Today’s Meeting
Meeting Attended By: @miker, @jenblogs4u, @dhruvpandya, @Michelle Ames (she/her), @Nicky Krastev, @bseekins, @sheffie.robinson, @makewebbetter
Notes Taken By: @miker
Marketing Schedule Updates
We will continue the bi-weekly marketing schedule for the time being. However, next week (8/28), we will have the continuation of the Marketing Strategy session, where we look at our objectives for the next year and how best to organize ourselves.
Everybody is encouraged to participate in the discussion. Please use the opportunity to brainstorm specific items, and we look forward to a lively conversation.
Task Lead Updates
- @miker and @jenblogs4u are organizing the Marketing tasks for the upcoming 5.3 release.
- @jenblogs4u is going to make a checklist for the release to ensure no steps are overlooked.
- We have started building up a contributor team to assist with content creation, editing, and coordinating between relevant teams.
- @marybaum and @webcommsat have both volunteered to be part of the initiative.
- Current estimates for the 5.3 release are:
- Beta 1: 23 September 2019
- Release Candidate: 15 October 2019
- General Release: 12 November 2019
- @miker showed off a WIP concept video for make.wordpress.org: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SF10xlyAhXU&feature=youtu.be
The meeting wrapped up approximately 15 minutes early.