Category: Everyone

These sessions are great for people with any and all levels of experience!

Gutenberg Phase 2 and the Future of WordPress

Intended Audience: Everyone

Speaker: William Earnhardt

The first phase of the Gutenberg project is complete and the new block-based editor was released in WordPress 5.0. So what happens next?

I’ll go over where we are now, some of the concepts and ideas that have been proposed and are actively being worked on for Gutenberg phase 2, and ruminate on what these big and exciting changes might mean for the future of WordPress.

How An Attacker Sees Your Website – A View Through The Eyes of the Hacker

Intended Audience: Everyone

Speaker: Steve Schwartz

Why would a hacker hack YOUR website? For fun, for glory? Not anymore! Hacking websites is now a monetized criminal enterprise. They don’t care about your website, they care about your website computing resources. Come see what the hacker actually sees. Witness real accounts of your website password being guessed 1000’s of times per minute. See how that guy across from you at Starbucks is watching your web traffic as it floats through the Wi-Fi. See what happens when one of your employees gets tricked into opening that phishing email.

An understanding of what the bad guys know (and how easy it is for them to operate) will motivate you to take a proactive approach to security prior to a hack – instead of spending tens of thousands to get your data back after the fact. In other words, come get scared straight, you’ll appreciate it later!

Meditate Your Way To Better Mental Health

Intended Audience: Everyone

Speaker: Eric Kuznacic

Meditation is a powerful tool and can be used to calm the mind, reduce stress, anxiety, depression, and pain. While anyone can benefit from regular meditation, it is especially useful and important for those who work remotely, are faced with stressful situations or deadlines, or whom struggle with depression, anxiety, or imposter syndrome.

This talk will introduce the concept of daily meditation, tips and best practices for getting the most out of your practice, and how to avoid common obstacles and pitfalls. The session will conclude with a short, 5-minute guided meditation.