{"id":618,"date":"2020-03-10T08:30:44","date_gmt":"2020-03-10T14:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2020.calgary.wordcamp.org\/?p=618"},"modified":"2020-03-10T08:38:07","modified_gmt":"2020-03-10T14:38:07","slug":"get-ready-for-wcyyc-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/calgary.wordcamp.org\/2020\/get-ready-for-wcyyc-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Get ready for WCYYC 2020!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>WordCamp Calgary is happening in less than 3 months and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/2020.calgary.wordcamp.org\/tickets\/\">we&#8217;ve officially opened up ticket sales<\/a><\/strong>! Here&#8217;s everything you need to know about the upcoming (awesome) event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Deets<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>All of you lovely people and some fantastic speakers (to be announced soon!)!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What&#8217;s going on?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Two days of awesome programming<\/strong> geared at business owners, content marketers, designers, developers, and WordPress enthusiasts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-default is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>If you work with WordPress, there&#8217;s a session for you.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover has-background-dim cta-tertiary plaid-border\" style=\"background-color:#1d555e\"><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">This year&#8217;s programming<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;ve got a few different types of programming to mix things up a bit this year: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Lightning Sessions<\/li><li>Regular Sessions, and <\/li><li>Workshops<\/li><\/ol>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We also have a <strong>KidsCamp<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/2020.calgary.wordcamp.org\/kidscamp-is-back-at-wordcamp-calgary-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">learn more<\/a>) with two different tracks:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Ground Control:<\/strong> for new explorers who are new to WordPress.<\/li><li><strong>Into Orbit:<\/strong> for explorers who\u2019ve already attended a KidsCamp or have WordPress experience and want to learn even more.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>There will <strong>also<\/strong> be an <strong>After Party<\/strong> at the end of the first day! The details are still being finalized but it&#8217;s all included in your ticket and is a great time to hang out with fellow WordCampers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>May 29 and May 30, 2020.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<p><strong>Fort Calgary<\/strong><br>750 9 Avenue SE<br>Calgary, AB T2G 5E1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the 5th year in a row, we&#8217;ll be back at Fort Calgary for both days of WordCamp!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"googlemaps\">\n\t\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d2508.45811511827!2d-114.04622404829153!3d51.04462835215283!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x53717aab4022a6c9:0x46ace6dbec53a32a!2sFort%20Calgary!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sca!4v1583528755109!5m2!1sen!2sca\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stay<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are hotels, hostels, and plenty of AirBnBs around Fort Calgary. Here are a few:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hotels<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hilton.com\/en\/hotels\/yycdwhw-homewood-suites-calgary-downtown\/?SEO_id=GMB-HW-YYCDWHW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Homewood by Hilton<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.althotels.com\/en\/calgaryeastvillage\/\" target=\"_blank\">Alt Hotel Calgary East Village<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hilton.com\/en\/hotels\/yycdtgi-hilton-garden-inn-calgary-downtown\/?SEO_id=GMB-GI-YYCDTGI\" target=\"_blank\">Hilton Garden Inn Calgary Downtown<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hostels<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hihostels.ca\/en\/destinations\/alberta\/hi-calgary#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HI Calgary City Centre<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">AirBnBs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.airbnb.ca\/s\/Calgary--AB\/homes?refinement_paths%5B%5D=%2Fhomes&amp;federated_search_session_id=2fc8e9e0-c16e-4c33-a296-96373f2dbbcb&amp;query=Calgary%2C%20AB&amp;search_type=filter_change&amp;tab_id=home_tab&amp;ne_lat=51.05161822781826&amp;ne_lng=-114.03817163162233&amp;sw_lat=51.039760123552576&amp;sw_lng=-114.05638919525148&amp;zoom=16&amp;search_by_map=true&amp;place_id=ChIJ1T-EnwNwcVMROrZStrE7bSY&amp;checkin=2020-05-28&amp;checkout=2020-05-31\" target=\"_blank\">a handy link<\/a> that shows you a bunch of AirBnBs around Fort Calgary available during WordCamp season!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized align-center\" style=\"width: 600px;max-width: 600px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/2020.calgary.wordcamp.org\/files\/2020\/03\/line-separator.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-597\" width=\"50\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover has-background-dim cta-highlighter plaid-border\" style=\"background-color:#266750\"><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Get your Tickets!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Tickets are only <strong>$50<\/strong> each and include lunch for both days of programming and one drink at the after party!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/2020.calgary.wordcamp.org\/tickets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy Tickets<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WordCamp Calgary is happening in less than 3 months and we&#8217;ve officially opened up ticket sales! 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