{"id":21,"date":"2016-05-30T23:17:53","date_gmt":"2016-05-30T21:17:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/2016.split.wordcamp.org\/?p=21"},"modified":"2016-06-03T11:36:28","modified_gmt":"2016-06-03T09:36:28","slug":"welcome-to-wordcamp-split","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/split.wordcamp.org\/2016\/welcome-to-wordcamp-split\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to WordCamp Split"},"content":{"rendered":"

Another year in Croatia and another WordCamp.\u00a0Theres a slight change in the naming of the event this year. So, this year, the Croatian WordPress<\/strong> community is organizing WordCamp Split 2016<\/strong>. This change was initiated by WordCamp Central in a effort to unify the naming scheme worldwide. The change is purely cosmetic and the Croatian WordPress community will continue its yearly organization of WordCamps and rotate host cities and organizers.<\/span><\/p>\n

As a part of our initial idea of rotating cities, this year we decided Split would host the event. The local Split community is maturing and having a event like WordCamp would be a great catalyst to spur further growth. We believe that people will find the larger context of WordPress inspiring, trough experiences and know-how of their colleagues from around the region and the world. September is also a great time to meet in Split. Good food, weather and the sea will certainly make the whole socializing experience much more enjoyable. And yes, there will be a great afterparty :D.<\/p>\n

City of Split \u2013 mix of history and pleasure<\/h2>\n

Besides being featured in Game of Thrones\u00a0as Meereen, Split is famous for being built inside and around a 1700 year old palace<\/a> of Roman emperor Diocletian<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Its also the second largest city in Croatia<\/strong>\u00a0and the biggest touristic and transportation hub in Dalmatia. Split International Airport<\/a> is one of the busiest in Croatia, and since we’re planning WordCamp Split for the first weekend in September, there will still be\u00a0many flights from all major European airports (London, Paris, Berlin, Barcelona, Stockholm, Vienna, Amsterdam, Belgrade \u2013 to name a few).<\/p>\n

Roman emperors know how to pick a place for their holiday\u00a0homes, so we recommend extending your visit to Split for at least a week before or after the conference and enjoy a late summer vacation<\/a>. Dalmatia has one of the most diverse coastlines around Europe with almost 600 islands, which is just asking for some boat time. Regardless of the length of your stay, you should\u00a0still have enough time to hit the beaches,\u00a0grab some sun and\u00a0enjoy\u00a0the\u00a0exquisite\u00a0Dalmatian cuisine and wines.<\/p>\n

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University of Split, Faculty of Economics \u2013 WordCamp Split organizational partner<\/h2>\n

This year, we welcome Faculty of Economics (part of University of Split) as our organizational partner. The Faculty of Economics in Split is the second largest institution of its kind in Croatia. It enrolls around 4,500 students in various study programs and study statuses.\u00a0During its almost 40 years, a significant number of economists have studied in this department, including graduate economists, M.S. in economics and PhDs, many of whom now hold important positions in the economy, social affairs and political organizations.<\/p>\n

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Knowing all that it is no surprise that Croatian WordPress community partnered with Faculty of Economics to bring you the most important Croatian WordPress conference and we would like to thank prof. dr. sc.\u00a0Maja Fredotovi\u0107 and dean prof. dr. sc. \u017deljko Gara\u010da \u2013 WordCamp Split wouldn’t be possible without them.<\/p>\n

Why attend WordCamp Split?<\/h2>\n

As we said earlier, WordCamp Split will be the\u00a0official Croatian WordCamp in 2016 and since we organized an amazing WordCamp last year that got 95% attendee satisfaction rating <\/strong>(of which, 85% gave us 5 stars \u2013 thank you, you rock!).<\/p>\n

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See WordCamp Croatia host mr. @AleksCuracSaric<\/a> dancing on stage. It's priceless. We had a great time at #wchr<\/a> \ud83d\ude42 pic.twitter.com\/pwkmynCmV3<\/a><\/p>\n

— WP Croatia (@wpcroatia) September 14, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n