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WordCamp San Antonio 2020 Now a Virtual Event

The past two weeks have felt like a roller coaster, trying to deal with emerging news about the Covid-19 virus and deciding how to handle WordCamp San Antonio. Today, the decision was made for us when UTSA made the decision to cancel or postpone all events for the next few months (at a minimum.)

Thankfully, we were already planning on live streaming the event to those who preferred to not attend in-person. We will now move to fully live streaming. If you purchased a ticket, it will be refunded. Make sure you sign up for a virtual ticket if you have not done so.

KidsCamp and the Beginner Workshop are cancelled for now. We may try to hold KidsCamp later in the year and will look at options for a Beginner Workshop sometime in the future.

Things are still changing, so keep checking back to learn all the details about how WordCamp San Antonio 2020 moves forward!

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WordCamp San Antonio Going Forward with Virtual and Live Components

Dear WordCampers,

We have great news! WordCamp San Antonio 2020 is happening on schedule, March 28-29, 2020 at UTSA Downtown! With coordination from our awesome team, our speakers, our vendors and venue, and WordCamp Central, we have come up with a solution that will allow our local community to meet in-person while also ensuring remote participants get to be involved without having to travel.


“How?” you ask? We will have live speakers at UTSA Downtown and will have a live audience, but will also have remote speakers and all three tracks will be livestreamed for those who cannot attend in-person. The best news? WordCamp Central is helping us present the livestream component for free! You will need to register, but there will not be a charge. We’ll let you know when we have registration set up.

Remote participants will be able to ask questions of our speakers and our speakers will continue the conversation on Twitter if needed. Our live audience will also be able to ask questions of our remote speakers. (Details on how this will all work have not been worked out in full yet, but we are confident it can all be done.)

We know this is a hard time for conferences which are having to make some hard decisions and this type of solution will not be the right one for every one. We are able to do this because:

  • WordCamp San Antonio is primarily a local event—most attendees will not need to travel
  • NOWCastSA, which was already contracted to video the event, is fully on-board and working with us to make this happen
  • The event is being held on a university campus, giving us access to resources others might not have.

If you already purchased an in-person ticket and wish to attend remotely, you may request a refund for your purchase and then signup for the virtual ticket (or, if you want to donate your purchased ticket to help offset the costs of the virtual conference, just signup for the virtual component and let us know your ticket is a donation.)

We are excited to be able to go forward with WordCamp San Antonio 2020 and look forward to putting on a great event for everyone, whether you attend in-person or join us through your computer.  The schedule will be updated to indicate which speakers will be presenting remotely as those decisions are made.

Join us March 28-29, 2020 at UTSA Downtown for a unique WordCamp designed to work for everyone. You’ll be glad you did!

The WordCamp 2020 Team

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Beginner WordPress Workshop

We are thrilled to announce an all-day beginner WordPress Workshop, intended for those brand-new to WordPress. This workshop will take place on Day 2 of our WordCamp (Sunday, March 29) from 8:30am-4pm.

The Workshop is provided by Bluehost and will be taught by WordPress Core Developer Dave Ryan. This workshop is included in your WordCamp registration, but you need to sign up for it ahead of time as there are limited spots.

Participants need to bring a laptop and charger to the Workshop. Please fill out the form below to sign up for the Workshop. Make sure you are registered as a WordCamp attendee first. Purchase your ticket here.

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Get Your Tickets Now!

Ticket sales are now open for WordCamp San Antonio 2020! You may purchase your tickets here. Join us for two days of all things WordPress! We will have sessions for everyone, from those brand-new to WordPress and wanting to learn, to seasoned developers. This year we even have a KidsCamp! There is also going to be a great after-party on Saturday evening that will be kid-friendly and adult-approved. Join us at UTSA Downtown on March 28-29, 2020!

PURCHASE TICKETS

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What To Expect at WordCamp San Antonio 2020

WordCamp San Antonio 2020 will have something for everyone! There will be three concurrent talk tracks over the two days of the event to help you select the talks most suitable for your interests. Some talks may overlap several tracks, so these are just guidelines not strict definitions.

We will also have a Kids Camp (info coming soon!) and an After Party  Saturday evening.

You can read about the different tracks below.

Marketing Track: Are you a freelancer or part of an agency that uses WordPress to build websites for clients? The Marketing Track will help you develop the skills you need to help your WordPress business grow!

Users Track: Are you using WordPress as the platform for your business website (or you want to learn how to do this?) Whether you are new to WordPress or have been using It for ten years, this track will have sessions to help improve your knowledge and experience.

Developer Track: Do you develop code for WordPress, either as part of the WordPress core or as a theme or plugin developer, this track is for you!

Tickets will go on sale later this month. There is still time to submit as a speaker, sign up as a volunteer, or become a sponsor. Come join us!

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Get Involved

Join us Wednesday, November 20 from 5-7pm at Weathered Souls Brewing Company, 606 Embassy Oaks, for a “meet the team” gathering. This is a casual, unofficial event (cash bar). Drop in anytime during the event to meet the organizing team and learn more about how you can be involved. This event is family-friendly.
We are holding Zoom chats every other Monday at 1pm to discuss conference planning. If you would like to be invited to the chats, please fill out the Call for Volunteers form. The next meeting is Monday, Nov 25 at 1pm.