Food menus, travel update links, how to spot our volunteers, Friday social details, the Saturday “after-party” (bring your board games, please), your SWAG, and a few other notes.
Registration
Registration for Contributor Day on Friday 5 April 2019 will be open from 09:00 – 09:30, collect your badges in the Graduate Centre. If you’re joining us, do remember your laptop and charger.
On Saturday, registration will be open between 07:30 – 09:00. You don’t need to print or bring your tickets with you – all we need is your name to register you. We will be serving tea and coffee, feel free to join us bright and early!
If you’re running late (even very late), don’t panic! Just make your way to the main reception and someone will point you in the right direction.
Getting there
London Metropolitan University | location link
166-220 Holloway Rd
London
N7 8DB
The nearest Underground Station is Holloway Road on the Piccadilly line, and the nearest Accessible Underground Station is Caledonian Road on the Piccadilly line. For the Overground station, you will need Highbury & Islington, which is also on the Piccadilly line. Bus services to London Metropolitan University include the 43, 153, 263, 271, 393 and N41.
As the Piccadilly is a night service, you will be able catch a ride home late! Check out the first and last tube times.
More information on travel in and around London, including accessible travel.
WiFi
London Metropolitan University will be providing an 8-digit unique multi-device WiFi codes to be used throughout the duration of the event. These will be shown on your badges and can be used on multiple devices. Please note: the WiFi will not work if your device is connected to a proxy server. If you have any problems connecting to the WiFi, please refer to this FAQ document before asking at a control point/reception.
Wifi Network: LondonMet Guest
Accessibility
We’re continue the WordCamp London commitment to be as accessible as possible to everyone. Please read our post on Accessibility at WordCamp London 2019.
Luggage Room
Mainly for suitcases and large items! If you will need something during the day, it might be best to keep it with you as this room will only be open during certain times.
Opening Times:
Saturday 07:30 – 10:00
Saturday 17:30 – 19:30
Sunday 10:00 – 11:00
Sunday 15:30 – close.
Activities Room
On the ground floor of the Graduate Centre (the middle building) there will be an activities room. Here you will find our #WCLDN happiness bar (manned during all breaks and lunches). If you need a little help with something WordPress-y, pop along and get some input from a friendly person.
Calm Room
Room TG-03
The calm room will be open to all attendees who would like a quiet space to have a few minutes for themselves. Just like a quiet coach on the train, you can concentrate knowing that no one will talk to you.
The room will be accessible during the following times:
Saturday 9 April 2019: 08:00 – 19:00
Sunday 10 April 2019: 10:00 – 16:30
Please do not use the room for any loud activities as this is the only room we’ve reserved for ‘official quietness’ and we would like to protect that.
Childcare & Lactation Rooms
Once again you can arrange childcare at WordCamp London, provided by professional mobile childcare company – Nipperbout Ltd. To make use of the service, you will need to have purchased a childcare ticket. Read more about childcare.
Ten spaces have been allocated for under-16s and currently there is space on each day. If you have planned a babysitter and plans fall through, you are welcome to bring your child and take them into the sessions with you.
The lactation room is GCG-10, next door to the childcare.
Catering – the menu for the weekend
Friday 13 April – Contributor day
Available all day:
Drinks: Coffee, decaf coffee, tea, cold drinks and water
Snacks: Biscuits and fruit bowl
Lunch
Lunch is provided between 13:00 and 14:00.
- Chilli prawn tricolor pasta with avocado
- Creamy lemon chicken fusilli with mushroom, basil and soya beans
- Olive, red onion, cherry tomato, quorn tricolor pasta with basil (vegetarian)
- Garlic dough balls or Garlic bread
- Italian green salad with cherry tomatoes
Vegan/gluten free main option available.
Saturday 14 April
Available all day
Drinks: Coffee, decaf coffee, tea, cold drinks and water
Snacks: Biscuits and fruit bowl
Lunch
Lunch Buffet including a selection of: spring rolls, vegetarian samosas, chicken tikka sticks, chicken satay, falafel, mini sausage rolls, mini onion & pepper rolls, potato wedges, frittata, crudites & dips, fruit platter, salad, and two soup options with seeded bread.
Special dietary/allergy station at back of the lunch hall.
Afternoon Tea
Served between 15:40 and 16:10. A selection of cakes will be provided.
Dinner at Saturday Social
Dinner will be served starting at 19:00.
Jacket potato with available bases of baked beans and/or grated cheese, and topping options of tuna mayo, chicken tikka, ratatouille, vegetable tagine and coleslaw. Side salad.
Sunday 15 April
Refreshments
Available all day
Drinks: Coffee, decaf coffee, tea, cold drinks and water
Snacks: Biscuits and fruit bowl
Lunch
Lunch Buffet including a selection of: spring rolls, vegetarian samosas, chicken tikka sticks, chicken satay, falafel, mini sausage rolls, mini onion & pepper rolls, potato wedges, frittata, crudites & dips, fruit platter, salad, and two soup options with seeded bread.
Afternoon Tea
Served between 15:10 and 15:30. A selection of cakes will be provided.
A note about water
Water will not be distributed in plastic bottles: water fountains and two drinks stations will be provided at all times, so please use your swag water bottle or bring one with you.
Special dietary requirements
During Saturday and Sunday lunches and the evening social dinner, there will be a special dietary requirements serving area. If you have special dietary requirements, please head to this table with your badge.
Early and late lunch
Please note, if you’re a sponsor or volunteer, we will give you either early or late access to lunch. This is to ensure you don’t miss out due to your other commitments.
Swag
Not a t-shirt, but in keeping with the sustainability focus this year we’re providing reusable aluminium water bottles and hot drink cups with just the W logo, plus a WCLDN 2019 tote bag to put them in! Of course if you would prefer to bring your own, please do. Any swag not used will be passed on to other WordCamps – minimising the waste! And your lanyard – regulars may well have a collection by now – so feel free to bring one with you to wear, then we can just forward any we don’t use to the next Camp…
Travel Updates
Latest known travel updates will be available at Latest Travel Updates from Transport for London
Help during WordCamp
Our wonderful volunteers all have their tasks for the weekend but will also be glad to guide you whenever necessary. You will spot them wearing green t-shirts with yellow logo. We will add a photo here when available.
Friday WCLDN Social
We’re getting together at Drake and Morgan at Kings Cross and you are all welcome. The venue offers step-free access and is fully accessible. We will be there from about 18:00,more details here.
Saturday “After-Party”
Yes, we know it’s not actually “after” but between, but… 😉
Where: The Rocket Room (details here)
When: Saturday 14 April 2019, 18:30 (dinner from 19:30)
As in previous years, we will be providing two drinks tokens that can be exchanged for a house wine, a beer or cider, or a soft drink.
So much fun was had last year, with the board games kindly brought in by attendees, that we’re doing it again! Playing cards, Connect4, Jenga and Monopoly were just a few of the games people enjoyed. So if you have something you can bring for us to play, please do! And thank you.
Photography and Social sharing
We have a few volunteers wandering around capturing everything they can of our WordCamp. If you would like to share your pics please tag us with #WCLDN – thank you. And if you notice someone wearing a RED lanyard – they’d rather not be photographed so please respect this.
We are very excited now and working hard to remember all the things… Charge everything you need charged, bring everything you need to bring (and share your tips below, perhaps, with fellow Campers) and we will see you at the weekend!