Author: Hari Shanker R

 
WordCamp Kochi 2018 – the first WordCamp in South India, is expecting over 300 participants from all across the globe, and is an ambitious project by its own right! WordCamp Kochi will be an interactive, and an informal event, where WordPress experts across the world will share their knowledge, in an environment of fun.

Much like WordPress, WordCamps are also volunteer driven projects – and no WordCamp would be successful without the help of volunteers.

Which is why we, need you!

To make WordCamp Kochi an unforgettable event, we want you to be a part of it, and become a volunteer, or to help us co-organize the event with us. As a volunteer, you get a wonderful opportunity to:

• Get an inside look of how WordCamps work, right from the planning stage.
• Free tickets for WordCamp Kochi.
• Be a key part of the entire event..
• Meet people sharing similar interests.
• Immense networking opportunities.
• Get introduced to better job prospects.
• Attend an exclusive dinner.
• Receive exclusive, volunteer-only swag.
• Bragging rights! (Oh, yeah!)

Want to join the fun, and become a part of the wonderful team of volunteers at WordCamp Kochi? Fill in the form below, and apply right away!

Our call for volunteers has closed. To those that applied to volunteer, we will email you about the status of your application very soon. Kindly note: We were lucky enough to receive 100+ applications to our call for volunteers, but we are not in a position to select a majority of these applications. Nevertheless, we would be happy to get back to you about the status of your application in the days to come.

 
Namaskaaram*, dear WordPress-enthusiast!

We invite you to speak to the beautiful and energetic audience at the second edition of WordCamp Kochi – WordCamp Kochi 2018!

If you had the idea, that speaking at WordCamps is only for those experts, who conjure fantastic topics out of thin air and deliver voracious speeches; then, you are clearly mistaken. Whether you are a novice WordPress user, or an expert developer, whether you have a mind-blowing topic with breathtaking slides, or whether you would just like to voice your thoughts, it matters the least here.

All we want is for you to speak about your own experiences, thoughts, and stories about WordPress. So, if this is your first time speaking to an audience, or if you are a seasoned WordPress expert, having spoken at multiple WordCamps, we welcome you, our attendees – comprising of a vibrant WordPress community, would love to hear you speak!

Do remember – WordCamps are for everyone.

We do have a few minor guidelines – nothing big, though:

1. Your topic should be directly related to WordPress, or related areas. That doesn’t mean that you should be speaking about WordPress, alone. Anything that is relevant for the audience (like Blogging, Open Source Philosophy, Writing, Marketing, among others). (Confused?  Contact Us, or take the plunge right away, and submit your proposal right here! We’ll get back to you)
2. Plan your talk so that it is about 20 – 30 minutes long. You may even do a lightning talk that is about 10 minutes long.
3. Please take cognisance of our Code of Conduct, and be respectful towards the WordPress Community, and the GPL.Since, inclusion is one of the central topics of our WordCamp this year – we’re looking for more female speakers.
   
   And that doesn’t mean that we’ll discriminate male applicants – we’re pulling out all stops to ensure that our biases don’t get in the way of speaker selection.  We have a speaker selection team that will be vetting your talk; you’ll receive a confirmation from us whether your talk has been selected or not, in due course.

Please feel free to hit us up, if you have any further questions on applying to speak, or the speaker selection process. You can even propose multiple topics, if you choose to. Please submit the form multiple times, once for each topic.

So, why wait? Take a deep breath, fill in the form below, and shoot us your proposal with all the required details!

Please note: Call for Speakers Closes by 11:59 PM, August 12th, 2018 (Sunday) We had an overwhelming response to our call for speakers! Thanks for all the love, peeps! <3 We'll be reaching out to all the speakers, and will share a final list of speakers soon. Stay tuned!**

* TL;DR: That’s Howdy in Malayalam! 😉
* * We made a mistake in the speaker application form about the dates. The call for speakers officially closes on August 12th 2018, Sunday 11:59 PM, not on August 16th (which is a Thursday). Sorry for the inconvenience, folks!

WordCamp Kochi 2018, is a community-sponsored conference that celebrates everything ‘WordPress’. WordPress – the Free and Open Source Content Management System that powers 30% of the web (and counting), has a vibrant community of millions of users, spread all across the world. WordCamps have been happening all across the world, from Montreal, to Mumbai, and are almost as old young as WordPress itself! WordCamps have today become a unique phenomenon in the technology space, thanks to unique melange of well-informed and influential speakers, dedicated volunteers, diverse set of attendees, and above all – with the abled-support of our sponsors.

Organized by the WordPress Kochi Meetup Group, the maiden edition of WordCamp Kochi also happens to be the first WordCamp in South India. By sponsoring WordCamp Kochi, your company/brand will be highlighted in front of a diverse-set of attendees, which includes bloggers, developers, enterprises, entrepreneurs, executives, service providers, and even users who are getting started with the WordPress framework. You also get a unique opportunity to get noticed by the global WordPress community, as well!

The visibility of your brand notwithstanding, the USP of WordCamp Kochi would be the opportunity before you to get yourself acquainted with a unique coterie of amazing individuals, through networking. The WordPress community is blessed with a host of talented users, and contributors. It will be quite a revelation, to see and hear what everyone has to say!

It wouldn’t be possible for us to deliver the pinnacle of the WordCamp experience, without the support of friendly and supportive sponsors like you! In return, you get a unique opportunity to highlight your brand, in an event where knowledge-sharing and networking takes the centre-stage.

This is the second edition of WordCamp Kochi – the first edition of the event WordCamp Kochi 2017 was a roaring success – especially for our sponsors who were thoroughly satisfied by the results they achieved by showcasing their brand to the most vibrant technology community in Kochi, as well as Kerala. If you want to make your brand’s presence felt in one the most vibrant technology communities in India, sponsoring WordCamp Kochi 2018 is your best bet!

Gold Sponsorship: ₹50,000 ($800)

• Logo and company description on WordCamp Kochi site
• A dedicated blog post introducing you
• Acknowledgment and thanks in opening and closing remarks of the event
• Large Space at the Networking Area with 32 inch LCD screen(without Audio)
• One Cotton Banner for you (We are avoiding Vinyl/Flex banners due to our Eco-friendly theme)
• Social Media Mentions: Post and Pre-Event
• Scroll Loop about you in 42 inch LCD in the networking areas
• Five entry passes to attend WordCamp Kochi
• Scroll about you in presentation screen in the intervals

Silver Sponsorship: ₹30,000 ($500)

• Logo and company description on the site
• A dedicated blog post introducing you
• Acknowledgment and thanks in opening and closing remarks of the event
• Desk Space at the Networking Area with 24 inch LCD screen(without Audio)
• One Cotton Banner for you (We are avoiding Vinyl/Flex banners due to our Eco-friendly theme)
• Social Media Mentions: Post and Pre-Event
• Scroll Loop about you in 42 inch LCD in the networking areas
• Three entry passes to attend WordCamp Kochi
• Scroll about you in presentation screen in the intervals

Bronze Sponsorship: ₹15,000($250)

• Logo and company description on the site
• A dedicated blog post introducing you
• Acknowledgment and thanks in opening and closing remarks of the event
• Mini Desk Space at the Networking Area
• One Cotton Banner for you(We are avoiding Vinyl/Flex banners due to our Eco-friendly theme)
• Social Media Mentions: Post and Pre-Event
• Scroll Loop about you in 42 inch LCD in the networking areas
• Two entry passes to attend WordCamp Kochi
• Scroll about you in presentation screen in the intervals

Friendship Sponsors: ₹5,000($100)

• Acknowledgment and thanks in opening and closing remarks of the event
• Mention on Twitter and Facebook about your sponsorship
• Mention on the WordCamp Website
• One entry pass to attend WordCamp Kochi

Thank you so much in advance, for your interest in sponsoring WordCamp Kochi! Please get in touch with us using the form below. We will get back to you!