{"id":3,"date":"2018-01-27T12:19:12","date_gmt":"2018-01-27T17:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2018.wilmington.wordcamp.org\/2017\/12\/13\/welcome-to-wordcamp-wilmington-north-carolina-united-states\/"},"modified":"2018-01-28T07:24:06","modified_gmt":"2018-01-28T12:24:06","slug":"save-the-date-for-wordcamp-wilmington-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wilmington.wordcamp.org\/2018\/save-the-date-for-wordcamp-wilmington-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Save these Dates for WordCamp&nbsp;Wilmington 2018!"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>We are thrilled to announce that\u00a0<strong>WordCamp Wilmington 2018<\/strong> is officially on the calendar!<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Our local WordCamp team is hard at work on another spectacular line up of speakers and anticipate a 3rd year of inspiring talks, excellent networking, and all around good times.\u00a0 Last year&#8217;s sold out venue (with 175 registered attendees) prompted us to expand our capacity.\u00a0 So, this year we&#8217;re planning for an attendance of 250.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mark your Calendar&#8230;<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<p>WordCamp Wilmington 2018\u00a0will be <strong>September 22nd and 23rd, 2018<\/strong>\u00a0at <a href=\"http:\/\/cfcc.edu\/facilities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Cape Fear Community College&#8217;s Union Station <\/strong>conference center<\/a> (5th Floor) in historic downtown Wilmington.\u00a0 If you&#8217;re a WordPress beginner, developer, designer, marketing expert or general enthusiast, this is a weekend you don&#8217;t want to miss.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the Venue<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<p>Back by popular demand, our conference will once again be located in historic downtown Wilmington. Our facility, Cape Fear Community College&#8217;s Union Station,\u00a0 overlooks the\u00a0Cape Fear River.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/2018.wilmington.wordcamp.org\/files\/2017\/12\/Historic-Downtown-Wilmngton-North-Carolina.jpg\" alt=\"Historic Downtown Wilmngton North Carolina\" \/>\r\n<figcaption>Historic Downtown Wilmington, North Carolina, on the Cape Fear River.<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Unfamiliar with the Cape Fear Region?<\/h3>\r\n\r\n<p>The Cape Fear area has a rich military history.\u00a0 It&#8217;s known for 17th century pirates, one of Washington&#8217;s first Coast Guard ports, the last significant U.S. Civil War battle, and WWII German POW camps.<\/p>\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"alignleft\" style=\"width: 284px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/2018.wilmington.wordcamp.org\/files\/2017\/12\/USS-North-Carolina-up-close.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"284\" height=\"160\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p>Today, Wilmington is home to the World War II battleship, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.battleshipnc.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USS North Carolina<\/a>, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/US-Coast-Guard-Cutter-Diligence-WMEC-616-54395927989\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Diligence<\/a>.\u00a0Being a drive away from several military bases, Wilmington is a popular recreational destination for our service men and women when they&#8217;re on leave.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>In addition to it\u2019s rich military history, Wilmington is also home to some\u00a0unique shops and art galleries downtown.\u00a0 \u00a0When time permits, hop on\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">a horse drawn carriage tour, stroll the Riverwalk, or take a short drive across town to visit some of the most beautiful beaches along the Atlantic seaboard.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">There are some fabulous restaurants and craft breweries here, many of which are located in the downtown area.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Get the Latest Information&#8230;<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Subscribe using the form in the sidebar (or footer)\u00a0<\/strong>to stay up to date on the most recent news. We\u2019ll be keeping you posted on all the details over the coming months, including speaker submissions, a call for volunteers, ticket release dates and more!<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are thrilled to announce that\u00a0WordCamp Wilmington 2018 is officially on the calendar! Our local WordCamp team is hard at work on another spectacular line up of speakers and anticipate a 3rd year of inspiring talks, excellent networking, and all around good times.\u00a0 Last year&#8217;s sold out venue (with 175 registered attendees) prompted us to &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wilmington.wordcamp.org\/2018\/save-the-date-for-wordcamp-wilmington-2018\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Save these Dates for WordCamp&nbsp;Wilmington 2018!&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8350254,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9tyM2-3","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wilmington.wordcamp.org\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wilmington.wordcamp.org\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wilmington.wordcamp.org\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wilmington.wordcamp.org\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8350254"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wilmington.wordcamp.org\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3"}],"version-history":[{"count":29,"href":"https:\/\/wilmington.wordcamp.org\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":278,"href":"https:\/\/wilmington.wordcamp.org\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3\/revisions\/278"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wilmington.wordcamp.org\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wilmington.wordcamp.org\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wilmington.wordcamp.org\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}