{"id":3447,"date":"2025-06-27T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/?p=3447"},"modified":"2025-06-24T20:03:47","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T00:03:47","slug":"its-not-an-event-its-a-wordcamp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canada.wordcamp.org\/2025\/its-not-an-event-its-a-wordcamp\/","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s not an event. It\u2019s a WordCamp!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

At the heart of every WordCamp, you can feel the spirit of the WordPress community: Curiosity. Collaboration. Connection. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every WordCamp that happens in any city in the world is a grassroots gathering \u2014 the result of thousands of hours of work from passionate volunteers. A place where beginners, seasoned developers, content creators, and entrepreneurs come together to share all kinds of things, from stories to skills to strategies. Together, they create the web and the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WordCamp ticket prices are always accessible. But you get everything you’d find at much grander (and far more expensive) conferences. And that WordCamp bonus: the people, from lively hallway chats to the helpful kindness of the folks at the Happiness Bar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Where but in WordPress do you get senior management<\/em><\/strong> from competing companies<\/em><\/strong> who vacation together<\/em><\/strong>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 Chris Lema<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

(In fact, why not get your tickets right now<\/a>?) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why WordCamp Canada<\/em> Feels So Special<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This October, Carleton University in Ottawa<\/strong> is the scene of the next chapter in our national story. Perched gracefully beside the Rideau River and crackling with the energy of scholarly discovery, the Carleton campus welcomes a world of innovation, accessibility, sustainability, and learning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WordCamp Canada is a national event. <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

It’s a moment to pull together all our diverse voices from coast to coast. To celebrate our entire Canadian web community. And find ways to turn our challenges \u2014 bilingualism, Indigenous perspectives, rural connectivity, and more \u2014 into steel bridges to the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course, Canada and the web are part of a changing world. It’s one where open source and open platforms may be more important, and more challenged, than ever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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WCEH 2025: A Celebration of Ideas, Connections & Possibility<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Remember your own school days? (Or the ones you might have wished for?) Imagine coming back to a campus buzzing with energy: late-night debates, hallway inspiration, creative risk-taking. That\u2019s exactly the vibe you’ll find at WordCamp this October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Expect big-picture conversations:<\/p>\n\n\n\n