Title: Weekly Updates Author: WordCamp.org Published: July 31, 2017 --- [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wordcamp/) [WordCamp.org](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wordcamp/) 4:00 am _on_ July 31, 2017 Tags: [weekly update ( 269 )](https://make.wordpress.org/community/tag/weekly-update/) # Weekly Updates Hello to all our 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/)., 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/). organizers, 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/). wranglers, and WordPress Community builders! You were probably hard at work this weekend. Tell us what you got accomplished in our [#weekly-update](https://make.wordpress.org/community/tag/weekly-update/)! _Have you run into a roadblock with the stuff you’re working on? Head over to [#community-events](https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/community-events) or [#community-team](https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/community-team) in SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform [https://slack.com/](https://slack.com/). The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at [https://make.wordpress.org/chat/](https://make.wordpress.org/chat/) and ask for help!_ ### Share this: * [ Threads ](https://make.wordpress.org/community/2017/07/31/weekly-updates-24/?share=threads) * [ Mastodon ](https://make.wordpress.org/community/2017/07/31/weekly-updates-24/?share=mastodon) * [ Bluesky ](https://make.wordpress.org/community/2017/07/31/weekly-updates-24/?share=bluesky) * [ Facebook ](https://make.wordpress.org/community/2017/07/31/weekly-updates-24/?share=facebook) * [ X ](https://make.wordpress.org/community/2017/07/31/weekly-updates-24/?share=x) * [ LinkedIn ](https://make.wordpress.org/community/2017/07/31/weekly-updates-24/?share=linkedin) * [Login to Reply](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fmake.wordpress.org%2Fcommunity%2F2017%2F07%2F31%2Fweekly-updates-24%2F%23respond&locale=en_US) 1. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ab5fa5deb26fe8a730d11dc716d440a67fb5c48c3b74f731c505b6748a58fd7d? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 2. [Cami Kaos](https://profiles.wordpress.org/camikaos/) 11:52 pm _on_ July 31, 2017 3. **Monday** 4. * Payments: Income attributions, review and release sponsor invoices, reimbursements, vendor payments, account sweeps. Special items for WordCamps US, Miami, Moscow, and Winnipeg * WCUSWCUS WordCamp US. The US flagship WordCamp event. speaker selection call— tales with speaker lead about best organizing/ presenting method for talks that are still contenders. Discussed timeline moving forward. * WCNYC budget re-review with new expense information. Chat with Kevin about the venue and accessibilityAccessibility Accessibility (commonly shortened to a11y) refers to the design of products, devices, services, or environments for people with disabilities. The concept of accessible design ensures both“ direct access” (i.e. unassisted) and “indirect access” meaning compatibility with a person’s assistive technology (for example, computer screen readers).( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessibility) * chat with a community member about some concerns over speaker acceptance and communication issues experienced. * WCNYC contract review — ask for additional updates * Reached out to 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/). Baltimore organizer to see how they’re going on their speaker selection and to let them know there will be three consecutive weekend east coast WordCamps. * updated SiteLock’s global sponsor blurb * sent request to have every page of WCAthens venue contract signed so I can seal it and send it to the venue via post * Help Scout * SiteGround sponsor agreement for Ann Arbor 5. **Tuesday** 6. * WCUS – GPLGPL GPL is an acronym for GNU Public License. It is the standard license WordPress uses for Open Source licensing [https://wordpress.org/about/license/](https://wordpress.org/about/license/). The GPL is a ‘copyleft’ license [https://www.gnu.org/licenses/copyleft.en.html](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/copyleft.en.html). This means that derivative work can only be distributed under the same license terms. This is in distinction to permissive free software licenses, of which the BSD license and the MIT License are widely used examples. non compliant sponsor review and email. Also discussed ticket sales numbers by comparison to former years, need for increased posting frequency, and speaker selection process * WordCamp Milwaukee 2018 budget review – original cost per person per day was in the mid $60s without lunch provided. Brought down to $54.15 per person per day with lunch added in. Approved with $23282 in total expenses and a $7500 global grant. Sent WordCamp CentralWordCamp Central Website for all WordCamp activities globally. [https://central.wordcamp.org](https://central.wordcamp.org) includes a list of upcoming and past camp with links to each. link for required info. Waiting for contract. * WordCamp Columbus — approved with 15,434.00 in expenses and a global grant of $5500. No unneeded expenses, though we reduced the larger than needed initial speaker dinner expense by roughly half. * Best practices for notifying speakers email * WordCamp Columbus — reviewed and signed venue agreement and moved to schedule * Help Scout * WordCamp Boston — resent missing insurance documentation * review and respond to WordCamp Vegas venue proposal — same issue as last year. We can’t list them as a sponsor for all of Nevada for for 12 months 7. **Wednesday** 8. * WordCamp St Louis pre-applying conversation. The same coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. group of people still want to organize both the 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/). and WordCamp but there doesn’t seem to be any interest or follow through from the community. They have the same request repeatedly for a 101 meetup event and I think not providing it is stunting the influx of new members getting more deeply involved. She offered that they considered doing the first day of the WordCamp next year as a 101 workshop (with another workshop running at the same time). Great idea. Great way to bring in new folks. I suggested that she. Had a poor 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. experience last year. Needs a solid active mentor this year. Looking for a new venue because their old venue won’t let them reserve the venue until the semester in which the event happens. Pushing it to late May or early August. * WordCamp Portland – ticket sales are going well, call for speakers closes on Aug 1, they’re working on design stuff (swag, badges, etc), they took a poll on volunteer uniform and decided on t-shirts. Getting team consensus from polls instead of discussions has been great for them. They’re doing well with sponsors * WCUS weekly call — The big ticket sales meeting. Normal check in followed by ticket sales promotion idea fest * quick chat with WC Providence/ RI organizer about their car dealer sponsor wanting to give test drives on breaks and at lunch. Talked about insurance issues. * WordCamp Jacksonville 2018 budget review — starting out at $47.30 per person per day. Removed marketing cost. Reduced volunteer identifier cost. reduced number of financial scholarships. Adjusted the way kid camp tickets are sold and provided free companion tickets for kid camp adult +1. Cost is at $46.45 per person per day. Approved with a total of $19,511 in expenses. Global grant of $5000 (just under 50%). Next steps – awaiting confirmation from venue (there will not be a formal contract) and for organizer to complete required fields on Central page. * reached out to WCDFW to request that they send the venue confirmation ASAP since they’ve already announced dates and location but are not yet scheduled. 9. **Friday** vetted WordCamp Jeddah application — declined — no local meetup group, wants to make money from event, wants to raise profile. Encouraged applicant to start a meetup group within the expectations of the project and apply again when that meetup is active. vetted WordCamp St. Louis application – accepted and requested an orientation. Second consecutive year organizer, is aware of term limit. WordCamp Philly — mentor call around some speaker concerns, sponsorship is going well, announced first two rounds of speakers, tickets sales are off to a slow start but will start a social media push this weekend. vetted WordCamp Riga, Latvia application — wants to hold WordCamp Riga in less than 3 months. That’s a very short turn around. Approved for orientation/ application. 10. * WCUS – t-shirt discussion, signed letter of confirmation for after party caterer, signed sponsor agreements for Nestify and Give WP * Sent WordCamp Jacksonville 2017 survey results * verified WordCamp DFW’s venue confirmation and moved to scheduled. * vetted WordCamp Madrid 2018 application — approved for orientation, encourage him to get some diversity on the organizing team. * vetted WordCamp Zaragoza 2018 – approved for orientation, encourage him to get some diversity on the organizing team. * vetted WordCamp Antwerp application – approved for orientation. 2nd consecutive year organizer. Encourage him to work with the organizers who may pick up in 2019 * vetted WordCamp Greenville — declined — there’s already a WordCamp in planning. Suggesting the applicant get more involved with the meetup group planning the event 11. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8e997e7b6570ba04b872e29f736ce77a396a6b024e434de7c82530456a253e65? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 12. [Courtney P.K.](https://profiles.wordpress.org/courtneypk/) 12:57 am _on_ August 1, 2017 13. * Reviewed 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/). applications that needed second opinions and orientation scheduling * Updated 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/). Handbook and followed up on Get Involved section of the handbook * Community office hoursOffice Hours Defined times when the Global Community Team are in the [#community-events](https://make.wordpress.org/community/tag/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. * Linked newest meetup groups to the chapter account * Meetup venue request for Glasgow * Reviewed P2P2 P2 or O2 is the term people use to refer to the Make WordPress blog. It can be found at [https://make.wordpress.org](https://make.wordpress.org/) posts for new comments * Swag orders for meetupsMeetup 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/). and WordCamps * Help Scout triage and tickets * Payments and Income * General organizer duties 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](https://central.wordcamp.org/about/). Portland, keeping tasks moving along. Communication with vendors and sponsors. 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. chat and Organizer check-in meeting. 14. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a0d09f4c225fa21e2ce02f66d4a38f8d4f80e5010bf9da259fb92efdd6159c46? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 15. [Junko Nukaga](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nukaga/) 2:26 am _on_ August 2, 2017 16. **Monday** I did mentoring for the second time at 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/). Tokyo. 17. * Site articles * Publish tickets * About printed matter * About overseas speakers visa 18. Ticket sales of WordCamp Tokyo began. 19. **Tuesday** Following Monday I mentored WordCamp Tokyo. 20. * About speaker disclosure 21. **Sunday** [@Nao](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nao/) and I mentored the Tokyo organizer team and reviewed GPLGPL GPL is an acronym for GNU Public License. It is the standard license WordPress uses for Open Source licensing [https://wordpress.org/about/license/](https://wordpress.org/about/license/). The GPL is a ‘copyleft’ license [https://www.gnu.org/licenses/copyleft.en.html](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/copyleft.en.html). This means that derivative work can only be distributed under the same license terms. This is in distinction to permissive free software licenses, of which the BSD license and the MIT License are widely used examples. compatibility of sponsors. One of the possible sponsors was non-compatible and we said no to the team. 22. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f38676be97b8d7ee8c454d9c32aff580948400109f6ca16262ecb498ee1f81ef? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 23. [Maeve Lander](https://profiles.wordpress.org/enigmaweb/) 8:50 am _on_ August 2, 2017 24. * Completed 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/). training * Vetted my first 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/). application 🙂 * Did some Help Scout triage 25. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/82359ddec9ccf6d85dfbe983b356f9fc1ce86ba112cb3a55412aa730ca30f7d0? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 26. [Abul Khayer](https://profiles.wordpress.org/myselfkhayer/) 3:15 am _on_ August 4, 2017 27. **Tuesday** 28. Signed Community 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/). Agreement 29. **Thursday** 30. Completed 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/). Training Orientation 31. **Friday** 32. Vetted Kerrville 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/). Application 33. **Saturday** 34. 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