{"id":6311,"date":"2016-05-26T08:00:33","date_gmt":"2016-05-26T07:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2016.europe.wordcamp.org\/?p=6311"},"modified":"2016-05-26T06:43:41","modified_gmt":"2016-05-26T05:43:41","slug":"tribe-meetups-and-speed-networking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2016\/tribe-meetups-and-speed-networking\/","title":{"rendered":"Meeting people is easy! Join the #WCEU Tribe Meetups and Speed Networking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>They&#8217;re back! We know how important it is to meet people at WordCamp Europe, and while we know everyone is friendly and outgoing, we thought we\u2019d give you some specific occasions to get to meet others.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll be bringing back two favorites from last year: <strong>Speed Networking\u00a0<\/strong>and<strong>\u00a0Tribe Meetups<\/strong>. Read on for more information about both!<\/p>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6326\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2016\/tribe-meetups-and-speed-networking\/11722484_575610412579504_4848214518308729828_o\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2016\/files\/2016\/05\/11722484_575610412579504_4848214518308729828_o.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1337\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Kari Leigh Marucchi&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Found Art Photography&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"11722484_575610412579504_4848214518308729828_o\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2016\/files\/2016\/05\/11722484_575610412579504_4848214518308729828_o-300x196.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2016\/files\/2016\/05\/11722484_575610412579504_4848214518308729828_o-842x550.jpg\" class=\"alignright wp-image-6326\" src=\"https:\/\/2016.europe.wordcamp.org\/files\/2016\/05\/11722484_575610412579504_4848214518308729828_o-842x550.jpg\" alt=\"11722484_575610412579504_4848214518308729828_o\" width=\"500\" height=\"326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2016\/files\/2016\/05\/11722484_575610412579504_4848214518308729828_o-842x550.jpg 842w, https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2016\/files\/2016\/05\/11722484_575610412579504_4848214518308729828_o-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2016\/files\/2016\/05\/11722484_575610412579504_4848214518308729828_o-768x501.jpg 768w, https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2016\/files\/2016\/05\/11722484_575610412579504_4848214518308729828_o-460x300.jpg 460w, https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2016\/files\/2016\/05\/11722484_575610412579504_4848214518308729828_o-1000x653.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2016\/files\/2016\/05\/11722484_575610412579504_4848214518308729828_o.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>Speed Networking<\/h2>\n<p>During both morning breaks\u00a0(at 11am),\u00a0we\u2019ll do some speed networking! You\u2019ll have ~2-3 minutes to introduce yourself to and meet someone from the WordPress community, and when you hear the signal, you\u2019ll switch and move on to someone else! We\u2019re hoping you\u2019ll get to meet 5-6 new people you wouldn\u2019t have been able to meet otherwise.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>What do I need to do to participate?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Show up in Leopold Museum during the morning breaks (at 11am). Bring your business cards!<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Do I need to sign up before then?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>No.<\/p>\n<h2>Tribe Meetups<\/h2>\n<p>In parallel with the amazing content being covered in various sessions over the two days, we\u2019re also going to have a room dedicated to specific interest groups so you can get to know each other and talk about your common interests in <strong>Tribe Meetups<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The Tribe Meetups are absolutely<strong> optional, unstructured, and unmoderated<\/strong> \u2013 we\u2019ll provide a room to gather, and you can bring yourself and be ready to meet your fellow tribe members. <strong>The primary focus is networking and meeting others!<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4><strong>What do I need to do to participate? <\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Go to the appointed room during the time slot for your tribe, indicated below. Please don\u2019t go into the tribe meetup room unless it\u2019s your tribe meeting so we can keep conversations focused.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Do I need to sign up ahead of time?<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The space is not unlimited, so it would be good if you do. If you&#8217;re interested in attending,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/wceurope.polldaddy.com\/s\/tribe-meetups-sign-up\">please fill out this form<\/a>.\u00a0<strong>Registration now is not a requirement to attend, nor is it a commitment to be there<\/strong>, but we\u2019d like to get a sense of participation interest prior to the event.\u00a0Let\u00a0other people know via Twitter which Tribe Meetup(s) you\u2019ll be attending!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6323\" style=\"width: 2058px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6323\" data-attachment-id=\"6323\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2016\/tribe-meetups-and-speed-networking\/11722348_575610145912864_6296015263532125041_o\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2016\/files\/2016\/05\/11722348_575610145912864_6296015263532125041_o.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1360\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Kari Leigh Marucchi&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Found Art Photography&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"11722348_575610145912864_6296015263532125041_o\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Speed networking at WordCamp Europe 2015&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2016\/files\/2016\/05\/11722348_575610145912864_6296015263532125041_o-300x199.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2016\/files\/2016\/05\/11722348_575610145912864_6296015263532125041_o-828x550.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6323\" src=\"https:\/\/2016.europe.wordcamp.org\/files\/2016\/05\/11722348_575610145912864_6296015263532125041_o.jpg\" alt=\"Speed networking at WordCamp Europe 2015\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2016\/files\/2016\/05\/11722348_575610145912864_6296015263532125041_o.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2016\/files\/2016\/05\/11722348_575610145912864_6296015263532125041_o-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2016\/files\/2016\/05\/11722348_575610145912864_6296015263532125041_o-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2016\/files\/2016\/05\/11722348_575610145912864_6296015263532125041_o-828x550.jpg 828w, https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2016\/files\/2016\/05\/11722348_575610145912864_6296015263532125041_o-452x300.jpg 452w, https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2016\/files\/2016\/05\/11722348_575610145912864_6296015263532125041_o-1000x664.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6323\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Speed networking at WordCamp Europe 2015<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><strong>Wait, that&#8217;s not enough time! Enter: the Unconference &amp; Leopold Museum networking spaces<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Tribe Meetups are about meeting up and networking. If you&#8217;ve got something deeper to discuss, we&#8217;ve got some options for you, too!\u00a0<span class=\"s1\">People will be able to sign up on Friday to give a flash talk on Saturday afternoon during the Unconference. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In addition, the Leopold Museum foyer and hall 3 will be set up as a networking and hang out lounges, giving you a chance to continue conversations started during tribe meetups or the unconference and spend some quality time with fellow WordPressers.<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned for more details!<\/p>\n<h2><b>Tribe Meetups Schedule<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>The times for meetups will roughly mirror the regular conference sessions with\u00a0starting times and breaks at the same time, and all Tribe Meetups will take place in the<strong> Leopold Museum<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Day 1,\u00a0Friday, June 24th<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>10:00 Community<br \/>\n10:30 Plugin authors<br \/>\n<em>11:00 Speed Networking<\/em><br \/>\n11:30 Support<br \/>\n12:00 Theme Authors<br \/>\n12:30 Multilingual<br \/>\n16:00 Agencies<br \/>\n17:00 Accessibility<br \/>\n17:30 Freelancers<\/p>\n<p><strong>Day 2, Saturday, June 25th<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>10:00 Content Creators &amp; Bloggers<br \/>\n10:30 BuddyPress<br \/>\n<em>11:00 Speed Networking<\/em><br \/>\n11:30 Mobile Development<br \/>\n12:00 Designers<\/p>\n<h3>Didn&#8217;t you say something about warm up events the day before the conference?<\/h3>\n<p>We did!<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ideas for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WCEU?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WCEU<\/a> warm up events on Thursday? Picnic in the park, Vienna walk, Prater, drinks, karaoke. What (else) would you like to do?<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WordCamp Europe (@WCEurope) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCEurope\/status\/734701170028085248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 23, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And you can help us make them happen. With so many people coming to Vienna early, there will be a lot happening on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>We will post a list of all the activities soon. And If you&#8217;d like to organise something fun for \u00a0WordPress people (that would be ace!), give us a shout on Twitter!<\/p>\n<p>Excited about it all already?<\/p>\n<p>Us too! See you in less than a month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>They&#8217;re back! We know how important it is to meet people at WordCamp Europe, and while we know everyone is friendly and outgoing, we thought we\u2019d give you some specific occasions to get to meet others. We&#8217;ll be bringing back &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2016\/tribe-meetups-and-speed-networking\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"assistive-text\">Meeting people is easy! 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