1.
T H E W O R D - C A M P S C E N A R I O
S U R V I V A L H A N D B O O K
H O W T O N E T W O R K W I T H T H E B E S T , U N D E R S T A N D
W O R D P R E S S , K N O W W H A T T O P A C K , H A R N E S S T H E P O W E R . . .
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2.
A B O U T M E
• Recent Graduate, Full Stack Web Dev,
BrainStation
• Instructor, Sheridan College & Mohawk
College in Web Design (including WordPress)
and Capstone Project
• WordCamp Junkie. Went to 7/8 the last three
years, including Mumbai. Including Co-
organizer, WordCamp Hamilton, 2015-6,
Toronto in 2015 and Milwaukee 2016
• Contributor, The WPCrowd
• “Lead Dudette” defined as: "a young woman or
girl who is very popular or admired by her
peers”. Thanks @modmatt!

3.
E Q U I P M E N T L I S T
S O M E T H I N G S Y O U M A Y W A N T T O B R I N G A L O N G

4.
M A N D A T O R Y - I S H
• Notebook & writing utensil of choice
• Laptop, mobile phone or tablet
• Business Cards
• Draft Schedule
• Power chargers as needed

5.
N I C E - T O -
H A V E S
• Extra bag for swag
• Travel Mug
• Water bottle
• Camera
• Your questions

6.
Y O U R F R I E N D S !
L A S T B U T N O T L E A S T …

7.
T W I T T E R I S Y O U R F R I E N D
G E T C O N N E C T E D

8.
T H E H A P P I N E S S B A R
T H E K N O W N … I N M O R E W A Y S T H A N O N E

9.
A S K Q U E S T I O N S
I T H E L P S E V E R Y O N E , I N C L U D I N G T H E S P E A K E R

10.
R U L E O F 2 F E E T
G E T S O M E E X E R C I S E

11.
T H E H A L L W A Y T R A C K
T H E U N K N O W N

12.
T H E A F T E R P A R T Y
G R E A T O P P O R T U N I T Y T O N E T W O R K

13.
W C H A N G O V E R
A K A : # N O M O R E F I S H B O W L S

14.
# W C K A R A O K E
S I N G Y O U R H E A R T O U T

15.
W O R D P R E S S
I T C A N T A K E Y O U S O F A R …

16.
F R I E N D S H I P S
B R I N G I N G U S T O G E T H E R

17.
D I P L O M A T I C
R E L A T I O N S W I T H
P A R T N E R S I N
C R I M E
K I E R A & I A T A J A Y S G A M E I N M P L S

18.
T H A N K P E O P L E
S P E A K E R S , S P O N S O R S , V O L U N T E E R S A N D O R G A N I Z E R S

19.
S P E C I F I C T O W O R D C A M P T O R O N T O
• Think about public transit. Union Station is a short distance to the venue.
• Lunch is on your own, but use it as an opportunity to network! There are
plenty of restaurants nearby, including the Eaton’s Centre. There are a few
coffee shops too, but there should be plenty of coffee on site.
• There are also plenty of outlets in the building, especially in each of the
lecture rooms. No shortage of power!

20.
S O M E R E F E R E N C E S
• The Hallway Track, Milwaukee 2016 by Shanta R. Nathwani: https://
2016.milwaukee.wordcamp.org/2016/09/14/the-hallway-track/
• How to Rock a WordCamp Even if You’re a n00b, Toronto 2014 by Mark
Benzakein: https://wordpress.tv/2015/02/20/marc-benzakein-how-to-
rock-a-wordcamp-even-if-youre-a-n00b/
• Flickr images, multiple years by Kiera Howe: https://www.flickr.com/
people/kierahowe/
• Flickr images, Minneapolis 2016 by Marc Benzakein and Kari Leigh
Marucchi on WordCamp Minneapolis: https://www.flickr.com/photos/
wordcampminneapolis/

21.
H O W D O I G E T
I N V O L V E D ?
• Volunteer
• Submit and give a talk, either at a
meetup or at a WordCamp
• Help each other
• Contribute2Core

22.
W E B : H T T P : / / S H A N T A . C A
E M A I L :
S H A N T A @ S H A N T A . C A
T W I T T E R : @ S H A N T A D O T C A
F I N D M E

23.
Q U E S T I O N S ?
T O O M A N Y S T O R I E S …