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Even if you\u2019ve been to a lot of WordCamps, there are two special ones that are nothing like the others – WordCamp Europe and WordCamp US. This year, WordCamp US will be held in an iconic place – Nashville, TN, on December 1-3. The city alone deserves its own get-around guide<\/a> but I will try to focus more on the WordPress part of it and use words like \u201cbarbeque\u201d and \u201cblues\u201d as little as possible. Here is my list of things to help you get the most out of this massive event.
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<\/span>Learn What\u2019s Coming in WordPress<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s pretty straightforward but WCUS has three tracks and it\u2019s a good idea to plan ahead which ones you really want to visit in person. There are awesome speakers in every slot but there are some talks that you just shouldn\u2019t miss like \u201cWhat It Means To Be a Developer\u201d by Andrew Nacin or \u201cI Am JavaScript (And So Can You!)\u201d by Gary Pendergast if you\u2019re on the development side of things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course the most anticipated talk every year is the State of the Word held by Matt Mullenweg. Don\u2019t even think about missing it! It is the best way to learn first hand what is the next big thing that the core team will be focusing on. This year\u2019s hype is definitely Gutenberg<\/a> and everything related to the next-generation content editor that WordPress is developing. This project has received a lot of love from the community and has great progress but it still needs a lot more work so I guess that will continue to be one of the major things in the future. Another safe bet is that the UX part of the WordPress Admin will get even more attention than last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/span>Meet Amazing People<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

WordCamp US gathers some of the most amazing people in our community – plugin and theme developers, service providers, designers and developers, writers and marketers. I would recommend that you reach out to the people you would like to meet before the event and arrange to grab coffee or chat. It\u2019s usually too big and crazy to play it by ear and the chances to bump into the person you\u2019d like to talk to are slim. Even if you do, it\u2019s tough to catch up with everybody and they might not have the time right then and there. The list of attendees<\/a> is a great way to find out who\u2019s coming on the spot! Once you\u2019ve planned out those couple of meetings that absolutely need to happen, do leave some time for carelessly idling around – you never know what amazing new contacts you\u2019ll develop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/span>Contribute to WordPress<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

WordCamp US is probably the best place to start giving back to the WordPress project. You can learn more about the contributing process from the \u201cBeginner\u2019s Guide to Contributions\u201d session by Josepha Haden and even more so by our very own Francesca Marano who will talk about doing standalone Contributor days. And you can then put it all into practice together with the members of the WordPress core team and pretty much every team lead on Contributor\u2019s day itself. It\u2019s not only for developers, so don\u2019t worry if you\u2019re not a coder. It\u2019s a way more relaxed event that runs at its own pace and I\u2019ve had one of the most useful conversations at WordCamps exactly at Contributor days. So don\u2019t underestimate it and make sure you fit it somewhere in your schedule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/span>Have Some Nashville Fun<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Ready to rock the WordCamp after-party? You can easily become the star of the night if you win the hand-crafted acoustic guitar SiteGround will be giving away as a prize for a very special game on our booth! Besides that, Karaoke becomes steadily a WordCamp tradition so I bet you will be able to see at least one iconic WordPress person showing off their vocal skills. Last but not least, even though I said I won\u2019t mention it a lot in this blog post, Nashville is supposed to rival Texas when it comes to barbeque\u2026 Now, who am I to judge without conducting a detailed, in-depth research on the topic? I encourage you to join in the research, so we can share our findings after the event. See you all there!<\/p>\n\n\n

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