Recap of the Diverse Speaker Training group (#WPDiversity) on February 23, 2022

Attending: @jillbinder, @alliennimmons, @anjanavasan, @chrisford, @donreid, @eidolonnight, @firoz2456, @heyyearl, @jasonways, @katiejrichards, @kcrockett, @kimberlylipari, @mmcwilliams, @mysweetcate, @nouman27, @onealtr, @peiraisotta, @planningwrite, @sc0ttkclark, @volkswagenchick, @webcommsat, @wpfangirl

Summary

This meeting was held over Zoom.

For the first half, @jillbinder presented these slides:

Our group’s birth and impact
Our current 3 programs
Roles available (interested? descriptions in slides above ^ )
- Diverse Speaker Workshops:
  - Workshop volunteer — background support
  - Workshop volunteer — front-end
  - Workshop facilitator
  - Workshop coordinators team
  - Translator
- Diverse Speaker Support program:
  - Speaker Mentor
  - Speaker Mentor Coordinator
- Allyship for WordPress Event Organizers program:
  - Workshop volunteer — background support
  - Workshop volunteer — front-end
  - Workshop facilitator
- General:
  - WP Events Coordination Team
  - New volunteer greeter
  - Workshop facilitator
  - Document editor
  - Meeting Attendees
- Specialty
  - APAC team
  - WordCamp Europe reps
Interest form

In the second half, we had an open discussion where people expressed interest in roles and shared ideas:

An offer to start translating into Italian
An offer to be part of our WCEU reps
An offer of project management, getting our team onto Asana
Interest in having workshops for a member’s local WP community in the US
Pointing out that the workshops are a way for people of underrepresented groups in local communities to network
Folks interested in being part of the group without a specific role (yes!)