WCEU Contributor Day is fast approaching and we couldn’t be more excited. We had some great suggestions and all of them seem worthwhile to pursue!
So how will the Community Team be using our time?
We will have several sub-tables to discuss and work on several topics.
Topics to be discussed include Each table will have facilitators.
Some tables also have core times. Everyone is free to come and go as they please, so please join a community table, even if it is just on a topic that interests you.
Contributor Working Group – Mentorship
Subgroup lead: Hari Shanker ( @harishanker )
Time: All day (Everybody is welcome to join anytime)
Dedicated Meeting Time: 15:00 – 15:30
https://make.wordpress.org/project/2023/02/06/proposal-creating-a-wordpress-contributor-mentorship-program/
The contributor working group is working on a WordPress Contributor Mentorship Program. The pilot is scheduled to start asap after WCEU. This means that the discussions at WCEU will be focussing on the practical side of making this happen, and marketing the idea/getting buy-in from other Make Teams.
Resources:
- Cultivating More Effective Contributing on Contributor Days
https://make.wordpress.org/community/2023/04/19/cultivating-more-effective-contributing-on-contributor-days/ - Recap of Contributor Working Group’s Mentorship Chat on April 20, 2023
https://make.wordpress.org/community/2023/04/25/recap-of-contributor-working-groups-mentorship-chat-on-april-20-2023/ - Recap of the Contributor Working Group’s Mentorship Chat on May 18, 2023
https://make.wordpress.org/community/2023/05/20/recap-of-the-contributor-working-groups-mentorship-chat-on-may-18-2023/
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in WordPress
Subgroup lead: Junko Nukaga ( @nukaga ) , Shusei Toda( @st810amaze )
Time: 11:00 – 12:00
This group will discuss about DE&I in WordPress. Inviting new voices to an established and global project, like WordPress, takes proactive and thoughtful work on behalf of leaders and contributors, especially since open source contribution requires a fair amount of privilege. WordPress seeks to embrace this reality and work to lower the barrier of entry, proactively and consistently over time.
Resources:
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in WordPress
https://make.wordpress.org/handbook/diversity-equity-and-inclusion-in-wordpress/
Improving Sponsorship Proposals
Subgroup lead: Taco Verdonschot ( @tacoverdo )
Time: After Lunch
The average sponsorship proposal by WordCamps are pretty bad. They don’t clearly describe the sponsor’s benefits. E.g. What does ‘medium logo’ mean? To help WordCamps do better in this area, we’ll need to write practical information in the event handbooks.
This was briefly touched at WC Asia, but needs to be continued.
Resources:
- Proposed 2023 Global Community Sponsorship Program
https://make.wordpress.org/community/2022/12/05/proposed-2023-global-community-sponsorship-program/
Meetup Orientation
Subgroup lead: Francesco Di Candia ( @francescodicandia ) , Isotta Peira ( @peiraisotta )
Time: After lunch
Gather any applications that require orientation, and do it in person.
This will happen if there is a Super Deputy, Deputy, or Mentor who can do orientation at Contributor Day.
Organizers Meetup
Subgroup lead: Isotta Peira ( @peiraisotta ), Francesco Di Candia ( @francescodicandia )
Time: 11:00 – 12:00
Can plan a meetup for all EU organizers to identify their challenges / AMA / Q&A session.
Resources:
- Announcement: Increasing Meetup Venue Support Funds
https://make.wordpress.org/community/2023/05/18/announcement-increasing-meetup-venue-support-funds/ - 2021-2022 WordPress Meetup Survey: Key Findings
https://make.wordpress.org/community/2023/05/02/2021-2022-wordpress-meetup-survey-key-findings/
Discussion about Next Generation WordCamp
Subgroup lead: Angela Jin ( @angelasjin )
Time: 14:00 – 15:00
This group will discuss the proposal that was announced in May about Next Generation WordCamps. WordCamps have been happening around the world since 2006 and maybe it is time for an update. Attendees have their own peripherals to their purpose of attending an event and there might be a chance for an update to the format WordCamps are held.
Resources:
- https://make.wordpress.org/community/2023/05/08/the-next-generation-of-wordcamps/
- Idea generation: Next Gen WordCamps!
https://make.wordpress.org/community/2023/05/24/idea-generation-next-gen-wordcamps/
Documentation Update / Creating New Documentation
Subgroup lead:Megan Rose ( @megabyterose )
Time: TBD
The Community Team documents need some updates. Starting with WordCamp Handbooks, there are multiple handbooks available for the community members to take a look at. But not all the information is up-to-date and Contributor Day is a great chance to update some documents for the community.
Also would like current organizers to contribute new articles based on things that they do in their WordCamp / Meetups but are not available in the handbook.
Others
In addition to the above topics, we will be reviewing the Trello board for community team goals for 2023, discussing whether they are feasible with the resources available, and receiving feedback on other ways to better serve the community.
Can’t attend in person?
Join the conversations that happen all year long in the Make Community Slack. It’s simple to join and allows you to connect to all of the Make WordPress contributor teams!
Comment on the post to share your feedback, particularly around the two items we’ll be discussing. You’ll also have a chance to approve any updates to the handbooks so be looking for that opportunity.
Additionally, consider amplifying the event on your personal social media!
The community table leads are @tacoverdo , @st810amaze , @francescodicandia , @megabyterose and me @nukaga. If someone have any questions, please feel free to ask.
Thanks again to the leads and sub-leads, for contributions to this post!