Monthly Archives: July 2015

Cami Kaos 9:00 pm on July 31, 2015
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Update to sponsorship remittance

We’re changing the way we accept checks as remittance for 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. sponsorship. Moving forward payment by check will be sent to a lockbox with our bank. This means better security and more efficient depositing of checks. In addition it means that multiple team members will be able to process and note sponsor income.

Starting today checks should be sent to:

WordPress FoundationWordPress Foundation The WordPress Foundation is a charitable organization founded by Matt Mullenweg to further the mission of the WordPress open source project: to democratize publishing through Open Source, GPL software. Find more on wordpressfoundation.org.
MS 65
PO Box 4000
Portland, OR 97208-4000

Please ensure that all sponsors mark the check with your WordCamp city.

If you’ve already sent out invoices with the previous address there’s no need to reissue but please update your templates and use the PO Box 4000 for all future requests.

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Jen 4:01 am on July 31, 2015  

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Jen 4:00 am on July 30, 2015  

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Josepha 3:33 pm on July 29, 2015
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Deputy Training | Vetting Applications

Calling all 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.! Feeling like you’ve really gotten the hang of triage and tagging in SupportPress? Not yet ready for interviewing, but want to do more?

Sounds like application vetting might be just right for you. We’re going to have two trainings next week for deputies who are ready to learn about vetting those 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. and 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. applications. The first will be at 1400 UTC on Tuesday, Aug 4 and the second will be at 0200 UTC Wednesday, Aug 5. Both will use Google Hangouts unless we run into technical difficulties!

Please RSVP in the comments below so we can tell if we should split one group into two!

#deputies, #meetups-2, #training-workshops, #wordcamps

Jen 4:00 am on July 29, 2015  

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Jen 4:00 am on July 28, 2015  

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Jen 4:00 am on July 27, 2015  

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Jen 4:00 am on July 26, 2015  

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Jen 4:00 am on July 25, 2015  

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Josepha 8:38 pm on July 24, 2015
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Multiple Meetup Groups in a Single City

Hello all you community builders out there!

We’ve had a couple of discussions lately on slackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/. about having multiple 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. groups in single cities and how close is too close. There have been good arguments raised on both sides of the issue, which I’ve paraphrased below.

  1. In favor of single groups per city
    • Concentrates work of local WordPress enthusiasts.
    • Provides a very strong community base for the opportunity of future 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. planning.
    • Helps with chapter maintenance from a 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. perspective.
  2. In favor of multiple groups per city
    • Increases opportunities for leadership experience.
    • Provides events in other areas of a city (suburbs, etc).
    • It might be hard to find groups if they are far outside a popular zip code.

The usual concerns are available for both as well:

  1. What are the best ways to make sure organizers don’t end up with a monopoly on the community?
  2. What is the healthiest option for the local communities?
  3. What if groups are really dedicated to different aspects of WordPress (developer, designer, etc)?

Best practice is to consolidate Meetup groups within a city. The organization of each Meetup group is open which can allow for anyone to plan and host an event in the surrounding areas and for any skill level.

This post is an opportunity for those who aren’t monitoring the slack chats to join in the discussion. Please share your thoughts in the comments below!

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