Source: Make WordPress: Community

  • Q3: Community Team Process and Documentation Updates

    This quarter, @peiraisotta and I will be focusing on two things: Focus for this Quarter Updating the Supporter onboarding will empower new Supporters to begin working on a task immediately with no blockers. Improving the training information and resources will better equip Program Supporters to undertake these three tasks to start:  We’ll also reorganize the…

  • Recap of the Diverse Speaker Training group (#WPDiversity) AMER/EMEA on July 12, 2023

    Attending: @coachbirgit, @franrosa, @jillbinder, @martatorre, @onealtr Host: @jillbinder Start: https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C037W5S7X/p1689181333018259 Summary 1 – First time here 2 – Who we are (@jillbinder) 3 – WPDiversity Member Updates (everyone) 4 – Workshops (@jillbinder) 5 – 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…

  • New handbook page for WordCamp Organizers: WordCamp Speaker Selection (for content AND diversity)

    This is a new page created by the #WPDiversity group for the 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. Handbook – WordCamp Speaker Selection…

  • Summary of the Q2 Community Team Role Updates

    What a year it’s been so far!  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. Europe sparked new events and new supporter interest. We celebrated…

  • Announcing the Inaugural Cohort of the WordPress Contributor Mentorship Program!

    I feel excited and proud to announce that the Inaugural Cohort of the Experimental WordPress Contributor Mentorship program is formally launching today (July 12th)! Organized by the Contributor Working Group of the WordPress Community Team, the mentorship program pilot is a four-week event between July 12th and August 9th, 2023. Participants (mentees) will asynchronously work…

  • Community Team Meeting Agenda for 6 July, 2023

    The Community Team chat takes place the first Thursday of every month.  This meeting is meant for all contributors on the team and everyone who is interested in taking part in some of the things our team does. Feel free to join us, even if you are not currently active in the team! Asia-Pacific /…

  • WCUS 2023 Contributor Day: Help Needed!

    Time again to start planning for the next Contributor DayContributor Day Contributor Days are standalone days, frequently held before or after WordCamps but they can also happen at any time. They are events where people get together to work on various areas of https://make.wordpress.org/ There are many teams that people can participate in, each with…

  • WCUS 2023 Contributor Day: What should we work on?

    With less than 2 months to WCUSWCUS WordCamp US. The US flagship WordCamp event. 2023, we have been asked to share our thoughts and goals with the Contributor Team. So far this year we’ve had some robust discussions at both flagship WordCamps. Let’s keep that going! Goal Setting Planning Resources Take a look back at…

  • Incident Report: Recent Cancelation of a WordCamp

    Recently, members of the Community Team and Incident Response Team took steps to cancel a scheduled 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.. This…

  • WordCamp Mentors’ July check-in!

    Hello MentorsEvent Supporter Event Supporter (formerly Mentor) is someone who has already organised a WordCamp and has time to meet with their assigned mentee every 2 weeks, they talk over where they should be in their timeline, help them to identify their issues, and also identify solutions for their issues.!If you are currently mentoring a…