WordCamp Pune 2019

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! 🙂

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.

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.

The WordPress ecosystem encompasses a broad range of topics. If you are stuck for ideas, here are some topics that we think the WordCamp audience will enjoy:

Development

• Case studies of big media or enterprise websites
• Internationalisation
• Scaling & performance
• Security
• Front-end technologies including JavaScript
• Working with the Customizer
• Working with taxonomies & terms
• Automated testing (unit/end-to-end)
• The WordPress REST API
• Turning your plugin into a business
• Development tools, including dev environments, dependencies, and deployment
• Specific plugins (like BuddyPress, WooCommerce)
• DevOps
• Cloud computing

Building websites with WordPress

• Best practices when building WordPress websites
• Guide to choosing themes/plugins
• Security 101

Design

• Theme design
• User interface design
• Typography

Business

• Going from freelancing to building a team
• Dealing with clients
• EU website/internet law
• Pricing
• Customer support
• Business models

Community

• Contributing as a non-coder
• Diversity/inclusion
• Personal stories
• How to start a meetup

Content

• Content strategy
• Blogging/writing
• Multilingual content

Work

• Mental health & well-being
• Business ethics
• Remote work
• Workflow and optimization of personal/team productivity

Other

• Open source & licensing
• Translations (non-technical aspects)
• Accessibility

Note that this list is not exhaustive, but is just there to spark your imagination. So if you have any other topics you think our attendees will love, please share!