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JSConfThanks to a full sponsorship from Google, I’m currently attending  JSConf 2013 (May 29-31, 2013), a three day JavaScript Conference jam-packed with presentations ranging from debugging to site performance. I’m personally attending the Yammer track, which focuses on curated content, and am super excited to see talks by leaders like Remy Sharp, Angus Croll, Rebecca Murphey, Brendan Eich. Today, I’ll be attending the Bitovi NodeBots Event, where I’ll hack Arduino-based robots and program them with JavaScript – not exactly something I have a chance to do every day!

I’m excited to be here, and would love to connect with anyone interested in WordPress, JavaScript, or 10up. You can connect with me on Twitter and look for me at JSConf 2013!

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Living just outside of Seattle, I’m proud to share that 10up will be sponsoring and speaking at WordCamp Seattle on June 8. Featuring three tracks, the conference offers focused content for WordPress bloggers, designers, and developers.

Jeremy Felt and I will be joining Kailey Lampert in presenting lightening talks on the topic of WordPress Coding Done Right, followed by some Q&A. Eric Mann will be covering Automated WordPress Development, which reviews best practices for CSS and JavaScript and the use of Grunt to automate preparation of a theme or plugin for release.

Senior Web Strategist Josh Cunnigham, another Seattle local, will also be in attendance. If you’re planning to show up, be sure to say hello to the 10up contingent!

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I’ll be attending WordCamp Reno-Tahoe this weekend, along with our Jake, our President. Jake will be presenting 10 Questions I Ask Every Developer – a guide to interviewing developers that touches on basic and advanced WordPress programming, along with some broad WordPress philosophy. I will debut Extreme Theme Makeovers, a presentation that demonstrates just how far design can be pushed with a child theme, even for beginning front end developers with minimal knowledge of HTML/CSS or WordPress. It’s my secret recipe for customizing a site on a budget (dollars and time). Hope to see you there!

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Howdy, PDX! As we mentioned yesterday, 10up is swarming Portland for a few days for an internal developer summit. We’re really looking forward to getting together with the local WordPress community for some conversation and a beer or two.

We’re planning on hanging out for a couple hours at Green Dragon, starting at 8:00pm. If you can swing by during that time, please let us know by grabbing a ticket on Eventbrite. We have space for about 25 or 30 and arrivals and departures will be staggered, so feel free to ping us on Twitter if you can’t commit until the last minute.

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This weekend I’ll be visiting WordCamp Louisville for my second time and giving a presentation on “Laying the Proper Foundation for Plugin and Theme Development“. This talk is meant to help fledgling programmers, or at least those new to programming with WordPress, to learn a few basics like script and style enqueues, good code structure, and localization. The rest of the speaker lineup is really strong and I can’t wait to meet up with my fellow WordPress enthusiasts!

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I’m excited to be going to WordCamp Las Vegas this weekend. I’ll be giving a presentation geared toward developers entitled Plugging into Plugins. This is a subject that I’ve been wanting to speak about for a while; we’ll be discussing what developers can do to make their plugins more extensible for other developers. What’s more fun than talking about plugins for 45 minutes?

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I’ll be participating in WordCamp Los Angeles this weekend, where I’ll present my latest iteration of Enterprise Class WordPress, likely for the last time. While it’s a broad topic and talk, I’m hoping to present a trimmer version that leaves more room for conversation and engagement. Hope to see some familiar and meet some new faces in LA!

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I’ll be speaking at WordCamp Baltimore this weekend, giving a designer oriented talk entitled How to Help a Developer Faithfully Realize Your WordPress Theme Design. We’ll cover essential WordPress theme components, a little bit of Photoshop etiquette, and explore what goes on in a developer’s head when they convert your lovely theme into an interactive reality. I’ll be joined at the conference by fellow 10up engineer Taylor Lovett, so be sure to say hi!

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The Central Alabama Women’s Center (CAWBC) is a non profit that helps socially and economically disadvantaged women business owners build and grow their business. They conduct events and training sessions at locations in the Birmingham, Alabama area and often feature local experts in their field. Next Monday, I’ll be presenting the “Basics of an Online Presence”, covering topics like content, appearance, costs, SEO, e-commerce, and blogging. I’m looking forward to contributing to my community of like minded women!