Attendees

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How to contact event staff

Go to the event contact page to learn how to contact event staff by phone or email.

What you need to know

Here’s an outline of everything on the page to help keep you informed before and during the event.

We provide lunch, snacks, and enough breaks so you have time to use the restroom, stretch your legs, talk to other attendees, and chat with our amazing sponsors. In the evenings, we have social events to allow you to network and relax with other attendees.

Don’t forget to set your email auto-reply!

Where to go on campus

A visual arrangement of our campus buildings
All of our campus buildings are within a block or two of each other. Find the intersection of North Road and Tondorf Road, and you’ll be good to go!

View the Travel page for a map of Georgetown’s Campus. View our Georgetown places of interest map to plan your conference experience.

Main venue: McCarthy Hall

Conference sessions will take place at McCarthy Hall on the campus of Georgetown University.

Venue address: 1350 Tondorf Rd, Washington, DC 20057

Where to park on campus: Southwest Garage

Visitor and daily parking is available in the Southwest Garage, accessed from 3611 Canal Road NW. View Georgetown’s Campus Map (new window) to plan your trip.

When entering, pull a ticket from the gate dispenser. Pay by credit card at the exit gate or bring the ticket to the pay station on the ground floor lobby of Kennedy Hall to pay with cash or credit card.

Parking address: 3611 Canal Road NW

Lodging: Harbin Hall

We will stay in Harbin Hall, which is only a few blocks from the main venue. Visit our lodging page for more information.

Staying in the dorm? You were emailed an extensive lodging guide.

Lodging address: 1461 Tondorf Rd, Washington, DC 20057

Parking on campus

Driving a car to campus? View the conference transportation and parking options.

Check-in for the conference

You will need to check in to receive your conference ID badge. Your badge is your golden ticket of admission to all the fun!

Check-in will be before workshops on Wednesday, July 31, and the morning of Thursday, August 1.

Your ID badge must be worn at all sessions and conference events.

Get on the Wifi network

Guests can sign into the SaxaNet wifi using their net ID and password given by the university OR use “GuestNet.” Learn more about GuestNet.

How to join the online sessions

We will host our online streams via Zoom. Visit the watch page during the event to join the sessions.

What to pack

FYI: Our sessions will be seated “lecture style”, meaning we will not have tables (except for workshops on Wednesday).

  • A reusable water bottle (stay hydrated!)
  • Notebook and pen
    • We will provide a small notebook/pen for those who want one!
  • Laptop
  • Phone, phone charger, and/or power banks
  • Business cards
  • Comfortable shoes
  • A light jacket
    • I know. It’s gonna be hot. But it might be cold in the venue.

Don’t forget to set your email auto-reply!

Talk with other attendees

The WPCampus and Slack logoWe have two attendees Slack channels for this year’s event:

Having a channel for just in-person attendees allows us to connect at the event without creating “noise” for the online attendees. Use the in-person channel to ask questions, discuss ideas, or plan adventures!

We encourage you to use the #2024-attendees during sessions to ask questions and chat about topics with online attendees.

Not in our Slack account? Our Get Involved form will take care of that for you.

Volunteer at the event

WPCampus depends on our volunteers to make this event a success. There are many ways you can help. Please let us know if you’d like to volunteer at the event.

We’re looking for a few more volunteers to help us with room host duties. It doesn’t involve too much. You need to be present in the room to ensure sessions start and end on time and monitor Zoom for online attendees. We will only block you for a morning or afternoon block of time on one of the days. You will get a piece of “VIP” swag as a thank-you gift!

The blue version of the WPCampus 2024 shirt, which has the event name, location, and a illustration of the Washington DC skyline.
The WPCampus 2024 shirt comes in a variety of colors and styles.

Order the event t-shirt

If you can’t join us in person, you can still order your event t-shirt online!

The WPCampus 2024 shirt comes in a variety of colors and styles.

Order the WPCampus 2024 t-shirt

Joining us in person? If requested, you will receive a shirt as part of your registration. Want to order more from the online options? Go for it!

Social gatherings

What’s the fun of attending so many awesome sessions if you can’t hang out with the other attendees, talk about what you learned, and expand on it? We look forward to getting to know you, so we hope you can join us for a few social and networking events.

We will post social event information soon.

Explore our conference Google map

We always assemble a Google map of places in town for adventure and food. Georgetown University provided this map.

Open the map in a new window

Meals

General admission includes lunch on Thursday, August 1, and Friday, August 2, with coffee and snacks throughout the day. Light breakfast hor d’oeuvres will be served. If you want a larger breakfast, you should eat before you head to the venue.

We will provide a snack break if you attend a workshop on Wednesday.

The weather forecast

Summers can be quite warm in Washington D.C. The average high for August is the low 90s, with the low in the mid-70s. View more weather information

As the event approaches, check the forecast to decide whether to pack an umbrella. And be sure to check the “feels like” temperature, which can be 5-10 degrees higher!

You can get more detailed forecasts from Weather Underground or the National Weather Service.

Attire

  • Dress at the conference is business casual — emphasis on the “casual”
    • Jeans and T-shirts will be just fine
  • Session rooms may be chilly, so you may want to bring a sweater or dress in layers

Event Safety and Responsibility

We are committed to providing a safer environment for conference attendees, especially regarding community and public health, and have implemented Event Safety and Responsibility policies.

Code of Conduct

WPCampus seeks to provide a friendly, safe environment. All participants should be able to engage in productive dialogue, share and learn with each other in an atmosphere of mutual respect, and adhere to our Code of Conduct. This applies to all community interactions and events.

If you are being harassed or have any other concerns, please locate a conference organizer or volunteer. If needed, you can find all organizers on Slack. If preferable, you can submit a report online, allowing anonymity. Visit our Code of Conduct page for more information.

For more information

If you have any questions, please contact the WPCampus planning committee.

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