The WordCamp Long Beach Sunday track is getting a lot more attention in the greater WordPress community than is usual for the second day of a WordCamp.
The topic for the day is the “Future of WordPress,” and as we explain in the Call for Speakers, we plan to host talks and panels “exploring the more philosophical side of WordPress.”
Immediately after announcing the topic, we received an outpouring of support from prominent WordPress thought-leaders, like Morten Rand-Hendriksen:
The enthusiastic response even prompted prominent WordPress publication WPTavern to write an article about the “new concept” on August 6:
“These are the types of big picture presentations that you rarely see at smaller WordCamps. They are usually sprinkled in with other topics at larger camps, so having an entire track dedicated to the Future of WordPress is a unique opportunity for attendees to join in these important conversations.”
– WPTavern, August 6
As co-organizer Sé Reed says in the WPTavern article, the inspiration for the WordCamp Long Beach Sunday track is “the desire to have some ‘bigger’ conversations about WordPress, its place in the web/tech ecosystem, and where WordPress is headed.”
We need to be having these conversations openly and honestly, as a community. The future of WordPress is a big issue that affects everyone who works with WordPress.”
The entire WordCamp Long Beach organizing team is looking forward to hosting a positive and productive conversation about WordPress that will inspire a forward-thinking perspective in all our attendees.
We hope you will consider submitting a talk, whether for Sunday’s “Future of WordPress” track, or for our more traditional Saturday track focusing on users and WordPress professionals.