Patricia BT

Author: Patricia BT

--- Contributions (see details below) --- About 20 hours a week (10/week in July-August) - sponsored by Themeisle for 5 hours/week since August 2024 - sponsored by Jens De Beule for 15 minutes/week since September 2024 - self-sponsored (looking for sponsors) for the rest of the hours - My travel and accommodation costs as an organiser of WordCamp Europe 2024 were covered by Polylang, other fees by Hari Shanker --- Bio --- World Citizen, community facilitator, connector and problem solver. I'm a â€œsolopreneurâ€ enjoying WordPress (especially WordCamp events and the people from the community) â€“ Science/Environment â€“ Peace â€“ Evolution â€“ Humanism â€“ Allyship to Minorities and under-represented groups â€“ Authenticity â€“ Kindness. My goal is to help everyone get their voice heard and promote global peace. â†’ https://patriciabt.com/ I love dedicated and meaningful relationships with other people and 1 to 1 conversations (and coffee, cheese and chocolate ;) ) Contact me via one of the social media/contact form listed on my contact page: â†’ https://patriciabt.com/contact/ See my work: â†’ https://patriciabt.com/all/ --- Contribution to WordPress --- I love to get involved in the WordPress community, as itâ€™s a pleasant way to give back to WordPress what WordPress allows me to accomplish on my business and personal sites. I co-organise the WordPress meetups in Geneva since 2013 and have been part of the WordCamps organisation teams in Swiss WordPress events since 2016. I have also been a speaker or a volunteer in several other events. WordCamp Europe volunteer in 2017, 2019, 2022, 2024, and co-organiser in 2024, 2025. Full WordPress story: â†’ https://patriciabt.com/wordpress/ I recently bumbed up the number of hours I spend contributing, it's now about 80 hours/month (40 in the Summer). I'm now (August 2024) sponsored for 20 hours/month (5/week) by Themeisle.com â¤ï¸ via the the "Five for the Future" program and I'm looking for additional sponsors for the remaining hours, more information here https://patriciabt.com/wordpress/sponsor I might in the future be sponsored by my own company when I will establish my LLC and generate enough income. -- Currently -- - Contributing to the Community team / events -- I organise events in Switzerland -- I helped revive some Meetup groups in Switzerland, France (reactivation program) -- Local team co-organiser for WCEU2025 (I was also a co-organiser for WCEU2024) -- I work with the GatherPress team, for community engagement and to help the transition from Meetup for our local events -- I'm an event-supporter (previously called "mentor") for upcoming WrocÅ‚aw, Toulouse, Konstanz -- I'm often volunteer, speaker, and/or microsponsor at WordCamp events when I'm not a co-organiser -- I was a mentor and facilitator in the recent cohort 2 (Feb-March 2024) of the Contribution Mentorship program and will take part into the cohort 3 (Oct-Nov 2024) with a project centered around BuddyPress and bbPress -- I act as a "bridge person" between local (Switzerland/France) and global teams, and between other topics/groups among the community - Contributing to the Sustainability team -- take part in meetings -- focus on the social sustainability in connection with the Five for the Future initiative. -- bring back the topics of sustainability to the local Swiss community (Meetup and upcoming events) - Contributing to the DEIB working group -- take part in meetings -- bring back the topics of DEIB to the local Swiss community (Meetup and upcoming events) - Contributing to Polyglots -- Started again (after years) to translate to French during the https://translate.wordpress.org/events/2024/wordpress-translation-day-fr-du-28-juin-2024/ and will continue when I have additional spare time

WordCamps are non-profit events, organized by people from within the community on a voluntary basis. Regular meetups in Swiss towns and cities like Baden, Bern, Chur, Fribourg, Geneva, Lausanne, Lucerne, Lugano, Monthey, Neuchâtel, Sion and Zürich contribute towards a strong sense of community.

Swiss WordCamps give local and international friends and colleagues the opportunity to participate, share ideas, get to know each other, and exchange knowledge and ideas about how to improve WordPress and the sites it powers.