Attending: @askdesign, @coachbirgit, @franrosa, @jasonnickerson, @jillbinder, @margheweb, @martatorre, @oneal
Host: @jillbinder
Start: https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C037W5S7X/p1690390843642729
Summary
1 – First time here
2 – Who we are (@jillbinder)
- Our goals, our 3 initiatives, how people can help
3 – WPDiversity Member Updates (everyone)
- No updates today
4 – Workshops (@jillbinder)
- Exceptional results from the Thursday, July 20, 2023: Organizing Diverse & Inclusive WordPress Events #WPDiversity workshop
- Monday, July 31, 2023: Contributor Mentorship: A Primer for DEIB at WordPress Events (#WPDiversity)
- Thursday, August 17th: Organizing Diverse & Inclusive WordPress Events — Follow Up Slack Chat on #community-events
5 – Volunteer Dashboard! (@jillbinder)
- @jillbinder shared the new dashboard to empower volunteers and asked for feedback
6 – Diversity in Spain projects (@martatorre)
- @martatorre and @franrosa are going to work on the first draft for the Spanish diversity team
7 – Diversity in Asia (@onealtr)
- @onealtr shared what the additional diversity concerns are at our WP events in Asia, as well as dates of upcoming WordCamps in Asia.
8 – Project updates (@jillbinder)
@jillbinder gave updates on:
- Speaker selection doc
- Using @Michelle Frechette’s https://wpspeakers.com/ in #diverse-speaker-support
- The #diverse-speaker-support channel
- @Julia’s set of questions for organizers to think about diversity and inclusion at their events
- Organizing Inclusive & Welcoming Events – new format
9 – Comments, questions, ideas (anyone)
- @jillbinder shared about being called in on a tweet she wrote
- @martatorre asked for ideas on how to get more women and other underrepresented groups onto the plugin review team
End: https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C037W5S7X/p1690394396187739