WordCamp Orange County: Top Ten Reasons You Need to Go

WordCamp Orange County: Top Ten Reasons You Need to Go

The Pre-Party AKA K2 Racing

Racing with other WordPress fans? Such a fun time!

The @WomenWhoWP put on one helluva pre-WCOC event. Thanks so much! #wcoc ❤️ pic.twitter.com/OhNOvD05m7

— Carrie Forde (@CarrieForde) June 9, 2017

The Swag

Here are just a few of the lovely items, including the third place for racing with the other tortoises. Overheard: “I wouldn’t want to pass anyone. Someone might get hurt!” And a heartfelt thank you to host Dreamhost for sponsoring WomenWhoWP and this event.

WordCamp Swag

The Friendly Faces

Bridget Willard and I went to our first WordCamp Orange County in 2013! It’s become a ritual for us. You might have a WordCamp buddy, too! If you’d like to read about past Orange County WordCamps, here you go:

• WordCamp Orange County 2013
• WordCamp Orange County 2014
• WordCamp Orange County 2015
• WordCamp Orange County 2016

Sitting in the media row with my BFF, @Carol_Stephen, at our fifth #WCOC together. pic.twitter.com/5s2n2iRysI

— Bridget Willard (@YouTooCanBeGuru) June 10, 2017

The Volunteers

There were way more volunteers than shown in the picture, but here are a few! There were people helping everywhere, with parking, with snacks, with coffee, etc.

Thank you to all the volunteers who make #wcoc awesome. We love ya! pic.twitter.com/LiUGCGRInK

— Isaac Irvine (@theisaac) June 10, 2017

Greetings from @ocwordcamp! Stop by our booth to chat with these friendly faces, grab sweet swag, and enter our giveaways! #WCOC pic.twitter.com/fmnUGRBj52

— DreamHost (@DreamHost) June 10, 2017

More Swag

This year, the swag was beautiful. In particular, I truly appreciated the gorgeous notebooks from Dreamhost!

The Generosity of Chris Lema

Chris Lema gave away his structure for how he blogs. How incredibly generous is that? Go follow him on Twitter and check out his blog!

My slides from my 2-hour workshop on blogging this past weekend are here: https://t.co/Hpxlqlha7n

— Chris Lema (@chrislema) June 12, 2017

@verioussmith is showing us how easy it is to setup @DesktopServer at @ocwordcamp #wcoc pic.twitter.com/KhCNH2JojE

— Louis Lister (@devturtle2015) June 11, 2017

Reconnecting with Friends

So fun to reconnect with Verious B. Smith III, Yvonne Conway, and so many others!

Standing room only for Board Member @MistressPrime's #Security talk at #WCOC. pic.twitter.com/VyLUiU3AX1

— WomenWhoWP (@WomenWhoWP) June 10, 2017

The Learning

Speaking of which, Yvonne Conway gave us a wonderful session on Cybersecurity, Russian hackers, and you!

The Selfies

Selfie with Bridget Willard and Amy Hall

Capturing the Selfie

Jason Tucker caught us! Pretty funny!

Capturing the capturing of a selfie #wcoc pic.twitter.com/kA2R7IqgS7

— Jason Tucker ???? (@jasontucker) June 9, 2017

What Were Your Highlights?

What was your top reason for going?