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!
Our goal for the San Antonio KidsCamp is to promote a love of learning, mastering new WordPress skills, and to support the personal growth for every child attending. By learning how to blog, our Campers will practice their reading, writing, and critical thinking skills. It is our hope that KidsCamp will be the venue to encourage each child’s creative potential. This is a great opportunity for kids to start developing their own voices, discover who they are, and understand how their “voice” might be different from their friends and classmates.
Blogging can be a personal journal of insights about unfolding events. Bloggers start forming and voicing opinions, and writing about things that interest them. Student bloggers build strong typing and spelling skills. Blogging can also be a highly creative endeavor involving original art, or photography. During KidsCamp we will show Campers how to access images for their Blogs from online sources. We will explain how the creative commons license allows them to use these photos by following the sharing rules of the owner.
Online Safety
The internet is omnipresent in our children’s lives. It provides encyclopedic information at the touch of a finger. One of the goals of KidsCamp is to introduce the basics of online safety. We encourage parents and guardians to work with their children in KidsCamp to review some best practices for their Campers. WordPress allows you to set access levels so nothing can get published without your approval. Parents can set-up comment preferences to review comments with their kids, offering an opportunity to discuss what might be an appropriate response and what might not be.
Blogging can be an entertaining, engaging and educational experience for kids and their parents. We look forward to seeing you at the 2020 San Antonio KidsCamp. the KidsCamp tickets include lunch and snacks and please remember to bring a laptop and get ready for a fun, creative day with your Camper. We look forward to seeing you there.
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.
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!
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!
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.
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