{"id":1207,"date":"2026-09-15T18:22:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T13:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/the-content-compass\/?p=1207"},"modified":"2026-10-07T18:23:03","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T13:23:03","slug":"your-weekend-getaway-open-source-camp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/the-content-compass\/2026\/09\/15\/your-weekend-getaway-open-source-camp\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Weekend Getaway: Open Source Camp"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/09\/open-source-camp-1024x666.png\" alt=\"Eight students with various logos on thier backpack headed toward the UTC Library for open source camp.\" class=\"wp-image-1150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/09\/open-source-camp-1024x666.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/09\/open-source-camp-768x499.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/09\/open-source-camp-800x520.png 800w, https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/09\/open-source-camp-580x377.png 580w, https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/09\/open-source-camp-610x397.png 610w, https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/09\/open-source-camp.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For the second year in a row, UTC is hosting Open Source Camp Chattanooga, Nov. 13\u201314 at the UTC Library. 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