Organizer's Kit

Introduction

Hello!

Thank you for registering to organize Processing Community Day.

We understand that it can take enormous physical and emotional effort to organize a community event, therefore we have compiled this Organizer’s Kit to help you get things started.

Think of it as an inspiration rather than a set of instructions to follow like a rule book.

The kit is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Why organize a PCD?

Organizing an event can feel intimidating, especially if it’s your first time. We want you to feel empowered to host a PCD even if you have never ran a public event before. To keep things manageable, start small and ask for help when you need it. You can always organize a more ambitious PCD next year if you want to!

What happens at a PCD?

That’s up to you! Processing Community Day can be as simple as a two-hour Processing or p5.js tutorial, or as ambitious as an all-day conference-style event with workshops, talks, performances, an exhibition, or roundtables on software art.

To get a better sense of what a PCD can look like, you can read past event recaps:

We also hosted two info sessions for interested organizers (links below). Both sessions cover similar ground, but each includes different former organizers sharing their experience. We recommend starting with the second session, then watching the discussion part of the first.

PCD Info Session #1: Watch the recording (passcode: *L%54Ah!) or GDrive link

PCD Info Session #2: Watch the recording (passcode: W7Ki%rS+) or GDrive link

What makes PCD 2026 special?

Processing was first released on August 9th 2001. That’s right, Processing is turning 25 this year! To mark the occasion, we’re inviting the global Processing and p5.js community to celebrate together by organizing gatherings around the world taking place in October.

Read about the history of Processing and p5.js:

Who we are

Processing Community Day is coordinated by the Processing Foundation, with support from contributors and volunteers across the Processing and p5.js community.

Processing Community Day Committee

Mathura M. Govindarajan

Mathura Govindarajan is a creative technologist, educator, and founder of Paper Crane Lab, a nonprofit makerspace in Bengaluru that believes making and tinkering is for everyone. She also teaches new media as an adjunct faculty at NYU, Srishti, NID, and other institutions. When she’s not working, she paints walls, drinks coffee, and hangs out with cats.

Raphaël de Courville

Raphaël de Courville (he/him) is a generative artist, designer, and educator from Paris. He currently serves as the Community Lead for the Processing project and is the worldwide coordinator for Processing Community Day. In 2012, he co-founded Creative Code Berlin, an initiative that fosters collaboration between artists and coders through monthly events. He lives and works in Berlin.

Roxana Hadad

Roxana Hadad, PhD (she/her) has spent her career researching and developing equity-focused educational environments in computing. As a Latina and artist who knows firsthand the transformative impact of computing opportunities, Roxana is committed to expanding access to quality computing education for all learners. She is Co-Executive Director at the Processing Foundation.

Xin Xin

Xin Xin (they/them) is a Taiwanese-American cultural producer exploring community-driven technology in creative and educational spaces. Xin advocates for liberatory software culture through the reclamation and subversion of power dynamics embedded within digital systems. Xin is Co-Executive Director at the Processing Foundation.

Contact email: day@processing.org

More about the work of the Processing Foundation https://processingfoundation.report/

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