{"id":1029,"date":"2016-06-08T08:00:47","date_gmt":"2016-06-08T13:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2016.kansascity.wordcamp.org\/?p=1029"},"modified":"2016-05-27T22:53:48","modified_gmt":"2016-05-28T03:53:48","slug":"what-to-bring-with-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kansascity.wordcamp.org\/2016\/what-to-bring-with-you\/","title":{"rendered":"What to bring with you?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Only 3 days left till the fun begins!<\/p>\n<p>Want to know what to bring with you? In short&#8230;<\/p>\n<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><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<p>If you want to be eco friendly, before hand try downloading one for the card scanner app from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.techrepublic.com\/blog\/five-apps\/five-apps-to-tame-your-business-card-chaos\/\">http:\/\/www.techrepublic.com\/blog\/five-apps\/five-apps-to-tame-your-business-card-chaos\/<\/a>\u00a0for your phone. Then once at the event you will be ready to go.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Only 3 days left till the fun begins! Want to know what to bring with you? In short&#8230; 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. 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