Andrea Middleton 5:00 pm on October 25, 2017

WordCamp US 2017 Contributor Day

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. US Contributor DayContributor Day Contributor Days are standalone days, frequently held before or after WordCamps but they can also happen at any time. They are events where people get together to work on various areas of https://make.wordpress.org/ There are many teams that people can participate in, each with a different focus. https://2017.us.wordcamp.org/contributor-day/ https://make.wordpress.org/support/handbook/getting-started/getting-started-at-a-contributor-day/. is on December 3! If you plan to attend and contribute to the global community teamGlobal Community Team A group of community organizers and contributors who collaborate on local events about WordPress — monthly WordPress meetups and/or annual conferences called WordCamps. that day, there are a few ways you can get involved (excitement!):

Suggest projects that the team can work on! (Bonus points for suggestions of projects that can be completed in 4 hours by a group of folks with varying degrees of experience on our team. (Extra-shiny-rainbow-unicorn bonus points for suggestions of helpful things that brand-new contributors can do.)) We don’t make decisions on things without discussing them here on the team blog, so suggestions of “decide what we’re going to do about swag” won’t be helpful. If you’re looking for examples, you could review some Contributor Day posts from the past: 1, 2.
Volunteer to work on a particular project, once we decide on them.
Volunteer to lead a project group! This might include giving a 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. orientation to a group of organizer applicants, teaching new 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. how to vet applications, and lots of other things, depending on what the group decides we should focus on for that day.
Volunteer to help organize WCUSWCUS WordCamp US. The US flagship WordCamp event. Contributor Day! This job involves helping to curate the list of projects we’ll be working on, recruiting folks to help direct project groups on the day of the event, and helping contributors find the project group where they’ll be the most comfortable/helpful, on the day of the event.

Please comment on this post if you have project suggestions or would like to volunteer in any of the ways listed above! Hope to see you there!

Ian Dunn 5:37 pm on October 25, 2017
Suggest projects that the team can work on

Good tickets for new contributors:
- #3202
- #1183
- #1405
- #1638
We have a guide for new contributors to get started.

High priority tickets that no one is working on:
- #262
- #703
- #2733
- Michelle Ames 7:39 pm on October 25, 2017
  
  A few ideas:
  
  • Edit 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. videos (from US or other smaller camps that have capacity issues) for upload.
  
  • Focus groups for different levels of WP knowledge/ability. What are their challenges? What do they love about WP? What do they see as needs?
  
  • Create a WP wiki – something easier to navigate than the codex, that could then link to codex articles as needed. Sometimes a glossary, or “plain English” version would be nice
  
  • Create a feature in coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. whereby the admin can change the login page from /wp-admin to something less apt to be found by would-be hackers
  
  • Create a list of topics that would be great for 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. discussions/WordCamp speakers, etc. to refer to when planning
Andrea Middleton 10:39 pm on October 25, 2017
I didn’t include my own ideas! 🙂 Here are some:
- do a group 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. orientation for folks who are at the event (and have applied to join the chapter program)
- if there are 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. applicants who have finished the deputy training course, review and discuss their quiz answers in a group
- vetting sprint, including a “train people to vet applications” session for new 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.
- handbook updates, assuming we can get a list of needed updates put together in time
Birgit Pauli-Haack 2:24 pm on November 2, 2017

Finalize proposal for Twitter Policy for WordCamp CentralWordCamp Central Website for all WordCamp activities globally. https://central.wordcamp.org includes a list of upcoming and past camp with links to each. account.
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/. is in the works for this week. I’ll link in a follow-up comment.

We’ll have 4 -week public comment period.

At Contributor DayContributor Day Contributor Days are standalone days, frequently held before or after WordCamps but they can also happen at any time. They are events where people get together to work on various areas of https://make.wordpress.org/ There are many teams that people can participate in, each with a different focus. https://2017.us.wordcamp.org/contributor-day/ https://make.wordpress.org/support/handbook/getting-started/getting-started-at-a-contributor-day/. 12/3 we could consolidate and finalize a draft proposal and publish it for another round of comments to start team tweeting Jan 2018.
Sherie LaPrade 8:52 pm on November 3, 2017

As I mentioned yesterday, I will tentatively raise my hand to help lead a project at Contributor DayContributor Day Contributor Days are standalone days, frequently held before or after WordCamps but they can also happen at any time. They are events where people get together to work on various areas of https://make.wordpress.org/ There are many teams that people can participate in, each with a different focus. https://2017.us.wordcamp.org/contributor-day/ https://make.wordpress.org/support/handbook/getting-started/getting-started-at-a-contributor-day/.! Public speaking is not a strong skill of mine, so I’d prefer not to do something of that variety in front of a large group/room, but I can organize a team and keep them on task =) So perhaps not a 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. orientation but maybe something like teaching/training on a one-on-one basis or small group setting – anything like that if it’s needed!
- Andrea Middleton 10:48 pm on November 3, 2017
  Thanks Sherie! Depending on what’s accomplished at WCSEA (because my goodness, do we have a lot of community team folks at the event this weekend), some other possible projects could include:
  - transfer some of the “Marketing to the Community” team’s assets to 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. Handbooks
  - create a list of 2017 discussion posts and decisions made (and decisions yet to be made) for a year-end community team wrap up post
  - If we get a 2018 goals discussion mostly-done by WCUSWCUS WordCamp US. The US flagship WordCamp event., summarize those suggestions and post a list
  - Sherie LaPrade 6:44 pm on November 7, 2017
    
    Thanks Andrea! I’m game for whatever is most needed once Contributor DayContributor Day Contributor Days are standalone days, frequently held before or after WordCamps but they can also happen at any time. They are events where people get together to work on various areas of https://make.wordpress.org/ There are many teams that people can participate in, each with a different focus. https://2017.us.wordcamp.org/contributor-day/ https://make.wordpress.org/support/handbook/getting-started/getting-started-at-a-contributor-day/. comes – let me know how things went at WCSEA =) I heard it was amazing!
Francesca Marano 12:14 pm on November 7, 2017

I’d like to work on the Decision Making Process. We hit a bit of a roadblock because Q4 has been very demanding for a lot of us, so I think WCUSWCUS WordCamp US. The US flagship WordCamp event. would be a good day to start working on it.
- Andrea Middleton 6:31 pm on November 7, 2017
  
  I’m super-interested in moving forward on this project! What do you envision us doing at WCUSWCUS WordCamp US. The US flagship WordCamp event.?
  - Francesca Marano 9:20 am on November 16, 2017
    I was thinking:
    
    taking stock of what we said up until now
    
    confirm the working group
    
    trace a roadmap
    
    I assume there will be a period of research, like we did for the 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. It might be a good idea to research more about open leadership before we reinvent the wheel and go from there 🙂
    
    Pinging the people that were involved with the Community Summit working groups to check that they will be in Nashville: @brandondove @hlashbrooke @_dorsvenabili @miss_jwo @mayukojpn @kcristiano
    - Hugh Lashbrooke 9:23 am on November 16, 2017
      
      I won’t be at WCUSWCUS WordCamp US. The US flagship WordCamp event. itself, but always happy to be a part of any discussions that need to be had.
    - Rocio Valdivia 9:57 am on November 16, 2017
      
      Same as Hugh. I won’t be at WCUSWCUS WordCamp US. The US flagship WordCamp event., but happy to be part of any discussion needed 🙂
    - Brandon Dove 3:25 pm on November 16, 2017
      
      Sadly I won’t be attending WCUSWCUS WordCamp US. The US flagship WordCamp event. this year for medical reasons. As with the others, I will make myself available for discussions as needed.
jillbinder 8:29 pm on November 16, 2017

Running a training and discussion session in the afternoon for 2-3 hours for the new Diversity Outreach Speaker Training working group
Larry Swanson 12:02 am on November 17, 2017

I have to leave for my flight at lunchtime Sunday, so I’ll just be there in the morning. Andrea had suggested having me serve as a welcomer/guide, which I’m totally game for. But I’d also be interested in any Decision Making Process conversation that arises.
Courtney P.K. 10:15 pm on November 20, 2017

I’d like for us to discuss how we should approach community swag, and hopefully come to a decision on how we can change our process for next year. We had a few discussions earlier this year, but haven’t reached any conclusions yet.

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