Here are what you should know before arriving to WordCamp Ogijima. It’s a looong article, but please take a few minutes to read through it, and get a better grasp of this WordCamp so you can fully enjoy your time in Ogijima!

What’s not at Ogi island

Ogijima is an island with ‘not many things’. Know what you’ll not have on the island, prepare, and enjoy!

1. No cloak or no baggage locker on the island. If you have large luggage or suitcase with you, we recommend you leave it at baggage lockers at Takamatsu. The baggage locker near Takamatsu port is located on this Google Map.
2. No convenience store, shops that sell daily commodity, or drugstores. If you have something that you think is necessary, please purchase it before coming to Ogijima.
3. No parking space, and you don’t need a car on the island. If you traveling by a car, please use the parking space at Takamatsu.
   Sunport underground parking area is recommended.
4. No air-conditioner at venue (Ogi school gym). Organizing team will prepare drinks and towels, paper fan etc. as swags for participants, but please be ready for hotness and prepare if needed.
5. We need to take off shoes at venue, and there is no slippers. Please bring your own slippers if needed.
6. No banks or ATM that is available on the day. If you need any money, please bring cash, although there won’t be many occasions where you need money during WordCamp itself. Maybe the return ticket for ferry, which will be sold inside venue. Please bring 500 yen coin for this.

Excited?

What’s limited at Ogi island

I will introduce you to ‘what’s limited at Ogi island’ using the Ogijima village map below.

1. There is limited number of toilets. It is recommended for you to stop at bathroom before going on the ferry. Here’s the map of the restrooms on the island.
2. There are a few vending machines. We do have enough pet bottles beverages for each participants, but it is recommended that you bring a water bottle or buy some drinks before arriving on island, just in case.

What’s useful

Now, below are things that would be handy, and make everyone happier if you brought it to Ogijima.

1. Bug sprays are helpful especially if you are participating in BBQ after party and REAL camping.
2. Plastic bags. It is useful when putting in shoes, throwing away bits of garbage etc. We will collect trashes, but, on the island, it’s hard for us to keep them until the government comes to pick them up.
3. There will be a space for charging, but with limited number. It is recommended to bring mobil battery, especially if you are participating to REAL camp.

Google Map for WordCamp Ogijima

Google Map for WordCamp Ogijima participants are here.
We have listed,

• Baggage locker at Takamatsu
• Convinience store, supermarket at Takamatsu
• WordCamp Ogijima related venue
• Public bathroom on Ogijima
• Vending machine on Ogijima
• Public phone on Ogijima
• Place where AED is set on Ogijima

Registering yourself for the conference, after-parties, and ther REAL Camp.

Conference reception

Conference reception will be at Takamatsu port and venue (school gym).
Reception at Takamatsu will be placed in front of ferry landing. Please bring the receipt email (printed out or on mobile/pc screen) sent to you when purchasing conference ticket, so the staff can confirm your name.

Email title: WordCamp Ogijima のチケット

Receipt email should look something like this

If you get onboard the chartered ferry

We chartered two ferries for WordCamp participants that departs at 9:00 and 10:30 from Takamatsu, and they are free to get onboard. If you plan on boarding to either one, staff from organizing team will be in front of ferry landing for reception.
Reception will start from 8:00 for 9:00 chartered ferry, and 9:10 for 10:30 chartered ferry.

If you come by regular service ferry

Regular service ferry will depart at 8:00 and 10:00. Please buy ferry ticket at the box-office for Megijima and Ogijima near ferry port. Please note that July 15th is the mid-day of three consecutive holidays, and it will be crowded with tourists.

Reception for regular service 8:00 ferry

There will not be a WordCamp reception set at Takamatsu port for this time. Please visit the venue (school gym) and register after arriving at Ogijima.

Reception for regular service 10:00 ferry

Please board to ferry after registering at WordCamp reception set at Takamatsu port. If you are in hurry, you can register at venue (school gym).

Baggage

• If you are returning to Takamatsu after conference, we recommend you to leave the baggage in baggage lockers at Takamatsu before coming to Ogijima.
• If you are participating to REAL Camping after BBQ after party, you can give us the luggage at ‘for lighthouse baggage’ besides ‘shima-table’ at Ogijima. Luggages dropped off here will be carried to the lighthouse, the bbq & camping site, which is 40 minutes walk away, during conference, so please do not leave anything valuable or anything you need during the conference.

Please be aware that reception for ‘for lighthouse baggage’ is from 9:00 to 11:20. Baggage moved to lighthouse will be kept at locked storage, and returned to you after the party.

Reception for Ogijima BBQ after party and REAL camping

Reception will begin from 9:00 at venue (school gym). Please be registered by 15:40, last break time during conference. It may be crowded during lunch time, so we recommend you finish registration early.

Please bring your screen showing QR code of Peatix ticket to reception (print-out of the ticket will work fine too).
Check the link here for Peatix ticket.

Reception for Takamatsu after party

Reception for Takamatsu after party will be Takamatsu after party venue. Bring your screen showing QR code of Peatix ticket to reception (print-out of the ticket is fine too). Check the link here for Peatix ticket.

Come early to enjoy more

• There will be ’Wapuu card game’ happening at Ogijima Library in the morning (until 11:00.)
• If you want to do some sightseeing of Ogijima, the morning is the only time to do so. You can enjoy your walk around the path of island, visit the Toyotamahime shrine, and look at the art works from Setouchi Triennale (those set outdoor). Check here for art works of Setouchi Triennale in Ogijima.
• Pick-up your T-shirt if you have a T-shirt ticket. Buy the return ferry ticket if you don’t have one. And register for BBQ after party at reception. Staffs will appreciate early registration.

 

Parents and kids

• If you have reserved kids T-shirt (deadline was June 11th), please bring 1000 yen to T-shirt reception space at the school gym venue. The reception is available during 9:00 to 15:40. It would be helpful if you can bring the exact amount of cache without changes.
• Child care registration will begin from 10:00. If you arrive early before conference opening, you can register in advance at reception set inside kids space.
• Kids space is 1 minute walk from main venue (school gym). Kids and parents who haven’t registered to child care are welcome to also use the space. There is space set for breastfeeding and diaper change.
• There are some drinks inside kids space. But please bring necessary things such as milk and diaper with you.

Please contact the organizing team freely if you have any questions. (If you have any worries, you can contact us through inquiry form).

Inside conference venue

• It can be hot inside venue. Please take drinks freely from drink counter. Remember to keep yourself hydrated!
• There will be a nurse at the venue. If you feel sick, talk to staff or come to the reception.
• The last ferry to Takamatsu from Ogijima will depart at 17:00. If you arrived to Ogijima using chartered ferry, you can buy the return ticket inside venue.
• There is no free Wi-Fi provided from organizing team.
• Smoking is prohibited in the venue. If you smoke, please bring a portable ashtray and smoke outside.
• There will be group photo shooting with all participants during lunch time.
• There will be a place for charging, however with number limits.

Photo/Movie shooting and publishing

• There will be staffs shooting photo/ movie during the event, and publish on website and SNS. If you don’t want to be shot, please tell the staff at reception, and we will give you a red strap to wear.
• If you wish to take personal photo/ movie and publish, please ask the participants directly. Otherwise, speakers and staffs (who are wearing staff T-shirts) are open to shooting.

 

To those participating in BBQ after party and REAL camping

Some of you may be skilled at camping and some may be with no experience. Here are what you should know about Ogijima BBQ and REAL camping.

• For safety purpose, we will count the number of people and manage it. We know how many people there will be, when they leave, along with their contact information. All participants are registered in our insurance. So, please do not leave the camping site by your own. If you wish to cancel REAL camping stay due to physical condition etc. don’t forget to let the staff know.
• The sea beside the campsite is a ‘no swimming’ zone due to complex ocean current. Don’t go into the sea.
• If any emergencies occur such as sudden climate change, earthquake etc. follow staff’s order for evacuation.
• (To those participating in REAL camp) The tents are assigned among participants. Do not intrude into other’s tents.
• The event will close at 8:00 in the morning, the 16th, after the breakfast.
• Do not bring fireworks for safety reasons.
• Camping site has toilet and shower room. Only water comes out of shower, but you can use it.
• Dinner will be after party’s BBQ. If you are still hungry, let the staff know, we’ll have more.
• Breakfast at the camp is planned as hotdog. Let’s bake bread, sausage and eat it together.
• Tents, blankets are prepared by organizing team to those who didn’t apply with bringing in their own tent. If you prefer sleeping bags, or if you want a pillow, please bring it to the campsite. Also bring toothbrush, towels etc.
• Medicine for headache and abdominal pain, eye drops, sanitary items are prepared. If you need one, talk to the staff.

Advice for camping

• We will walk around 40 minutes to campsite. Wear shoes that are easy to walk because we will be walking on unpaved road on the way.
• There are mosquitoes. Bring bug spray.
• Although it’s summer, it may be cool at night. It will be better to have a light coat.

In case of camping, disaster and accident

Please follow organizing team’s instructions.

• In case of heavy rain, thunder at BBQ after party or REAL camping, we will evacuate inside a building (lighthouse museum, storage, restroom)
• In case of fire, forest fire at BBQ after party or REAL camping, we will battle fire within possible range. If fire becomes too big, we will contact 119 and evacuate.
• In case of earthquake, tsunami at BBQ after party or REAL camping, we will evacuate to sidewalk on th e mountain side. After evacuation, we will count the no. of people by checking tearing of camp pamphlet and tent assign.

 

Cancellation of the event

There are several risks such as the ferry unable to deport, or unable to camp due to rain etc. We hope none of these happen, however, I would like to explain the situation to cancellation.

Cancellation of WordCamp Ogijima

If there is a concern about weather forecast at the point of Thursday, July 12th, we will email to all participants. Decision on the event cancellation will be made a day before 15th and we’ll email you.

Cancellation of Ogijima after party, REAL camping

If below, Ogijima BBQ after party and REAL camping will be canceled.

• When alarm / warning report is issued by the Japan Meteorological Agency, or when rainfall possibility is over 50% at 12:00 on the previous day
• When rainfall possibility is over 50% at weather forecast announced by Japan Meteorological Agency at 12:00 on the day
• When organizing team decides camping is difficult to be held for other reasons

When Ogijima BBQ after party and REAL camping is cancelled, participants will either stay the night at each families house in Ogijima, or move to health spa at Takamatsu.

Online briefing to those participating in WordCamp Ogijima

There will be an online briefing to those participating to WordCamp Ogijima. If you have any questions you would like to ask us, please feel free to drop in.

• July 8th (Sunday) 12:00- Japan Time　https://zoom.us/j/815982965
• July 10th (Tuesday) 22:00- Japan Time　https://zoom.us/j/128923168

We will use an online meeting application called Zoom. If you plan to participate, please download the software in advance and join from above URL.

Important Reminder

WordCamp Ogijima is an event where all participants have purchased tickets to participate in conference, after parties and REAL camping, and organizing team has been carefully planning these events so that it is safe.
If you arrive without a ticket, you cannot buy a ticket on the day or participate. We will be very troubled if you arrive without a ticket and without any notice. Also, all the participants are under event insurance, so please only participate if you have brought a ticket.

Lastly

Thank you for reading this long article. You are almost there!

There will be many people you will meet for the first time at WordCamp Ogijima. Some of you may come with a friend or in a group, or encounter a reunion. But also look at your neighbor. Say ‘nice to meet you’ three times on the day. It takes a lot of courage to talk to someone for the first time, so I will recommend you to ask these two magical questions.

• Where did you come from?
• How did you get to know WordCamp Ogijima?

This will last a good three minutes talk. Also, bring your name card or a card with your SNS account on it.

If you are really having hard time talking to people, talk to one of the staffs wearing a red T-shirt. It’ll be alright. Everyone is expecting new encounters and some excitements. And all the organizing team staffs believes that Ogijima is just a right place for it.

We look forward to seeing you soon.