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 / EMEA friendly meeting: Thursday, 3 August at 12:00 PM UTC
Americas friendly meeting: Thursday, 3 August 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: @leo, @nukaga, or @mysweetcate. 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.
Check-ins: Supporters, Managers, and Contributors
- 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.
- Proposal: Next Generation Event URL – The Next Generation Events team has asked the development team to create a new URL structure that will accommodate a diversity of event types. The new structure will be: events.wordpress.org/city(or country)/year/event-type
- Recap: Inaugural NextGen Pilot Events – Speaking of Next Gen Events, check out this overview of the first two events to be held!
- New handbook page for WordCamp Organizers: WordCamp Speaker Selection (for content AND diversity) -Your event’s speaker line up is a big deal, and Jill is here to help! Use, and share, these tips and best practices for assembling a rich and diverse speaker line up.
- Q3: Community Team Process and Documentation Updates – Work continues to update and improve the Community Team contributor experience. See what’s planned for Q3, and the Summary of the Q2 Community Team Role Updates.
- Announcing the Inaugural Cohort of the WordPress Contributor Mentorship Program! – The new Mentorship Program is underway! Read the announcement to learn more about the program, and then follow along in the newly-formed #contributor-mentorship channel of the Make/WordPress Slack, where interested folks can join most of our contributing sessions and onboarding sessions which will also be shared widely with our community.
- New GitHub Feature Request: Separating access to the Meetup and WordCamp trackers – Separating access gives the Community Team more flexibility and ways to contribute. Comments are open on the post.
Open Posts
Check out these new and ongoing discussions needing review, feedback, thoughts and comments.
- Contributor Day Team, WCUS 2023 – This year’s team will be led by @samsuresh. @brandondove has volunteered to help welcome and guide newcomers to the Community Team. @st810amaze, @nukaga, and @tacoverdo will be helping out as well. I’ll be popping in when I can. If you’d like to help, contact one of these team members.
- Can You Help the Week of WCUS 2023? – Speaking of helping…. The work of the Community Team still goes on even when flagship events are happening. @sippis has already stepped up to commit to helping with HelpScout and monitoring Slack. We still need at least four other team members to help with various roles: mainly HelpScout, Meetup and WordCamp application review, and monitoring Slack.
This is an excellent opportunity to contribute and we’re happy to provide additional training if someone feels like they need it. Contact @peiraisotta or @mysweetcate with questions or to express interest.
- Finally, if you are a Program Supporter, please take this short survey. Your feedback is vital and provides a more complete view of who is currently contributing in this role and insight into what to focus on for the future. Have your answers in by 4 August. Thank you!
Announcements / Newsletters
- Meetup Organizer Newsletter: JULY 2023
- Recap of the Diverse Speaker Training group (#WPDiversity) AMER/EMEA on July 26, 2023
- Recap of the Diverse Speaker Training group (#WPDiversity) AMER/EMEA on July 12, 2023
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!