WordCamp Sydney 2012

If you follow me on Twitter or Facebook you’ll be aware that most of my world, of late has been consumed by a wee event we call WordCamp, or, more precisely, WordCamp Sydney 2012. Basically, I like WordCamps and so decided to get a group together to make one of our very own. That was in November… so fast forward to today when it’s 2 days out from the event and I’m sitting here (with a list of things still to do as long as my arm) thinking about you, and what you’ll think of this little event we’ve pulled together.

I truly hope you have a blast, that you meet and make friends who you’ll spend the time between this WordCamp and the next tweeting, Skyping and supporting as you play together in the WordPress space.  I hope you’ll get tools to make your WordPress experience better, either as a user or as a designer/developer. I hope you’ll meet people who will help you grow your business beyond anything you could have dreamed or imagined. And, above all, I hope you’ll do everything you can to get everything you can out of this event.

I also hope you

1. Be kind to one another
2. Share what you know
3. Ask questions about what you don’t know
4. Help those who need help
5.  Participate
6. Won’t be afraid to be a n00b, we’ve all been one before
7. Talk to people
8. Listen to them too
9. Tweet the heck out of everything you hear
10. Take lots of pictures and share them with everyone
11. Note that this event took 8 months to organise and was made by your community, not an events company so empathize before you criticise, and…
12. You are part of the solution if there should ever be a problem
13. Support the speakers, they’re users like you or  me, not pro speakers, so applaud them like they’re rockstars… they are to us!
14. Make friends
15. Don’t go home with regrets – What do you want to do? Who do you want to meet? MAKE IT HAPPEN