7:30 pm – Chicago Architecture Foundation Boat Tour<\/a><\/strong>\nJoin fellow attendees for what TripAdvisor calls a \u201ctop tour in Chicago and one of the top ten tours in the U.S.\u201d\u00a0 A certified tour guide will interpret more than 50 buildings along the Chicago River. You\u2019ll find out how Chicago grew from a small settlement into one of the world\u2019s largest cities in less than 100 years. In 90 minutes, get the real story on Chicago architecture and its history. Limited to the first 120 attendees, cash bar.<\/p>\nThursday, August 9<\/h1>\nTime<\/th> Talks (45 min)<\/span> <\/span> <\/th> Workshops (90 min)<\/span> <\/span> <\/th> Unconference (30 min)<\/span> <\/span> <\/th><\/tr><\/thead>8:30 am<\/td>Registration<\/span><\/div><\/td><\/td><\/tr>9:00 am<\/td>Welcome<\/span><\/div><\/td><\/td><\/tr>9:15 am<\/td>Break<\/span><\/div><\/td><\/td><\/tr>9:30 am<\/td>Meta and Schema: Defining the Content about your Content<\/a> Jim Birch<\/a><\/span><\/div>Favorite session: Meta and Schema: Defining the Content about your Content<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/td>Up to 85% faster with minimal code changes<\/a> Ryan Kienstra<\/a>, Leo Postovoit<\/a><\/span><\/div>Favorite session: Up to 85% faster with minimal code changes<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/td><\/td><\/tr>10:15 am<\/td>How to Stop Editing in Google Docs (and Other Tidbits to Help You Find the Right Editorial Workflow)<\/a> Jodie Riccelli<\/a>, Shayda Torabi<\/a><\/span><\/div>Favorite session: How to Stop Editing in Google Docs (and Other Tidbits to Help You Find the Right Editorial Workflow)<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>11:00 am<\/td>Break<\/span><\/div><\/td><\/td><\/tr>11:15 am<\/td>The Narrow Path for Local News<\/a> Austin Smith<\/a><\/span><\/div>Favorite session: The Narrow Path for Local News<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/td><\/td><\/tr>12:00 pm<\/td>Lunch<\/span><\/div><\/td><\/td><\/tr>1:30 pm<\/td>A faster open web: Why speed matters and how to get there<\/a> Barb Palser<\/a><\/span><\/div>Favorite session: A faster open web: Why speed matters and how to get there<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/td>Silos are for wheat: facilitating communication between the tech and editorial teams<\/a> Ernie Hsiung<\/a><\/span><\/div>Favorite session: Silos are for wheat: facilitating communication between the tech and editorial teams<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/td><\/td><\/tr>2:15 pm<\/td>Why we ditched AMP, and other UX choices we made for launching membership<\/a> Brian Boyer<\/a><\/span><\/div>Favorite session: Why we ditched AMP, and other UX choices we made for launching membership<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>3:00 pm<\/td>Break<\/span><\/div><\/td><\/td><\/tr>3:15 pm<\/td>Press, Publish, React: Rebuilding TechCrunch<\/a> Mike Selander<\/a>, Libby Barker<\/a><\/span><\/div>Favorite session: Press, Publish, React: Rebuilding TechCrunch<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/td><\/td>Unconference Session #1 – Gutenberg Therapy Session<\/a><\/div>Favorite session: Unconference Session #1 – Gutenberg Therapy Session<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/td><\/tr>3:45 pm<\/td><\/td><\/td>Unconference Session #2 – Direct Revenue Discussion<\/a><\/div>Favorite session: Unconference Session #2 – Direct Revenue Discussion<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/td><\/tr>4:00 pm<\/td>The WP REST API as the Foundation of the Open Web<\/a> Keanan Koppenhaver<\/a><\/span><\/div>Favorite session: The WP REST API as the Foundation of the Open Web<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>4:15 pm<\/td><\/td><\/td>Unconference Session #3 – The Future of WordCamp for Publishers<\/a><\/div>Favorite session: Unconference Session #3 – The Future of WordCamp for Publishers<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/td><\/tr>4:45 pm<\/td>Break<\/span><\/div><\/td><\/td><\/tr>5:00 pm<\/td>