{"id":1974,"date":"2017-08-14T14:22:56","date_gmt":"2017-08-14T13:22:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/2017.brighton.wordcamp.org\/?p=1974"},"modified":"2017-08-14T14:32:05","modified_gmt":"2017-08-14T13:32:05","slug":"contribution-day-eagle-labs-brighton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brighton.wordcamp.org\/2017\/contribution-day-eagle-labs-brighton\/","title":{"rendered":"Contribution Day: Eagle Labs Brighton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After WordCamp Brighton, we&#8217;re holding a Contribution Day, where we&#8217;ll spend a whole day giving back to WordPress.<\/p>\n<p>Contribution Day will be on Sunday 20th August at Eagle Labs Brighton, 10am-4pm.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/labs.uk.barclays\/locations\/brighton\">Eagle Labs Brighton<\/a> have very kindly donated the entire venue for us to use for the day, including loads of coffee, tea and their super-fast wifi.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udf1e\u00a0So we want to say a very big thank you to the team at Eagle Labs \ud83c\udf1e<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Eagle Labs is a co-working and office space. They also have an excellent Maker Space, equipped with 3D printers, a laser cutter and lots of other cool tools.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1988 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/2017.brighton.wordcamp.org\/files\/2017\/08\/eagle-labs-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Eagle Labs building\" width=\"525\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brighton.wordcamp.org\/2017\/files\/2017\/08\/eagle-labs.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/brighton.wordcamp.org\/2017\/files\/2017\/08\/eagle-labs-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/brighton.wordcamp.org\/2017\/files\/2017\/08\/eagle-labs-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/brighton.wordcamp.org\/2017\/files\/2017\/08\/eagle-labs-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Jon, the in-house technician, helped us make the snazzy (glowing) orange Volunteer badges you&#8217;ll notice at WordCamp.<\/p>\n<p>We made these from perspex using the Eagle Labs laser cutter. Here&#8217;s a little video of the laser cutter in action:<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 240px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-1974-1\" width=\"240\" height=\"424\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"http:\/\/2017.brighton.wordcamp.org\/files\/2017\/08\/IMG_8270.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/2017.brighton.wordcamp.org\/files\/2017\/08\/IMG_8270.mp4\">http:\/\/2017.brighton.wordcamp.org\/files\/2017\/08\/IMG_8270.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Make WordPress teams<\/h2>\n<p>When you claimed your Contribution Day ticket, you&#8217;ll have indicated which area(s), also known as teams, you&#8217;re interested in contributing too.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re going to focus on the four areas that received the most interest from you all:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Accessibility<\/li>\n<li>Core<\/li>\n<li>Design<\/li>\n<li>Marketing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We&#8217;ve lined up experienced contributors to lead each of these teams on the day.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;re also welcome to come along and contribute to any of the other areas of WordPress if you prefer. You can find out more about them <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/\">here on the Make WordPress website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>How to prepare for Contribution Day<\/h2>\n<p>It&#8217;s a very good idea to bring a laptop and\/or your other devices to Contribution Day.<\/p>\n<p>If you haven&#8217;t already joined the global Making WordPress Slack and the UK WP Community Slack &#8211; you may like to join these in advance.<\/p>\n<p>These Slack groups are where a lot of the discussion happens among the WordPress community, and we&#8217;d love you to join in the conversation.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the link to join Making WordPress Slack:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/chat\/\">https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/chat\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>And the link to join UK WP Community Slack:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/wpslack.uk\/\">http:\/\/wpslack.uk\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Remember, you don&#8217;t need to have any particular experience to contribute \u2013 it&#8217;s for everyone. If you&#8217;ve never contributed before, we&#8217;re very keen to help you get started.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll need to have claimed a ticket to attend Contribution Day. If you&#8217;re unsure whether you have one &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/2017.brighton.wordcamp.org\/contact\/\">get in touch<\/a> and we&#8217;ll check for you.<\/p>\n<h2>How to find Eagle Labs<\/h2>\n<p>Note Contribution Day is being held at Eagle Labs, which is a <em>completely different venue<\/em> from Workshop Day and Conference Day.<\/p>\n<h3>Contribution Day Address:<\/h3>\n<p>Eagle Labs<\/p>\n<p>1 Preston Rd<\/p>\n<p>Brighton<\/p>\n<p>BN1 4QU<\/p>\n<h3>Map<\/h3>\n<div class=\"googlemaps\">\n\t\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d2519.859783658627!2d-0.1415529490236993!3d50.83376106745206!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x48758577be74e19b:0x7d49a933735f0b8e!2sBarclays%20Eagle%20Labs%20Brighton!5e0!3m2!1sen!2suk!4v1498126792536\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<h3>Getting there:<\/h3>\n<p>The closest station to Barclays Eagle Labs\u00a0is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.co.uk\/maps\/dir\/Brighton+Railway+Station,+Brighton\/Barclays+Eagle+Labs+Brighton,+Preston+Road,+Brighton\/@50.8314612,-0.142895,16z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x487585743387c7d3:0x53ace326c0672403!2m2!1d-0.1409637!2d50.8294546!1m5!1m1!1s0x48758577be74e19b:0x7d49a933735f0b8e!2m2!1d-0.1393589!2d50.8337577\">Brighton Railway Station<\/a>. It\u2019s 0.5 miles from this station to the venue. That\u2019s around\u00a010\u00a0minutes walking or 5\u00a0minutes in a taxi.<\/p>\n<p>If you plan on driving, there\u2019s no parking on site. But there\u2019s plenty of parking 5 minutes walk away at the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brighton-hove.gov.uk\/content\/parking-and-travel\/parking\/london-road-car-park\">London Road car park<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>See you there\u00a0\ud83c\udf1e<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After WordCamp Brighton, we&#8217;re holding a Contribution Day, where we&#8217;ll spend a whole day giving back to WordPress. Contribution Day will be on Sunday 20th August at Eagle Labs Brighton, 10am-4pm. 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