{"id":11,"date":"2015-10-20T20:11:49","date_gmt":"2015-10-20T20:11:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2016.boston.wordcamp.org\/location\/"},"modified":"2016-07-15T16:19:27","modified_gmt":"2016-07-15T20:19:27","slug":"location","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/boston.wordcamp.org\/2016\/location\/","title":{"rendered":"About WordCamp Boston"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WordCamp Boston is an annual conference celebrating <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\">WordPress<\/a>, the open source software that powers over 25% of the internet.\u00a0We&#8217;ll have lecture-style sessions, panels, and workshops about WordPress and the tech industry. If sitting in talks all day isn&#8217;t your thing, we&#8217;ll also have an open area where you can chat with other WordPress users, and a volunteer-staffed help desk for your questions.<\/p>\n<h2>LOCATION<\/h2>\n<p><strong>George Sherman Union<br \/>\n775 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The venue is accessible via the MBTA Green Line \u201cB\u201d Branch at the \u201cBU Central\u201d stop. Parking will be available but not free, we encourage you to take public transportation if possible.\u00a0For information about the T, including accessibility of stations, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mbta.com\/schedules_and_maps\/subway\/lines\/default.asp?route=GREEN\">visit the MBTA website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"googlemaps\">\n\t\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"720\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d2948.6040497530025!2d-71.1110473847764!3d42.35096444366896!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x89e379f003229f67:0xd8004a9e32046094!2sGeorge%20Sherman%20Union,%20775%20Commonwealth%20Ave,%20Boston,%20MA%2002215!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1457722582832\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"parking\">PARKING<\/h2>\n<p>Attendees can park in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/maps\/?id=2307\">the Granby lot<\/a>\u00a0or the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/maps\/?id=342\">the Warren Towers\u00a0lot<\/a>\u00a0at BU. This is about a 5 minute walk\u00a0to the venue. There are Red Sox games both\u00a0Sat and Sun, which does affect parking prices. The daily rate is $12, but goes up to $30 during Red Sox times.<\/p>\n<p>For the Warren lot, if you enter before 3:30pm on Saturday, or before 10am Sunday, you only pay the daily rate. If you enter after those times, you&#8217;ll get charged the Red Sox rate.<\/p>\n<p>For the Granby lot, the Red Sox rate applies for entering and exiting.<\/p>\n<p>We also have a small number of\u00a0closer parking spaces reserved for people who need them, which can be requested on the registration form.<\/p>\n<div class=\"googlemaps\">\n\t\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"720\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d2948.6512514804!2d-71.10504528477648!3d42.349958243732466!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x89e379f752ee3397:0xa8acd3d638bd3333!2sGranby%20Parking%20Lot!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1457722746367\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"hotels\">HOTELS NEARBY<\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"holiday-inn\">Holiday Inn Boston-Brookline, 1200 Beacon Street, Brookline<\/h3>\n<p>This hotel is about 1 mile from the conference venue, also in Brookline along the MBTA Green \u201cC\u201d Line, in a nice residential neighborhood, surrounded by brownstones and tree lined streets.<\/p>\n<p><strong>We have a group discount of $199 per night!<\/strong> You can call the hotel to make a reservation at\u00a0855-813-9839, with the code <strong>WCP<\/strong>; or use <a href=\"http:\/\/www.holidayinn.com\/redirect?path=hd&amp;brandCode=hi&amp;localeCode=en&amp;regionCode=1&amp;hotelCode=BKLMA&amp;_PMID=99801505&amp;GPC=WCP\">this booking link for the Holiday Inn<\/a>. Parking is available, but\u00a0is not included in the group rate.<\/p>\n<div class=\"googlemaps\">\n\t\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"720\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d2948.929963315146!2d-71.11819738477672!3d42.344016544107625!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x89e379eb3429dc0d:0xd11a5843c3932c0f!2sHoliday%20Inn%20Boston-Brookline!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1457722778363\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<h3 id=\"courtyard-marriott\">The Courtyard By Marriott, 40 Webster Street, Brookline<\/h3>\n<p>This hotel is about a 2 mile walk from the Boston University George Sherman Union, or you can use the MBTA Green line (Green line C inbound to Kenmore, switch to outbound B line, or just take the C line inbound to Hawes Street and walk half a mile).<\/p>\n<div class=\"googlemaps\">\n\t\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"720\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d47179.43086425015!2d-71.12031198858935!3d42.34861145692033!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x89e379be39ba3929:0xcddab50cc6a9a644!2sCourtyard%20Boston%20Brookline!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1457722823063\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<h3 id=\"bu-dorms\">Student Suites at Boston University, 10 Buick St, Boston<\/h3>\n<p>Knowing that housing in Boston can be expensive, we have contracted 5 suites (with 4 single bedrooms and 2 shared bathrooms) at the BU Dorms at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/meetatbu\/explore-our-facilities\/residence-halls\/adult-groups\/10-buick-street\/\">10 Buick Street<\/a> for Friday July 22 and check out morning of Sunday July 24th. This building is a 0.5mi walk from the conference venue.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bostonwp.org\/housing-bu-wordcamp-2016\/\">More information on the BU housing<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"googlemaps\">\n\t\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"720\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d2948.537311112998!2d-71.11814718371555!3d42.35238707918738!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x89e379e8a5931665:0x4f8b9a79d1bd4f75!2s10%20Buick%20St,%20Boston,%20MA%2002215!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1461880779693\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WordCamp Boston is an annual conference celebrating WordPress, the open source software that powers over 25% of the internet.\u00a0We&#8217;ll have lecture-style sessions, panels, and workshops about WordPress and the tech industry. 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