{"id":4928,"date":"2016-11-21T18:00:52","date_gmt":"2016-11-21T23:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2016.us.wordcamp.org\/?p=4928"},"modified":"2016-11-21T20:51:55","modified_gmt":"2016-11-22T01:51:55","slug":"keeping-wordcamp-us-affordable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2016\/keeping-wordcamp-us-affordable\/","title":{"rendered":"Keeping WordCamp US Affordable"},"content":{"rendered":"

WordCamp US is North America’s largest\u00a0WordCamp, 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<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0It’s important to us that people who want to attend are\u00a0able to, and we’d hate for ticket cost to be what stops someone from joining us at\u00a0WCUS.<\/p>\n

How do we cover the costs for WCUS?<\/h2>\n

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\u00a0we have to make up the difference somehow.<\/p>\n

First, we have amazing, generous sponsors<\/strong> who support\u00a0WCUS. 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.<\/p>\n

Another way WCUS keeps costs down is through the vital support we get from our volunteers<\/strong>. This year there will be over 200 people donating their time \u2013 helping with registration, taking photos, assisting attendees, working at the Happiness Bar, and dozens of other tasks \u2013 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!<\/p>\n

On top of that, there are many\u00a0people behind-the-scenes working hard<\/strong> 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\u00a0work together, starting several months ahead, so that WordCamp US can be a great experience for us all.<\/p>\n

It takes a lot of work, but it\u2019s 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\u00a0way to make that happen.<\/p>\n

Tickets\u00a0are still available<\/a> 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!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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