{"id":2549,"date":"2018-07-20T21:20:47","date_gmt":"2018-07-21T01:20:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2018.boston.wordcamp.org\/?page_id=2549"},"modified":"2018-07-22T10:26:08","modified_gmt":"2018-07-22T14:26:08","slug":"welcome-to-wordcamp","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/boston.wordcamp.org\/2018\/welcome-to-wordcamp\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to WordCamp!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Welcome to WordCamp!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Thanks for joining us for a weekend full of WordPress excitement & learning \ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83c\udf93\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffe\u200d\ud83c\udf93\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udfff\u200d\ud83c\udf93\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffb\u200d\ud83c\udf93<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you want to follow along on social media, use the hashtag #wcbos<\/a>. You can also check out who’s attending on our attendees page<\/a>, or thank our sponsors by visiting the sponsor page<\/a> (and see some of them in person in the sponsor lounge).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Location<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Boston University George Sherman Union (Google Maps)\ufeff<\/a>
775 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215
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There’s more information about getting here & parking<\/a> on our about page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Schedule<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Sunday has a later start, opening at\u00a011am<\/strong>. The first sessions start at\u00a011:30am<\/strong>, and will run until\u00a05:10pm<\/strong>. We won’t provide lunch today, so enjoy brunch in the area!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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11:00 am<\/td>
Registration & Coffee<\/span><\/div><\/td><\/tr>
11:30 am<\/td>
Using WordPress in The World Of Higher Education<\/a> Rachel Cherry<\/a><\/span><\/div>
Favorite session: Using WordPress in The World Of Higher Education<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/td>
Hiding the Pulleys and Strings<\/a> Jesse Friedman<\/a><\/span><\/div>
Favorite session: Hiding the Pulleys and Strings<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/td>
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12:10 pm<\/td>
Break<\/span><\/div><\/td><\/tr>
12:20 pm<\/td>
Creating Accessible Websites: Inclusive Principles and Tips for Non-Profits and Higher Educational Institutions<\/a> Roksana Pirog-Cappiella<\/a><\/span><\/div>
Favorite session: Creating Accessible Websites: Inclusive Principles and Tips for Non-Profits and Higher Educational Institutions<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/td>
Scoping WooCommerce Projects<\/a> Chris Lema<\/a><\/span><\/div>
Favorite session: Scoping WooCommerce Projects<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/td>
Let’s learn Git. No more excuses.<\/a> Dwayne McDaniel<\/a><\/span><\/div>
Favorite session: Let’s learn Git. No more excuses.<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/td><\/tr>
1:00 pm<\/td>
Break<\/span><\/div><\/td>
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1:10 pm<\/td>
GutenReady for the Gutenpocalypse<\/a> Brian DeConinck<\/a>, Jennifer McFarland<\/a><\/span><\/div>
Favorite session: GutenReady for the Gutenpocalypse<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/td>
Broadcast to the world! Podcasting + WordPress = \u2764\ufe0f<\/a> Matt Medeiros<\/a><\/span><\/div>
Favorite session: Broadcast to the world! Podcasting + WordPress = \u2764\ufe0f<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/td>
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1:50 pm<\/td>
Snack Break<\/span><\/div><\/td><\/tr>
2:10 pm<\/td>
Alexa, VR, & More: WordPress as the Hub of Your Digital Experience<\/a> Steven Word<\/a><\/span><\/div>
Favorite session: Alexa, VR, & More: WordPress as the Hub of Your Digital Experience<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/td>
How Running a WordPress Design Agency Allowed Me to Follow My Dreams of Becoming a Musician<\/a> Laura Rabell<\/a><\/span><\/div>
Favorite session: How Running a WordPress Design Agency Allowed Me to Follow My Dreams of Becoming a Musician<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/td>
How to Create Accessible Websites<\/a> Rachel Cherry<\/a><\/span><\/div>
Favorite session: How to Create Accessible Websites<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/td><\/tr>
2:50 pm<\/td>
Break<\/span><\/div><\/td>
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3:00 pm<\/td>
Taxonomies, Categories, and Tags<\/a> Heather Hedden<\/a><\/span><\/div>
Favorite session: Taxonomies, Categories, and Tags<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/td>
Mastering Website Behavioral Analysis<\/a> Tom Shapiro<\/a><\/span><\/div>
Favorite session: Mastering Website Behavioral Analysis<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/td>
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3:40 pm<\/td>
Break<\/span><\/div><\/td><\/tr>
3:50 pm<\/td>
Encouraging Inclusivity in a Growing Community<\/a> Claudia Charbel Cuento<\/a>, Kori Ashton<\/a><\/span><\/div>
Favorite session: Encouraging Inclusivity in a Growing Community<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/td>
How to Structure Complex Sites, the WordPress Way<\/a> Gregory Schoppe<\/a><\/span><\/div>
Favorite session: How to Structure Complex Sites, the WordPress Way<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/td>
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4:30 pm<\/td>
Break<\/span><\/div><\/td>
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4:40 pm<\/td>
Developer Workflow, Automation, and You<\/a> Bradley Jacobs<\/a><\/span><\/div>
Favorite session: Developer Workflow, Automation, and You<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/td>
Speeding up WordPress<\/a> Frank Corso<\/a><\/span><\/div>
Favorite session: Speeding up WordPress<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/td>
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5:20 pm<\/td>
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