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Accomodation and Tourism in Pune

First a quick update. Our organizers or volunteers do not find accommodations either for attendees or speakers. We might in our individual capacity as friends help someone out but that is not something we do as a group. But we have a short post on somethings you can do if you are from outside Pune.

Accomodation

For staying in Pune, you could look at any options from either Fabhotels, Oyorooms , Ginger hotels depending upon your budget, convenience. If you are looking to stay near the conference, then would suggest to look for hotels in and around Baner .

If you don’t mind traveling and want to see more of the city, you could look at hotels near ‘Koregaon Park’ , ‘Deccan Gymkhana’ or if you want to experience old world charm then look for hotels near ‘Laxmi Road’ , ‘Shaniwar Peth’ , ‘Kasba Peth’ and surrounding areas.

Pune is also home to YMCA so if you are either a YMCA member or love that atmosphere, ambience that is also possible.

Tourism in Pune

If you are in Pune and you want to explore Pune, there are quite a few options to see Pune in its glory. One option is to go for heritage walks which are organized by quite a few private travel companies and a non-profit. Intach usually does a heritage walk, a stories walk and couple of other walks on the second or third weekend like this.

If you want to explore the city by Bus there are Pune Darshan buses both by Pune Muncipal Corporation and private tour companies. There is also no shortage of things to do in Pune after WordCamp so make sure to get the some idea of what the city is and has to offer after WordCamp is over.

The heritage walk could be organized but needs to have at least 15 odd people who would be interested in that and would cost INR 500/- apart from refreshments and any other expenses. All the proceeds go to intach for their heritage conservation activities.

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Speaker: Sujay Pawar on Marketing Tips for your Plugins and Themes

Our next speaker Sujay, is a local from Pune and has been selling plugins and themes for a long time. At WordCamp Pune, he will be sharing some of that secret sauce, that goes in to marketing those products.

Sujay co-founded Brainstorm Force which is parent company of my several 7 figure online businesses. Their software products collectively power over 2 million websites. His specialities are product development, launch & growth hacking.
Follow him on Twitter @SujayPawar

About Session

Sujay has been involved in development of several successful WordPress products such as Astra theme, Ultimate Addons, Convert Pro, Schema Pro and CartFlows. His WordPress plugins and themes collectively power more than 2 million WordPress websites.
Join us in this session where Sujay has promised us to share his experience and tips. 

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Shining a light on Pune’s FOSS communities

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As WordCamp Pune is only 2 weeks away, we wanted to shine some light on the open-source friendly places and communities around Pune.

First we want to do a shoutout to Pune WordPress Knowledge Exchange. 

The meetup group behind this WordCamp, we love spreading the word about WordPress as a publishing platform.

Here are some other open source friendly communities around the city of Pune.

  • Mozilla Pune – While mozilla is more famously known for its browser, these group of individuals looks into various aspects such as privacy, security, javascript, scalable apps. , front-end and back-end development using foss tools.
  • PythonPune – While there are more than a few groups on and about Python, this is one of the larger communities.
  • Reserved-bit hackerspace – It’s a hackerspace so deals in both free software, especially linux kernel meetups, sometimes meetups on gcc or ulibc and has a place where people could hack on electronics using Arduino or Raspberry Pi, beagleboard etc.
  • ReactJS and Friends – While there are at the very least 3-4 groups or more about Javascript Technologies on meetup.com.
  • Technowise – The meetup topics are varied and interesting and touches on many interesting and varied foss technologies
  • Agile Testing Alliance – Pune Chapter – While strictly not a foss platform, Agile testing is a methodology increasingly used by many FOSS developers and FOSS teams to give more value to businesses and business solutions. Most of the workshops are around FOSS products .

I am sure there are more and drop them in your comments.

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Speaker: Priyanka Behera on Steps to make WordPress site Accessible to everyone

The next speaker being announced is Priyanka Behera, who has spoken at various WordPress meetups around accessibility.

Priyanka is native of Odisha India, currently providing WordPress development through Multidots. She is using and working in the WordPress platform since 2013. She was the Organizer of first WordCamp Ahmedabad 2017. In her free time, she likes to write blogs related to traveling, contributes to the community and photography.

About Session

In this session, you will get to know about the accessibility. All the different terminology related to accessibility. The need and the relation of accessibility in the WordPress. With some contribution experience in her life. The web accessibility rules and different statistics related to it.

For the developers and Quality analysis, she is going to deliver the steps to take when we are creating a site accessible. The HTML and coding rules need to keep in mind to achieve the accessibility. Some of the plugins and tools which are helpful to achieve the accessibility report.

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Speaker: Vikram Kulkarni on Backups, Restore and Migration for WordPress

The one question that everyone while they level up on WordPress, is how do the backup, restore and migrate WordPress websites. We have a session by Vikram Kulkarni (a local from Pune) who will talk about just those sorts of questions.

Pursuing Passion….Creating Memories…!

Based out of Pune, Vikram is a WordPress Developer & Business Consultant. With over 11 years of experience, the field of Web Development, WordPress and Business Consulting – Vikram spends most of the time creating beautiful websites and helping businesses run online smoothly. He has helped many startups, non-IT businesses & SMEs in implementing new business practices, integrating IT systems to existing setup and leverage web & cloud-based technologies.

An MBA by qualification, he started programming during his high school days. After exploring numerous platforms and technologies, he finally settled on WordPress based development and customisations. He is the founder of Kulkarni Technologies (formerly VIKCON).

About Session

Vikram will shed light on how backup and practice of having backups of the website is a serious business, how it is important to manage them for easy use while restoring the site effectively. He will also talk about the most effective way of taking a backup, without logging into WordPress, or its various plugins available on WordPress Repo. He will guide us through the restoration process, the importance of on-site and off-site backups, along with the automation in the backup process.

Vikram will share his secret recipe to tackle the migration monster of moving the site from the development stage to the live link. Learn about do’s, don’ts and more.

Vikram is on twitter @vikramuk & various WordPress groups on FB.

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Early Bird Tickets are Gone but You still have a CHANCE

A huge Thank You 🙏 for your support and making Early Bird Tickets a success.

All the tickets went sold in only 24 Hours. Yes, you heard it right, it took only 24 Hours! 😇

We’re sorry if you missed your chance. Don’t worry though, if you’re a group of 20+ persons, you’ll get Group Discount offer of 10%. Just shoot an email to pune@wordcamp.org and we’ll take care for you. 😉

If you’re a Student and want to attend, you’ll get 20% off for which you’ll need to contact us on above email.

You can also buy Micro-Sponsor: Subscriber (WC Pune Friends) ticket for which you’ll be mentioned on the WordCamp website.

Hurry before it all runs out!

Ticket Link – https://2019.pune.wordcamp.org/tickets/

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Call for Volunteers for WordCamp Pune

A WordCamp is a conference which is organized entirely by volunteers. To pull off another great WordCamp, we are looking for volunteers.

About Volunteering

Are the tasks difficult? 

No. Volunteering requires help with ticketing, sponsor wrangling, marketing and spreading the word, writing content, help with design and more. On the day of the event a lot of volunteers are needed to do basic event management tasks.

Do I need to be WordPress expert?

Volunteers do not need to be WordPress experts at all. A lot of folks in the past have started volunteering as a gateway to learning more about the WordPress community.

At the Event: 

Help us work with vendors, speakers and participants to help everything go smoothly. We need volunteers to work with speakers and help them out while they are conducting a session, or helping people with directions to the event or offering help with transport options and more.

Why should you volunteer?

  • Respect & credits in the community.
  • Inside view & experience of organizing the WordCamp in India.
  • An opportunity to work or interact with and learn from leaders in the Indian WordPress ecosystem.

Let us know that you’d like to jump onboard by completing the application below:

Call for Volunteers is closed now.

Thank you for your interest though. We hope to see you at WordCamp Pune! 🙂
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Get Early Bird Tickets to WordCamp Pune

We opened our tickets to WordCamp Pune today. The early bird tickets are a nice early show of faith to the event.

Along with Early Bird tickets – we have also made Micro-Sponsor: Subscriber Tickets available.If you find the sponsor slabs a bit too steep, micro-sponsoring is a nice way to get involved.

Pricing Details

Early Bird Tickets:

Available till Wednesday, the 16th of Jan 2019. Tickets will be available for ₹350 instead of the regular ₹500.

Regular Tickets

Available after Early Bird Tickets at the regular price of ₹500.

Micro-Sponsor : Subscriber (WC Pune Friends)

This ticket is intended for WordPress professionals or people who recognize that WordCamp Pune is as valuable as more traditionally-priced industry conferences and want to help support the event.

You get everything you would from a standard ticket plus a sense of satisfaction in knowing that you’re giving extra financial support.

Plus you’ll be listed by name in the individual sponsors thank you section on the Sponsors page!

Get Tickets
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Call for Sponsors

WordCamp Pune 2019 is an event to be held on 16th February 2019, at Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune (IISER Pune). This Multi track event will include speaker sessions, lightning talks, Workshops and more. The Auditorium and Classrooms have a large foyer on the ground floor which will be used for networking and have the sponsor stalls.

WordCamp Pune is part of a network of WordCamps internationally, and is a community-driven event where all the speakers, organizers and volunteers donate their time voluntarily with no monetary gains.

Last year, we had 400 participants from various countries and we are expecting the same number this year. We aim to make WordCamp Pune 2019 an even bigger success and are, again, looking for the help of generous sponsors.

Expected Participants are WordPress Users including Enthusiasts, Developers, Web Designers, bloggers and open source software supporters. 

This is a great opportunity to support the WordPress community here in Pune. Sponsors enable us to have such a large venue, better facilities and most importantly create a great platform for educating ourselves on WordPress.

Sponsors played a vital role in making the conference available to so many people at an affordable rate and the event wouldn’t be possible without their support.

We have four different types of sponsorship slots. They are Administrator (Gold), Editor (Silver), Author (Bronze) and Subscriber (Friends).

Sponsor Packages

We’re looking for generous sponsors to help make WordCamp Pune 2019 a success.

You’ll find all of our Sponsor Packages listed below, complete with prices and perks.

Please feel welcome to contact us directly via pune@wordcamp.org with any questions.

Administrator (Gold)

INR 100,000 / USD 1500

  • Acknowledgment and thanks in opening and closing remarks of the event.
  • Dedicated blog post thanking each of our Administrator(Gold) Sponsor.
  • Logo & company details on the WordCamp Website
  • Large Desk/stall at Networking Area.
  • Social Media Mentions: Multiple Mentions before, after and during the event.
  • Multiple Announcements during the event
  • Logo on Sponsor Standee (Most prominent placement)
  • Allowed to have flyers or Give away in Attendee Kit
  • Five entry passes to attend WordCamp Pune

Editor (Silver)

INR 65,000 / USD 1000

  • Acknowledgment and thanks in opening and closing remarks of the event.
  • Dedicated blog post thanking each of our Editor(Silver) Sponsors.
  • Logo & company details on the WordCamp Website
  • Single Desk/stall at Networking Area
  • Social Media Mentions: Multiple Mentions before, after and during the event
  • Mention in Pre-Break Announcements
  • Logo on Sponsor Standee (Second Most Prominent Placement)
  • Allowed to have flyers or Give away in Attendee Kit
  • Three entry passes to attend WordCamp Pune

Author (Bronze)

INR 30,000 / USD 500

  • Acknowledgment and thanks in opening and closing remarks of the event.
  • Dedicated blog post, thanking each of our Author(Bronze) Sponsors.
  • Logo & company details on the WordCamp Website
  • Social Media Mentions: Before & During Event
  • Mention in Pre-Lunch Break Announcements
  • Logo on the common Sponsor Standee
  • Allowed to have flyers or Give away in Attendee Kit
  • Two entry passes to attend WordCamp Pune

Subscriber (WC Pune Friends)

INR 5000 / USD 80

  • Mention on the WordCamp Website (No Logo)
  • One entry pass to attend WordCamp Pune.

*Payment will be collected by Individual Volunteers who are mostly freelancers and may not be registered for GST, as they fall within the allowed limit. Sponsoring Companies will have to pay GST as they would for an unregistered vendor.

**Printing of backdrop for stall will be charged additionally.

Along with these sponsorship slots, we are also open to “In-Kind Sponsorships”.

Sponsors can also make payments directly to vendors / or take up sponsoring a particular aspect of the event for e.g. Food Catering, WiFi, Venue, Swags and so on.

This may be obvious, but still worth mentioning that all Sponsors, if distributing WordPress-derivative work (Themes, Plugins or WP Distros) they should be under 100% GPL or compatible license like in WordPress.org.

If you are looking to sponsor, do fill in the form below and get in touch with us. We will close the “call for sponsors” once we reach our fundraising goal.

By submitting the form, you are acknowledging that you have read and agreed to the ‘Code-of Conduct‘.

Apply Now to Sponsor WordCamp Pune 2019!

Thank you for all who applied, Sponsor Application is now Closed.

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Call for Speakers

We’re thrilled to announce that WordCamp Pune 2019 is officially accepting speaker applications!

WordCamp Pune is a chance for WordPress enthusiasts from Pune and nearby areas to understand the exploration of WordPresss through different people sharing their varied talents and perspectives. Developers, project managers, content creators, designers, support professionals, and more come together to talk about all things WordPress. This shows not only the incredible diversity of the WordPress community but also the versatility of WordPress itself.

WordCamp is a conference about WordPress, talks need to be about WordPress or related to WordPress in someway, but some generic content which would interest a WordPress User is also considered.

WordCamps are volunteer driven events and speaking is also considered a way of volunteering at the event, hence it isn’t a paid gig or linked with sponsorship in any way. In fact, speakers are expected to pay for their own travel and accommodation.

How long should your presentation be?

We are planning the following session formats:

  • Long talks – 30  minutes in total, breaking down to around 20-25 mins for talk & 10 mins for questions.
  • Lightning talks – 10 minutes each, grouped with related topics.
  • WorkShops – Have a great idea for a WordPress-related activity, could be a development of a plugin or child theme or shiny tiny Gutenberg block.

What topic should you apply with?

We accept ALL topics related to WordPress and beyond, and encourage them. 

We have gathered an extensive list of ideas and topics our audience might be interested in on blog post for your inspiration. If you have a topic you’re passionate about or are an expert in something we haven’t mentioned, don’t hesitate to apply! We are accepting talks from all areas of expertise and are also hoping to attract relevant experts from outside the WordPress world.

We give preference to sessions in Hindi or Marathi along with English. We’ll be very happy if you speak in Hindi or Marathi

Multiple topics in mind? Not sure which one to choose? Why not submit them all? You just need to submit the form multiple times, once for each topic.

What is our application deadline?

The Call for Speakers will be open until January 28th, so please make sure that you send in your application in time.

Thank you for all who applied, Speaker Application is now Closed.

WordCamp Pune 2019 is over. Check out the next edition!