There’s going to be a rainbow over Atlanta from Friday, March 17 to Sunday, March 19. Simply follow it to the end, and you’ll find yourself at downtown’s Loudermilk Center. There, you and 600 of your smartest, friendliest colleagues will be amply rewarded.
In the meantime, sign up for WCATL emails in the sidebar, and bookmark this page, to stay in the loop. Otherwise, you might miss announcements about tickets, which tend to sell out pretty quickly. Next, apply to be a speaker, a volunteer, or a sponsor. Or maybe all three. Because, frankly, we can’t do this without you. Then, let’s get social with Twitter (#WCATL), Facebook and Slack (sign up here; join the conversation here)
Everyone’s looking forward to seeing your face for a bright and shiny lineup of design, development and business sessions on Saturday and Sunday. Friday – St. Patrick’s Day! – will be a bonus Workshop day; stay tuned for details.
Gold comes in many forms
Everyone attending will fill their pockets with golden nuggets of information and insight. That investment in new skills, ideas and resources will continue to pay off, with fresh ways to grow, and profit from, our businesses.
WordCamp volunteers have the opportunity to dig deeper into the Atlanta WordPress community’s inner circle. It’s a wonderful way to give something back, truly connect with other committed people, and perhaps even develop leadership skills.
Sponsors will have a wealth of options for getting the word out to their perfect audience. Lots of folks here would love to know how your products and services can enhance and expand their own capabilities.
And finally, speakers are the bright golden stars of WordCamp. There’s no better way to contribute to the WordPress universe than to share your unique approach, so others may grow, and build upon it, in a continuous upward spiral of knowledge.
The golden age of WordPress
Can you believe that WordPress has only been around for 14 years? No other publishing platform has done more to give people around the world a voice, a purpose, a canvas, and a chance to make a living doing what we love.
The highly engaged world-wide community that has grown out of WordPress has no precedent. Here, ‘open source’ is not just a technical term, but a very human launching pad for even competitors to contribute, share and grow together. Now, that’s golden.
Nowhere else has the WordPress spirit been embraced more than in Atlanta. With a rich, active and productive WP community, there are more WP meetup groups here than just about anywhere else. Maybe that’s why WordCamp Atlanta is such magnet for people all over the Southeast.
Atlanta’s second gold rush
In 1828, years before the famous California Gold Rush, there was a gold rush right here in Georgia. Veins of the precious metal extended from North Georgia down to what is now Metro Atlanta.
Once again, we’ll get to pan (for knowledge), dig (for insights), and enrich ourselves in all kinds of ways at WordCamp Atlanta 2017. In addition to the fascinating variety of educational sessions, we’ll all be learning from each other, establishing new relationships, and planting the seeds for potential partnerships.
And that’s worth its weight in, well, you know.
