Speak at WordCamp Kansas City

WordCamp KC 2019 has been set for Friday and Saturday, June 28th – 29th. We’re officially looking for speakers for this year’s event. WordCamp KC is one of the largest and best-attended WordCamps in the midwest and is a great opportunity for you to share your expertise and knowledge with the WordPress community. Submit a talk today!

Important speaker submission dates:

  • Submissions close April 19th
  • The organizing team will select speakers and sessions between April 20th and May 4th
  • Speakers will be announced Monday, May 6th.

Talks for all skill levels will be considered and all topics should be WordPress related or connected, such as: WordPress 101: for newbies, the basics of web design, digital marketing, SEO, entrepreneurship, social media, multisite development, managing a website, business management, entrepreneurship, personal experiences and case studies using WordPress, etc. You are welcomed to submit multiple topics or progressions such as Building a Plugin for Beginners, Intermediate or Advanced.

New to the WordCamp speaking scene?

WordCamp is not like many conferences.

  • There is no compensation to speak at WordCamp KC
  • Speakers volunteer 100% of their time
  • Speakers provide their own travel and lodging when selected as a speaker
  • Speakers do receive free access to all WordCamp KC sessions and after-parties
  • Guests of speakers must purchase a ticket for WordCamp KC

For more in-depth information, check out Speaking at a WordCamp from WordCamp.org and our Speaker FAQs.

What we’re looking for in a WordCamp KC speaker

  • WordCamps take place all of the world, every weekend of the year. Ideally, we would like the majority of WordCamp KC speakers to live in the Kansas City area
  • We love speakers who want to participate throughout our two day WordCamp, attending the conference, talking with attendees and attending after-parties
  • Please only submit a topic for consideration if you are positive you can present on June 28th or 29th

How long is a presentation?

Generally, a WordCamp KC presentation should be 30-40 minutes, then we will allow about 10 minutes for questions and answers afterwards.

What are this year’s WordCamp KC “tracks?”

In Kansas City we do it a little differently than many WordCamps. Instead of forcing speakers to develop a session that neatly fits into a specific category, the WordCamp KC  schedule and “tracks” will be built based on the topics and categories submitted by speakers. Our goal is to then build each “track” with a similar theme and each session building on the previous session.

We encourage speakers to submit any session topic they like. If you need direction or want to bounce an idea off organizers, please send us an email

  • Friday, June 28th (9am – 5pm)
  • Saturday, June 29th (9am – 5pm)

Multiple Topics? 

If you’d like to submit multiple topics for WordCamp KC sessions, please submit this form, then within 15 minutes our automation will send you an email with a link for to submit more sessions – so you don’t have to fill out this long form multiple times

Help Spread the Word!

WordCamp KC Call for Speakers is open until 4/19! Submit your presentation https://2019.kansascity.wordcamp.org/call-for-speakers/ – #wordpress #wordcamp #wordcampkc #kansascity

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Speaker Submission Form

About You

We like to give attendees as much information about our speakers as possible and we like to give our speakers as much attention as possible… So, be as thorough as you can when completing this form.







For speaker bio pages, we need a clear close-up photo of you – with your face and no obstructions or sunglasses. Make sure you are the only person in the photo. Please enter a URL to a profile photo you would like us to use. Note – A social profile or work bio page with a photo will work, as well





About Your Presentation

You are welcome to submit as many topics for consideration as you like. Please submit this form separately for each session idea.



Please only submit a session for consideration if you are available to speak on June 28th and/or June 29thth
Which day(s) are you available to speak?(required)


Which category(s) best describes your session?(required)



What skill level is this session intended for?(required)



In the past, WordCamp KC has encouraged sessions that do not focus on WordPress, but were valuable to website owners, bloggers and business owners. In 2019, it is our goal to have all sessions focus on WordPress
Is this session WordPress-focused?(required)


Please list any links to articles, blog posts of videos you have created that are related to this topic or session. We will share these links with attendees and on social media.

How much do you plan to attend WordCamp KC?(required)


Wordcamp KC features a Community Support Lounge for attendees to get one-on-one help with their projects.
Would you like to help attendees?(required)


Audio/Video Release

By participating in WordCamp Kansas City, I understand that portions of the event will be photographed and/or audio/video-recorded for use by the WordPress Foundation. I agree that the WordPress Foundation has the right and permission to use and publish such media — which may include my name, likeness, voice, city/state of residence, or photograph — for any purpose in any format, online (including, but not limited to, WordPress.tv and WordCamp.org) and/or offline, now and hereafter without further compensation, permission, or notification. I understand that all official recordings from the event are the exclusive property of the WordPress Foundation, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license for general use, and I do not ask for nor expect compensation or notification of the use of official recordings or photographs in which I appear or speak.

Keep your Presentation Clean

Your WordCamp Kansas City presentation must be clean. This includes: offensive verbal comments related to gender, sexual orientation, race, religion, disability; inappropriate use of nudity and/or sexual images. This applies to all text, images or videos that implies any of these topics.

Anything Else?


Would you be interested in presenting this topic at a WordPress Kansas City Meetup as well?(required)


Note: If you are selected to speak at WordCamp KC, you will be required to supply your final slides to be distributed to WordCamp KC attendees.

Do you want to submit another session? Keep an eye on your email. You will receive a link withn 15 minutes to a much shorter form for your 2nd, 3rd, etc. submissions