Schedule

Friday →

Theme workshop @ Blankspaces Santa Monica (SOLD OUT).

Time	Blankspaces Santa Monica
11:00	Check-in
11:15	Opening Remarks by Austin Passy
11:30	From PSD to WordPress: Tips & Tricks for Taking Any Design & Turning it Into a Custom Theme Kristin Falkner
12:30	Break
1:00	An introduction to Child Theming John Hawkins
2:00 – 4:00	Unconference Break-out sessions with help from Austin Passy, Marty Thornley, John Hawkins & Kristin Falkner.

Saturday →

This is a preliminary schedule. Session times and speakers may change.

Skill Level Key: Beginner | Intermediate | Advanced

Time	Downstairs (beginer/intermediate)	Upstairs (developer/advanced)
8:00	Registration
9:00	Opening Remarks by Austin Passy & Michael Brodsky
9:15	Launching Your Site Right Chris Lema	WordPress Server to Server and .com to Self Hosted (.org) Brad Markle (Beginner/Advanced session)
10:00	WordPress UX Flight Check Jeremy Harrington	BuddyPress 101 Ryan Fugate
10:45	Quick Break
11:00	How To Manage Multiple Contributors and Content Mike Lewis	Information Architecture Justin Dorfman
11:30	The Anarchist and the Patriot: The State of WP Themes, 2011 Brandon Ryan Jones	Mobile Theme Checklist Jordan Acosta
12:15	Lunch
1:45	Designing Success for WordPress Cody Landefeld	WordPress Multisite Wes Chyrchel
2:30	Winning The Search War With Content Greg Taylor	Theming for the Massses Michael Fields
3:15	WordPress for Education: How to build a kickass .edu site Marcus Cohn	Anatomy of a high volume, cloud-based WordPress architecture Gabriel Koen
4:00	Creating an Online Presence: Three Timeless Principles for Building a Sustainable Online Presence Adam McLane	The Third WordPress Marty Thornley
4:30		Digital Subscriptions to Your Content Matt Mitchell
4:45	Design, SEO and Selling WordPress Matthew Lawson	170 Radio Stations: WordPress at Scale Peter Chester
5:25	Closing Remarks
6:30 – 10	Free shuttle* ride from The Custom Hotel to Afterparty (running 6:30PM – 10PM) *Running to and from hotel only.
6:00 – ??	Afterparty @ Brennas Pub 4089 Lincoln Blvd, Marina del Rey, California

Sunday →

Developer day at The Custom Hotel (more info soon).