This month has been characterized by exciting plans and big announcements – read on to find out what they are and what it all means for the future of the WordPress project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The inaugural WordCamp Asia will be in Bangkok, Thailand, on February 21-23, 2020. This will be the first regional WordCamp in Asia and it comes after many years of discussions and planning. You can find more information about the event on their website<\/a> and subscribe to stay up to date with the latest information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This is the latest flagship event in the WordCamp program, following WordCamps Europe and US. Tickets are now on sale<\/a> and the call for speakers<\/a> is open. Want to get involved in WordCamp Asia? Keep an eye out for volunteer applications, or buy a micro sponsor ticket. You can also join the #wcasia channel in the Making WordPress Slack group<\/a> for updates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The WordCamp US organizing team is excited to announce some new additions to this year\u2019s WCUS in St. Louis, Missouri, on November 1-3, 2019. The first is that there will be an onsite KidsCamp: child-friendly lessons that introduce your young one(s) to the wonderful world of WordPress. You can register your child for KidsCamp here<\/a>. In addition, free, onsite childcare will be provided at this year\u2019s event – you can sign up here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Looking for further ways to get involved? The call for volunteers is now open<\/a>. For more information on WordCamp US, please visit the event website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To improve the annual WordPress User & Developer Survey, a call has been made<\/a> for updates and additional questions that can help us all better understand how people use WordPress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To improve the survey, contributor teams are suggesting topics and information that should be gathered to inform contributor work in 2020. Please add your feedback to the post<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Usability tests for Gutenberg continued through June 2019, and insights from three recent videos were published<\/a> last month. This month\u2019s test was similar to WordCamp Europe\u2019s usability tests, and you can read more about those in the part one<\/a> and part two<\/a> posts. Please help by watching these videos and sharing your observations as comments on the relevant post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you want to help with usability testing, you can also join the #research channel in the Making WordPress Slack group<\/a>, or you can write a test script that can be usability tested for Gutenberg.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWordCamp US Planning Continues<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Exploring Updates to the WordPress User & Developer Survey<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Gutenberg Usability Testing Continues<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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