[deploy site] created conference blog and updated links

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created conference blog and updated links

Description

created conference blog and updated links

Motivation and Context

created conference blog and updated links

Types of changes

• Change to the site (I have double-checked the Netlify deployment, and my changes look good)
• Code example added (and I also added the example to all translated languages)
• Improved translation
• Added new translation (and I also added a notice to each document missing translation)

Checklist

• I have read the contributing document.
• I have used hugo to render the site/docs locally and I am sure it works.

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PR Type

Enhancement, Documentation

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Description

• Added new blog post for Selenium & Appium Conference 2025.

• Updated author LinkedIn links in multiple blog posts.

• Improved consistency of author attribution across blog entries.

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selenium-appium-conference-2025.md Add Selenium & Appium Conference 2025 blog post                    website_and_docs/content/blog/2025/selenium-appium-conference-2025.md Added a new blog post detailing the Selenium & Appium Conference 2025. Included event highlights, links to resources, and acknowledgments. Provided information about organizers, sponsors, and media. +39/-0    selenium-community-live-episode1.md Update author link for Episode 1 blog                                        website_and_docs/content/blog/2024/selenium-community-live-episode1.md Updated author LinkedIn URL to correct profile. +1/-1      selenium-milestone-20yrs-blog.md Fix author link in Selenium 20 Years blog                                website_and_docs/content/blog/2024/selenium-milestone-20yrs-blog.md Corrected author LinkedIn URL in the blog post. +1/-1      selenium-community-live-episode2.md Update author link for Episode 2 blog                                        website_and_docs/content/blog/2025/selenium-community-live-episode2.md Updated author LinkedIn URL to correct profile. +1/-1      selenium-community-live-episode4.md Update author link for Episode 4 blog                                        website_and_docs/content/blog/2025/selenium-community-live-episode4.md Updated author LinkedIn URL to correct profile. +1/-1

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⚡ Recommended focus areas for review Typos The blog post contains several typos that should be corrected: "offcial" should be "official", "esteemeed" should be "esteemed", and there's a duplicate word "sponsors" in line 23. Selenium and Appium projects joined hands together for the 2025 annual conference of both, which was held from March 26th - March 28th in Valencia, Spain. The offcial web page of the conference can be found **<a href="https://seleniumconf.com/" target="_blank">here</a>** The event took place at the beautiful venue of **<a href="https://veleseventsvalencia.es/" target="_blank">Veles e Vents</a>**. On March 26th, there were **<a href="https://seleniumconf.com/workshops/" target="_blank">Workshops</a>**, which were enthusiastically attended by participants from across the globe. On the 26th March evening, the conference organised Speaker's Dinner, which provided a fun space to sit, talk and know other better. We are thankful to our esteemeed speaker group, who joined us from all over the world and helped make the event a success. Details about the speakers for the event is available here - **<a href="https://seleniumconf.com/speakers/" target="_blank">Speakers of the Conference</a>** The main event started from 27th of March and ran through 28th March evening. The event was attended by close to 400 global participants. We are thankful to each of them, for their presence which made the event worthwhile. Conference also provided scholarship to 4 people who were chosen after a tough selection process to attend the conference. We thank all our **<a href="https://seleniumconf.com/sponsor/" target="_blank">Sponsors</a>** sponsors who collaborated and helped make the event possible.

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General	✅ Fix typo in text Suggestion Impact: The commit implemented the exact suggestion by changing 'offcial' to 'official' in line 5-6 of the diff code diff: -Selenium and Appium projects joined hands together for the 2025 annual conference of both, which was held from March 26th - March 28th in Valencia, Spain. The offcial web page of the conference can be found **<a href="https://seleniumconf.com/" target="_blank">here</a>** +Selenium and Appium projects joined hands together for the 2025 annual conference of both, which was held from March 26th - March 28th in Valencia, Spain. The official web page of the conference can be found **<a href="https://seleniumconf.com/" target="_blank">here</a>** Fix the typo in the word "offcial" which should be "official" to maintain professionalism in the conference blog post. website_and_docs/content/blog/2025/selenium-appium-conference-2025.md [13] -Selenium and Appium projects joined hands together for the 2025 annual conference of both, which was held from March 26th - March 28th in Valencia, Spain. The offcial web page of the conference can be found **<a href="https://seleniumconf.com/" target="_blank">here</a>** +Selenium and Appium projects joined hands together for the 2025 annual conference of both, which was held from March 26th - March 28th in Valencia, Spain. The official web page of the conference can be found **<a href="https://seleniumconf.com/" target="_blank">here</a>** [Suggestion has been applied] Suggestion importance[1-10]: 7 __ Why: Fixing the typo from "offcial" to "official" improves the professionalism and readability of the blog post. This is an important correction for public-facing content that represents the Selenium project.	Medium
	✅ Fix spelling error Suggestion Impact: The suggestion to correct the spelling of 'esteemeed' to 'esteemed' was implemented exactly as suggested in the commit code diff: -We are thankful to our esteemeed speaker group, who joined us from all over the world and helped make the event a success. Details about the speakers for the event is available here - **<a href="https://seleniumconf.com/speakers/" target="_blank">Speakers of the Conference</a>** +We are thankful to our esteemed speaker group, who joined us from all over the world and helped make the event a success. Details about the speakers for the event is available here - **<a href="https://seleniumconf.com/speakers/" target="_blank">Speakers of the Conference</a>** Correct the spelling of "esteemeed" to "esteemed" to maintain professional quality in the conference blog post. website_and_docs/content/blog/2025/selenium-appium-conference-2025.md [19] -We are thankful to our esteemeed speaker group, who joined us from all over the world and helped make the event a success. +We are thankful to our esteemed speaker group, who joined us from all over the world and helped make the event a success. [To ensure code accuracy, apply this suggestion manually] Suggestion importance[1-10]: 7 __ Why: Correcting "esteemeed" to "esteemed" fixes a spelling error in public-facing content. This maintains professionalism and credibility in the official blog post about the conference.	Medium
	✅ Remove redundant word Suggestion Impact: The commit implemented the suggestion by removing the redundant word 'sponsors' that appeared after the link, exactly as suggested code diff: -Conference also provided scholarship to 4 people who were chosen after a tough selection process to attend the conference. We thank all our **<a href="https://seleniumconf.com/sponsor/" target="_blank">Sponsors</a>** sponsors who collaborated and helped make the event possible. +Conference also provided scholarship to 4 people who were chosen after a tough selection process to attend the conference. We thank all our **<a href="https://seleniumconf.com/sponsor/" target="_blank">Sponsors</a>** who collaborated and helped make the event possible. Remove the redundant word "sponsors" after the link as it creates duplication and affects readability. website_and_docs/content/blog/2025/selenium-appium-conference-2025.md [23] -Conference also provided scholarship to 4 people who were chosen after a tough selection process to attend the conference. We thank all our **<a href="https://seleniumconf.com/sponsor/" target="_blank">Sponsors</a>** sponsors who collaborated and helped make the event possible. +Conference also provided scholarship to 4 people who were chosen after a tough selection process to attend the conference. We thank all our **<a href="https://seleniumconf.com/sponsor/" target="_blank">Sponsors</a>** who collaborated and helped make the event possible. [Suggestion has been applied] Suggestion importance[1-10]: 6 __ Why: Removing the redundant word "sponsors" after the link improves readability and eliminates unnecessary repetition. This enhances the overall quality and professionalism of the blog post.	Low
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