{"id":2903,"date":"2019-11-10T01:48:13","date_gmt":"2019-11-10T00:48:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2019.dublin.wordcamp.org\/?p=2903"},"modified":"2019-11-17T20:43:39","modified_gmt":"2019-11-17T19:43:39","slug":"a-reflection-on-wordcamp-dublin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dublin.wordcamp.org\/2019\/a-reflection-on-wordcamp-dublin\/","title":{"rendered":"A visual reflection of WordCamp Dublin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Cannot believe WordCamp Dublin is over! WCDublin, you were amazing!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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WordCamp Dublin 2019 Team
Marcin Kilarski, Lesley Anne Quinn, Mark Smallman, Fellyph Cintra, Colm Troy, Julie Sebode, Miro Faltinek, supported by Abha Thakor<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Organising Team<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Contributing to WordPress as a team, eight individuals organised WordCamp Dublin 2019 – Marcin Kilarski, Lesley Anne Quinn, Mark Smallman, Fellyph Cintra, Colm Troy, Julie Sebode, Miro Faltinek, and supported by Abha Thakor. Mark, Abha and Marcin also worked on materials to share with other WordCamps, and to bring in website and organisational features used by bigger events. There were also a number of volunteers who helped on tasks in the run up to the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Five members of the volunteer org team paths have crossed at previous WordCamps in Dublin and Belfast which has led to a core team of people helping each other out at reciprocal events.
Find out more about each of us: https:\/\/2019.dublin.wordcamp.org\/organisers\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Planning<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The 2019 WCDublin organising team have been meeting virtually since May. We divided up responsibilities as best we could at the outset and met via Google hangouts each Thursday evening. There is no doubt about it, organising an event such as a WordCamp can become all-consuming – particularly as the event draws near. This is particularly challenging for self-employed team members, and those who are at the office by day and ignoring their family by night … In saying that, it is short-lived.
In general, weekly hangouts in conjunction with our slack channel -WPIreland – and our Google drive, worked out well for us although we did encounter some challenges which impeded our progress at times. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We kept our eyes on the prize – after WordCamp Dublin 2017<\/a> and WordCamp Belfast 2018<\/a>, there was a lot to live up to. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Operations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Email issues were the bain of our lives!! But these were rectified nearer to the event. The team hugely appreciate the patience of our speakers and sponsors in the run-up to the event. Another challenge we faced – also unavoidable related to the educational planning system in Ireland so holding the event shortly after term resumes in a university meant we had to wait until the scheduling there was complete before rooms could be allocated to WordCamp Dublin resulting in knock-on delays for all involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Expenses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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As a not for profit event – there were challenges faced reaching sponsors (technology, scheduling, outreach, space allocation, limited team members) which we needed to overcome. WordCamps prioritise accessibility via ticket price particularly, and some tough decisions were made by the team with regard to cost savings in an attempt to breakeven. Our swag was limited and t-shirts issued only to organisers and volunteers for operational and sustainability reasons. To say balancing the books was challenging would be an understatement!!!!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sponsors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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