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Call or speaker is closed<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

WordCamp Islamabad is back on October 18\u201319, 2025<\/strong>, and we\u2019re looking for speakers who want to share ideas, lessons, and stories with our local and global WordPress community. Whether you\u2019re a first-time speaker or a seasoned pro, we\u2019d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Important Dates:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Stay informed with these essential dates for WordCamp Islamabad 2025:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Activity<\/th>Deadline<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Call for Speakers Open<\/td>8th September 2025<\/td><\/tr>
Call for Speakers Close<\/td>30th September 2025<\/td><\/tr>
Speakers Announcement<\/td>TBA<\/td><\/tr>
Schedule Announcement<\/td>TBA<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Session Formats<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Lightning talk (5-10 minutes)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Fast, focused and memorable. Perfect for one sharp idea, a quick demo or a handful of practical tips. No Q&A.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Standard talk (30 minutes)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The classic format. Go deeper into your topic and optionally leave a few minutes for questions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Workshop (60 – 90 minutes)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Hands-on, classroom-style learning. Guide attendees through exercises or step-by-step build.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

What should you speak about?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We welcome any topic that helps the WordPress community grow–technical or non-technical. Share your experiences, lessons learned, or an inspiring story. You can also choose from ideas below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • A journey or lesson from your work with WordPress<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Performance, security, accessibility or SEO<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Design systems, UX, or content strategy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • E-commerce, marketing or analytics<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Community building, contribution, or career growth<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • WordPress for editors, content writing strategy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Artificial Intelligence, AI impact and usage with WordPress<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Talks in clear, simple language are encouraged. Case studies and demos are welcome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Who can apply?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Everyone. You don’t need to be an experienced speaker–just passionate and prepared. WordCamp Islamabad audience is usually large so bit of practices helps. We are happy to help and share tips.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    How many talks you can submit?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    You can submit up to two proposals. We won’t be accepting additional submissions. For two proposals, please submit the form separately for each topic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    WordCamp Islamabad is back on October 18\u201319, 2025, and we\u2019re looking for speakers who want to share ideas, lessons, and stories with our local and global WordPress community. Whether you\u2019re a first-time speaker or a seasoned pro, we\u2019d love to hear from you. Important Dates: Stay informed with these essential dates for WordCamp Islamabad 2025: […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14767629,"featured_media":1202,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,31],"tags":[32],"class_list":["post-5","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-speaker","tag-call-for-speaker"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/islamabad.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/09\/Call-for-Speaker-scaled.webp","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/islamabad.wordcamp.org\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/islamabad.wordcamp.org\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/islamabad.wordcamp.org\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/islamabad.wordcamp.org\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14767629"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/islamabad.wordcamp.org\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/islamabad.wordcamp.org\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2590,"href":"https:\/\/islamabad.wordcamp.org\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5\/revisions\/2590"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/islamabad.wordcamp.org\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1202"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/islamabad.wordcamp.org\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/islamabad.wordcamp.org\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/islamabad.wordcamp.org\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}