{"id":1890,"date":"2012-10-19T13:28:20","date_gmt":"2012-10-19T17:28:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2012.philly.wordcamp.org\/?p=1890"},"modified":"2012-10-19T15:04:45","modified_gmt":"2012-10-19T19:04:45","slug":"packing-for-wordcamp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/philadelphia.wordcamp.org\/2012\/packing-for-wordcamp\/","title":{"rendered":"Packing For WordCamp"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Speaking from experience, WordCamps are a <em>lot<\/em> of fun.\u00a0Whether it&#8217;s your first WordCamp or your fiftieth, it pays to be prepared. We&#8217;ve had a lot of people ask about what they need to bring and what we&#8217;re providing.<\/p>\n<h3>Provided<\/h3>\n<p>With that in mind, we&#8217;ve got the following covered for you:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Your registration<\/strong><br \/>\nIf you registered for a ticket and received a confirmation email, you&#8217;re in our system. You don&#8217;t need to print out a receipt &#8212; we&#8217;ll have your name and t-shirt size on our master list<\/li>\n<li><strong>Badges<\/strong><br \/>\nEveryone will have a badge with their name on it, for easy identification. The badges also have a master schedule printed on them for easy reference.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Official t-shirts<\/strong><br \/>\nEveryone who registered by October 8th was included in our t-shirt order. We will have extras for late registrations, albeit in a limited range of sizes.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Internet access<\/strong><br \/>\nEvery badge will have a wifi username and password printed on it which will allow you to get online throughout the day. MiFi&#8217;s and tethering shouldn&#8217;t be necessary, though you certainly may bring your devices.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Power aplenty<\/strong><br \/>\nTemple&#8217;s Alter Hall has many amenities, including power outlets at (practically) every classroom seat. You shouldn&#8217;t need to worry about having your devices go all day without a charge.<\/li>\n<li><strong>A light morning snack\/breakfast<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>A light afternoon snack<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Not Provided<\/h3>\n<p>Due to various factors (budget, logistics, etc.), we unfortunately aren&#8217;t providing the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Lunch<\/strong><br \/>\nThere are multiple options for food in the area. I will address these in a follow-up blog post.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Note-taking materials<\/strong><br \/>\nIf you feel most comfortable taking notes with plain old pen and paper, feel free to bring your own.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Shuttles\/transportation<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Validated parking<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Recommendations<\/h3>\n<p>So what should you bring? WordCamp is a fairly laid-back affair. With <a href=\"https:\/\/2012.philly.wordcamp.org\/schedule\/\">four speaker tracks<\/a>, there is plenty of content to consume. You&#8217;re not locked in to a single track, though &#8212; feel free to float between sessions and catch the speakers that interest you. Additionally, we will have a Happiness Bar, where volunteers who are well-acquainted with WordPress and its inner workings can help you with your various questions. With this in mind, you should consider bringing<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Note-taking equipment\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nWhether you prefer pen and paper or a keyboard, bring along something to jot down notes, tips, Twitter usernames and questions. \u00a0There&#8217;s a lot to keep track of and anything you can refer back to will help you stay abreast.<\/li>\n<li><strong>A laptop, tablet, or smartphone<br \/>\n<\/strong>If you&#8217;re someone who wants to stay connected while at WordCamp, feel free to bring your devices and take notes, Tweet or blog.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Your web hosting information<br \/>\n<\/strong>If you&#8217;re looking for answers, tips or tricks and you want someone at the Happiness bar to help, have this information handy so that we can assist you, live and in person.<\/li>\n<li><strong>A local WordPress install on your laptop<br \/>\n<\/strong>If you&#8217;re interested in trying out the tips, tricks and best practices our speakers will be handing out like Halloween candy, please have a local install of WordPress ready to experiment on. Instructions on how to do so can be found on the <a href=\"http:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/Installing_WordPress#Installing_WordPress_on_your_own_Computer\">WordPress Codex<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you have any other questions, feel free to hit us up on Twitter (<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/wordcampphilly\">@WordCampPhilly<\/a>) and we&#8217;ll get you sorted out.<\/p>\n<p>See you all tomorrow!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Speaking from experience, WordCamps are a lot of fun.\u00a0Whether it&#8217;s your first WordCamp or your fiftieth, it pays to be prepared. We&#8217;ve had a lot of people ask about what they need to bring and what we&#8217;re providing. 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