{"id":257232,"date":"2014-05-19T19:46:23","date_gmt":"2014-05-20T02:46:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2014.vancouver.wordcamp.org\/?page_id=257232"},"modified":"2014-06-05T14:40:17","modified_gmt":"2014-06-05T21:40:17","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vancouver.wordcamp.org\/2014\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>WordCamp is a conference that focuses on everything WordPress.<\/h2>\n<p>WordCamps are informal, community-organized events that are put together by WordPress users like you. Everyone from casual users to core developers participate, share ideas, and get to know each other. <a href=\"http:\/\/central.wordcamp.org\/about\" target=\"_blank\">Read more about WordCamps<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>2014, Dev Edition<\/h2>\n<p>WordCamp Vancouver 2014 will be a special developer&#8217;s edition,\u00a0focused on topics for those who build with WordPress. If you&#8217;re a developer or designer of any level of expertise, we will have topics for you. Our goal is to offer an open community environment for all to learn what tools are available within WordPress and what third party technology is available to help improve WordPress.<\/p>\n<h2>Date and Time<\/h2>\n<p>WordCamp Vancouver 2014 will take place on July 26th 2014 from 8a (registration from 8a to 9a) to 5p. There will be presentations throughout the day, as well as opportunities for networking and breakout sessions. Lunch will be served (complimentary with your ticket) at 12p. Please see the full schedule, once published,\u00a0for more details.<\/p>\n<h2>Venue<\/h2>\n<p>The venue is the\u00a0<a title=\"Location\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bcit.ca\/about\/downtown.shtml\" rel=\"nofollow\">BCIT Downtown Campus<\/a> located at\u00a0555 Seymour Street,\u00a0Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6B 3H6.<\/p>\n<p>Additional venue information, including directions are\u00a0<a title=\"Location\" href=\"https:\/\/2014.vancouver.wordcamp.org\/location\/\">available here<\/a>. Please note that the BCIT parking lot will be closed on July 26th. We recommend using public transit to get to the venue, but if you are using a car, there are other public parking lots nearby, notably on Seymour St.<\/p>\n<p>Please see <a title=\"Accommodations and Transportation\" href=\"https:\/\/2014.vancouver.wordcamp.org\/2014\/05\/19\/accommodations-and-transportation\/\">this post on accomodation and transportation<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<h2>Organizers<\/h2>\n<p>WordCamp Vancouver 2014 is organized by \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jillbinder\" target=\"_blank\">Jill Binder<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jkudish\" target=\"_blank\">Joey Kudish<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thoronas\" target=\"_blank\">Flynn O&#8217;Connor<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kwight\" target=\"_blank\">Kirk Wight<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Special Thanks<\/h2>\n<p>To <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bcit.ca\/cas\/htp\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">BCIT&#8217;s High Tech Professional Program<\/a> for sponsoring WordCamp with the venue for this year; to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.anom.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ally Noormohamed<\/a>\u00a0for our\u00a0website design;\u00a0to Andrea Middleton and everyone else over at <a href=\"http:\/\/central.wordcamp.org\">WordCamp Central<\/a> for their invaluable help with all things planning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WordCamp is a conference that focuses on everything WordPress. 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