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Day of Action – Save Net Neutrality
The FCC wants to destroy net neutrality and give big cable companies control over what we see and do online. If they get their way, they’ll allow widespread throttling, blocking, censorship, and extra fees. July 12th has been set as a Day of Action to fight for net neutrality. Even though the intentions of the…
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A note about running Office Hours
We run multiple sessions of Office HoursOffice Hours Defined times when the Global Community Team are in the #community-events Slack channel. If there is anything you would like to discuss – you do not need to inform them in advance.You are very welcome to drop into any of the Community Team Slack channels at any…
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Community Team Chat Agenda | 6 July 2017
Our bi-monthly Community Team chat is happening this Thursday. Meeting times are 08:00 UTC and 20:00 UTC in #community-team on Slack – we use the same agenda for both meetings in order to include all time zones. Here is the preliminary agenda for this week’s meeting – please add additional items in the comments on…
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Weekly Updates
Hello to all our DeputiesProgram Supporter Community Program Supporters (formerly Deputies) are a team of people worldwide who review WordCamp and Meetup applications, interview lead organizers, and keep things moving at WordCamp Central. Find more about program supporters in our Program Supporter Handbook., WordCampWordCamp WordCamps are casual, locally-organized conferences covering everything related to WordPress. They’re…
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Jetpack connection issues
Just a heads up to Community team members that we’ve been having some issues completing the Jetpack connection for newly created WordCampWordCamp WordCamps are casual, locally-organized conferences covering everything related to WordPress. They’re one of the places where the WordPress community comes together to teach one another what they’ve learned throughout the year and share…
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WordCamp Incubator Report
It’s been about 18 months since we announced the experimental WordCamp Incubator program, so we wanted to give a long-term review of the results of the program. We announced the program and opened applications on February 18, 2016. We received 182 applications for this program. Interesting data on that application list: We received applications from…
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Looking for an easy way…
Looking for an easy way to contribute to the WordPress Community team? If you have ever: Used WordCampWordCamp WordCamps are casual, locally-organized conferences covering everything related to WordPress. They’re one of the places where the WordPress community comes together to teach one another what they’ve learned throughout the year and share the joy. Learn more.…
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How do we know if a WordCamp is successful?
Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about what activities and progress our team measures, and how. Tracking and reporting on our work is important for transparency, but also for a sense of accomplishment, which can help all of us stay excited and engaged. We’ve always struggled with the close-out phase for WordCamps. Organizers are tired…
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Month in WordPress submissions
Do you have a story that would be valuable and relevant for the Month in WordPress post for this month? Submit the details here and we’ll look into including it in this month’s wrap-up. We’re looking for stories that focus on the WordPress open-source project and would be interesting to the broader WordPress community –…
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US Bank Holiday 4 July
Hi, folks! Please note that Tuesday, 4 July is US Independence Day, which is a federal holiday in the US. This means that US banks are closed, and payments will not be processed that day. Some US-based members of the Global Community TeamGlobal Community Team A group of community organizers and contributors who collaborate on…