Title: Weekly Updates Author: WordCamp.org Published: August 14, 2017 --- [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wordcamp/) [WordCamp.org](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wordcamp/) 4:00 am _on_ August 14, 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/2017/08/14/weekly-updates-26/?share=threads) * [ Mastodon ](https://make.wordpress.org/community/2017/08/14/weekly-updates-26/?share=mastodon) * [ Bluesky ](https://make.wordpress.org/community/2017/08/14/weekly-updates-26/?share=bluesky) * [ Facebook ](https://make.wordpress.org/community/2017/08/14/weekly-updates-26/?share=facebook) * [ X ](https://make.wordpress.org/community/2017/08/14/weekly-updates-26/?share=x) * [ LinkedIn ](https://make.wordpress.org/community/2017/08/14/weekly-updates-26/?share=linkedin) * [Login to Reply](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fmake.wordpress.org%2Fcommunity%2F2017%2F08%2F14%2Fweekly-updates-26%2F%23respond&locale=en_US) 1. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/82359ddec9ccf6d85dfbe983b356f9fc1ce86ba112cb3a55412aa730ca30f7d0? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 2. [Abul Khayer](https://profiles.wordpress.org/myselfkhayer/) 8:21 am _on_ August 14, 2017 3. Vetted 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 from Noida, India 4. Vetted Meetup Application from Jaipur, India 5. Vetted & Replied to Meetup Application from Ilorin, Nigeria 6. Did some Help Scout triage 7. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/241584c8900ae5ccd62ff4c9db7d58e58bc9e0dc0162d4bdcac2a916d586c7ed? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 8. [Francesca Marano](https://profiles.wordpress.org/francina/) 11:18 am _on_ August 14, 2017 9. * Vetted 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/). Avezzano, Italy * Did orientation with Avezzano and Vicenza, Italy * Admin work on Meetup.com for Avezzano and Vicenza, Italy * Check-in call with 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/). Athens, Greece 10. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8e997e7b6570ba04b872e29f736ce77a396a6b024e434de7c82530456a253e65? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 11. [Courtney P.K.](https://profiles.wordpress.org/courtneypk/) 4:52 pm _on_ August 14, 2017 12. * 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/). orientation and group creation for Kerrville, Texas and Rutland, Vermont * Reached out to meetup groups that seem to have closed invitation processes * Reviewed Meetup applications that needed second opinions and orientation scheduling * Reviewing/commenting on recent community 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 * Revised Meetup orientation script * 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. * 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 * 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: Reviewing design files and starting to submit them for print; Booking Speaker event venue; Caterer wrangling, Reviewing speaker submissions; Bi-weekly chat with 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.; Organizer in-person meeting 13. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ab5fa5deb26fe8a730d11dc716d440a67fb5c48c3b74f731c505b6748a58fd7d? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 14. [Cami Kaos](https://profiles.wordpress.org/camikaos/) 5:38 pm _on_ August 14, 2017 15. **Monday** 16. * Payments: Income attributions, review and release sponsor invoices, reimbursements, vendor payments, account sweeps. * Pinged 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/). orgs to request that they not publish sponsors until invoice has been paid * WordCamp San Diego pre-application organizer questions * WordCamp Detroit application vetting, questions, and conversation * Help Scout * WordCamp Miami urgent ACH transfer for super late lost payment * WordCamp DFW – trouble adding an admin to the site. Added 17. **Tuesday** 18. * WordCamp Lancaster – trying to get back to a simple event. one day only (no contrib day on Sunday because they’ve had really poor turnout in the past) 230ish attendees. Speaker dinner Friday night, event Saturday, after party Saturday night. 2 tracks has served them well in the past so they’ll continue that. One track for people who run websites for themselves and the other a track for folks who build sites for clients. Looking at late February early March for the date. Organizer agreement sent, email forward updated, site created. * WordCamp US Community Bazaar marketing call – discuss groups to reach out to, groups that can be included. And a fun informational hangout for people to join from home or from their 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/). event * WordCamp Grand Rapids – re-budgeting. Talked about sponsor income, requested she have speakers sign the AV release. * CoCCode of Conduct “A code of conduct is a set of rules outlining the norms, rules, and responsibilities or proper practices of an individual party.” - [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_of_conduct) concern outreach * WordCamp Milwaukee – confirmed they filled out all required fields, requested a venue agreement * WordCamp Grand Rapids – sponsor payment checkin * WordCamp Denver – still hasn’t received their insurance certificate — no worked from our provider looking into it further. Forwarded request to new insurance contact * Siteground sponsor agreement for WordCamp Orlando * Quick check in with WordCamp Orlando organizer. call for speakers is about to close. Call for sponsors is open. Tickets go on sale in September. It’s a hurricane free zone 🙂 19. **Wednesday** 20. * Help Scout * WordCamp Detroit application vetting – applicant should work on consistently holding meetup events, open a call for volunteers, and communicate clearly with his co-organizers before resubmitting an application in a few months * vetted WordCamp Dhaka application – approved for interview/orientation * WordCamp Portland – They’re moving right along. No immediate issues, everything is moving according to the timeline. Touched on after party, speaker event, speakers great balance of local and diverse, back up speakers, cameras are on their way, volunteers are set and read – finding out if they’ll be able to use the venue night before for a volunteer walk through — ahead of schedule on swag, and all design assets except stickers are done. * WordCamp Denver – Biggest issue is that they need to sell tickets. All of the org team is doing the stuff they need to be doing. Ahead of schedule on swag and volunteer t-shirts. Badges are designed. They’re over on sponsors. The only thing they feel is lagging is the tickets. Reviewed post for Central for them and published. * Check in with WordCamp Phoenix on 2018 dates * reviewed and signed updated venue agreement for WordCamp Phoenix 21. **Thursday** 22. * preparation for a mediation call, mediation call, notes * WCUSWCUS WordCamp US. The US flagship WordCamp event. – review suggested nursing room, provide feedback on naming and partitions. Volunteer t-shirt discussion and requesting of samples. Requested venue and logistics identify an in-house or out of house source for furniture and booth rentals for WCUS and sponsor use. Discuss with budget wranglerWrangler Someone, usually a person part of event organizing team, who looks after certain things like budget or sponsors. where we can make some additional cuts * requested required info to get an additionally insured document for WordCamp Minneapolis 23. **Friday** 24. * vetted WordCamp Kampala application – they have a meetup group but aren’t hosting regular monthly 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/).. Applicant has not been to a WordCamp. Requesting that they host 3 consecutive monthly meetups with the 3 consecutive meetups scheduled following that and apply again when they’ve built up the community a bit. *** Applicant emailed to let me know we should reconsider. Responded to find out if there had been a mistake in our information and restated that they should get consistent meetup events * vetted WordCamp Udaipur application – applicant was on the team last year as vol wrangler needs orientation * vetted WordCamp Noida application – no meetup- encouraged him to start a meetup group. *** Applicant emailed to ask again to organize a WordCamp and submitted an application for a WordPress Meetup group reiterated that the meetup group should be active first * vetted WordCamp Jaipur application – applicant is bringing a dormant group back to life, has submitted an application to join the chapter account, requested that he reach out again when the group has been meeting consistently for 3 or more months and has 3 more meetups scheduled in the future. * vetted WordCamp San Diego application – returning organizer. Make sure she’s aware of the 2 year term limit. emailed to request she schedule an orientation * vetted WordCamp Minneapolis application – was on organizing team this year, not a lot of co-organizers make sure she pulls together a full team. emailed to request she schedule an orientation * Payments — tracking down details on an undocumented wire from March 2017, and a sponsor overpayment refund for WordCamp Sofia * vetted WordCamp Detroit application — applicant hadn’t communicated with the co-organizers that he submitted on the application. asking him to reapply in a couple of months when they have consistent monthly meetups and the organizing team has discussed and agreed on the scope and timeline of the event. 25. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/17e3cbd63c4ddcf873d1848277de062a48239d962359ecaf1978e966429f5b6f? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 26. [Rocio Valdivia](https://profiles.wordpress.org/_dorsvenabili/) 1:54 pm _on_ August 17, 2017 27. * Help Scout triage and tickets * Payments: Income attributions, review and release sponsor invoices, reimbursements, vendor payments,… * 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. * 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/). orientations with: Madrid and Zaragoza * Set up new WordCamp site, email address, google drive folder, etc. * Sent organizer agreements * Added WC Edinburg to the dropdown menu of the after-WC survey * 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/). orientations and groups creation for Aljarafe * Reviewed Meetup applications that needed second opinions and orientation scheduling: Pamplona and others * Reviewing/commenting on recent community 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 * Updated the 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/). widgetWidget A WordPress Widget is a small block that performs a specific function. You can add these widgets in sidebars also known as widget-ready areas on your web page. 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Find more about program supporters in our [Program Supporter Handbook](https://make.wordpress.org/community/handbook/community-deputy/). * Translated some safed replies into Spanish on HS * Followed up with some venue request applications * Published the post about the welcome pack on this p2 ### Leave a Reply 󠀁[Cancel reply](https://make.wordpress.org/community/2017/08/14/weekly-updates-26/?output_format=md#respond)󠁿 You must be [logged in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fmake.wordpress.org%2Fcommunity%2F2017%2F08%2F14%2Fweekly-updates-26%2F&locale=en_US) to post a comment. # Post navigation [← Global Community Team: Welcome pack](https://make.wordpress.org/community/2017/08/11/global-community-team-welcome-pack/) [Community Team Chat Agenda | 17 August 2017 →](https://make.wordpress.org/community/2017/08/15/community-team-chat-agenda-17-august-2017/)