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On the podcast today we have Evangelia Pappa &amp; Bernhard Kau. They're two of the WordCamp Europe 2022 organising team. They are here to talk about the upcoming event, happening during June, in Porto, Portugal. We talk about the measures that they've put in place to ensure that the event is as safe as possible. We also get into a discussion about the diversity of the organisation of the event, following a recent debate about whether or not more needed to be done in this area.

#19 – Evangelia Pappa & Bernhard Kau on Making WordCamp Europe Safe and Diverse

Evangelia Pappa

On the podcast today we have Evangelia Pappa &amp; Bernhard Kau. WordCamp Europe is the biggest in-person event in WordPress. Last time the event was held, in 2019, there were over 3,000 attendees and hundreds of volunteers who participated. The 2020 event, which was due to take place in Porto Portugal was cancelled due to the outbreak of Covid. Ever since then pretty much all WordPress events have been done online. The community has stayed together and kept things going, but it’s time to return to the in-person event. This is great news, but what can we expect from such an event. Whilst the pandemic is less of a concern than it was just a few months ago, it’s not gone away. On the podcast today we talk to two of the WordCamp Europe 2022 organisers and discuss what preparations they’ve been making to ensure that the event is as safe as possible. How will social distancing work? Will you need to wear a mask? Will there be social  aspects to the event? Hopefully the podcast will put your mind at rest about the precautions that have been taken, and possibly help you make up your mind about whether you want to attend in-person, or participate via the live streaming. We also get into the subject of diversity. A few months ago, some members of the community questioned the makeup of the event in terms of the organising team.   We discuss how the team reacted to this. Whether they thought that the concern was justified and what they’ve been doing since then to address those concerns. Hopefully the event will take place this year, and if you enjoy WordCamps, but have never been a part of the organising team,  it’s really interesting to pull back the curtain and see some of what’s required to put an event of this scale on.Useful links.Evangelia's Twitter Evangelia's website Bernhard's Twitter Bernhard's Capital P podcast Bernhard's website

On the podcast today we have Evangelia Pappa &amp; Bernhard Kau. WordCamp Europe is the biggest in-person event in WordPress. Last time the event was held, in 2019, there were over 3,000 attendees and hundreds of volunteers who participated. The 2020 event, which was due to take place in Porto Portugal was cancelled due to the outbreak of Covid. Ever since then pretty much all WordPress events have been done online. The community has stayed together and kept things going, but it’s time to return to the in-person event. This is great news, but what can we expect from such an event. Whilst the pandemic is less of a concern than it was just a few months ago, it’s not gone away. On the podcast today we talk to two of the WordCamp Europe 2022 organisers and discuss what preparations they’ve been making to ensure that the event is as safe as possible. How will social distancing work? Will you need to wear a mask? Will there be social  aspects to the event? Hopefully the podcast will put your mind at rest about the precautions that have been taken, and possibly help you make up your mind about whether you want to attend in-person, or participate via the live streaming. We also get into the subject of diversity. A few months ago, some members of the community questioned the makeup of the event in terms of the organising team.   We discuss how the team reacted to this. Whether they thought that the concern was justified and what they’ve been doing since then to address those concerns. Hopefully the event will take place this year, and if you enjoy WordCamps, but have never been a part of the organising team,  it’s really interesting to pull back the curtain and see some of what’s required to put an event of this scale on.Useful links. <a href="https://twitter.com/EvangeliaPappas" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Evangelia's Twitter</a> <a href="https://evangeliapappa.me/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Evangelia's website</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/2ndkauboy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bernhard's Twitter</a> <a href="https://capital-p.de/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bernhard's Capital P podcast</a> <a href="https://kau-boys.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bernhard's website</a>