{"id":2253,"date":"2015-10-02T18:46:14","date_gmt":"2015-10-02T22:46:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2015.nyc.wordcamp.org\/?page_id=2253"},"modified":"2015-10-29T17:43:17","modified_gmt":"2015-10-29T21:43:17","slug":"contributor-day","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nyc.wordcamp.org\/2015\/contributor-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Contributor Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"wrapper\">\n<div id=\"inner-wrapper\">\n<div id=\"content\" class=\"col-full\">\n<div id=\"main-sidebar-container\">\n<section id=\"main\">\n<article class=\"post-103 page type-page status-publish hentry\">\n<h3 class=\"entry\">Here&#8217;s the info for Contributor Day:<\/h3>\n<section class=\"entry\"><\/section>\n<section class=\"entry\"><\/section>\n<section class=\"entry\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>10am <\/strong>start time,\u00a0Friday Oct 30<\/li>\n<li><strong>North Ballroom, <\/strong>at\u00a0<b><a href=\"https:\/\/2015.nyc.wordcamp.org\/location\/\">Marriott Brooklyn Bridge<\/a><\/b><\/li>\n<li>We have coffee in the morning<\/li>\n<li>We have snacks in the afternoon<\/li>\n<li>Bring your computer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<p>No experience needed!\u00a0 No coding skills needed!\u00a0 Come with enthusiasm and a laptop.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<p>We will start at 10:00 am and end at 5pm.\u00a0 We will not have lunch brought in (budgets, etc) but we&#8217;ll all take a break to\u00a0grab some grub around 1pm.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>Think of this as a Get Involved day. \u00a0We will try and have representatives from all the teams that <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Make WordPress<\/a>.\u00a0Take a look below\u00a0to learn more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"main-sidebar-container\">\n<section id=\"main\">\n<article class=\"post-103 page type-page status-publish hentry\">\n<section class=\"entry\">\n<h2>There are many different ways for you to get involved with WordPress:<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wpcd-teams\">\n<article class=\"teams-odd\">\n<div class=\"team-list-data\">\n<header>\n<h3><a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/accessibility\/\" target=\"_blank\">Accessibility<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/header>\n<p>The a11y group provides accessibility expertise across the project. 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You can write code, fix bugs, debate decisions, and help with development.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<hr \/>\n<article class=\"teams-even\">\n<div class=\"team-list-data\">\n<header>\n<h3><a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/docs\/\" target=\"_blank\">Documentation<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/header>\n<p>Good documentation lets people help themselves when they get stuck. The docs team is responsible for creating documentation and is always on the look-out for writers. The blog has discussion around the team\u2019s current projects.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<hr \/>\n<article class=\"teams-odd\">\n<div class=\"team-list-data\">\n<header>\n<h3><a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/meta\/\" target=\"_blank\">Meta<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/header>\n<p>The Meta team makes WordPress.org (along with its related sites), provides support, and builds tools for use by all the contributor groups. 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You can also assist with creating the tools that make translations easier.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<hr \/>\n<article class=\"teams-odd\">\n<div class=\"team-list-data\">\n<header>\n<h3><a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/support\/\" target=\"_blank\">Support<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/header>\n<p>Answering a question in the support forums or IRC is one of the easiest ways to start contributing. Everyone knows the answer to something! This blog is the place for discussion of issues around support.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<hr \/>\n<article class=\"teams-even\">\n<div class=\"team-list-data\">\n<header>\n<h3><a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/themes\/\" target=\"_blank\">Themes<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/header>\n<p>The Theme Review Team reviews and approves every Theme submitted to the WordPress Theme repository. Reviewing Themes sharpens your own Theme development skills. 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