E108 - Virtual events to attend in 2020 with WordCamp US cancelled

With WorldCamp US 2020 cancelled, what's left for the community to explore online?   Today on the WPMRR podcast, Joe and Christie talk about virtual events dates for MicroConf, Fintech Conf, WooSesh, WordSesh EMEA, and WP Agency. They also discuss the challenges of virtual conferences, identifying speakers, and exactly how they work.   Listen in to learn about the next virtual event near you - ha!    Episode Resources:   Binge on past episodes you missed or leave a review Send your questions to [email protected] Check out our virtual summit   What you'll learn:   [00:00:41] What's up with Christie this week?  [00:06:14] While everyone is going digital. big companies are using resources into putting out a lot of content.  [00:07:21] What's up with Joe this week? [00:10:11] Despite huge resources, big companies are slow when it comes to changes and pivots. [00:13:08] WordCamp US 2020 and 2021 are officially cancelled as well as official WordPress events until 2021.  [00:15:33] What happened during the wordpress.com growth summit?   [00:17:41] Big tech businesses are converting to remove operations. [00:19:17] The MicroConf Remote on September 1 [00:20:46] What you'll learn in MicroConf. [00:21:49] The WPMRR virtual summit on September 23 through 24. [00:23:52] Fintech Conf on September 25th, conferences to empower women in the technology space.  [00:24:51] WooSesh on October 13 and 14, for people working with WooCommerce. [00:26:26] WordSesh EMEA on September 2 for WordPress developers from around the world.    [00:27:39] Christie on WordSesh America this year.  [00:28:10] WPMRR previously did multiple events for different time zones.  [00:29:51] WP Agency Summit on October 12 through 16 [00:30:51] WordCamp Central (central.wordcamp.org) upcoming events  [00:32:44] Fully online WordCamp Lima on September 25 - 26. [00:34:24] Local Meetups (WordPress), many of which are doing online content. [00:36:03] The challenge for digital communities adapting to virtual/online events.  [00:39:59] Our events are for people who want to get content to help improve their business.  [00:42:05] Joe Casabona wrote an article about virtual event burnout.  [00:43:24] WordPress events constitute a lot of social needs.