{"id":1552,"date":"2015-06-10T05:00:36","date_gmt":"2015-06-10T10:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2015.kansascity.wordcamp.org\/?p=1552"},"modified":"2015-06-11T17:03:52","modified_gmt":"2015-06-11T22:03:52","slug":"what-to-bring-with-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kansascity.wordcamp.org\/2015\/what-to-bring-with-you\/","title":{"rendered":"What to bring with you?"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>A way to take notes: pens\/paper, laptop\/tablet<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Lots of questions<\/li>\n<li>Water and snacks<\/li>\n<li>Business cards<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>A way to take notes &#8211; a laptop is not required<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>You will want to take notes. So bring your favorite way to capture what is happening. Notebooks &amp; extra pens. If you use a laptop to capture notes, bring that. However, a laptop is not required at WordCamp.<\/p>\n<p>The sessions are not instructor-led tutorials where you follow them through a lesson using a laptop. They are mostly in presentation format. Each speaker is\u00a0can post their slides on the WordCamp\u00a0Kansas City\u00a0website so that they are available for you. SlideShare is a popular format, although some people may post PDFs.<\/p>\n<p>Internet access will be available via WiFi. However, sometimes WiFi access in crowded locations, where many people are trying to access the resource at the same time, can be problematic.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Lots of questions<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Spend some time looking at the <a href=\"\/sessions\/\">session schedule<\/a> and plan your day. Prepare questions for the speakers. If they cannot address the question during the talk because of time constraints, they will be available during the day.<\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Business cards<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>You will meet new people at WordCamp Kansas City.\u00a0Bring business cards so that they can follow up with you after the event.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A way to take notes: pens\/paper, laptop\/tablet \u00a0Lots of questions Water and snacks Business cards &nbsp; A way to take notes &#8211; a laptop is not required You will want to take notes. So bring your favorite way to capture what is happening. Notebooks &amp; extra pens. 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