Access Information
WordCamp Japan 2021 is a 7-Day Event
WordCamp Japan 2021 will span for 7 days and all programs will be online. There are four platforms you can use within the event.
- Session Days (Day 1 & 7) … YouTube *1
- Virtual space for networking (Day 1-7) … oVice *2
- Text communication (Day 1-7) … Slack *3
- Contributor Days (Day 2-6) … Zoom
*1: There will be 3 English sessions in WordCamp Japan 2021.
*2: oVice is a 2D virtual spatial platform that you can use for virtual events, conferences, and so on. We have set up an “International Exchange Area” at the left bottom of the screen for international participants.
Also, we are planning to hold the After Party on oVice after the sessions of Day 1 & 7. oVice is available every day between 11:30 am and 10 pm (JST/UTC+9) during the event week.
To learn how to use oVice, click here.
*3: You can chat with other participants on Slack (we have a channel for English speakers too). The link to join our space is sent via email.
Schedule
English sessions are listed here, and the full schedule is available on the timetable page (Japanese).
We have a public Google Calendar with the event schedule (also in Japanese). You can add this to your Google Calendar.
URLs of the platforms
We’ve you the access information for oVice and Slack on Friday, June 18 (JST/UTC+9). If you register after then, your ticket will have all information you need. Also, you can watch the videos and the live streams on the top page (https://japan.wordcamp.org/2021/).
Contributor Days
If you would like to participate in Contributor Days contents, please register separately.
All contents of Contributor Days will be held in Japanese except for the FSE (Full Site Editing) Test. Please keep in mind that this may be a hurdle for those who have difficulty/difficulties communicating in Japanese.
Zoom URLs are shown on connpass event for pariticipants.
Accessibility Support
Subtitles and Translation
We will provide as much accessibility as possible under the “Online Code of Conduct”. For more information, visit the subtitles section of the English session information page. If you have any other special needs, let us know.
Get in touch with our Twitter account
If you want to ask us any questions during this event, send us a Twitter mention (@WordCampJapan) or DM. You can also contact us via the contact form.
Also, make sure that you are aware of the Code of Conduct before joining WordCamp Japan 2021. It describes appreciated and prohibited behaviors through the event.
FAQs and Session Information
We have already published an FAQ page, which gives you some tips to solve your question and the Sessions in English which are due to be published on Day 1 (Sunday, June 20) and Day 7 (Saturday, June 26) on our website.
Event Postponement and Cancellation Guide
WordCamp Japan 2021 will be canceled in the following cases:
- Power outage and other incidents that prevent online connection in Japan for more than 2 hours
If there are any problems with streaming tools, Zoom, YouTube, etc., we will continue as long as there are alternative tools available to stream the event. If there are any problems with Slack or oVice, we will stop using those and proceed.
Furthermore, when any problems occur, we will tell you the important information via the email address that you have already registered as the participants. We will also announce updates on the top page of this website and our Twitter account, such as:
- Occurrence of communication/service failure and the recovery status
- Timetable delay as a result of network issue
- Postponement of WordCamp Japan 2021 (in case the event is canceled)
And Lastly…
Please check the email that we’ll be sending on Friday, June 18 (JST/UTC+9) in addition to this page. It will have the URLs of Slack and oVice, which allow those who register for this event to join.
The number of WordCamps in Japan has finally reached 30 as we hold WordCamp Japan 2021 this time. We’re still trying a lot of new things there. For example, the schedule is for 7 days.
Possibly, you could encounter some troubles, such as communication failure. But we hope that you will experience and enjoy these new things with one another.
We are looking forward to meeting each of you on the event day.