The Dopest Things about WordCamp Jacksonville 2017
by William Jackson and Emma Kent
“How To Be Dope on Social Media”
1 The breakfast and lunch for the 2 days was filling
and plentyful.
2. The organization and smooth transition of the sessions
were sheduled appropriately.
3. There was great diversity in user, developer, coder and
other areas of interest for those in attendance.
4. Selection of the speakers with experience, knowledge
and skills was dope.
5. The diversity in gender, culture and color of the
speakers was wonderful. Always brings out the best
in a conference when there is diversity.
6. The more diversity the better in speakers and
attendance.
7. The extention of professional, educational, and
industry backgrounds of the speakers and those
attending was relevant.
8. The measure of coverage for users, developers, coders
and educators allowed for cross disciplinary extention
added to the technical develpment.
9. Panel discussions were relevant and the information
gained can be readily applied to real world applications.
10. The facilities at Keiser University were awesome.
Comfortable atmosphere, the staff was warm and friendly
and the security staff very professional and approachable
for questions.
11. Nice to see the administrative staff involved and
warmly greeting the conference participants.
12. Networking opportunities during the conference was a
great opportunity to share and collaborate.
13. Great to see youth, teens and young adults attending
and contributing to the sharing of information. There was
a good generational representation.
14. PowerPoint presentatoins were engaging, informational
and easy to follow. Many posted their information online.
15. The Kids Camp was exciting, good to see youth wanting
to learn about WordPress and the potential to build with it.
16. “Is your site cross device and platform ready and
align with mobile / wireless technology.”
17. The future needs to have youth, teens and young adults
involved to help WorpPress grow.
18. WordPress needs to adapt for children, youth and teens
to allow them to share their stories.
19. The combination and integration of WordPress and
Social Media allows for the growth of Professional
Learning Networks and Communities.
20. HBCU institutions need to allow their students to
attend WordCamps to grow into developers, coders,
programmers, bloggers and entrepreneurs.
WordCampJacksonville
Resources:
WordPress Jacksonville Meetup
Facebook
http://facebook.com/groups/wpjax
Monthly Meetups
http://wpjax.org
Slack
http://wpjax.herokuapp.com
Jacksonville, Florida