Ludovico Besana

Volunteering and community

Community is a practice, not a line on a profile.

I volunteer because useful communities are built through repeated, practical care: welcoming people, sharing context, making events work, teaching what I know, and helping someone else take the next step.

The point of volunteering

Give skills where they create more agency.

For me, volunteering is not about collecting affiliations. It is a way to put technical, organisational, and communication skills in service of experiences that people can actually join and benefit from.

That means being dependable with the unglamorous parts: preparation, coordination, documentation, timing, accessibility, and follow-through. Those details make a community feel trustworthy.

Current commitments

Where I am currently contributing.

2026–present

Pokémon Professor

The Pokémon Company International

Organising local events and serving as a TCG tournament judge.

2025–present

GrUSP Supporter

GrUSP

Supporting event operations, speakers, participants, sponsors, logistics, and community activity, including two consecutive jsDay editions.

2025–present

Staff & Web Developer

Rubycon Italy

Supporting the conference team and its website, communication, logistics, and attendee experience.

2022–present

Ambassador

SheTech

Supporting technology, inclusion, mentorship, and community initiatives for women in tech.

2019–present

Local Guide Contributor

Google Maps

Contributing reviews, photographs, and local information that help people make better decisions.

2020–present

Translator

Weblate

Contributing English-to-Italian translations to collaborative open-source projects.

Previous chapters

Different contexts, the same responsibility.

2022–2024

President

Abarth Club Pavia ASD

Coordinated local community activity, events, partnerships, communication, and member relationships.

2017–2022

Teacher

Ero Forestiero

Taught Italian in individual and group learning paths for students from different backgrounds.

2020–2022

Mentor

SheTech

Supported JavaScript and Python bootcamps through technical mentoring and problem-solving.

2021–2022

Contributor

System76

Supported the Italian community through engagement and open-source contribution.

2020–2023

Donor

AVIS

Participated in blood-donation activity.

2006–2019

Scout

AGESCI

Developed teamwork, leadership, and community responsibility through long-term youth-group activity.

A practical offer

Planning a community initiative?

If you need help creating a welcoming technical event, strengthening a community format, or making a complex activity easier to run, share the audience and outcome first.

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