The Community Team chat takes place the first Thursday of every month in the #community-team channel on SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/.
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 / EMEA friendly meeting: Thursday, 1 August 2024 at 12:00 PM UTC
Americas friendly meeting: Thursday, 1 August 2024 at 21:00 PM UTC
You will find a preliminary agenda for the meeting below.
If you wish to add points to discuss, comment on this post or reach out to one of the team reps: @peiraisotta, @Shusei, @leo, or @nukaga. It does not need to be a blog post yet, the topic can be discussed during the meeting nevertheless. We use the same agenda for both meetings.
Call for meeting host and notetaker
If anyone is available to host this month’s or next month’s Community Team meetings and/or write the recap notes , please reach out to one of the team reps: @peiraisotta, @Shusei, @leo, or @nukaga.
Check-ins: Program and Event Supporters / Contributors
- Please share your WP.org username (to easily include you in the recap post)
- What have you been doing and how is it going?
- What did you accomplish after the last meeting?
- Are there any blockers?
- Can other team members help you in some way?
Highlights to Note
Here are a few things everyone should be aware of.
- Notes from the discussion on (global) sponsorships during WCEU 2024 includes tips for event organizers on how to make sponsorship more appealing while keeping aligning with our community’s values.
- Community Team Event Updates – The quarterly update on our ongoing efforts to support community growth.
- WCEU Contributor Day – summary of discussions at the Community tables. Read these notes to catch up with the latest discussions about our events program.
- Curious about what the Contributor Working Group is up to? Check their last meeting agenda!
- For a global overview on our MeetupMeetup Meetup groups are locally-organized groups that get together for face-to-face events on a regular basis (commonly once a month). Learn more about Meetups in our Meetup Organizer Handbook. events, check the WordPress Meetup Trends post. Following this analysis, a working group has been formed to analyze regional trends.
Open Posts
Check out these new and ongoing discussions needing review, feedback, thoughts and comments.
- Last days to share feedback about WordCamp & WordPress Events Debrief Analysis – an overview of the post-event organizer debrief surveys. If you have ever been lead organizer, we need your feedback on this post!
- The GatherPress pilot project needs feedback! Check it out and provide feedback on the dedicated issue. Reach out to @patriciabt or @mauteri if you have any doubt.
Announcements / Newsletters
- For all Meetup and Event organizers: Please carefully read this Venue Policy Update.
- If you run or attend WordPress Meetup events, this Update: Meetup Reactivation and Closures is for you.
- Proposal: Using Playground to demo WordPress to first time meetup participants
- Check out the Meetup Organizer Newsletter: July 2024
Open Floor
This is your chance to discuss things that weren’t on the meeting agenda.
We invite you to use this opportunity to share anything that you want with the team. If you currently have a topic you’d like to discuss, add it to the comments of this post and we will try to update the agenda accordingly.
Hope to see you on Thursday, either in the Asia-Pacific / EMEA (12:00 UTC) or Americas-friendly version (21:00 UTC) of the meeting!