{"id":896,"date":"2018-09-10T09:00:17","date_gmt":"2018-09-10T09:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2018.pittsburgh.wordcamp.org\/?p=896"},"modified":"2018-09-04T21:54:42","modified_gmt":"2018-09-04T21:54:42","slug":"the-hallway-track","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pittsburgh.wordcamp.org\/2018\/the-hallway-track\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hallway Track"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WordCamp Pittsburgh has 3 great tracks to choose from, but did you know about the hallway track?<\/p>\n<p>The hallway track is what happens outside of the formal sessions &#8212; the side conversations, interesting discussions, networking and the in-person connections you make with others.<\/p>\n<h2>How do you make the most of the hallway track?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Look up attendees ahead of time (try this list of <a href=\"https:\/\/2018.pittsburgh.wordcamp.org\/attendees\/\">everyone who has registered<\/a>). Scope out their websites and Twitter feeds. Is there someone you&#8217;d like to meet? Make a note ahead of time and make it happen.\u00a0If you&#8217;ve only met someone online, make sure to introduce yourself in person.<\/li>\n<li>Sit next to someone you don&#8217;t know and strike up a conversation. (I promise, it&#8217;s not as bad as it seems.)<\/li>\n<li>During breaks, walk around and socialize instead of checking your email.<\/li>\n<li>Talk to the vendors! They love talking about WordPress as much as you do.<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t feel like you have to attend a session during every time slot. If there isn&#8217;t a session that resonates with you, get some coffee and make some friends. (And even if there is, go make friends anyway! You can always watch the sessions later on <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.tv\/event\/wordcamp-pittsburgh-2017\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wordpress.tv<\/a>.)<\/li>\n<li>Attend the after party.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Don&#8217;t forget to exchange business cards and follow up after the event.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some interesting perspectives on the hallway track, in case you don&#8217;t want to take my word for it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bobwp.com\/confessions-hallway-tracker-wordcamp-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Confessions of a WordCamp US Hallway Tracker<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wordimpress.com\/community-wordcamp-hallwaytrack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Powerful Insight Into Community and WordCamp on Hallway Track<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hallwaychats.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hallway Chats Podcast &#8211;\u00a0The place to meet new people in our\u00a0WordPress community, people just like you<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phparch.com\/2009\/06\/opinion-the-secret-to-getting-the-most-out-of-any-conference-is-in-the-hallway\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Secret to Getting the Most out of Any Conference is in the Hallway<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.vmware.com\/opensource\/2018\/05\/15\/hallway-track-open-source-conferences\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hallway Track Is the Hidden Gem of Open Source Conferences<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hope to see you at the hallway track at WordCamp Pittsburgh!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WordCamp Pittsburgh has 3 great tracks to choose from, but did you know about the hallway track? 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