{"id":2474,"date":"2018-08-06T11:36:10","date_gmt":"2018-08-06T15:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2018.montreal.wordcamp.org\/?p=2474"},"modified":"2018-08-07T18:38:57","modified_gmt":"2018-08-07T22:38:57","slug":"preparing-for-wordcamp-montreal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/montreal.wordcamp.org\/2018\/preparing-for-wordcamp-montreal\/","title":{"rendered":"Preparing for WordCamp Montreal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So you\u2019ve just bought your ticket for WordCamp Montreal. Now what?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2479 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/2018.montreal.wordcamp.org\/files\/2018\/07\/20901593_10155696754197769_4070680547892918051_o-e1532578168758-300x282.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"173\" height=\"163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montreal.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/07\/20901593_10155696754197769_4070680547892918051_o-e1532578168758-300x282.jpg 300w, https:\/\/montreal.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/07\/20901593_10155696754197769_4070680547892918051_o-e1532578168758-768x723.jpg 768w, https:\/\/montreal.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/07\/20901593_10155696754197769_4070680547892918051_o-e1532578168758-319x300.jpg 319w, https:\/\/montreal.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/07\/20901593_10155696754197769_4070680547892918051_o-e1532578168758.jpg 828w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 173px) 100vw, 173px\" \/>If this is your first WordCamp, you\u2019re probably wondering how the day is going to flow. The weekend starts on Saturday at 8:15 am with you at the registration desk, picking up your badge and t-shirt.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>After that, you can head over to the coffee station to get a little pick-me-up. Bring a mug and you can refill as much as you want!<\/p>\n<p>Opening remarks are in the John Molson School of Business BMO amphitheater, which we\u2019ve renamed the \u201cWeb Hosting Canada Theatre\u201d. During the opening remarks, you\u2019ll find out about what\u2019s going on for the day, where the workshops are, and how to get on the WIFI. We have some surprises at the opening remarks, so don\u2019t be late!<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" class=\"wp-image-2480\" src=\"https:\/\/2018.montreal.wordcamp.org\/files\/2018\/07\/20934134_10155696760772769_8564380846198431097_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montreal.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/07\/20934134_10155696760772769_8564380846198431097_o.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/montreal.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/07\/20934134_10155696760772769_8564380846198431097_o-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/montreal.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/07\/20934134_10155696760772769_8564380846198431097_o-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/montreal.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/07\/20934134_10155696760772769_8564380846198431097_o-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/montreal.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/07\/20934134_10155696760772769_8564380846198431097_o-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>After that we\u2019re going to have 3 sessions going on at the same time. To the more experienced WordCampers, they\u2019ve been called \u201cTracks\u201d but to us, they\u2019re just sessions in rooms. We\u2019ve color-coded and identified who the session would apply to.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>General<\/strong> would appeal to the masses and be good for almost anyone with any skill level. Development is for the experienced people who want to level up their skills and learn new things related to coding.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Code<\/strong> sessions are for people who want to get their hands dirty. The sessions are geared to people who aren\u2019t afraid to break things.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Business<\/strong> topics will appeal more to the type of person who likes the marketing and communications side of the web with a sprinkle of tech.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Content<\/strong> is strictly for people who want to use WordPress as a writer.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lightning <\/strong>talks are short snippets of information that are geared to be quick, to the point and focused on a specific topic.<\/li>\n<li><strong>WooCommerce<\/strong> talks are for the developer who is building and\/or supporting an e-commerce site and would like to get better with it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A day or so before WordCamp, we suggest that you have another look at the <a href=\"https:\/\/2018.montreal.wordcamp.org\/schedule\/\">schedule<\/a> and pick out what talks you\u2019ll be going to. You should do this on a device you\u2019ll have with you cause you can favourite talks to build a custom schedule. You\u2019re also gonna want to follow us on Twitter our handle <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wordcampmtl\">@wordcampmtl<\/a> and check out the event hashtag #wcmtl.<\/p>\n<p>On the day of the camp, you\u2019ll want to arrive early so you can start talking to people and learning what others are doing with WordPress. Throughout the day we\u2019ll have an area set up where you can ask questions to professionals in the field who are volunteering time at the Happiness Bar. Have questions ready to go!<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1200\" class=\"wp-image-2486\" src=\"https:\/\/2018.montreal.wordcamp.org\/files\/2018\/07\/20935106_10155696757262769_7359784630971196175_o-2000x1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>Don\u2019t forget to wear good shoes and comfortable clothing. Also, business cards and a pen and paper wouldn\u2019t be a bad idea too.<\/p>\n<p>If you have any questions or concerns that need to be addressed throughout the day, there will be volunteers and organizers ready to help you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So you\u2019ve just bought your ticket for WordCamp Montreal. Now what? If this is your first WordCamp, you\u2019re probably wondering how the day is going to flow. The weekend starts on Saturday at 8:15 am with you at the registration desk, picking up your badge and t-shirt. &nbsp; After that, you can head over to &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montreal.wordcamp.org\/2018\/preparing-for-wordcamp-montreal\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Preparing for WordCamp Montreal&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8205160,"featured_media":2253,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2474","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-announcements"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/montreal.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/07\/36580021991_a924e3dda8_z.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9tyMa-DU","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/montreal.wordcamp.org\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2474","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/montreal.wordcamp.org\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/montreal.wordcamp.org\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/montreal.wordcamp.org\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8205160"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/montreal.wordcamp.org\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2474"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/montreal.wordcamp.org\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2474\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2726,"href":"https:\/\/montreal.wordcamp.org\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2474\/revisions\/2726"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/montreal.wordcamp.org\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2253"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/montreal.wordcamp.org\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2474"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/montreal.wordcamp.org\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2474"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/montreal.wordcamp.org\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2474"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}