Category: Attendee Info

Good morning all! We can now countdown to camp in hours not days. To gives us all the best chance at a fun-filled day, here are a few things that you can be ready for.

The Auditorium

First off, we are using the auditorium this year. It gives us a great central location for announcements, the keynote, closing remarks, and the General session. It also provides us with the most comfortable seating, more seating, and room on the edges for people who may have infants with them or simply need a little more room.

However, it has one draw back and we need your help. There is no food or drink allowed in the auditorium. Please help us by respecting this policy and keeping those in the main hall.

The Happiness Bar

The Happiness Bar is our help desk and it will be open from 8am until late in the afternoon. If you have questions about WordPress or WordPress-related things, come on over and ask. This year, the Happiness Bar is a round table located to the right of the main entrance near the sponsor tables.

Industry professionals have volunteered there time and would love to help. One of whom is Sara Dunn who will be available to help with SEO questions you might have. You can catch her there from 9 – 10am.

Dress Code

Lastly, the dress code for camp is casual. Tomorrow is intended to be a laid back day of making new friends and learning new things in a relaxed environment. And remember, keep it PG and respectful.

This year’s camp has 22 enthusiastic volunteers staffing everything from the registration table to the Happiness Bar and the cameras in each room. If you need help, please just ask. That particular volunteer may not be able to help, but will definitely direct you to someone who can.

So just what should you be looking for? All volunteers will be wearing heathered navy shirts with the camp logo on them in white and will have an orange-toned Volunteer name badge. Each has provide their own friendly personality, genuine enthusiasm for being a part of camp, and willingness to help.

All that combined makes for a highly visible, engaging individual that wants to work with you to make camp enjoyable for everyone. And here’s two of them now!

 

Have you made plans for lunch?Grand Rapids has many great options within a 10 minute walk of our venue. We left a two hour gap to provide plenty of time to get out and see a bit of our fair city.

If you’re new to the area, we created a Lunch Map that you can find under the Event menu. Notice the comments on that page about a few options that didn’t show up on the map.

Also, you’re welcome to bring your own lunch and eat at the venue. We have space for that, too.