Moving Forward with WordCamp Las Vegas 2017

With the recent news in Las Vegas, the organizational team wanted to reach out to reassure our WP friends and family that we’re still working hard to make WCLV 2017 a great camp.

The communities to which we belong are the driving force that keeps us all participating in life, even when we don’t much feel like pushing through another day. This is a tough time for Las Vegas, and even if our closest friends and family aren’t among those directly affected, the whole city is coming together to deal with the aftermath.

It has been deeply moving to see hundreds of people lined up to donate blood, truckloads of supplies donated to first responders and families, and millions of dollars raised to help those who are still struggling to recover.

We invite you to reach out to your friends and neighbors no matter where you live, because our connections with other humans are more valuable than any of us realize. People across the country and the world are hurting right now, and your kindness could make all the difference.

As Las Vegas citizens, neighbors, and supporters, the best thing we can do for our city is to pick up the pieces and keep moving forward. Our economy in Vegas is almost entirely supported by tourism and events like WordCamp Las Vegas, so cancelling or postponing WCLV would only hurt those of us in the community even more.

That’s why we’re still having our WordCamp, and we hope you’ll join us to support the WordPress community and the people of Las Vegas who just want to keep on living.

In the meantime, you can help Las Vegas just by showing up. We’ll see you on October 14th and 15th.

We on the organizational team also want to especially thank our speakers, sponsors, and volunteers who are still coming together to make WCLV 2017 a success. We appreciate all of you more than you know.

Thanks for everything.

-The Organizational Team
Robert Gillmer (lead)
John Hawkins
Manny Costa
Chris Rogers
Russell Aaron
Michele Cheow
Kitty Lusby