Well, where do I start?<\/p>\n
A WordCamp is a fun, nice, open and free place to be. Informal and community-organized:\u00a0everyone from casual users to core developers participates, shares ideas, and gets to know each other.<\/p>\n
You are in doubt? Let me tell you about my first WordCamp: WordCamp Netherlands 2010. I hesitated for weeks. Is a WordCamp for me? Am I ‘WordPress’ enough? Would it be too low level for me, or too high level? Am I forced to ‘network’?\u00a0In hindsight: blahblah.<\/p>\n
I went and it was awesome: everybody is welcome, no barriers, all sorts of talks and great socials. A nice mishmash of people (devs, designers, students, bloggers, ..) with an open mind and even if there is no interesting talk at a given time: there’s always coffee and cool folks.<\/p>\n
I remember I skipped a talk because I was too busy with another ‘random’ visitor. We sketched a potential solution on a napkin for a problem he had. A couple of weeks later he called me to let me\u00a0know the sketched solution worked out! Till now we are still doing work together.<\/p>\n
I just saw this tweet on my Timeline. How Carrie Dils simply describes it:<\/p>\n
\nThe #WordPress<\/a> community is so generous of spirit. If you feel disconnected from it and want to be a part, message me & I’ll introduce you.<\/p>\n
\u2014 carrie dils (@cdils) March 31, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
And if this testimonial doesn’t do it for you: fair enough \ud83d\ude09
\nHere some very good reading and watching materials:<\/p>\nWhy You Can\u2019t Afford Not to Attend a WordCamp<\/h3>\n
https:\/\/premium.wpmudev.org\/blog\/wordcamps\/<\/a><\/p>\n
Why Attend WordCamps<\/h3>\n