Howdy, World!
Mark your calendars; itโs almost time for State of the Word 2021!
State of the Word is the annual keynote address delivered by the WordPress projectโs co-founder, Matt Mullenweg. Every year, the event allows us to reflect on the projectโs progress and the future of open source. This year will include that and more.
Due to the pandemic, we moved the State of the Word online for the first time ever in 2020. This year, the event will be livestreamed from New York City. That will enable us to take as many folks as possible along for the ride!
Join Matt as he provides a retrospective of 2021, discusses the latest trends heโs seeing, celebrates the communityโs amazing wins, and explores the future. Expect to hear about a range of topics, from WordPress 5.9 and Openverse to Web3 and non-fungible tokens (NFTs).
What: State of the Word 2021
When: December 14, 2021, between 5 and 7 pm ET/10 – 12 am (December 15) UTC
How: If youโre watching from the comfort of your home or local watch party, the livestream will be embedded on www.ads-software.com/news.
Have a question for Matt?
State of the Word will be followed by a Question & Answer session. If you want to participate, you can either send your question ahead of time to [email protected], or ask during the event in the livestream chat on YouTube.
If youโre new to State of the Word, the previous yearsโ recordings (below) will help you get a sense of what the event is about. Check them out:
- State of the Word 2020 (online)
- State of the Word 2019 โ WordCamp US, St. Louis
- State of the Word 2018 โ WordCamp US, Nashville
- All recordings
We hope to see you online on December 14th!
Join a State of the Word Watch Party near you
We have compiled a list of State of the Word Watch Parties around the world. If you don’t see a watch party in your region listed here, check this page on Meetup.com to see if your local WordPress group is organizing one.
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- ???? [The Houston WordPress Meetup Group] State of the Word 2021 Watch Party (Online)
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- ???? [WordPress Coventry Meetup] State of the Word 2021 Watch Party (Online)
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- ???? [Jinja WordPress Meetup] State of the Word 2021 Watch Party – WordPress Community Uganda (Online)
- ???? [Kampala WordPress Meetup] State of the Word Livestream
- ???? [WordPress Meetups Lahore] State of the Word 2021 Watch Party (In-person)
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- ???? [Bengaluru WordPress] WordPress Meetup – State of the word -Watch Party
- ???? [WordPress Singapore] State of the Word 2021 Watch Party (Online)
If you are planning a watch party for State of the Word, and have questions, please drop us an email to: [email protected] if you have any questions. We are happy to help you in the best way possible.
Thanks to @anjanavasan @eidolonnight @rmartinezduque for their work on this post. The featured image was created by @beafialho.