{"id":1479,"date":"2017-04-28T09:30:46","date_gmt":"2017-04-28T14:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2017.chicago.wordcamp.org\/?p=1479"},"modified":"2017-04-28T10:49:53","modified_gmt":"2017-04-28T15:49:53","slug":"attendee-information","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2017\/attendee-information\/","title":{"rendered":"Attendee Information"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>WordCamp Chicago<\/strong> is this weekend (Sat 4\/29 &amp; Sun 4\/30), and we\u2019re very excited for the <a href=\"https:\/\/2017.chicago.wordcamp.org\/schedule\/\">great lineup of speakers<\/a> and solid group of <a href=\"https:\/\/2017.chicago.wordcamp.org\/attendees\/\">attendees<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>Following is some important information to keep top of mind as we approach the event.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Get Social<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>We&#8217;ll be using the hashtag #WCCHI to collect our live coverage &#8211; find us here:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WordCampChicago\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WordCampChicago\">Twitter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wordcampchicago\/\">Instagram<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>WIFI<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Select the wireless network DTC-Event<\/li>\n<li>When prompted for username and password enter\n<ul>\n<li>Username: wordcamp<\/li>\n<li>Password: 26tents<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Location<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Chicago-Kent Law School<br \/>\n565 W Adams St<br \/>\nChicago, IL 60661<\/p>\n<h4>Parking<\/h4>\n<p>There is street parking, surface lots and parking garages all around the venue. The links below can help you reserve a spot in advance if you wish or set up an app to track parking meters. We don&#8217;t have any discounted parking available.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spothero.com\/chicago\/downtown-parking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spothero<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.parkwhiz.com\/p\/chicago-parking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ParkWhiz<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/parkchicago.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ParkChicago<\/a> (esp. for metered spots)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Public Transportation<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Find the closest public transit stations and routes to the location on this <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=1u54BRGN_UrU5xX4HaSJbXtmdJWU&amp;usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">custom Google map<\/a><\/p>\n<h5>CTA<\/h5>\n<p>Find train routes and bus times on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.transitchicago.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">transitchicago.com<\/a> website.<\/p>\n<h5>Metra suburban rail<\/h5>\n<p>This venue is across the street from Chicago Union Station and a few blocks south of Ogilvie Transportation Center. Check <a href=\"https:\/\/metrarail.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">metrarail.com<\/a> for weekend schedules<\/p>\n<h4>Timing:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Doors open and Registration will begin at <strong>8am<\/strong> on Saturday.<\/li>\n<li>Opening remarks will begin at <strong>8:45am<\/strong> and the first session at 9am.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lunch<\/strong> will be provided on Saturday on the concourse level at 12pm<\/li>\n<li>On Sunday you can explore the local restaurants &#8211; we&#8217;ve set up a<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=1H6b5cUagJDhwD7OsGK3_Rfg6d0M&amp;usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> custom Google Map<\/a> with everything from local fast food to brunch spots to Greektown favorites and fine dining options. You may want to check about a reservation for some of those locations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/2017.chicago.wordcamp.org\/2017\/04\/20\/after-party\/\"><strong>The Afterparty<\/strong> <\/a>will be at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jakstap.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jak\u2019s Tap<\/a>, just a few blocks from the venue at <strong>6pm<\/strong> on Saturday. Appetizers and drinks will be served.<\/p>\n<p>Jak\u2019s Tap<br \/>\n901 W Jackson Blvd<br \/>\nChicago, IL 60607<\/p>\n<p>We look forward to seeing you and to a great camp!<br \/>\n&#8211; <strong>#<\/strong>WCCHI <a href=\"https:\/\/2017.chicago.wordcamp.org\/organizers\/\">Organizing Team<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WordCamp Chicago is this weekend (Sat 4\/29 &amp; Sun 4\/30), and we\u2019re very excited for the great lineup of speakers and solid group of attendees! Following is some important information to keep top of mind as we approach the event. Get Social We&#8217;ll be using the hashtag #WCCHI to collect our live coverage &#8211; find &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2017\/attendee-information\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Attendee Information&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12320757,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[32245],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1479","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general-information"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p86VuX-nR","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1479","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12320757"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1479"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1479\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1484,"href":"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1479\/revisions\/1484"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1479"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1479"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1479"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}