{"id":7771,"date":"2023-08-08T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-09T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2023\/?p=7771"},"modified":"2023-08-10T10:35:13","modified_gmt":"2023-08-10T14:35:13","slug":"announcing-wcus-speakers-round-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2023\/announcing-wcus-speakers-round-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcing WordCamp US Speakers Round 5"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We are excited to welcome our fifth round of WordCamp US (WCUS) speakers at the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2023\/location\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"11\" target=\"_blank\">Gaylord National Resort &amp; Convention Center<\/a> in National Harbor, Maryland! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the fifth in a series of daily announcements sharing a different group of talented speakers and you can check out the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2023\/schedule\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"7\" target=\"_blank\">full WCUS schedule<\/a> for topics, session times, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide wcus-speaker-grid has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-primary-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-primary-background-color has-background is-style-dots\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-query-is-layout-constrained\"><ul class=\"columns-3 alignwide wp-block-post-template is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-6d3fbd8f wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-7806 wcb_speaker type-wcb_speaker status-publish hentry wcb_speaker_group-group-5\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ce155fab wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><figure style=\"width:512px;height:512px;\" class=\"is-style-default wp-block-wordcamp-avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6b17e68ac4e17dfc7fbf67117de5241c4319f20ec294956dcb247034625cd3a1?s=512&amp;d=blank&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Destiny Kanno\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center has-link-color wp-elements-489425607b4c62a37378eb9f9e7e7c6b wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-primary-color has-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2023\/speaker\/destiny-kanno\/\" target=\"_self\" >Destiny Kanno<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2744 wcb_speaker type-wcb_speaker status-publish hentry wcb_speaker_group-group-5\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ce155fab wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><figure style=\"width:512px;height:512px;\" class=\"is-style-default wp-block-wordcamp-avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4d9e58183d499660c24a9b9f87acde949dcb0674da1f13107d187ae68aca4bff?s=512&amp;d=blank&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Gary McPherson\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center has-link-color wp-elements-489425607b4c62a37378eb9f9e7e7c6b wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-primary-color has-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2023\/speaker\/gary-mcpherson\/\" target=\"_self\" >Gary McPherson<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-7975 wcb_speaker type-wcb_speaker status-publish hentry wcb_speaker_group-group-5\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ce155fab wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><figure style=\"width:512px;height:512px;\" class=\"is-style-default wp-block-wordcamp-avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8cb7be0378da77c90c9b65a892a46103c778f8ee3e8f3e1b8ca3e6e4e70d5f36?s=512&amp;d=blank&amp;r=g\" alt=\"George H. 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Woodard III<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3027 wcb_speaker type-wcb_speaker status-publish hentry wcb_speaker_group-group-5\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ce155fab wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><figure style=\"width:512px;height:512px;\" class=\"is-style-default wp-block-wordcamp-avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2c23e2a3e4baee6af3759c94775155d379b89758273a02928035d21d9ebd4004?s=512&amp;d=blank&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Maestro Stevens\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center has-link-color wp-elements-489425607b4c62a37378eb9f9e7e7c6b wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-primary-color has-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2023\/speaker\/maestro-stevens\/\" target=\"_self\" >Maestro Stevens<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-4662 wcb_speaker type-wcb_speaker status-publish hentry wcb_speaker_group-group-5\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ce155fab wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><figure style=\"width:512px;height:512px;\" class=\"is-style-default wp-block-wordcamp-avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d99e8d1af609f5d34a932ac1478a94af505471e4f4402513d30d05b7f5ca55a0?s=512&amp;d=blank&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Ray Mitchell\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center has-link-color wp-elements-489425607b4c62a37378eb9f9e7e7c6b wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-primary-color has-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2023\/speaker\/ray-mitchell\/\" target=\"_self\" >Ray Mitchell<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-5056 wcb_speaker type-wcb_speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry wcb_speaker_group-group-5\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ce155fab wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><figure style=\"width:512px;height:512px;\" class=\"is-style-default wp-block-wordcamp-avatar\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"437\" height=\"437\" src=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2023\/files\/2023\/08\/vajaah-parker.jpg\" class=\"attachment-512x512 size-512x512 wp-post-image\" alt=\"Vajaah E Parker\" srcset=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2023\/files\/2023\/08\/vajaah-parker.jpg 437w, https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2023\/files\/2023\/08\/vajaah-parker-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2023\/files\/2023\/08\/vajaah-parker-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 437px) 100vw, 437px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center has-link-color wp-elements-489425607b4c62a37378eb9f9e7e7c6b wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-primary-color has-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2023\/speaker\/vajaah-e-parker\/\" target=\"_self\" >Vajaah E Parker<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-primary-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-primary-background-color has-background is-style-dots\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\" \/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Previously announced speakers <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2023\/announcing-wcus-speakers-round-1\/\">Round 1<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2023\/announcing-wcus-speakers-round-2\/\">Round 2<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2023\/announcing-wcus-speakers-round-3\/\">Round 3<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2023\/announcing-wcus-speakers-round-4\/\">Round 4<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WCUS Tickets available<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you haven\u2019t already, there are a few <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2023\/tickets\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"13\" target=\"_blank\">WCUS tickets<\/a> still available.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are excited to welcome our fifth round of WordCamp US (WCUS) speakers at the Gaylord National Resort &amp; Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland! 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