{"id":2402,"date":"2026-09-09T09:40:08","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T04:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/?p=2402"},"modified":"2026-10-16T00:20:57","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T18:50:57","slug":"call-for-volunteers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/call-for-volunteers\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for Volunteers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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closed: 15 Oct 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\/\/ call_for_volunteers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Run WordCamp Bengaluru from the inside<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Applications are closed. Thank you to everyone who applied. We are going through every application and will get in touch with selected volunteers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\/\/ saturday 21 november is contributor day, at bangalore international centre domlur. sunday 22 november is the conference, at sjbhs museum road. do either, or both<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2<\/p>\n\n\n\n

days, separately<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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8<\/p>\n\n\n\n

teams to join<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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~400<\/p>\n\n\n\n

people on sunday<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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1<\/p>\n\n\n\n

form, 8 questions<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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What happens next \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
See the eight teams<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\/\/ the_two_days<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Two days, two events<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Separate events, separate venues, separate crews. Sign up for one day and you are not letting the other down.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Sat 21 Nov 2026  \u00b7  Day one<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contributor Day<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A smaller day with its own crew, its own building and its own sign-up. Seats are limited and go first come, first served, so the room is a fraction of Sunday\u2019s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Venue<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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BIC, Domlur<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Seats<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Limited<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Attending<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Its own sign-up<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Sun 22 Nov 2026  \u00b7  Day two<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The conference<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The big one. Two tracks running all day and around 400 people through the gate, which is where most of the volunteer shifts are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Venue<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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SJBHS, Museum Road<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Tracks<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Two<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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In the room<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Around 400 people<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\/\/ teams<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Eight teams. Pick two.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The form takes a first choice and a second. You are placed in one of them, and shift timings are settled with that team afterwards.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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$ wp team list –format=table –pick=2<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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01<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Program<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Talks, tracks and the running schedule, plus helping speakers get ready.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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02<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Communications<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Announcements, social posts and the newsletter. Writing and scheduling.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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03<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Website<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This site. Pages, content updates and the occasional bug.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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04<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Sponsors<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Talking to companies, then looking after them before and on the day.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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05<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Venue, Tickets and Ops<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Registration, signage, rooms and the order things happen in.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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06<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Emcees<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hosting from the stage, and keeping each track running to time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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07<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Contributor Day<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Saturday. Tables, mentors and getting people started.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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08<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Photography and Video<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shooting both days, and the files everyone uses afterwards.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Not sure which one fits? Put down the two that sound closest and say what you have done before in the last box. The Volunteers team reads all of it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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What we ask, what you get<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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What we ask  \u00b7  three things<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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01<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Which days you can do<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saturday, Sunday, or both. One day is a real answer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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02<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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A first and a second choice of team<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two picks from the eight above. The second one gets used more often than you would think.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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03<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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That you turn up<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And that you say early if you cannot, so your team can cover the gap.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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What you get  \u00b7  four things<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u25c6<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Your ticket covered<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Volunteering gets you into the conference day.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u25c6<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Your name on the site<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the volunteers page, where it stays.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u25c6<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Experience worth putting on a CV<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Running a 400-person event with a team you met on the internet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u25c6<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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A contribution to open source<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And it does not have to be code.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Good to know<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The things people write in and ask before they apply, in the order they ask them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Not required<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WordPress knowledge<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Much of the work has nothing to do with WordPress. A willingness to learn on the day is the whole prerequisite.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Also not required<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Living in Bengaluru<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apply from anywhere. The work happens at the venue, so the day you pick is a day in Bengaluru.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Enough<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One day on its own<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Useful, and planned for. Both days is not the price of entry.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Later<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shift timings<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Settled with your team once you are placed, not decided by this form.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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