WordCamp, someone said at WordCamp Europe, is the celebration of the WordPress community. That comment, and a lot of other conversations I had with WordPressers, Automaticians, and WordPress contributors, made me think about our local WordPress community here in Northwest Arkansas.

When people reach out for help at our Facebook page, they can expect a quick response, with lots of encouragement and helpful suggestions. When we meet up for a Drink and Think or a social evening at a local coffee shop, we can always count on a welcoming group. We’ve done some fun projects together, in various permutations of agencies and individuals.

You can hear abut life-changing experiences at Fayetteville’s WordCamps.

But we have trouble keeping those meetups going. We don’t all turn out for WordCamp. We like each other, but we don’t always maintain the real-world connections we make.

I’d like to see WordCamp 2017 be the start of a stronger local WordPress community. Would you?

Is there someone out there reading this who would like to help organize Meet Ups for our meetup group on a regular basis? Could we take some of our networking time during WordCamp Fayetteville 2017 to find out what kinds of events would be good for our community in the year coming up? Do you know a WordPress user who would like to get to know other WordPress users?

Get your ticket, and maybe get a ticket for a friend, too.