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Being a volunteer at WordCamp Vienna is a rewarding and fulfilling experience.
It offers you the opportunity to meet and chat with participants from all over the world, but also to support the speakers and organizers in their work.
Volunteering is extremely important because without you, the volunteers, WordCamp Vienna couldn’t be as successful and accessible as it is!
What do you get as a volunteer at WordCamp Vienna?
- A free entry ticket to the WordCamp
- The opportunity to take a look behind the scenes of the event
- To be an key part of to make this event a success!
- The opportunity to meet more closer interesting people related to WordPress, i.e. at the Speakers Dinner
- Be right in the middle and meet WordCamp participants from all over the world
- An exclusive t-shirt especially for all organizers & volunteers
- Appreciation for your time, attention and effort
As a volunteer you don’t need any experience in organizing WordCamps. All you should bring is energy, enthusiasm, comfortable shoes and a love for the WordPress community.
The area of responsibility during the event will be varied and you can also interrupt your voluntary activities to visit certain lectures of the conference that are of your interest.
Event Team
- Set-up – Early on Saturday morning we need a team of volunteers to place signs nearby to the event location. (Breakfast and coffee will be provided).
- Check in – Check in participants and hand out name tags. Hand out WordCamp T-shirts and give out goodies in the afternoon.
- Wrangler – Help where you are needed, setting up coffee breaks, directing attendees to the lunch/dinner rooms, help photographers and social media, guide speakers and sponsors to their reserved places.
- Clean-up – Saturday evening we need pack up and leave the venue in order
Workshops & Talks Team
To help at the workshops and talks, compatible to follow them:
- Moderator – Introduce the speakers and lead the Q/A session at the end of the talk.
- Time Keeper – Work with the organizers, speakers, filmmakers and everyone else to keep the talks running smoothly and on time!
- Mic Runner – During question and answer times, move the mic to the next questioner.
- Room Team – Ensure that conference rooms are not overcrowded and prevent loud door openings when people enter and leave the room.
- Workshops – General help to assist the speaker to deliver the workshop.
Media Team
If you are skilled and passionate about digital media:
- Video & Photography – Help support the event with taking photos and video footage.
- Social Media – Support our social media channels communicating live what is going on!
- WordPress TV – Help us to film and upload the talks to wordpress.tv (ideally you are already a WP TV team member)
Other Positions
- Help Desk – Help other WordPress users with their websites.
- Green Room – Be mindful of the space where speakers and volunteers leave their belongings. Perfect for a break or to work on the laptop for a short time.
Looking for more? Then apply now!
If you would like to come as volunteer, don’t buy a ticket yet, as volunteers you will receive a free ticket for WordCamp Vienna from us.
Please fill out the following with your data and tell us what positions you would be interested in!
We look forward to seeing you!