Title: Heya community team. Here’s some news. Author: Jen Published: November 14, 2014 Last modified: July 5, 2019 --- [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jenmylo/) [Jen](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jenmylo/) 4:16 pm _on_ November 14, 2014   # Heya community team. Here’s some news. [@andreamiddleton](https://profiles.wordpress.org/andreamiddleton/) and I are going to be transitioning out of our WordPress.orgWordPress.org The community site where WordPress code is created and shared by the users. This is where you can download the source code for WordPress core, plugins and themes as well as the central location for community conversations and organization. [https://wordpress.org/](https://wordpress.org/) community roles over the rest of the calendar year. We love what we do and the people in the community, but after years of being referees, counselors, leaders, and guides, it’s time for a change. We think this will be good both for us and for the community, since it’s gives a great opportunity to assess how we’ve been doing things and to re-configure some processes to be better. As you know, we’ve been trying to de-centralize a lot of things that the two of us have been directly overseeing for a while now, and empowering community volunteers to lead various programs is really exciting in tons of ways. That said, we’ll probably need more people to get involved in the various ‘clone Andrea’ projects, and we haven’t even started to clone me yet. To that end… Cami will continue in her role as a .org community organizer (and will make sure all your WC/meetupMeetup Meetup groups are locally-organized groups that get together for face-to-face events on a regular basis (commonly once a month). Learn more about Meetups in our [Meetup Organizer Handbook](https://make.wordpress.org/community/handbook/meetup-organizer/). bills get paid!), but let’s face it, this is a large community and things come up. Until we can see how the cloning experiment and the new policy/process shifts pan out, leaving Cami on her own to handle things would be mean, so Automattic is going to hire someone on contract to work with Cami for a couple of months as a community organizer and help figure out the new lay of the land. My guess is that this will wind up turning into a full-time job, but who knows? That’s part of the excitement of change, you never know what will happen. 🙂 So what does this mean for the team? * We’ll be spending the next month and a half trying to get as much information out of our heads and into documentation so that our collective 10 years of institutional memory doesn’t leave when we do. * We’ll spend the next month and a half trying to wrap up projects we’re on and/ or pass them on to a new project leader/deputyProgram Supporter Community Program Supporters (formerly Deputies) are a team of people worldwide who review WordCamp and Meetup applications, interview lead organizers, and keep things moving at WordCamp Central. Find more about program supporters in our [Program Supporter Handbook](https://make.wordpress.org/community/handbook/community-deputy/).. * We need more deputiesProgram Supporter Community Program Supporters (formerly Deputies) are a team of people worldwide who review WordCamp and Meetup applications, interview lead organizers, and keep things moving at WordCamp Central. Find more about program supporters in our [Program Supporter Handbook](https://make.wordpress.org/community/handbook/community-deputy/).( I like deputies better than clones). The first batch of clones are awesome, but there aren’t very many, and the key to keeping volunteers engaged is to make sure they don’t burn out. * We don’t want anyone to take on too much or burn out, so we want lots of deputies. Experienced WC/meetup organizers are really the only people we’ll consider deputizing. New-to-contributing volunteers just won’t have the necessary background. * You can help us identify all the stuff we need to pull out of our brains and pass on to you. I’ve created [a page where you can add suggestions for things we should document](https://make.wordpress.org/community/andrea-and-jens-documentation-to-do-list/). Just add your ideas in the comments, and we’ll go through it weekly to add to our to-do list (and we’ll put the to-do list in the body of the page to track what we’ve completed and link to it). * By the time we get to January, we will have handed off all our day-to-day responsibilities to various deputies and teams, but we know things will still come up that might require us. At that point we’ll plan to set aside a few hours a week (probably in the form of office hoursOffice Hours Defined times when the Global Community Team are in the #community-events Slack channel. If there is anything you would like to discuss – you do not need to inform them in advance.You are very welcome to drop into any of the Community Team Slack channels at any time. on the community team chat day?) to be available to the team to answer questions, give advice, weigh in, whatever — kind of like an advisory board — for the first few months. * If anyone is interested in applying for the job, [check out the job description](http://automattic.com/work-with-us/community-organizer/). Our goal is to take applications for 2 weeks, do a 2 week trial in December before the holidays to find the right person, and have the contract start at the beginning of January. Thank you to everyone here who has made our jobs wonderful over the past years: you are all exceptional contributors, pure of heart and with more competence than we could shake a stick at. 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[Jen](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jenmylo/) 4:37 pm _on_ November 14, 2014 3. In case anyone is wondering, we’re both staying at Automattic, we’re just going to try working on something else for a change. Don’t freak out! 🙂 4. * ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/7fab7a27d6eb1e11d63e8a5963991d4adacce3ae704dc2fb7f53d97fad88edce? s=32&d=mm&r=g) * [George Stephanis](https://profiles.wordpress.org/georgestephanis/) 5:04 pm _on_ November 14, 2014 - ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d5c3f2d93d1a7622578bf02f19b91bce32e642cf2962e04ab559fbc0ae333359? s=32&d=mm&r=g) - [Andrea Middleton](https://profiles.wordpress.org/andreamiddleton/) 5: 08 pm _on_ November 14, 2014 - I love Peg+Cat so much. 🙂 The kids are LITERALLY watching this show right now. 5. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43079e9f63dcc2eb22b375414f6b10d63294db0ed693c46781d287042a293c2c? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 6. [Tracy Levesque](https://profiles.wordpress.org/liljimmi/) 4:45 pm _on_ November 14, 2014 7. But if there are no clones who will be Cosima? 🙂 I’ll pass along the job posting. 8. * ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9c184f96bd47233afcf0623851f129c13009d7886753f40867c9d4b5856ec080? s=32&d=mm&r=g) * [Jen](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jenmylo/) 4:46 pm _on_ November 14, 2014 * Obviously we should all try to be Cosima all the time. Because she is awesome. 9. Pingback: [Heya community team. Here’s some news. | The WordPress C(h)ronicle](http://wp-cron.com/2014/11/14/heya-community-team-heres-some-news/) 10. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2349fe153237a398b058cefe15910aff3acea2c67da2f8bb6ee587a3cdb31347? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 11. [Xavier Borderie](https://profiles.wordpress.org/xibe/) 5:01 pm _on_ November 14, 2014 12. Wow. The “Cloning Andrea” discussion during the Summit hinted at this, but I wouldn’t have guessed it would apply to the both of you, and so soon! I for one can’t be thankful enough for the amount of work and dedication your put into this community these past years, the elegance with which you dealt with everything, and the solid framework you built for the community projects and events. You’ll be hard to replace! 13. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9a5b8bb9b6aeed0459ad5fc927f1b1d0eada0803042a3f0ce45a43673ac1d3e6? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 14. [David Bisset](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dimensionmedia/) 5:19 pm _on_ November 14, 2014 15. Would like to thank of both of you for your service. I don’t think I could have pulled off WordCampWordCamp WordCamps are casual, locally-organized conferences covering everything related to WordPress. They're one of the places where the WordPress community comes together to teach one another what they’ve learned throughout the year and share the joy. [Learn more](https://central.wordcamp.org/about/). Miami without your help. 16. Can you go into more detail on the deputiesProgram Supporter Community Program Supporters (formerly Deputies) are a team of people worldwide who review WordCamp and Meetup applications, interview lead organizers, and keep things moving at WordCamp Central. Find more about program supporters in our [Program Supporter Handbook](https://make.wordpress.org/community/handbook/community-deputy/).? 17. * ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d5c3f2d93d1a7622578bf02f19b91bce32e642cf2962e04ab559fbc0ae333359? s=32&d=mm&r=g) * [Andrea Middleton](https://profiles.wordpress.org/andreamiddleton/) 8:19 pm _on_ November 14, 2014 * Adding to the WordCampWordCamp WordCamps are casual, locally-organized conferences covering everything related to WordPress. They're one of the places where the WordPress community comes together to teach one another what they’ve learned throughout the year and share the joy. [Learn more](https://central.wordcamp.org/about/). organizer mentorship program we started last year, I’m currently recruiting and training experienced WordCamp organizers to review WordCamp applications, interview would-be WordCamp organizers, and review WordCamp budgets for approval. My goal is to have about 10 deputiesProgram Supporter Community Program Supporters( formerly Deputies) are a team of people worldwide who review WordCamp and Meetup applications, interview lead organizers, and keep things moving at WordCamp Central. Find more about program supporters in our [Program Supporter Handbook](https://make.wordpress.org/community/handbook/community-deputy/). in the US/Canada (working in groups of two during this transition period but possibly permanently), 6 in Europe, and 6 in Asia/Pacifica. * Once a WordCamp organizer is approved for pre-planning, they’ll be paired up with an experienced mentorEvent Supporter Event Supporter (formerly Mentor) is someone who has already organised a WordCamp and has time to meet with their assigned mentee every 2 weeks, they talk over where they should be in their timeline, help them to identify their issues, and also identify solutions for their issues. who can advise them on all the little details and remind them to do the vetting and record-keeping stuff that sometimes gets forgotten in the excitement of “whee! WordCamp!” Deputies will also perform the post-WordCamp debrief, once the event is over. My goal is for [@camikaos](https://profiles.wordpress.org/camikaos/) to act only as a point of escalation (if something is too sensitive or tricky for a community volunteer to handle) and the organizer of the organizers’ organizers. 🙂 18. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/806814895466fbffe3a788a45451b3afa695570f8c2a6f6913db6aa5e2cb3178? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 19. [Mikel King](https://profiles.wordpress.org/vizkr/) 5:38 pm _on_ November 14, 2014 20. All I can say is wow. I don’t know how we are going to pull off the WCNYC 2015 w/o you two… ;-S 21. I am glad that at least Cami will still be here. 22. I feel like we NYCer’s should help out more in some way please feel free to pingPing The act of sending a very small amount of data to an end point. Ping is used in computer science to illicit a response from a target server to test it’s connection. Ping is also a term used by Slack users to @ someone or send them a direct message( DM). Users might say something along the lines of “Ping me when the meeting starts.” us. 23. * ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9c184f96bd47233afcf0623851f129c13009d7886753f40867c9d4b5856ec080? s=32&d=mm&r=g) * [Jen](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jenmylo/) 5:58 pm _on_ November 14, 2014 * Thanks, Mikel! Talk to Kevin Cristiano, he’s been deputized already and can rope you all in. 🙂 24. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d0f437b76a4dabd71b382a966c6c7ce0f1d8f6ff261a54844eaefa14a4f5ba19? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 25. Anonymous User 5:56 pm _on_ November 14, 2014 26. Congrats all around! I’m sure 2015 will bring an amazing adventure to all three of you! 🙂 27. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4766888911f84ffe981190a286670a07caf5eb144b0c3e26700f25bff33319c3? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 28. [Brandon Dove](https://profiles.wordpress.org/brandondove/) 6:17 pm _on_ November 14, 2014 29. So happy for the both of you – you’re wonderful role models for this community. Thank you for the contributions you’ve made in each of our lives, and for the system you’ve helped to implement so this community can continue to thrive. Looking forward to collaborating with Cami and The DeputiesProgram Supporter Community Program Supporters (formerly Deputies) are a team of people worldwide who review WordCamp and Meetup applications, interview lead organizers, and keep things moving at WordCamp Central. Find more about program supporters in our [Program Supporter Handbook](https://make.wordpress.org/community/handbook/community-deputy/).( that’s the new band name). 30. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1320da1d8291df6833a81d8e9220c0564509940421fa57f14bd314bacbed62e4? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 31. [cameronbarrett](https://profiles.wordpress.org/cameronbarrett/) 6:19 pm _on_ November 14, 2014 32. I’d be happy to help with the NYC WC. I’ve also been thinking of starting a smaller Northern NJ WP MeetupMeetup Meetup groups are locally-organized groups that get together for face-to-face events on a regular basis (commonly once a month). Learn more about Meetups in our [Meetup Organizer Handbook](https://make.wordpress.org/community/handbook/meetup-organizer/). for those of us who can’t make it into NYC more frequently. Lastly, there’s a huge push I’m working on for getting WordPress used more in our schools. 33. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/66100363deaf502bcb6a7200150bf4f3405f16f76c250b814c7d31714c1ae125? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 34. [Amy Hendrix (sabreuse)](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sabreuse/) 8:43 pm _on_ November 14, 2014 35. You’ve both been amazing – both as community leaders and, so much more importantly, as mentorsEvent Supporter Event Supporter (formerly Mentor) is someone who has already organised a WordCamp and has time to meet with their assigned mentee every 2 weeks, they talk over where they should be in their timeline, help them to identify their issues, and also identify solutions for their issues. and friends. Congrats and good luck! 36. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/213ffa27eb35ac4a16040157d8d9d8c9a1be19971a387774a8891893215ed084? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 37. [Emil Uzelac](https://profiles.wordpress.org/emiluzelac/) 9:51 pm _on_ November 14, 2014 38. Congrats ladies, good luck and thank you 🙂 39. Pingback: [Weekly Roundup of Web Design and Development Resources: November 14, 2014](http://www.lireo.com/weekly-roundup-web-design-development-resources-november-14-2014/) 40. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/751c37e897d7e5350a12329d48cb0a166c77f87fe00c47b9289e70417459fb92? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 41. [M Asif Rahman](https://profiles.wordpress.org/asif2bd/) 7:27 am _on_ November 15, 2014 42. Its kind of very expected. You guys were and still handling just impossible amount of things. This WordCampWordCamp WordCamps are casual, locally-organized conferences covering everything related to WordPress. They're one of the places where the WordPress community comes together to teach one another what they’ve learned throughout the year and share the joy. [Learn more](https://central.wordcamp.org/about/). SF was extreme example of how many stuff you two handle. I was always thinking, there must be a better way, everyone has life, family, and plans for future. You are a team of super smart geek. You should find better way, and you have, now we know. Wish you a blast in coming days and years to come. Would love to help if any way I could. 43. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a803061162a2088226d20c6567bfef085985fddeb3bb09ec41b89ea7a9a7e3d1? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 44. [Scott Basgaard](https://profiles.wordpress.org/scottbasgaard/) 2:20 pm _on_ November 15, 2014 45. Wishing you both the best with what you’ll be working on next and wanted to say thank you for the incredible amount of work you’ve put into this role over the years. 46. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a0d09f4c225fa21e2ce02f66d4a38f8d4f80e5010bf9da259fb92efdd6159c46? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 47. [Junko Nukaga](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nukaga/) 4:01 pm _on_ November 15, 2014 48. Thank you, Andrea and Jen. I will get your help, was able to be successful WordCampWordCamp WordCamps are casual, locally-organized conferences covering everything related to WordPress. They're one of the places where the WordPress community comes together to teach one another what they’ve learned throughout the year and share the joy. [Learn more](https://central.wordcamp.org/about/). Kansai. There is a WordCamp of challenges in Japan, but I believe there is a need to take more of everyone and the communication of the world. And more I to join. I expect in the future. 49. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/82e095c8bc229017b128e53940ea534aa31f6624431bedee24c7e8756e42dd1c? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 50. [Adam Silverstein](https://profiles.wordpress.org/adamsilverstein/) 5:12 pm _on_ November 15, 2014 51. Thanks for everything you have done! Best wishes on whatever is next. 52. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3570426dc554b821b457cc8807eea58efd745bc3b8f8a8c6a80a2641add6608? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 53. [vc27](https://profiles.wordpress.org/vc27/) 10:08 pm _on_ November 15, 2014 54. Thank you so much! The Nashville group is what it is because you two have always given us the tools when we needed them! 55. The cloning part kind of cracked me up. I really hope I’m never cloned or at least I hope there are never more than one of me alive at a time 🙂 56. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/c5545907b74e7769b1db330c1bec48f2c94930e99e6f2f51eaff3b3df9ce2d8b? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 57. [Aditya Kane](https://profiles.wordpress.org/adityakane/) 6:24 pm _on_ November 16, 2014 58. Big thanks to [@andreamiddleton](https://profiles.wordpress.org/andreamiddleton/) and [@jenmylo](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jenmylo/) for their awesome contribution. WordCampWordCamp WordCamps are casual, locally-organized conferences covering everything related to WordPress. They're one of the places where the WordPress community comes together to teach one another what they’ve learned throughout the year and share the joy. [Learn more](https://central.wordcamp.org/about/). Mumbai and its community would not have been the same without guidance and help from Central. All the best for the new stuff they will get involved in. 59. Would love to contribute more time, volunteer for more things for the WordCamp project. 🙂 60. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1dba75a903be8eb13bae6f961d81a99e5c76d5ca8c327a18bc25e96df2417b99? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 61. [Hugh Lashbrooke](https://profiles.wordpress.org/hlashbrooke/) 5:19 am _on_ November 17, 2014 62. Thanks so much to the both of you for the hard work you do for our community – cloning you can’t be an easy task. 63. I’m keen to help out in any way I can with the mentorship program or anything else. Let me know what I can do 🙂 64. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/47cd7962239f71e643b9b00f5eae21c1a4a33793fe2206946dbbabdc34ee93d7? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 65. [Valerio Souza](https://profiles.wordpress.org/valeriosza/) 12:11 pm _on_ November 19, 2014 66. It is sad to know that. WordCampWordCamp WordCamps are casual, locally-organized conferences covering everything related to WordPress. They're one of the places where the WordPress community comes together to teach one another what they’ve learned throughout the year and share the joy. [Learn more](https://central.wordcamp.org/about/). Belo Horizonte and believe that all editions of Brazil just have to thank the patience and attention. 67. Whatever it takes to help in South America in Brazil and I am available. 68. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/17e3cbd63c4ddcf873d1848277de062a48239d962359ecaf1978e966429f5b6f? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 69. [Rocio Valdivia](https://profiles.wordpress.org/_dorsvenabili/) 4:05 pm _on_ November 19, 2014 70. Congrats [@andreamiddleton](https://profiles.wordpress.org/andreamiddleton/) and [@jenmylo](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jenmylo/), wishing you the best for the next stuff you will get involved, good luck! And Big Thanks for all your help with the community 🙂 71. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2e500695efc100122c68bdedb244ece6b4c0a5e9644c2a1f684bcc4f0bde46eb? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 72. [Mayo Moriyama](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mayukojpn/) 10:35 am _on_ November 20, 2014 73. Congrats and good luck, and, I’m sorry for my shaking heads. :p Especially WordCampWordCamp WordCamps are casual, locally-organized conferences covering everything related to WordPress. They're one of the places where the WordPress community comes together to teach one another what they’ve learned throughout the year and share the joy. [Learn more](https://central.wordcamp.org/about/). SF and the Community Days were really nice gift from you. My life has changed! 74. [@Nukaga](https://profiles.wordpress.org/Nukaga/), We should challenge WordCamp Asia as well!! 75. 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