I have so many issues with WordCamp Central,

Isn't the whole WC supposed to be about COMMUNITY? Not every community will have an expert on every topic.

I am in Toronto, Canada. What if I wanted certain topic that Clark Wimberly knows a lot about? (I never met him). According to his twitter profile he is from Austin Texas. I wouldn't be allowed to bring him in.

What if I want to bring in an expert on for WP Multiuser (whatever it is called now).
For that I would want to bring Andrea & Ron R. They both live in New Brunswick Canada. Toronto is in Ontario province, then Quebec province is in between Ontario and New Brunswick. Two provinces over.

What if I want to bring.........get the idea?

I have told Jeff (WPTavern General Manager) on so many occasions over the years that he should speak at WCTO

Disclosure: I have been volunteering at WCTO since 2008 or 2009. I can't remember. NOT a WCTO organizer.

I have said this before over and over again. All communities start growing somewhere, until some growth, you won't find local speakers on certain topics at first. You need to bring people in.

I think speakers should be compensated. Air and accommodation. I don't mean a 5 star $800 a night hotel room.

It could easily cost a speaker $1,000 when you add up travel (air/driving/train/bus) + accommodation, parking and so forth.

Speakers promote WordPress. I see Matt Mullenweg on the sidebar on about page. So HIS expenses can be paid for yet not others?

WordPress/Automattic boats about having a world wide workforce and it is all about community. Yet no world wide speakers are allowed?

Why is WordCamp Central defining MY community as the municipal boundaries of the city (Toronto) that I live in?

I have spoken at other conferences and some tech related conferences. Travel/accommodations have been paid.

I never travelled to those conferences 1st. class. Most of the time they re-reimburse me.

What if let's say WordCamp Toledo (Is there one in Toledo?) wants me to speak there? Depending on how you travel, speakers are putting up $1,000 for that weekend.

Things have to change. If it's about the community then the community should speak.