Saturday, November 3rd

All general sessions last 45 minutes unless otherwise noted, with 15 minutes in between for transit and room setup. Registration, the Willamette General Track, the Columbia Developer Track, and lunch/snacks will happen in the Templeton Campus Center. The Tualatin Beginner Track takes place in Gregg Pavilion.

Note: This schedule is subject to change, so please check again the day of!

Time	Tualatin / Beginner	Willamette / General	Columbia / Developer
8:15 am	Registration
9:00 am	Opening Remarks
9:30 am	Intro to WordPress Bob Dunn Favorite session: Intro to WordPress	Content for the Modern World Machielle Thomas Favorite session: Content for the Modern World	PHP for WordPress Alena Holligan Favorite session: PHP for WordPress
10:30 am	Evaluating and Selecting Themes Becky Davis Favorite session: Evaluating and Selecting Themes	Making A11y Official Erin Olmon Favorite session: Making A11y Official	Dig in on Grid Michelle Levine Favorite session: Dig in on Grid
11:30 am	Intro to Plugins Kathy Zant Favorite session: Intro to Plugins	Why WooCommerce should be the basis of your next eCommerce project Chris Lema Favorite session: Why WooCommerce should be the basis of your next eCommerce project	Let’s learn Git. No more excuses. Dwayne McDaniel Favorite session: Let’s learn Git. No more excuses.
12:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm	Tualatin Lightning Talks Mikey Veenstra, Rocky Kev, Larry Swanson Favorite session: Tualatin Lightning Talks	Willamette Lightning Talks Beth Ball, Jocelyn Mozak, Erika Saracco Favorite session: Willamette Lightning Talks	Columbia Lightning Talks Corey McKrill, Andrew Taylor, David Greenwald Favorite session: Columbia Lightning Talks
2:15 pm	Building a Portfolio in WordPress Fellene Gaylord Favorite session: Building a Portfolio in WordPress	Speed up Your Site (and Make Google Happy) Without Writing a Line of Code Zachary Brown Favorite session: Speed up Your Site (and Make Google Happy) Without Writing a Line of Code	Types, Subtypes, Meta, Options – An Abstract View On Data Structures in WordPress Felix Arntz Favorite session: Types, Subtypes, Meta, Options – An Abstract View On Data Structures in WordPress
3:15 pm	Afternoon Break
3:30 pm	Intro to Theme Development Benjamin Turner Favorite session: Intro to Theme Development	7 Keys to Sustainable WordPress Projects, Inspired by Buildings Nick Halsey Favorite session: 7 Keys to Sustainable WordPress Projects, Inspired by Buildings	A rising Tide lifts all boats – The importance of code quality and why Tide exists Derek Herman Favorite session: A rising Tide lifts all boats – The importance of code quality and why Tide exists
4:30 pm	Contributing to the WordPress Community Andrea Middleton Favorite session: Contributing to the WordPress Community	The Life and Death of a WordPress Agency Matthew Eppelsheimer Favorite session: The Life and Death of a WordPress Agency	Legos for Developers – A modular approach to WordPress Development Joshua Giowaya Favorite session: Legos for Developers – A modular approach to WordPress Development
5:30 pm	Closing Remarks
6:30 pm	After Party

After Party Info:

Buffalo Gap Saloon & Eatery, 6–8:30 pm. Attendee badges required for entry, no guests. Attendees are welcome to stay afterwards for live music. Venue is all ages until 9pm. Address: 6835 SW Macadam Ave, Portland, OR 97219

Saturday, November 3rd

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