{"id":2722,"date":"2026-09-21T23:21:27","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T17:51:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/?p=2722"},"modified":"2026-09-21T23:21:54","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T17:51:54","slug":"call-for-table-leads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/call-for-table-leads\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for Table Leads"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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closes: 23 Oct 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\/\/ call_for_table_leads<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take a table on Contributor Day and get a room of people to their first<\/em> contribution<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contributor Day is one room of tables, one WordPress team per table. Every table needs somebody who knows that team\u2019s workflow well enough to unblock a beginner in two minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\/\/ saturday 21 november 2026, bangalore international centre, domlur. doors 09:00, the room works 09:30 to 13:00, lunch after<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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5<\/p>\n\n\n\n

tables on the day<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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

Saturday, doors to lunch<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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45m<\/p>\n\n\n\n

briefing call, online<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Lead a table<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
See the tables<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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When<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saturday 21 November 2026, one day. Contributor Day only.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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What you run<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One team\u2019s table: a starter list, the intro, and the people who sit down.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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What it takes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Real footing in one Make team, a briefing call, and the day itself.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Applications close<\/p>\n\n\n\n

23 October 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u25c6<\/span>  No team rep or committer status needed<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u25c6<\/span>  Apply as a pair and co-lead one table<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u25c6<\/span>  Both days covered, lunch included<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\/\/ the_job<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What a table lead actually does<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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A morning of hosting, a starter list written before it, and no slides anywhere.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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BEFORE  \u00b7  BY 4 NOV<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bring a starter list<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eight to ten tasks a newcomer can finish in a morning, plus the accounts and tools they will need open.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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09:30  \u00b7  THE WELCOME<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Introduce your team<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every lead gets a turn on the stage to say what their team does, then it is back to your table and straight into setup. Nobody should still be installing at 11:00.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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10:00  \u00b7  165 MINUTES<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unblock, do not teach<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contribution time runs to 12:45. Pair people up, answer the same question three times without sighing, and keep the slowest person moving.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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12:45  \u00b7  THE CLOSE<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Report what landed<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What your table shipped, and who made their first contribution. They are read out by name before lunch.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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IS THE JOB<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hosting. Picking work that fits the person in front of you, and making sure they leave with something merged, filed, translated or reviewed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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IS NOT THE JOB<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A workshop, a talk, or a deck. Introducing your team at the welcome is the only time you are on the stage, and there is no obligation to know every answer: the room has other leads in it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\/\/ the_tables<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ten teams suggested, five tables in the room<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Pick the one you would sit at anyway, then name it in the form.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u25c6<\/span>  Only five of these run.<\/strong> The room seats more contributors across five full tables than across ten thin ones, and a team with no lead does not get a table anyway. The confirmed list goes up on 6 November.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\/\/ contributor_day \/ tables \/ status: open<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

5 leads to find<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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

Core<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trac tickets, patches and reviews. Good first bugs, not architecture.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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

Design<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Figma files, mockups and issue triage for design-needed tickets.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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

Polyglots<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Translating WordPress into Kannada, Hindi and the other Indic locales.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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

Documentation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HelpHub and DevHub pages: writing, editing, and screenshots that are out of date.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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

Training<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn WordPress lesson plans and tutorials, from outline to review.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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

Support<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Answering real forum threads live, with somebody watching over your shoulder.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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

Themes and Plugins<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both review queues: handbook checks, security basics and readme hygiene.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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

Test<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reproducing bugs, writing test reports and Gutenberg issue triage.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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09<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Accessibility<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Audits, keyboard and screen-reader passes on core and on this site.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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10<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Community<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meetup organising, WordCamp mentoring and the deputy handbook.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Your team<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Make team that is not one of these ten, and you can lead it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\/\/ suggest it in the form ↓<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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A suggested table goes in the same pile as these ten, and we pick the five from all of them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Four asks, four returns<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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One Saturday morning and the list you write before it, in exchange for a seat and a ticket.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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What we ask<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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Footing in one team<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You have contributed to it, know where its handbook and channels are, and can spot a good first task.<\/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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A starter list, in writing<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With us by Wednesday 4 November, the print deadline. We print it as your table\u2019s handout, so it does not live in your head.<\/p>\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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One 45-minute briefing call<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Online, all leads together, after the leads are confirmed. We set the date then and send it to you, so there is nothing to put in your calendar yet.<\/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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The whole morning<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the room from 09:00 to the 13:00 close, then lunch. A table cannot lose its lead halfway.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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What you get<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u25c6<\/span>  Both days covered<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your Contributor Day seat and your Sunday ticket, at no cost, with lunch on both days.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u25c6<\/span>  A table kit that is ready<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A printed table sign and your starter list copied as handouts, both there when you arrive.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u25c6<\/span>  Your name on the site<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the Contributor Day page, next to the table you are running.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u25c6<\/span>  The people at your table<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You spend the whole day working next to them rather than presenting at them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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What leading a table does not require<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Four things worth saying plainly.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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

Being the team\u2019s expert<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A year of contributing is plenty. You need to know the next step, not every step.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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

Doing it alone<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apply as a pair and split the day between you. Most tables run better with two leads than with one.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Fine<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leading in Kannada or Hindi<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Say so in the form and it goes on your table sign. English is not the default at every table.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Separate<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Volunteering and speaking<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Different calls with their own forms. Leading a table does not rule either of them out.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The code of conduct<\/a> applies at your table too, and you are the person a contributor tells first.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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From the form to the table<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Five dates, three of which ask nothing of you.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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●<\/span>  01  \u00b7  Now<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Applications open<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read as they arrive, and nothing is settled until the call closes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\/\/ you are here<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The call closes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The form comes down and we read what is in the pile.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Leads confirmed<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everyone who applied hears back, either way, and the five tables are set.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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●<\/span>  04  \u00b7  Fri 6 Nov<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tables published<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Contributor Day page goes up with every table and its lead on it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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●<\/span>  05  \u00b7  Sat 21 Nov<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Doors at 09:00, the welcome at 09:30, lunch at 13:00.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Before you apply<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Open any of them. If yours is not here, write to us<\/a> and we will answer it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

What if nobody sits at my table?<\/summary>\n

Contributors pick their table when they arrive, and we point first timers at whichever tables are quiet. If yours is still thin by 11:00, take your list to the table next door and work together.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n

Is the briefing call compulsory?<\/summary>\n

It is 45 minutes online with every lead, and it is where we agree the run sheet for the day. The date is set once the leads are confirmed, and we send it to you then. If it does not work for you, we send the run sheet instead and take your questions by email.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n

Where is Contributor Day, and what are the hours?<\/summary>\n

At Bangalore International Centre<\/a> in Domlur, on Saturday 21 November. Doors at 09:00, the welcome at 09:30, contribution time from 10:00 to 12:45, and the day closes at 13:00 with lunch. Sunday\u2019s conference is at St. Joseph\u2019s Boys\u2019 High School on Museum Road, a different building.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n

Does this get me into the Sunday conference?<\/summary>\n

Yes. A confirmed lead gets a Contributor Day seat and a Sunday ticket at no cost, with lunch on both days. Already bought a ticket? We cannot refund it, but it is yours to pass on to anyone who wants the Sunday.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n