WCPUB 2019 is upon us! We can’t wait to welcome everyone to Columbus for this year’s event. Here is some up-to-the-minute information as you hit the road!
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Check-in and Registration
There will be signs outside the Vue Columbus pointing the way to the check-in table. Registration (and coffee!) opens at 9:30 am. Opening remarks begin at 10:00 am and the first sessions are at 10:30 am. We’re starting a bit later than usual to give folks a chance to show up and have time to schmooze and say hello to our sponsors.
If you have colleagues who still haven’t bought their tickets, they can grab one here. We’ll have enough food and supplies for the latecomers, although they’ll need to hand-write their badge.
Mentorship Day
Friday is Mentorship Day. You can be a mentor or to be mentored. Sign up here and join us Friday to exchange knowledge with the amazing other folks in our publishers community.
Food and Drink
Coffee and soft drinks will be available throughout the day at the Vue. There won’t food provided except lunch, so plan accordingly if you have special needs.
For lunch, we’ll be sampling some of Columbus’s finest gourmet food trucks! On Wednesday, Nazca Peruvian Eats will be on site to hand out tasty Latin American options, and on Thursday we’ll be chowing down on Middle Eastern cuisine from Pitabilities. Vegetarian options will be available both days.
Lunch will be provided on Friday at Mentorship Day as well. We’ll take a headcount on Friday and place an order with a local eatery to be announced!
Social Events
WCPUB is all about getting to know other folks in the community, so we’ll have a plenty of time to kibbitz.
If you’re arriving early enough on Tuesday, feel free to join us for an informal hangout at Arepazo Tapas Bar Grille (515 S High St, Columbus) from 8:00 pm onwards. Food and drinks will be available for purchase.
On Wednesday night, join us at Two Dollar Radio Headquarters (1124 Parsons Ave, Columbus) from 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm for a coffee house-style hangout. Light snacks and drinks will be included. Feel free to bring board games, card games, or other activities!
On Thursday night, we’ll be having the usual conference afterparty at Wolf’s Ridge Brewing (215 N 4th St, Columbus) at 7:00 pm. Food and drinks aplenty will be on offer!
And of course, on Friday we’ll continue our WCPUB baseball tradition with an outing to see the Columbus Clippers of the AAA International League take on the Buffalo Bisons. Even if you’re not a big sports fan, it’ll be a fun night out with the community and your ticket is included with your WCPUB registration. The Clippers game is at Huntington Park (330 Huntington Park Ln, Columbus).
Anything else?
Check out the schedule which has all the great sessions, workshops, and social events in store for you this week! If you signed up for the conference, you should have also received a link to join our Slack.
Got questions? Please free to reach out to the organizing team at publishers@wordcamp.org and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can!