WordCamp US is North America’s largest WordCamp, with a few thousand WordPressers getting together for two session-packed days, a Contributor Day, an epic after-party, lunch each day, and exclusive swag, yet tickets are only $40. It’s important to us that people who want to attend are able to, and we’d hate for ticket cost to be what stops someone from joining us at WCUS.

How do we cover the costs for WCUS?

While each $40 ticket contributes to the budget, it doesn’t cover the food, the swag, or all of the other things that go into putting on a WordCamp of this size, and we have to make up the difference somehow.

First, we have amazing, generous sponsors who support WCUS. It wouldn’t happen without them, and we’re very grateful. While you’re at WordCamp US, we hope you’ll swing by their tables to check out what they have to offer and let them know we all appreciate their support.

Another way WCUS keeps costs down is through the vital support we get from our volunteers. This year there will be over 200 people donating their time – helping with registration, taking photos, assisting attendees, working at the Happiness Bar, and dozens of other tasks – to help make it a great event. The volunteers do critical work and they’re necessary for any WordCamp, especially one as big as WordCamp US!

On top of that, there are many people behind-the-scenes working hard on the planning, organizing, and communications needed to make WordCamp US a wonderful experience for everyone. The organizing team, contributors in the WordPress community around the country, and people from WordPress Community Support work together, starting several months ahead, so that WordCamp US can be a great experience for us all.

It takes a lot of work, but it’s worth it! We want the WordPress community to keep growing, and making it possible for more people to attend WordCamp US by keeping tickets affordable is one fantastic way to make that happen.

Tickets are still available if you haven’t gotten yours. And if you are interested in learning how to give back to the community (no matter what way you’re curious about), then be sure to check out Contributor Day!