Await WordCamp Europe 2025 submission response

[vladh]

We might want to submit for WordCamp Europe 2025: https://europe.wordcamp.org/2025/

Submission link: https://wceurope.survey.fm/wceu2025-speaker-application-form?p=1

Warning

Deadline: 31 January 2025, 23:00 CET

Here's a proposal:

Session type

Lightning talk (10 minutes)

General Category

Business

Session title

Why Companies Should Pay WordPress Maintainers

Session abstract

What are the main takeaways or acquired knowledge/skills that the audience will get from this talk?

See: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1t_jc_6bOS9hBuT1YEhJEPOlHr-dwMprJ-o0XwE0-JYk/edit?usp=sharing

What is the expected knowledge level of the target audience?

Basic (New user, has no knowledge of the subject)

[chadwhitacre]

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1t_jc_6bOS9hBuT1YEhJEPOlHr-dwMprJ-o0XwE0-JYk/edit?usp=sharing

[vladh]

The topic of this previous WordCamp talk is not a million miles away, which is further evidence for Pledge-adjacent questions being relevant in the WordPress community too.

https://www.alainschlesser.com/the-cost-of-contribution/

[vladh]

Submitted!

I will update this issue when we get a response.

[vladh]

Another relevant previous talk

https://wordpress.tv/2024/07/03/keynote-sustainable-open-source-is-the-future/