In late November, members of the organising team headed to Torino, Italy to visit our venue for the next edition of the event and to work with local suppliers and the tourist authority to continue planning for the largest WordCamp in Europe!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To provide background to the visit, planning for WordCamp Europe begins in late summer, when the organising team is selected from the Call for Organisers applications and our teams are formed<\/a>. We then work together over the course of the following months to prepare the essential elements of the conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Our team prepares by visiting the venue on several occasions before the event in June, to help familiarise Organisers with the location, nearby facilities and amenities – and also plan the layout, technical plans and work with local suppliers to ensure we have everything we need when the doors open on the first day of the conference! These visits are open to all members of the organising team, to allow individuals to network with other colleagues and also understand their teams\u2019 role in preparations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Several members of the organising team arrived in Torino and met at the entrance of our venue, Lingotto Fiere<\/a>. We were greeted with the event management team at the venue and taken around the main areas of the complex which we\u2019ll be using for WordCamp Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can view the thread of our journey on X, and we’ll take you through the items in more detail below.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDay 1 – Thursday 30 November<\/h2>\n\n\n\n