The 2012 Reno-Tahoe WordCamp will be held on Saturday, June 30th at the University of Nevada, Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center. A series of workshops and WordPress developer sessions will be held on Sunday, July 1st at the Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center.
Reno-Tahoe WordCamp is a two-day community conference for WordPress users, developers, designers, and marketing and advertising professionals from all around Reno, Lake Tahoe, and the surrounding area to meet, mingle, and learn about WordPress.
Make it a long weekend:
July 1st is the first day of ArtTown http://bit.ly/LEVDl1, and being the week of July 4th you need to stay and witness fireworks over beautiful Lake Tahoe. So come to see old friends, make new ones, learn new WordPress goodness and stay and experience what makes Reno/Tahoe awesome.
See you here.
Hotels
We have a group rate available at the Circus Circus Hotel, only a few blocks from the University. I’m working with them to get online bookings up, but for now you need to call 1-800-648-5010 and give them the promo code [Promo Code = IUNRWRD] or just give them “Reno Tahoe Word Camp” as the group name to get the group rate.
The promo code rate will be approximately $69/night at the Circus Circus hotel for Friday & Saturday nights and $39/night Sunday night. This VIP Special does include discounts purchases at the Circus-Circus Gift Store (1) and Circus-Circus Restaurants (3), two (2) free drink coupons (must be 21) and $5 Match Play coupon. Subject to change without notice.
Getting There
Here’s a map to get to Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center:
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Shuttle Bus from Downtown to UNR Campus
If you are staying in a hotel downtown, the Sierra Spirit free bus runs to each stop along Virginia Street every 15 minutes (from 7 AM to 7 PM) and comes right in front of the Student Union the Student Union is right next door to Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center. There are stops all along Virginia Street and near every major hotel. For more details, check out the route and schedule information.
Parking
The Student Union parking lot and Brian Whalen parking garage will be available for use. The Student Union parking lot has meters, but they are not monitored on weekends. No need to waste your quarters.
Travel
There are regular complimenty shuttles to the following hotels every 15, 30, or 60 minutes to and from the airport between 5:15am and 11:45pm (frequency depends on the hotel. View a detailed schedule here.):
- Circus Circus
- Harrah’s
- Sands Regency
- Silver Legacy
- El Dorado
- Grand Sierra Resort
- John Ascuaga’s Nugget
- Atlantis
- Peppermill
If you are getting in past midnight, please leave a comment on this page and we will help arrange transportation for you.
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Thank you, and hope to see you at WordCamp Reno 2012