Author Archives: Patricia BT

About 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 “solopreneur” enjoying WordPress (especially WordCamp events and the people from the community) – Science/Environment – Peace – Evolution – Humanism – Allyship to Minorities and under-represented groups – Authenticity – Kindness. My goal is to help everyone get their voice heard and promote global peace. → 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: → https://patriciabt.com/contact/ See my work: → https://patriciabt.com/all/ --- Contribution to WordPress --- I love to get involved in the WordPress community, as it’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: → 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 ❤️ 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 Wrocław, 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