Introducing Pantheon

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What a pleasure to have Pantheon as one of our Beach Umbrella sponsors this year. Please take some time to get to know them.

Who or what is Pantheon?

Pantheon is a website operations platform used by top developers, marketers, and IT to build, launch and run their most important WordPress and Drupal websites.

Pantheon includes all of the tools professional developers need to build best-practice sites—like staging environments, version control, backups, and workflows. Powering over 200,000 sites and billions of pageviews a month, Pantheon’s container-based infrastructure allows you to launch websites faster, without worrying about spikes, security, or performance. It’s free to develop your site on Pantheon, you only pay once your site goes live. You can scale your site on the same infrastructure from day one, and never touch a server again. Create your free account now!

What makes Pantheon special?

With a world-class team of experienced WordPress support engineers available to help 24/7, you can rest easy knowing you’re always in good hands here at Pantheon. Pair that with our finely tuned, container-based infrastructure and you’ve got the same cutting-edge technology used by companies like Google, Salesforce and Facebook.

Come find out why Developers and Marketers love us! Join our close-knit community of passionate Pantheors.

Why did you decide to sponsor WordCamp Jacksonville?

We are truly passionate about connecting and sharing our story with other WordPress enthusiasts in the community, which is why we could not be more excited to sponsor and support WordCamp Jacksonville this year.

We look forward to meeting you all soon!

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Tessa Kriesel

Who will we be meeting at WordCamp Jacksonville?

Our very own Tessa Kriesel, Developer Outreach Manager will be in attendance.

Building community and teaching come naturally to dog-lover and Developer Outreach Manager at Pantheon, Tessa Kriesel. She wears many hats in her life — all with sass and finesse — including founder of Outspoken Women and Coders of TMRW.

Tessa has spoken on many topics, including helping beginners with their development workflows, mentorship, building communities, and shedding light on continuous integration and deployment. She has also been a panelist on a wide range of topics at Conferences and Meetups.

When Tessa isn’t working on her development chops or mentoring junior developers, she is using her extroverted super hero skills to make people feel welcome and included at whatever event she attends.

Pantheon

Accessibility at WordCamp Jacksonville

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At WordCamp Jacksonville, we try to make everyone feel welcome. Accessibility is important to us, and we have the resources to assist you.

Accessibility For All The People

Accessing the Building

Whether you are in a wheelchair, have a broken foot, or just have bad knees, the building is accessible to you. In fact, the elevators are the primary way to get to the second floor.

Restrooms

If you need a private or more spacious restroom there is a single-occupancy restroom downstairs, past the security/registration desk.

Audio & Visual

For those that need special accommodations, please contact us directly at jacksonville@wordcamp.org. Whether you just need a seat up front, a sign language interpreter, or another sort of accommodation, please let us know in advance.

AfterParty

We have verified that Wicked Barley is accessible. Please contact them at (904) 379-7077 for a detailed descriptions of the facility.

Food

Please read our separate article, “Will There Be Anything For Me To Eat?”

Having a Problem?

We try our best to think of everything in advance, but we are humans and make mistakes. If we overlooked something, or you’re having a problem somewhere, please let an organizer know. We will do everything in our power to resolve your problem or concern in a satisfactory manner.

 

Will There Be Anything For Me To Eat?

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If you are vegetarian, vegan, gluten-sensitive, or have any other major food allergy, you probably ask yourself this question before registering for any conference.

At WordCamp Jacksonville we like to answer that question with a resounding,

“YES!”

Whether your dietary restrictions are by choice or necessity, we want you to enjoy camp and be well fed. But don’t take our word for it, here’s what previous campers have said:

“[They] accommodated vegans, like myself, and others in our community with non-typical diets better than any WordCamp I’ve ever been to. They put a lot of effort into this effort and it made me feel so welcome at the camp. Also, those jackfruit burritos were so good!” – Josh Pollock, Lead Developer, Caldera Labs | WCJAX 2017

“The WordCamp Jacksonville crew made significant efforts to find snacks and food items that were not only edible, but weren’t the same old, tasteless, unreasonable standbys (i.e. gluten free = vegan salad). They investigated, cared and really tried to have options available and helped me feel included in our WordCamp community!” – Kat Roedell, Strategic Mentor, Ignite Business Planning Services | WCJAX 2016

So, what can you expect at WordCamp Jacksonville 2019?

✨ = gluten-free | 💙 = Vegan | 🚨 = Warning

Snacks & Popsicles

We like to make sure our snacks are healthy enough to give you an energy boost, so you can expect fruit to be readily available. There will be vegan 💙, gluten-free ✨, and dairy-free popsicle options, provided by Guanabana.

Saturday Lunch

Lunch will be provide by local WordPress Community member, Forks On The Left Catering. They will be providing us with a taco bar friendly for those with food allergies. Below is the full lunch menu.

  • ✨ Seasoned Ground Beef (gluten-free & dairy free)
  • ✨ Seasoned Chicken (gluten-free & dairy free)
  • 💙✨ Refried Black Beans
  • 💙✨ Refried Pinto Beans
  • ✨ Seasoned Rice
  • 💙✨ Vegan Seasoned Rice
  • 💙✨ Vegan Black Bean & Corn Salad
  • ✨ Vegetarian Seven Layer Dip
  • 💙✨ Guacamole
  • 💙✨ Salsa
  • ✨ Sour Cream
  • ✨ Colby Jack Cheese
  • 💙✨ Black Olives, Romaine Lettuce, Tomatoes, Green Onions, Limes
  • 💙✨ Hard Corn Taco Shells
  • 💙 Soft Flour Taco Shells
  • 💙✨ Tortilla Chips

If you have any questions or would like to see an ingredient list, please contact us at jacksonville@wordcamp.org.

Sunday Breakfast

Americans love their carbs for breakfast, which makes it hard if you don’t eat gluten. Along with the usual bagels and donuts, expect to find 💙 fresh fruit and some ✨ hard-boiled eggs.

After Party

We will be having a buffet lunch at Wicked Barley, and there will be options for everyone. The information below is accurate, to the best of our knowledge. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Wicked Barley directly at (904) 379-7077.

  • Carolina Style Pulled Pork Sandwiches
    • Slow roasted pulled pork / Tangy Carolina Sauce
    • Served with a brioche bun
    • ✨ Gluten-free when served without bun
  • 💙 Home Made Pesto and Sun Dried Tomato Pasta
    • Cavatappi Pasta / Fresh Basil Pesto / Chopped Sun Dried Tomatoes
    • 💙 Vegan
  • 💙 Seasonal Grilled Vegetable Succotash
    • Seasonal Vegetables Grilled to Perfection
    • 💙 Vegan
  • Hummus Platter
    • Housemade Hummus / Tzatziki / Lavash / Grilled Flat Bread
    • Seasonal Veggie Assortment
    • ✨ Gluten-free when eaten without Grilled Flat Bread
    • ✨ Vegan when eaten without Tzatziki
  • Garlic Ginger Fries
    • House Fries / Fresh Ginger / Fried Garlic / Cilantro
    • Served with Lemon Aioli
    • 🚨 Fried in same oil as meat and items with gluten

Note: If you have any other dietary needs, please be sure to let us know. We will try our best to accommodate you.

Introducing KnownHost

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Today we have an interview with Beach Umbrella sponsor KnownHost.

We’re glad to have KnownHost as a sponsor this year. What are you looking forward to?

Unfortunately, KnownHost will not be able to join us.

We’re ready to enjoy the featured keynote and interesting sponsor booths. We look forward to engaging with other WordPress enthusiasts, and the entire WordCamp experience in general!! PLUS we’ll have our unforgettable MAGNETIC PUTTY!

For those unfamiliar with KnownHost, please tell us about your company.

KnownHost is a privately held web hosting company based in the United States. With customers from over 150 countries, we continue to be one of the most recognized hosts in the world! By using state of the art technology and networks, we’re able to provide a premium hosting service at an affordable price. Overall, we strive to be the best by guaranteeing top-notch service backed by 24/7/365 support.

Although we’re widely known as the #1 managed VPS hosting provider globally, we provide professional, fully managed hosting perfectly tailored for WordPress hosting. Speed, Reliability and Support – we offer it all!

With unparalleled uptime, fast professional support, and high performance hosting as our core competencies, we’re confident you’ll feel at home when hosting with us!

Why did you decide to sponsor WordCamp Jacksonville?

KnownHost is proud to help out whenever we can, which is why we’re one of the Beach Umbrella Sponsors for this event. We take our participation in the community very seriously and are always happy to help out with questions or issues surrounding our WordPress hosting – we’re all in this together!

By attending WordCamps across the Southeast, we get to market our brand and network with current and future customers, a win-win!

Who do we get to meet at WordCamp Jacksonville?

Unfortunately, KnownHost will not be able to join us.

Mickey Trivett and KnownHost Swag

Be sure to stop by our table and pick up some of our super cool swag and meet Mickey Trivett, a recognized WordCamp favorite from KnownHost who will be able to answer any Hosting questions!

Anything else you want to share?

For more information on us, please visit our site at www.knownhost.com. We’re so excited to meet you in Jacksonville this year!

KnownHost