# The WordPress conference we need next > [!quote] > A curated conference for the mastery end of the field — refinement over reach, quality over quantity, with paid speakers as the signal that expertise is valued. Remkus de Vries argues the calendar is saturated with volume conferences and missing a small, high-bar gathering for experienced practitioners. ## Links - [[3. Resources/Permanent Notes/Curated Mastery Conferences Serve Practitioners That Volume Conferences Cannot]] — this proposal grounds the claim that experienced practitioners need a smaller, paid-speaker format - [[3. Resources/MOCs/DevRel MOC]] — applies-in: the MOC lists this note under Connected Literature Notes (synthesis 2026-07-21 — run 4). ## Source - [[3. Resources/Readwise/Articles/The WordPress Conference We Need Next|The WordPress Conference We Need Next]]