Happy new year, friends! I would like to welcome you all to the first community team meeting of 2022 that is happening tomorrow!
As you know, the 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: 2022/01/06 12:00 UTC
Americas friendly meeting: 2022/01/06 21:00 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: @harishanker or @samsuresh. 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.
Deputy / Mentor / Contributor check-ins
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
Revisiting Safe In-person WordPress Events
Last year, we opened up pathways to the return of In-person WordCamps, Meetups, and do_action charity hackathons. However, in the light of the new COVID-19 variants along with the recent surge in COVID cases around the world, it is time to start a discussion on supporting the safety of In-person WordPress events. Let us discuss more on what additional guidelines can be done to support the safety of In-person WordPress events in 2022.
Note that Community Deputies have already started discussions on the return to safe in-person events, and a discussion blog post is forthcoming in the Community P2.
2022 Community Team Goals
We have already received several excellent suggestions for Community Team goals in 2022. This month, we will be organizing a few sessions in the #community-team channel where deputies and anyone interested are invited to chat about specific goals. We will be publishing a post announcing these sessions shortly.
- Would you like to help facilitate a Community Team goal discussion in your time zone?
- Is there any topic that you would like the team to work on, in 2022?
Proposals
- Discussion: Add a CRM as a new tool for WordCamp organizers
- Proposal: Automatically send emails to WordCamp attendee requesting details about their accessibility accommodation or life-threatening allergy
Announcements, Invites, and Workshops
- Community Team Reps for 2022
- Diverse Speaker Training Group (#WPDiversity) 2021 Year-End Report
- Meetup Organizer Newsletter: December 2021
- WordPress 5.9 Talking points for Meetup Organizers
Open floor
Here is your chance to bring things into discussions that weren’t on the meeting agenda. You can also use this opportunity to share anything that you want with the team. If you have a topic in mind before the meeting, please add it to the comments of this post, we will update the agenda accordingly.
Hope to see you on Thursday, either on Asia-Pacific / EMEA or Americas friendly version of the meeting!