In reply to Ron.

Ron:
Full disclosure -- WCUS organizer here, speaking in my own capacity, not officially representing WCUS, WC Central, etc.

Your comment caught me a bit off guard, I've got to say. $40 doesn't even *begin* to cover the cost of the event -- in fact, it barely covers the cost of *one day's lunch* per-person, let alone the other days' food, coffee service, t-shirts, live-streaming, venue rental, captioning services, etc. We get by primarily on the generosity of WordCamp sponsors and the hard work of countless volunteers.

Allowing for registration that far out might seem like a crazy notion (and it slightly is), but we want to make absolutely certain that everyone who wants to attend WCUS 2016 *can* attend WCUS 2016. (The number of US visa applicants we had to deal with was stunning; the number of not-approved visa applicants was *way* larger than we want to ever have happen again. Giving folks coming from out-of-country/out-of-town the maximum amount of time to plan and clear these sorts of hurdles are exactly what we want to allow for.)

I and the other WCUS organizers would be happy to answer any questions that you might have, but please know that this is absolutely, 100%, *not* in any way, shape, or form, motivated by "greed".

Thanks