>\n<p>When she\u2019s not writing about marketing or social media, she is spending time with her friends, changing her hair style, learning languages on Duolingo, or walking by the ocean. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YouTooCanBeGuru\">Say hi to her on Twitter at @youtoocanbeguru<\/a> and check out her site at <a href=\"https:\/\/bridgetwillard.com\/\">bridgetwillard.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Workshop Title:<\/strong> Crafting an Effective Bio for Your Website and Social Profiles<\/p>\n<p><strong>Twitter:<\/strong>  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YouTooCanBeGuru\">@youtoocanbeguru<\/a>  <\/p>\n<\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wordcamp-post-list__post wordcamp-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"wordcamp-speaker wordcamp-speakers__post slug-jennifer-bourn\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-speakers__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2019\/speaker\/jennifer-bourn\/\">Jennifer Bourn<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-container align-none\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2019\/speaker\/jennifer-bourn\/\" class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f7fc9a8c8f9f529b49e9d82b9dc661441e39cb3c7817693a0efe8f93bbb7cafc?s=150&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Avatar of Jennifer Bourn\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-block__item-content wordcamp-speakers__content is-full\"><p>With 21 years experience as a graphic designer, 14 years experience as a web designer and creative agency owner, and 11 years as a blogger, Jennifer Bourn has worked with a wide variety of small-medium sized service-based businesses to build brands, establish profitable online platforms, and claim authority positioning in their niche. She is also a sought-after speaker and writer, earning rave reviews for her workshops, trainings, and articles.<\/p>\n<p>Through her personal brand site,&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/jenniferbourn.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jenniferbourn.com<\/a>, Jennifer focuses on providing the information, tools, and resources freelance designers and developers need to build thriving, successful businesses that align with the lifestyle they desire. Through her agency, Bourn Creative, she offers a suite of services designed to maximize results and increase profits that include brand strategy, content strategy, and website strategy, as well as personalized design and copywriting implementation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Workshop Title: <\/strong> Clarity Breeds Opportunity: Brand Communication Tactics To Boost Referrals, Attract Clients, and Expand Possibilities <\/p>\n<p><strong>Twitter: <\/strong>  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jenniferbourn\">@jenniferbourn<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wordcamp-post-list__post wordcamp-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"wordcamp-speaker wordcamp-speakers__post slug-natalie-maclees\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-speakers__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2019\/speaker\/natalie-maclees\/\">Natalie MacLees<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-container align-none\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2019\/speaker\/natalie-maclees\/\" class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2ed5146ab96633b2406a32257af6f88582bb1d1258d7f66262007d861d00b3f9?s=150&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Avatar of Natalie MacLees\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-block__item-content wordcamp-speakers__content is-full\"><p>I&#8217;ve been building the internet since 1996. I&#8217;m the founder + principal of&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/hiredigitally.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Digitally<\/a>, an accessiblity-focused digital agency. I&#8217;m the author of&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/jqueryfordesignersbook.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">jQuery for Designers<\/a>, now in its second edition. I&#8217;m the founder of&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/websiteweekend.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Website Weekend<\/a>, a 48-hour hackathon matching web professionals with nonprofits in need of websites. I was lead organizer of&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/la.wordcamp.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WordCamp Los Angeles<\/a>&nbsp;in 2013 and 2014 and on the organizing team for 2015. I was one of the founders of the Los Angeles chapter of&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/girldevelopit.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Girl Develop It<\/a>, a nonprofit organization that provides training in web development for women. I am a co-host and co-producer of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/doweeklypodcast.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Do Weekly Podcast<\/a>, a weekly challenge podcast by small business owners. And I&#8217;m also a partner in&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/nsqua.red\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">N Squared<\/a>, the software company behind&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/wpdrawattention.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Draw Attention<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/simplyscheduleappointments.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Simply Schedule Appointments<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/plugin-detective\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Plugin Detective<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/better-business-hours\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Better Business Hours<\/a>, and&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/simple-event-listing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Simple Event Listing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Twitter:<\/strong>  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nataliemac\">@nataliemac<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wordcamp-post-list__post wordcamp-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"wordcamp-speaker wordcamp-speakers__post slug-rich-tabor\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-speakers__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2019\/speaker\/rich-tabor\/\">Rich Tabor<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-container align-none\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2019\/speaker\/rich-tabor\/\" class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/37699b2f7b137bcf959dadd45e505bb6653ba6a4befa23d0a1beeb43a07457a6?s=150&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Avatar of Rich Tabor\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-block__item-content wordcamp-speakers__content is-full\"><p>Rich Tabor is a designer, developer, and all-around product guy. Since first discovering WordPress, Rich has been building beautiful themes, plugins &#8211; and now blocks &#8211; essentially non-stop. \u00a0His explorations into the future of WordPress with his CoBlocks Gutenberg block project has catapulted Rich to an acquisition and a role as the Senior Product Manager of WordPress Experience at GoDaddy. Rich is particularly known for his design chops and for building purposeful products that are hyper-focused on user experience.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Away from seemingly omnipresent viewports, Rich enjoys spending time with his family and friends, dropping a line in at the local pond, and playing the occasional guitar lick. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Workshop Title:<\/strong>  &nbsp;The Building Blocks of Building Blocks <\/p>\n<p><strong>Twitter:<\/strong>  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/richard_tabor\">@richard_tabor<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1403\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2019\/favicon\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/us.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/05\/favicon.png?fit=488%2C488&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"488,488\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"favicon\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/us.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/05\/favicon.png?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/us.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/05\/favicon.png?fit=488%2C488&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2019.us.wordcamp.org\/files\/2019\/05\/favicon.png?resize=122%2C122&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1403\" width=\"122\" height=\"122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/us.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/05\/favicon.png?w=488&amp;ssl=1 488w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/us.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/05\/favicon.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/us.wordcamp.org\/2019\/files\/2019\/05\/favicon.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 122px) 100vw, 122px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>You don\u2019t want to miss out on WordCamp US 2019! 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