I've attended 4 WordCamps so far this year (Ottawa, Montreal, Boston, Toronto) and hope to fit another one in before the year's end (Vegas, here's looking at you!)

They're great events, and as is the recurring theme in the slides, it's about community more than about learning WordPress. The more camps you attend, the less time you spend in sessions, and more time you spent in the "hallway track" - be it hanging around the coffee, or helping out in the Happiness Bar.

I've never met a community so willing to help each other out, to teach, to debate, or maybe just lend an ear.