Author: John Dorner

Recordings of all of the sessions (except Ask an Expert) are now available on WordPress.tv!

A special thanks to Tim O’Haver for helping get the edited and uploaded!

Thank you again to everyone who attended and those who sponsored, organized and hosted WordCamp Asheville!

How’s It Going to Work?

Good question! This is our first virtual WordCamp; we’ve played with the format a bit to give you the fullest experience. We have four virtual ‘stages,’ each with their own personality:

Front Porch

The mainstage, with broadly accessible talks. Sessions will be streaming on YouTube and can be viewed embedded on the Front Porch page or you can watch on YouTube.

Back Porch

More great talks, but slightly more technical than the Front Porch. Sessions will be streaming on YouTube and can be viewed embedded on the Back Porch page or you can watch on YouTube.

Kitchen

Fascinating talks that are slightly developer-focused but still accessible. Sessions are not streaming on YouTube — they occur in Zoom Meetings. Make sure you have the latest version of the app! There is a 100 person limit to these rooms (first come first serve). Visit the Kitchen page to learn more and grab the link.

Salon (Ask the Expert)

Do you have questions that you’ve been dying to ask a real person? Are you running up against issues and would like to talk it out with an expert? Our Salon rooms are topic-based Zoom Meetings where experts on business, social media, security, SEO, and page builders are available for your questions. Think of a thematic Happiness Bar.

Socializing and Networking

• Join our Slack today.Introduce yourself in the #2020-wcavl channel, say howdy to the sponsors in the #2020-sponsors channel, or ask questions at the #help-desk. New to Slack? Here’s our guide to using the communication app.
• Add your contact info to the (entirely optional) networking spreadsheet
• After the sessions we’ll have a fun WCAVL Icebreaker networking game
• Tweet speaker quotes (or take a selfie with your fav mug) and use our hashtag #wcavl

Let’s have fun!

• The theme this year is ‘Home Sweet Home’ — instead of dressing up for networking, wear your most outlandish PJs!
• Have your favorite mug nearby for show and tell.
• Get in the spirit by using our fun custom Zoom backgrounds

What if I have questions or need help?

• Join our Slack and ask questions in the #help-desk channel
• Reach out on social media: Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook
• Each stage will have a moderator; in Youtube you can @mention them, and in Zoom you can DM them. They will introduce themselves at the beginning of a session.

Technical difficulties? We may have the answer on our FAQs / Support page.

We had several people who registered for PreCamp who didn’t show up. Feel free to join us (until the limit is reached) at: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86210443163?pwd=Z0pyaWFUaTVta3VLQjYrOHRoRE5Zdz09
Passcode: 828828

Would you like to help organize or host the online WordCamp Asheville 2020?

If you would like to help organize, which committee(s) would you like to serve on (list under Skills/Interests/Experience)? These are the committees we’ve identified: Communications, Design, PreCamp, Registration/Help Desk, Speakers/Programming, Sponsors, Venue, and Volunteers. Or if you have something we haven’t thought of, let us know!

Just because we can’t meet face-to-face, doesn’t mean we stop meeting or learning.

If we were to host a WCAVL 2020 in mid-August, would you be interested in attending? Helping to organize it? Speaking? Sponsoring?

Please take a minute and let us know how you would like an Online WordCamp to look like.
https://forms.gle/8X2zj93vWDCAPNjw8

Or contact us directly at: 
wordcampasheville@gmail.com

Hope to see you there!