Thank you for the overwhelming response to our call for organizers – our call for organizers has closed on January 23rd, 2023!

We received 30 applications and are evaluating them individually. Unfortunately, we do not have as many spaces in our organizing team, so we may only be onboarding a small number of applicants as organizers. Nonetheless, we will be informing all applicants about the status of their application by January 31st, 2023.

WordCamp Kerala 2023 would not be possible without the help of a diverse and passionate group of organizers! Much like WordPress, WordCamps are also volunteer driven projects – and no WordCamp would be successful without the help of a dynamic team of volunteer organizers who make this event a reality.

Our WordCamp this year is a regional event, which means that we are looking at an audience spanning the entire state of Kerala (and more!) This is the biggest WordCamp we have organized, as the Trivandrum, Kochi, Kozhikode, and Palakkad work hard to make this event a reality.

We already have a team of passionate organizers for WordCamp Kerala 2023. However, given the scale of our event, we are planning to induct a few more members to our organizing team.

Benefits of being a WordCamp Kerala Organizer

WordCamp Kerala is a community-event organized by volunteers, just like how the WordPress open source software is built. While you will not be paid for being an organizer of WordCamp Kerala 2023, there are a ton of benefits that you can gain by being a WordCamp Kerala organizer!

• An opportunity to occupy a lead role in one of the biggest WordPress events in India
• Get an inside look of how WordCamps work, right from the planning stage and into WordPress itself.
• A chance to be a leader in the WordPress project
• A free hands-on project management training opportunity.
• An opportunity to build and showcase leadership skills.
• Free tickets for WordCamp Kerala 2023 and its after-party
• Exclusive networking opportunities with key WordPress leaders
• Get introduced to better job prospects and career opportunities.
• Attend free exclusive dinners.
• Receive exclusive, organizer-only swag.
• Bragging rights! (Oh, yeah!)
• And finally – an opportunity to have a lot of fun!

Responsibilities of being a WordCamp Kerala Organizer

We have different organizer roles in the WordCamp Kerala team, including speaker, sponsor, volunteer, attendee experience, stage management, etc. As an organizer, you will be playing a lead role in one of these teams and will oversee the coordination of the event.

Broadly speaking, you will be assigned a team and briefed on the responsibilities once you are selected as an organizer, but in general, your tasks will be as follows:

• Play a lead role in a specific team
• Work with a group of volunteers to achieve certain tasks
• Communicate effectively and efficiently with the organizing team
• Plan things in advance and make sure everything is up to speed.
• Handle crises situations with patience and grace

Learn more about the WordCamp organizer role in the WordCamp Central website and the Become an organizer handbook.

How to apply?

Are you up for the (exciting) challenge of being a WordCamp Kerala organizer? Go ahead and apply already! We welcome anyone and everyone to our organizing team, irrespective of their background, age, gender, caste, or any other social identifying characteristics. Our only requirements is that you should be a local of the state of Kerala and should be able to join the event in-person on March 24th (day before) and March 25th (day of), 2023.

Go ahead and fill out the form embedded below to send in your application. In case the form in the page is not working, you can also access it by clicking the button below.

Deadline: January 23, 2023.
The selected applicants will be informed via email and/or phone by January 31, 2023 and will be onboarded to their respective teams shortly thereafter.

Update: Our call for organizers closed on January 23, 2023. We received 30 applications and are evaluating them individually. Unfortunately, we do not have as many spaces in our organizing team, so we may only be onboarding a small number of applicants as organizers. Nonetheless, we will be informing all applicants about the status of their application by January 31st, 2023.

Please note: One of the most important goals of the WordPress project is to foster Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) in its community. In order to achieve this goal, our team will prioritize non-male applicants as well as applicants from marginalized backgrounds.